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Date: 22nd Jan 2024

 xa x 
Q.1 lim  sin tan 
x a  2 2a 
a a  
(A) (B) – (C) (D) –
  a a
[B]

Q.2 Lim { 3 (n  1) 2  3 (n  1) 2 }
n 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 [A]

Lim Lim
Q.3 m  n  

 n n n n n n n n n n n n 
1  1  2  2  3  3  4  ...  (m  1)  m 
 m2 
 
is equal to
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) [A]
2 3 4 5
Lim
Q.4 (– n ({x} + | [x] | )){x} is-
x 0 
(Here {x} & [x] are respectively fractional part & greatest integers of x)
(A) 0 (B) e1
(C) n 2 (D) n ½ [D]
1 1 1
[13 x ]  [2 3 x ]  [33 x ]  ........  [n 3 x ]
Q.6 lim 2 3 n is –
n  2 2 2
1  2  .......  n
(Where [.] denotes the greatest integer function)
2x x
(A) x (B) (C) 0 (D) [A]
3 6

Q.7 Suppose you have two linear functions f and g shown below.
f(x)
(0, 6)
(x, f(x)) g(x)
(0, 3)
(x, g(x))
(a, 0) x O

LIMIT 1
 f (x)
Then Lim is -
x a g( x )
(A) does not exist
(B) not enough information
(C) 2
(D) 3 [C]
Sol.[C] This problem requires a geometrical argument :
f (x ) xa g(x ) f (x ) 6
Method.1 By similar triangles, = = , and therefore = =2
6 0a 3 g(x ) 3
f (x )
f (x) slope of f 6
Method.2 lim = lim  a = lim = =2
xa g ( x ) x a g ( x ) xa slope of g 3
a
This problem is a nice preview of L'Hospital's Rule

1/ x
 f (1  x ) 
Q.8 Let f: R  R be such that f(1) = 3 and f '(1) = 6, Then, lim   is equal to
x 0  f (1) 

(A) 1 (B) e1/2

(C) e2 (D) e3 [C]
1/ x
 f (1  x ) 
Sol. lim  
x 0  f (1) 

1/ x
 f (1  x )  f (1) 
= lim 1  
x 0  f (1) 
f ( x 1)f (1)
lim
x 0 x f (1)
= e
1 f ( x 1) f (1)
lim
f (1) x 0 (x)
= e
f '(1)
 f (1  x )  f (1) 
= e f (1)  xlim  f ' (1)
  0 x 
= e6/3 = e2

Q.9 If lim {( x 4  ax 3  3x 2  bx  2
x 

 x 4  2x 3  cx 2  3x  d) }
is finite, then the value of a is
(A) 3 (B) 5
(C) 2 (D) any real number
[C]

Sol. lim ( x 4  ax 3  3x 2  bx  2 )
x 

 x 4  2x 3  cx 2  3x  d )

 ( x 4  ax 3  3x 2  bx  2)
= lim 
x   4 3 2
 x  ax  3x  bx  2

SREE-BUDHA
  ( x 4  2x 3  cx 2  3x  d) 

 x 4  2 x 3  cx 2  3x  d 

 (a  2) x 3  (3  c) x 2
lim 
x   4 3 2
 x  ax  3x  bx  2

 (b  3) x  (2  d) 

 x 4  2x 3  cx 2  3x  d 

Clearly, the degree of the polynomial in the

numerator is 3 and that of denominator is 2.
Therefore, for the limit to be finite, we must have,
a–2=0a=2

1 5 
Q.10 If f(x) = f ( x  1)   and f(x) > 0 for all x  R, then lim f(x) is
3 f ( x  2)  x 

2 5
(A) (B)
5 2
(C)  (D) does not exist [B]
Sol. Let lim f(x) = I then,
x 

lim f ( x  1) lim f ( x  2)  I
x  x 

1 5 
Since, f ( x )  f ( x  1)  
3 f ( x  2) 
 
1 5 
  lim f ( x ) 
 lim f ( x  1)  
x  3  x  lim f ( x  2) 
 x  
1 5
  I = I    3I2 = I2 + 5
3 I
5
  2I2 = 5  I= 
2


