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DPP-3 LIMIT PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

(1 − cos 2x)(3 + cos x)

1. lim is equal to 1 + 1 + y4 − 2

x →0 x tan 4x 8. lim
(A) –1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 2
y →0 y4

(A) exists and equals

2. lim
(
sin  cos2 x ) is equal to
4 2
(B) does not exist

x →0 x2
1

(A) − (B)  (C)  / 2 (D) 1 (C) exists and equals

2 2

 (n + 1)(n + 2)...3n 
1/n 1
(D) exists and equals

3. lim 
n→  n 2n
 is equal to: 2 2 ( )
2 +1

(A) 9/e2 (B) 3 log 3 – 2

(C) 18/e4 (D) 27/e2 x cot (4x)

9. lim is equal to:-

x →0 sin 2 x cot 2 (2x)

( )
1/2x
4. Let p = lim+ 1 + tan 2 x then log p is equal (A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D) 1

x→0

to:
(A) 1/2 (B) 1/4 (C) 2 10. For each t R, let [t] be the greatest integer less
(D) 1

than or equal to t. Then,

5. If f (x) =  x  −  x / 4 , x  R, where [x] denotes (1− | x | + sin |1 − x |) sin  1 − x 

2

the greatest integer function, then: lim

(A) Both lim f (x) and lim f (x) exist but are not
x →1+ |1 − x | 1 − x 

x →4 − x →4 +
(A) equals –1 (B) equals 1

equal (C) does not exist (D) equals 0

(B) lim f (x) exists but lim f (x) does not exist
x →4 − x →4 +

(C) lim f (x) exists but lim f (x) does not exist x 2 − ax + b

x →4 + x →4 − 11. If lim = 3, then a + b is equal to

(D) f is continuous at x = 4 x →1 x −1

(A) 5 (B) 1 (C) –4 (D) –3

6. If  and  are the roots of the equation

375x 2 − 25x − 2 = 0, then  − 2sin −1 x

12. lim is equal to;

n n x →1− 1− x
lim   r + lim  r is equal to:

n→ n→ 1  2
r =1 r =1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 

1 29 7 21 2 2 

(A) (B) (C) (D)

12 358 116 346

13. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or

x + 2sin x equal to x. Then:-

7. lim
x →0
x 2 + 2sin x + 1 − sin 2 x − x + 1
is:
lim
( )
tan  sin 2 x + (| x | − sin(x[x]) )
2

(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 1 x →0 x2

(A) equals  (B) equals 0

(C) equals  + 1 (D) does not exist

14. If f : R → R is a differentiable function and

f (x) 22. If lim
( a − n ) nx − tan xsin nx = 0, where n is
2tdt x2
f (2) = 6, then lim 
x →0

is:
6 (

x→2 x − 2) non-zero real number then a is equal to

(A) 0 (B) 2f '(2) n +1 1

(A) 0 (B) (C) n (D) n +

(C) 12f '(2) (D) 24f '(2) n n

23. The integer n for which

(cot 3 x − tan x)

15. lim is: ( cos x − 1) ( cos x − e )

x

x→   lim is a finite non-zero

4 cos  x +  xn

x →0
 4 number, is

(A) 4 (B) 8 2 (C) 8 (D) 4 2 (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

x tan 2x − 2x tan x
16. Let f : R → R be a differentiable function

24. lim is
satisfying f ' ( 3) + f ' ( 2 ) = 0. Then x →0
(1 − cos 2x )
2

1 1
 1 + f ( 3 + x ) − f ( 3)  x (A) 2 (B) –2 (C) (D) −

lim 
x →0 1 + f ( 2 − x ) − f ( 2 )
 is equal to: 2 2

 
1 − cos 2 ( x − 1)
2

(A) e (B) 1 (C) e (D) e–1

25. lim

x →1 x −1

sin 2 x
17. lim equals (A) exists and it equals 2

x →0 2 − 1 + cos x
(B) exists and it equals – 2

(A) 2 (B) 4 2 (C) 4 (D) 2 2

(C) does not exist because ( x − 1) → 0

18. For each x  R, let [x] be the greatest integer less (D) does not exist because LHL is not equal to RHL

than or equal to x. Then

x ([x]+ | x |) sin[x] 1

lim− is equal to (1 − cos2 x )

x →0 |x| 26. The value of lim 2 is

(A) – sin 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) sin 1

x →0 x
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) None

cot x − cos x
19. lim equals  sin[x]

