OBJECTIVE

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EXERCISE – I SINGLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

Sol.
1. If y = f(x) is an odd differentiable function defined
on (–∞, ∞) such that f′(3) = –2, then f′(–3) equals
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) – 2 (D) 0
Sol.

2 dy
6. If y = x x then =
2. If f(x) = logx (ln x ) then f′(x) at x = e is dx
(A) 1/e (B) e (C) 1 (D) zero 2 2

Sol. (A) 2 ln x. x x (B) (2 ln x + 1) . x x

2
(C) (2 ln x + 1) . x x +1
(D) none of these
Sol.

–1 dy 5π
3 . If y = cos (cos x) then at x = is equal to
dt 4 |sin x|
7. If f(x) = |x| then f′(π/4) equals
1 1
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) (D) – π
1/ 2
 2 4 2 2
2 2 (A)    ln − 
4  2 π π 
 
Sol.

π
1/ 2
 2 4 2 2
(B)    ln + 
4  2 π π 
 
3
1+ t 3 2  dy  dy
4. If x = 3 , y = 2 + then, x   – = π
1/ 2
 2 π 2 2
t 2t t  dx  dx  
(C)    2
ln −

4  4 π 
(A) 0 (B) – 1 (C) 1 (D) 2
Sol.
π
1/ 2
 2 π 2 2
(D)    ln + 
4  2 4 π 
 
Sol.

dy
5. If sin (xy) + cos (xy) = 0 then =
dx

y y x x
(A) (B) – (C) – (D)
x x y y

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12. If f(x), g(x), h(x) are polynomials in x of degree 2

–1 x2 − 1 2
–1 x + 1
8. If y = sin 2 + sec , | x | > 1 then
x +1 x2 − 1 f g h
f ′ g′ h′
dy and F(x) = , then F′(x) is equal to
is equal to f ″ g″ h″
dx
(A) 1 (B) 0
x x2 (C) –1 (D) f(x) . g(x) . h(x)
(A) 4 (B) 4 (C) 0 (D) 1
x −1 x −1 Sol.
Sol.

–1
2 2 2 13. If y = sin (x 1 − x + x 1 − x2 )
9. If y = x – x , then the derivative of y w.r.t. x is
2 2
(A) 2x + 3x – 1 (B) 2x – 3x + 1 1
2 dy
and =
(C) 2x + 3x + 1 (D) none of these
dx 2 x(1 − x ) + p, then p =
Sol.

1 –1
1
(A) 0 (B) (C) sin x (D)
1− x 1 − x2
Sol.

10. Let f(x) be a polynomial in x. Then the second

x
derivative of f(e ), is
x x x x 2x x 2x
(A) f″(e ) . e + f′ (e ) (B) f″(e ) . e + f′ (e ).e
x 2x x 2x x x
(C) f″ (e ) e (D) f″(e ) . e + f′(e ) . e
Sol. d  1+ x2 + x4 
  = ax + b then the value of a
dx  1 + x + x 2 
14. If

and b are respectively

(A) 2 and 1 (B) –2 and 1
(C) 2 and –1 (D) none of these
Sol.
2 d2 y
11. If x = at , y = 2at, then is
dx 2
1 1 1 1
(A) – (B) (C) – (D) –
t2 2at 2 t3 2at 3
Sol.

cos x x 1
2 sin x x 2 2x f ′( x )
15. Let f(x) = . Then Limit =
tan x x 1 x →0 x

(A) 2 (B) –2 (C) –1 (D) 0

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Sol. Sol.

 1
19. If 8 f(x) + 6 f   = x +5 and y = x f(x), then
2
x

dy
at x = –1 is equal to
dx

1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) – (D) none of these
dn 14 14
16. If u = ax + b then (f(ax + b)) is equal to
dx n Sol.

dn dn
(A) (f(u)) (B) a (f(u))
dun dun

dn
n –n dn
(C) a (f(u)) (D) a (f(u))
dun dun
Sol.

y + e y + .... to ∞ dy
20. If x = e , x > 0, then
dx

x 1 1− x 1+ x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1+ x x x x
x
d2 x Sol.
17. If y = x + e then is
dy 2

x
− ex ex ex
(A) e (B) (C) – (D)
(1 + e x )3 (1 + e x )2 (1 + e x )2
Sol.