100x   99 sin x  
Q.11 The value of lim   
x 0  x   x  
 sin
where [ ] represents the greatest function is-
(A) 199 (B) 198 (C) 0 (D) 197 [B]
Sol. We know that

x > sin x for all x > 0

and x < sin x for all x < 0

x sin x
 > 1 and < 1 for x  0
sin x x

100x 99 sin x
 > 100 and < 99
sin x x

SREE-BUDHA
  100x   99 sin x  
 lim     
x 0  sin x 
  x 

= lim (100 +98) = 198

x 0

 12 3 52 7 
Q.12 The lim      .... equals -
x  1  x 3 1 x 2
1 x 3
1 x 2


5 10 5 21
(A)  (B)  (C) (D) [B]
6 3 6 3
 12 3 52 7 
Sol. lim      ....
x  1  x 3 1 x 2
1 x 3
1 x 2


12  5 2  9 2  .... 3  7  11  ..... 
= lim   
x  
 1 x3 1 x 2 

 x x 

 (4k  3)

2
 (4k  1) 
= lim  k 1 3
 k 1

x 
 1 x 1 x 2 
 
 
 x 2 x x x x 

  
16 k  24 k  9 4 k  1
 
 
= lim  k 1 k 1
3
k 1
 k 1 2k 1 
x 
 1  x 1  x 
 
 

 16 x ( x  1)(2x  1)
  12 x ( x  1)  9x
= lim  6
x 
 1 x3


2 x ( x  1)  x 
 
1 x 2 

32 10
= – +2=  .
6 3

Q.13 Let the sequence < bn> of real numbers satisfy the recurrence relation :

1 125 
b n 1   2b n  2  , bn 0, then lim b n is equal to -

3 b n  n 

2
(A) 0 (B)  (C) 5 (D) [C]
3
Sol. Let lim bn = b
n 

 
Then, bn +1 =
1  2b n  125 
3  2 
bn 


SREE-BUDHA
  
1 125 
 lim bn + 1 =  2 lim b n  
n  3  n  lim b 2n 
 n  
1  125 
 b=  2b  2 
3  b 
b 125
 =  b3 = 125  b = 5
3 b2

sin x  (sin x ) sin x

Q.14 The value of lim is-
x   / 2 1  sin x  n sin x

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) None of these [C]
Sol. Let sinx = t

if x  , t1
2

t  (t) t
so lim
t 1 1  t  nt

using L Hospitals

1  t t (1  log t )
= lim
t 1 1
1
t
1
 t t (1  log t ) 2  t t  
= lim  t  = +2
t 1 1
 2
t

xe x  n (1  x )
Q.15 lim is equal to-
x 0 x2
3 2
(A) (B) (C) 0 (D) 1 [A]
2 3
Sol. Use expansion.
e1 / x  e 1 / x
Q.16 Let f(x) = g(x) and x 0 where g is a continuous function. Then lim f(x) exists if
e1/ x  e 1/ x x 0

(A) g(x) is any polynomial

(B) g(x) = x + 4
(C) g(x) = x2
(D) g(x) = 2 + 3x + 4x2
e1 / x  e 1 / x 1  e 2 / x
Sol.[C] lim = lim = 1 and
x 0 e1 / x  e 1 / x 1  e2 / x
x 0

e1 / x  e 1 / x e2 / x  1
lim 1 / x = lim = –1. Hence
x 0 e  e 1 / x x  0  e 2 / x  1
lim f ( x ) exists if g(x) = x or g(x) = x2.
x0

If g(x) = a (a  0), then lim f ( x ) = a and lim f ( x ) = –a. Thus lim f ( x ) doesn't exist in this case.
x 0  x 0  x0

SREE-BUDHA
   
Q.17 If fr() =  cos 2  i sin 2  ×
 r r 

 2 2    
 cos 2  i sin 2  ….  cos  i sin 
 r r   r r
then lim f n () equals
n 

(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) – i (D) i

Sol.[D] Using De Moivre's theorem
2 2
fr () = e i / r e 2i / r …. e i / r
2
= e ( i / r )(1 2 ...... r )

2
= e ( i / r )[ r ( r 1) / 2 ]
= e ( i / 2)(11/ r )
 lim f n () = lim e i / 2(11/ n )
n  n 

 
= ei/2 = cos   + i sin   = i
2 2

Q.18 Let

f(x)= lim {sinx + 2sin2x + 3sin3x +...+ n sinnx}. If x  n + , n  I, then
n  2
1
lim [(1 – sin x ) 2 f ( x )] sin x –1 is equal to :
x  / 2

(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) e (D) e2
sin x
Sol.[C] f(x) =
(1 – sin x ) 2
1
2
Now lim [(1 – sin x ) f ( x )] x –1
sin
x  / 2

1
= lim (sin x ) sin x –1
x  / 2

sin x –1
lim
= e x / 2 sin x –1 = e

(2sin x  1)[n (1  sin 2x )]