(  − 2x ) , [x]  0
3
x→ 

2 27. If f (x) =  [x] , where [x] denotes the

1 1 1 1  0,

(A) (B) (C) (D)  [x] = 0

24 16 8 4

greatest integer less than or equal to x, then lim f (x)

x →0

equals
 x + x +1
2


20. If lim  − ax − b  = 4, then (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) None

x →
 x +1 

(A) a = 1, b = 4 (B) a = 1, b = –4  1 2 n 
(C) a = 2, b = –3 (D) a = 2, b = 3 28. lim  + + ... +  is equal to

n→ 1 − n 2
 1− n 2
1 − n2 

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1/2 (D) –1/2

f (2h + 2 + h 2 ) − f (2)
21. lim , given that f '(2) = 6
h→0 f (h − h 2 + 1) − f (1)

29. If f (a) = 2, f '(a) = 1,g(a) = −1, g'(a) = 2, then the

and f '(1) = 4. g(x)f (a) − g(a)f (x)

(A) does not exist (B) is equal to –3/2 value of lim is

x →a x−a
(C) is equal to 3/2 (D) is equal to 3

(A) –5 (B) 1/5 (C) 5 (D) None

G(x) − G(1) 39. Let m and n be two positive integers greater than

30. If G(x) = − 25 − x 2 , then lim has

x −1  ecos(  ) − e 
n
x →1
 = −   , then the value of

e
the value 1. If lim 
→0   m


1 1   2

(A) (B) (C) − 24 (D) None

24 5 m

is
n

a − a2 − x2 −
x2 1 − x (1 + 1 − x )  1 

40. Let f (x) = cos   for x  1.

31. Let L = lim 4 , a > 0. If L is 1− x 1− x 

x →0 x 4

finite, then
Then

(A) a = 2 (B) a = 1 (A) lim+ f (x) = 0 (B) lim− f (x) does not exist
x →1 x →1

1 1 (C) lim− f (x) = 0 (D) lim+ f (x) does not exist

(C) L = (D) L =

64 32 x →1 x →1

( )
1/2x
41. Let p = lim+ 1 + tan 2 x , then log p is equal

log (1 + 2h ) − 2log (1 + h ) x →0

32. lim = ... to

h →o
h2

1 1
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) (D)

sin x, x  n;, n = 0,  1,  2, ...  2 4

33. If f (x) =  
2, otherwise  42. Let (a) and (a) be the roots of the equation

 x 2 + 1, x  0,

2 

( 3
)
1 + a − 1 x2 − ( 1+ a −1 x + ) ( 6
)
1 + a − 1 = 0,

and g(x) =  4, x = 0 , then where a  −1. Then, lim+ (a) and lim+ (a) are

 5, x = 2
a →0 a →0
  5 1

(A) − and 1 (B) + and 1

lim g f (x) is….. 2 2

x →0
7 9

(C) − and 2 (D) − and 3

 4  1  2 
2 2

  x sin  x  + x  

34. lim       = .... 1

43. If lim 1 + x log (1 + b2 ) x = 2bsin 2 , b  0 and

x →− 


(
1+ x
3
) 

x →0
 (−, ], then the value of  is
 

   
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 

x 4 3 6 2

35. lim (1 − x ) tan = ....

x →1 2  1 
sin x

44. For x  0, lim (sin x ) +    is

1/x

x − sin x
x →0
  x  

36. Evaluate lim . (A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) 2

x →0 x + cos2 x

45. Let f : R → R be such that f (1) = 3 and f '(1) = 6.

 x −1 

37. Evaluate lim  2 .

1
x →1 2x − 7x + 5
   f (1 + x )  x

Then, lim   equals:

x →0
 f (1) 
x 2 sin (x )

38. Let ,   R be such that lim =1.

1
x →0 x − sin x (A) 1 (B) e 2 (C) e 2 (D) e 3

Then, 6 (  +  ) equals x

 x −3
46. For x  R, lim   is equal to
x → x + 2

 

(A) e (B) e–1 (C) e–5 (D) e5

1/x 2 57. If  is the positive root of the equation,

 1 + 5x 2 
47. lim   = ..... 1 − cos ( p(x) )

x →0 1 + 3x 2
  p(x) = x 2 − x − 2 = 0, then lim+ is

x → x+−4
x +4

 x +6 equal to [(5 SEP 2020) SH-1]