21. If f(x) = xn, then the value of

f ′(1) f ′′(1) f ′′′(1) ( −1)n f n (1)

f(1) – + − + ..... + is
1! 2! 3! n!
(A) 2n (B) 2n – 1 (C) 0 (D) 1
 2x − 1  dy Sol.
18. If y = f  2  and f′(x) = sin x then =
 x + 1 dx

1+ x − x2  2x − 1  2(1 + x − x 2 )  2x − 1 
(A) sin  (B) sin 2 
(1 + x 2 )2 2
 x + 1 (1 + x 2 )2  x + 1

1− x + x2  2x − 1 
(C) 2 2
sin 2  (D) none of these
(1 + x )  x + 1

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a + bx 3 / 2 dy a dy
22. If y = & vanishes when x = 5 then = 25. If y = sin x + y , then =
x 5/4
dx b dx

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) None of these sin x sin x cos x cos x
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Sol.
2y − 1 1 − 2y 1 − 2y 2y − 1
Sol.

d4 y
26. If y = e–x cos x and y4 + ky = 0, where y4 = ,
dx 4
then k =
23. If f(x) = f′(x) + f′′(x) + f′′′(x) + f′′′′(x) .........∞ also
(A) 4 (B) –4 (C) 2 (D) –2
f(0) = 1 and f(x) is a differentiable function indefinitely
Sol.
then f(x) has the value
(A) ex (B) ex/2 (C) e2x (D) e4x
Sol.

d2 y dy
2
27. If y = a cos (ln x) + b sin (ln x), then x 2
+x
dx dx
(A) 0 (B) y (C) –y (D) None of these
Sol.

2x dy 
24. If y = sin–1 1 + x 2 then dx  is
 x = −2

2 2 2
(A) (B) (C) – (D) None of these
5 5 5
Sol.

y y1 y2
y y4 y5
28. If y = sin mx then the value of 3 (where
y6 y7 y8

subscripts of y shows the order of derivative) is

(A) independent of x but dependent on m
(B) dependent of x but independent of m
(C) dependent on both m & x
(D) independent of m & x

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Sol. 32. If y = (1 + x) (1 + x2) (1 + x4) ..... (1 + x2n), then

dy
at x = 0 is
dx
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2n
Sol.

29. If f is differentiable in (0, 6) & f′(4) = 5 then

f ( 4) − f ( x 2 )
Lim =
x →2 2−x
(A) 5 (B) 5/4 (C) 10 (D) 20
Sol.
 1 
33. The derivative of sec–1  2
 w.r.t. 1− x 2
 2 x − 1

1
at x = is
2
(A) 4 (B) 1/4 (C) 1 (D) None of these
 d2 y   d2 x 
30. Let y = e . Then  2   2  is
2x Sol.
 dx   dy 
(A) 1 (B) e– 2x
(C) 2e–2x (D) –2e–2x
Sol.

cos x sin x cos x

cos 2x sin 2x 2 cos 2x  π
34. Let f(x) = then f ′   =
cos 3 x sin 3 x 3 cos 3 x 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) None of these
x5 Sol.
31. If g is the inverse function of f an f′(x) = .
1+ x4
If g(2) = a, then f′(2) is equal to

a5 1 + a4 1 + a5 a4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1 + a4 a5 a4 1 + a5
Sol.

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Answer
Answer KeyEx–I SINGLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. C
9. B 10. D 11. D 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. C
17. B 18. B 19. C 20. C 21. C 22. C 23. B 24. C
25. D 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. D 31. B 32. B
33. A 34. C

Answer Ex–II MULTIPLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

1. AB 2. BCD 3. ABD 4. ABCD 5. BC 6. AC 7. CD
8. BCD 9. ABCD 10. BC 11. ABC 12. AB

Answer Ex–III SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

2 2x + 3
1. (i) f′(x) = 2x cos x (ii) f′(x) = 2 e

2 5
1
+ 2 x
2. (i)
3
x 2 + 7 sec x (ii) e x (2 ln x + 1 + x (ln x) (iii) sec x
3x
x2 1 2 x
(iv) (v) sec
( x sin x + cos x )2 2 2

ax + hy + g 2x − y − e − y − e x y
3. (2, 3] 4. (i) – (ii)
hx + by + f x − xe − y + e x
 cos x 
5. (i) (ln x)
cos x  − sin x ln(ln x )  x
(ii) x (1 +ln x) – ln2 . 2
sin x
. cos x
 x ln x 

1  2  3
(iii) (x ln x)
ln ln x 1 + ln(ln x )1 +   9. 2
n
10. a = 6, b = 6, c = 0;
x  ln x   40

2 2 lnx
 ln(cos x )   1 
11. cosec x – (1/x ) 14. Dy = (cos x)  − tan x ln x  + (ln x)x  ln x + ln(ln x )
 x   

 1 1 2x 16 3
15. (a)  − ,  , (– ∞, ∞) (b) f(x) = (c) 16. 100
 2 2 1 − 4x 2 9

1+ 1+ x4 32 8 1 1
17. 18. 2
− 22. or –
x6 16 + π ln 2 2 2

1 − 2x 3
23. 2 24. (a) 1/6 ; (b) 16 25. –
2 1− x 2

 2 1 3
−  + ln  x if x≤0
 3  6 2
1 1
1/ x −
28. f(x) =   1 + x  30. 2
   if x>0 1 + ( x + n) 1+ x2
 2+x

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