Q.19 lim is equal to
x 0 x tan 1 x
(A) n 2 (B) 2 n 2
2
(C) (n 2) (D) 0

(2 sin x  1)[n (1  sin 2 x )]

Sol.[B] lim
x 0 tan 1 x
x2
x

2 sin x  1 sin x n (1  sin 2 x )

= lim × ×
x 0 sin x x sin 2x

SREE-BUDHA
 sin 2x
× × 2 = 2n2
2x
1
 x  x  x  x
Q.20 If f(n) = Lim 1sin  1sin 2 .....1sin n 
x  0  2  2   2 
then Lim f(n) =
n

(A) 1 (B) e (C) 0 (D) 

1  x  x   x  
  1 sin   1 sin 2 .... 1 sin n  1 
x   2  2   2  
Sol.[B] f(n) = Lim e
x 0

  x x x  x x  
1 sin sin  ......sin  sin sin ...........1
  2 22 2n   2 22  
= Lim e x
x 0

  x   x 
 sin x sin  2   
 2  2   .......  sin  2 n 
 x x x 
 
= Lim e 
x 0

1 1 1 
  2  ..... n 
 2 2 2 
= e
1/ 2
1
1
Sum of infinite G.P. = e 2 =e

Q.21 lim | x  1 |  | x – 1 | –2 equals -

x 0
x
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) 0 [D]

Q.22 lim –1
x –  [cot x] is; where [ ] represents greatest integer function -

(A) 0 (B)
2
(C) 3 (D) None of these [C]

Q.23 If f(x) = x2 + bx ; 0  x  1
= 3 – ax2; 1 < x  2
such that lim f(x) = 4, then ordered pair (a, b) is given as-
x 1
(A) (1, 5) (B) (1, 7)
(C) (–1, 3) (D) None of these [C]

1 x t 2 1 1
Q.24 lim
x 0 x 5 0 e dt –
x4

3x 2
is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 3/5 (C) 1/2 (D) 3/10

Sol.[D] Applying L'Hospital Rule
x t2
3 0 e dt  3x  x 3
0
5
 
x 0

SREE-BUDHA
 2
3e  x  3  3x 2
lim
x 0 5x 4
2
3 ex  1  x 2  0 
= lim  
5 x 0 x4 0
2
3 e  x (2x )  0  2x
= lim
5 x 0 4x 3
2
3 2  e x  1  0 
= · lim  
5 4 x 0 x2 0
2
3 2 1  ex 3
=  lim =
5 4 x 0 (  x 2 ) 10

Q.25 A particle begins at the origin and moves 2 units to right and reaches P1 then 1 unit up and reaches P2, 1/2 unit
1
right and reaches P3, unit down to reach P4 & 1/8 unit right to reach
4
P5 and so on. If Pn = (xn, yn) then lim Pn is
n 
(A) (4, 6) (B) (8/3, 4/5)
(C) (4/5, 2) (D) (4, 3)
  1 n 
21    
 4 
Sol.[B] lim xn =   = 8/3
n  1
1
4
  1 n 
11    
  4  
lim yn =   = 4/5
n   1 
1  
 4 
(8/3, 4/5)

2x  3 2 x 2  5x
Q.26 lim f ( x ) , where < f(x) < , is
x  x x2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) –1 (D) –2 [B]

Q.27 If lim  x 4  x 2  1  ax 2  b   0 then

x  
(A) a = 1, b = – 2 (B) a = 1, b = 1
1
(C) a = 1, b =  (D) None of these [C]
2

Q.28 Lim [1 + (cos x)cos x]2 is equal to


x
2
(A) Does not exist (B) 1
(C) e (D) 4
cosx 2
Sol.[D] Lim [1 + (cos x) ]

x
2

SREE-BUDHA
 y = Lim (cos x)cos x

x
2
log(y) = Lim (cos x) log cos x

x
2
log(cos x )
log (y) = Lim (/) L'hospital
 sec(x )
x
2
1 sin x
log(y) = Lim ×–
  cos x sec x tan x
x
2
= Lim – cos x = 0

x
2
y = e0 = 1
Now limit is (1 + 1)2 = 22 = 4

2 2  (cos(x )  sin( x ))3

Q.29 Let f(x) = then Lim f(x) is equal to
1  sin( 2x ) x

4
1 3
(A) (B) 2 (C) 1 (D)
2 2

2 2  (cos x  sin x )3
Sol.[D] f(x) = (0/0)
1  sin 2 x
L'Hospital Rule
lim f(x)

x
4
3(cos x  sin x ) 2 ( sin x  cos x )
= lim –
x
  2 cos 2x
4
 3(cos x  sin x ) 2 (cos x  sin x )
= lim
x
 2(cos x  sin x ) (cos x  sin x )
4
3
= lim × (cos x + sin x)
 2
x
4
3 2 3
=  =
2 2 2