48. lim   = ..... 3 3 1 1

x → x + 1
  (A) (B) (C) (D)

2 2 2 2
1/x

  
49. Find lim  tan  + x   .

x →0
 4   ( 1+ x 2 + x 4 −1)/x 
xe − 1

50. The largest value of the non-negative integer a 58. lim  

1− x x →0
1+ x + x −1
2 4

 −ax + sin ( x − 1) + a 1− x 1

for which lim   = is- (A) does not exist (B) is equal to e

x →1
 x + sin(x − 1) − 1  4 (C) is equal to zero (D) is equal to 1

3x + 33− x − 12  ( x −1)
2

51. lim is equal to ___________ .

x →2 3− x/2 − 31− x   t cos(t 2 )dt 

[(7 JAN 2020) SH-1] 59. lim  0  [(6 SEP 2020) SH-1]
x →1  (x − 1)sin(x − 1) 

 

1/x 2  
 3x 2 + 2   

52. lim  2 is equal to:

x →0  7x + 2   1

(A) does not exist (B) is equal to

[(8 JAN 2020) SH-1] 2

1
1 1 (C) is equal to 1 (D) is equal to −

(A) 2 (B) e 2 (C) (D) e

e e 2

x2

 (sin t ) dt
x

53. lim

0
t sin(10 t) dt
is equal to:

x →0 x 60. lim 0
is equal to:
x →0 x3

[(8 JAN 2020) SH-2] [(24 Feb 2021) SH-1]

1 1 1 3 1 2
(A) − (B) − (C) 0 (D) (A) (B) (C) (D) 0

5 10 10 2 15 3

x + x 2 + x 3 + ... + x n − n  n
 1 

54. If lim
x →1 x −1
= 820, (n  N) 61. lim tan 
n→

 tan
r =1
−1
 2 
 1 + r + r 
is equal to

then the value of n is equal to__________ .

________________ .

[(2 SEP 2020) SH-1]

[(24 Feb 2021) SH-1]

55.Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. If for some  1 1

 1 + 2 + ... + n 

1 − x+ | x | 62. lim  1 +  is equal to:

  R − {0, 1}, lim = L, then L is n → n 2

x →0  − x + [x]  
 

equal to: [(3 SEP 2020) SH-1] [(25 Feb 2021) SH-1]

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/2 (D) 0

1 1

(A) (B) 1 (C) (D) 0

e 2

1  x 2
x 2
x 2
x 
2
56. If lim  8  1 − cos − cos + cos cos  

x →0 x
  2 4 2 4 
1 n n n 

63. lim  + + + ... +  is

= 2− k , then the value of k is ______.
( ) ( ) ( )
n → n 2 2 2

 n + 1 n + 2 2n − 1 
[(3 SEP 2020) SH-1]

equal to: [(25 Feb 2021) SH-2]

(A) 1/4 (B) 1 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/3

ax − ( e4x − 1) cos−1 ( x − [x]2 )  sin −1 ( x − [x]2 )

64. If lim exists and is equal to b, then 70. The value of lim+ ,

x →0 ax ( e4x − 1) x →0 x − x3

where [x] denotes the greatest integer  x is:

the value of a – 2b is ___. [(25 Feb 2021) SH-2]

[(17 March 2021) SH-1]

(A)  (B)  / 4 (C)  / 2 (D) 0

65. The value of

    
 3 sin  + h  − cos  + h   tan (  cos2  )

6  6  is 71. The value of the limit lim is equal

lim 2 
h →0
 (
3h 3 cosh − sinh

 ) (
→0 sin 2  sin 2 
)

  to: [(17 March 2021) SH-2]

[(26 Feb 2021) SH-1] 1 1 1

(A) (B) − (C) 0 (D) −

2 4 2 3 4 4 2

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3 3 3 4

[r] + [2 r] + ... + [nr]

72. The value of lim , where r is a

n→ n2
x −x−2
2

66. Let f (x) = sin −1 x and g(x) = . If non-zero real number an [r] denotes the greatest

2x 2 − x − 6 integer less than or equal to r, is equal to:

g(x) = lim g(x), then the domain of the function [(17 March 2021) SH-2]
x →2
(A) 0 (B) 2r (C) r/2 (D) r

fog is: [(26 Feb 2021) SH-

2]
sin −1 x − tan −1 x

(A) ( −, − 1]  [2, ) 73. If lim is equal to L, then the value

x →0 3x 3

 4 
(B) ( −, − 2]   − ,   of (6L+1) is : [(18 March 2021) SH-1]

 3  (A) 6 (B) 1/2 (C) 2 (D) 1/6

 3 

(C) ( −, − 2]   − ,    x +2 
 2  74. If the value of lim (2 − cos x cos 2x )
 2 
 x 
is

(D) ( −, − 2]   −1,  ) x →0

equal to ea, then a is equal to _______.