2n
S3n f (r )
Q.30 If Sn denote the sum of first n terms of an A.P. and f(n) =
S2 n  Sn
, then Lim
n 
 n
is equal to
r 1
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 0 
3n
Sol.[A] S3n = [2a + (3n – 1)d]
2
2n
S2n = [2a + (2n – 1) d]
2
n
Sn = [2a + (n – 1)d]
2
n
S2n – Sn = [2a + (3n – 1)d]
2

SREE-BUDHA
 S3n
= 3 = f(n)
S2 n  Sn
2n
1  2n 
S = Lim
x  n 
f (r ) = Lim 3   = 6
n   n 
r 1

Q.31 If  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then

1  cos(cx 2  bx  a )
Lim =
x 1 /  2(1  x ) 2

c   1 c   1
(A)    (B)   
2     2    

c   1
(C)    (D) None of these
    

Sol.[A] ax2 + bx + c = 0 roots , 

So, cx2 + bx + a = c (x – 1/) (x – 1/)

1  cos(c( x  1 / )( x  1 / ))

Lim
x 1 /  2 2 ( x  1 /  ) 2

c
2 sin 2 ( x  1 / )( x  1 / )
Lim 2
x 1 /  2 2 ( x  1 /  ) 2

 2 c 
 sin  ( x  1 /  )( x  1)   2
1   2  2 c
Lim  ( x  1 /  )
x 1 /  2   2 
4
 ( x  1 /  )( x  1 / ) c  
 
  2  

1 c2 c  1 1
Lim  (1 /   1 / ) 2 =   
x 1 /   2
4 2    

Q.32 Lim log sin( x / 2) sin x is equal to -

x 0 

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D) 1/4

log sin x cot x
Sol.[A] Let y = lim = lim 2
x 0  
x x 0 x
log sin   cot
2 2
tan x / 2
x/2
= lim 2 x / 2 × =1
x 0 tan x x
x

 1 2 n 
Q.33 lim    ......   is equal to:
n  1 n2 1 n2 1 n2 
(A) 0 (B) –1/2

SREE-BUDHA
 (C) 1/2 (D) None of these

 1 2 n 
Sol.[B]  2
 2
 ......  
 1 n 1 n 1 n2 
1
= × (1 + 2 + ..... + n)
1 n2
1 n (n  1) n 1
= . = =
1 n2 2 2(1  n ) 2 [(1 / n )  1]
 1 2 n 
 lim  2
 2
 ......  
n   1  n 1 n 1 n2 
1 1
= lim =–
n   2 [(1 / n )  1] 2

 [ x ]2  sin[ x ]
 for [ x ]  0
Q.34 If f(x) =  [x ]
 0 for [ x ]  0

where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x, then lim f(x) equals:
x 0

(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) –1 (D) None of these
Sol.[D] As x  0 – (i.e., approaches 0 from the left),
[x] = –1,
1  sin (1)
 lim f(x) = lim = –1 + sin 1
x 0 x 0 1
whereas, if x  0+ we get [x] = 0,
f(x) = 0  lim f(x) = 0
x 0

Thus, lim f(x) does not exist.

x 0

1  cos 3 x
Q.35 lim is equal to
x 0 x sin x cos x
(A) 2/5 (B) 3/5 (C) 3/2 (D) 3/4

1  cos 3 x
Sol.[C] lim = lim
x 0 x sin x cos x x 0

(1  cos x ) (1  cos 2 x  cos x )

x sin x cos x

2 sin 2 ( x / 2) (1  cos 2 x  cos x )

= lim
x 0 2x sin ( x / 2) cos ( x / 2) cos ( x / 2) cos x
1 sin ( x / 2) 1  cos 2 x  cos x
= lim . .
x 0 2 x/2 cos ( x / 2) cos x
1 3 3
= . 1. =
2 1 2

sin 1 x  tan 1 x
Q.36 lim is equal to
x 0 x3

SREE-BUDHA
 (A) 2 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 1/2

sin 1 x  tan 1 x 0 
Sol.[D] lim  form 
x 0 x3 0 
1 1

1 x 2 1 x2
= lim (L Hospital rule)
x 0 3x 2
1 1 1  x 2  1  x 2 
= lim 2  
3 x 0 x  (1  x 2 ) 1  x 2 
 