[(20 July 2021) SH-1]

k  6r 
67. Let Sk =  tan −1  2r +1 
. Then limSk is

r =1
2r +1
2 +3  k → 75. If F: R → R is given by f(x) = x + 1, then the

equal to: [(16 March 2021) SH-1] value of [(20 July 2021) SH-2]

 3

(A) cot −1   (B) tan −1 ( 3) 1  5   10   5(n − 1)  

2 lim f (0) + f   + f   + ... + f   ,


n → n
 n  n   n 
 3

(C) tan −1   (D) is :

2 2

(A) 5/2 (B) 3/2 (C) 1/2 (D) 7/2

68. Let f : (0, 2) → R be defined as

xex −  loge (1 + x) + x 2e − x
  x   76. If lim = 10,

f (x) = log 2  1 + tan    . Then, x →0 x sin 2 x

  4  , ,   R, then the value of  +  +  is

2 1 2  ________. [(20 July 2021) SH-2]

lim  f   + f   + ... + f (1)  is equal to

n → n
 n n 

___________ . [(16 March 2021) SH-1] 77. Let f : R → R be a function such that f(B) = 4

and f'(B) = 1. Then, the value of

aex − bcos x + ce − x x 2f (2) − 4f(x)

69. If lim = 2, then a + b + c is lim is equal to :

x →0 x sin x
x →2 x − 2

equal to _______ . [(16 March 2021) SH-1] [(27 July 2021) SH-1]

(A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 16 (D) 4

1 n (2j − 1) + 8n

78. The value of lim

n → n

j=1 (2j − 1) + 4n
is equal to :
83. If lim( x 2 − x + 1 − ax) = b, then the ordered

x →

[(27 July 2021) SH-1] pair (a, b) is: [(27 Aug 2021) SH-2]

3 2  1  1
(A) 5 + log e   (B) 3 + 2 log e   (A) 1,  (B) 1, − 

2 3  2  2

3 2  1  1
(C) 1 + 2 log e   (D) 2 − log e   (C)  −1,  (D)  −1, − 

2 3 2 2
 

 x 
79. The value of sin 2 (  cos4 x)

lim  8  is 84. lim is equal to :

 1 − sin x − 1 + sin x
8
x →0
 x →0 x4

equal to : [(27 July 2021) SH-2] [(31 Aug 2021) SH-1]

(A) –4 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) 4 (A)  2

(B) 2 (C) 42
2
(D) 4

1 2n −1 n 2
80. The value of lim  2 is: tan 3 x − tan x

85. If  = lim and

r = 0 n + 4r
n → n 2
x → /4  

cos  x + 
[(26 Aug 2021) SH-1]  4

1 1

(A) tan (2) −1

(B) tan (4)−1
 = lim(cos x) are the roots of the equation,
cot x

2 2 x →0

2
ax + bx – 4 = 0, then the ordered pair (a, b) is:
1

(C) tan–1(D) (D) tan −1 (4) [(31 Aug 2021) SH-2]

4

(A) (1, –3) (B) (–1, 3)

(C) (–1, –3) (D) (1, 3)

 9 x 

81. lim    is equal to :

 n =1 n(n + 1)x + 2(2n + 1)x + 4 
x →2 2

86. Let f(x) = x6 + 2x4 + x3 + 2x + 3, x  R. Then

[(26 Aug 2021) SH-2] the natural number n for which

9 5 1 7 x f (1) − f (x)
n
(A) (B) (C) (D) lim = 44 is _____.

44 24 5 36 x →1 x −1

[(01 Sep 2021) SH-2]

82. If  are the distinct roots of x2 + bx + c = 0,

2
+ bx + c)

e2(x − 1 − 2(x 2 + bx + c)
then lim is equal to:

x → (x − )2

[(27 Aug 2021) SH-1]

(A) b2 + 4c (B) 2(b2 + 4c)

(C) 2(b2 – 4c) (D) b2 – 4c