1 1  (1  x 2 ) 2  (1  x 2 ) 1 
= lim 2  . 
3 x 0 x  (1  x 2 ) 1  x 2 (1  x )  1  x 2
2 
 
1 x 2 (3  x 2 ) 1
= lim .
3 x 0 x 2 (1  x 2 ) 1  x 2 (1  x 2 )  1  x 2
1 3 1
=  =
3 2 2

Q.37 Given f(2) = 6 and f(1) = 4

f (2h  2  h 2 )  f (2)
lim is equal to
h 0 f (h  h 2  1)  f (1)

(A) 3/2 (B) 3 (C) 5/2 (D) –3

f (2h  2  h 2 )  f (2)
Sol.[B] lim
h 0 f (h  h 2  1)  f (1)

f (2h  2  h 2 )  f (2) h (2  h )
= lim ×
h 0 2h  2  h  2 2 h (1  h )

(h  h 2  1)  1
×
f (h  h 2  1)  f (1)

2h 1 1
= f(2) × lim × =6×2× =3
h 0 1  h f ' (1) 4

Note that L Hospital rule is not applicable in this case.

|x|
Q.38 The value of lim is -
x 0 x
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) Does not exist [D]

x 2  1 , x  1
Q.39 If f(x) =  then the value of lim f(x) is -
3x  1 , x  1 x 1

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) Does not exist [B]

Q.40 Lim (1 – x + [ x – 1] + [1 – x]) where [x] denotes greatest integer but not greater than x
x 1

SREE-BUDHA
 (A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 0 (D) Does not exist [B]

e1/ x  1
Q.41 Lim =
x 0 e1 / x  1
(A) –1 (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) Does not exist [D]

1
Q.42 If f ( x )  3  1 /(1 x )
then-
1 7
(A) Lim f(x) = 3
x 1

(B) Lim f(x) = 4

x 1

(C) Lim f(x) = 4

x 1

(D) Lim f(x) does not exist [D]

x 1

Q.43 lim[cos 1 (cos x )] , where [] denotes greatest integer function

x 1

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) Does not exist (D) None of these [C]

  cos –1 x 0
Q.44 lim  ,   =
x  1 x 1 0
1
(A)  (B)
2
(C) 2 (D)   [C]

cos θ  sinθ
Q.45 lim =
π π
x 
4 θ
4
(A) 2 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) Does not exist [A]

x3  x 2 1
Q.46 lim =
x  x3  x2 1
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) Does not exist [B]

x4  x2 1
Q.47 lim =
x  x5  x 2 1
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) Does not exist [A]

SREE-BUDHA
 3 x 5  x 2  13
Q.48 lim =
x  x 4  7 x 2  17
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) infinite (D) None [C]

x 3  2x  1
Q.49 lim =
x  1 x 5  2x  1
(A) 2/3 (B) 1/3 (C) 4/3 (D) 5/3 [B]

2 sin 2 x  sin x  1
Q.50 lim =
x
 2 sin 2 x  3 sin x  1
6

(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) –3 (D) 1 [C]

sin 3 x  x 3
Q.51 lim =
x 0 (sin x  x )

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 2 [A]

x 3  7x 2  15x  9
Q.52 lim =
x 3x 4  5x 3  27x  27
2 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1 [B]
3 9 9

m
x 1
Q.53 lim , (m  n) ; m, n  I
x 0 nx 1
(A) mn (B) m/n
(C) n/m (D) None [C]

Q.54 lim  x 2  1  x 2  1  =
x 0 
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) None [A]

(1  x 2 )  (1  x )
Q.55 lim =
x 0
(1  x 3 )  (1  x )
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 [B]

x  2a  x  2a
Q.56 lim  , a>0=
x  2a
x 2  4a 2
(A) 2a (B) 2 a
(C) 1 / 2 a (D) a [C]

2 x  sin 1 x
Q.57 lim =
x 0 2 x  tan 1 x
1
(A) 3 (B) (C) 0 (D) 1 [B]
3

SREE-BUDHA
 1 1
Q.58 lim  log (1 + x) =
x 0 x x2
1
(A) 1 (B) (C) 0 (D) 2 [B]
2

e sin x  1  sin x
Q.59 Lim =
x 0 x2
1
(A) 1 (B) (C) e1/2 (D) e [B]
2

log e {1  tan( x  a )}
Q.60 lim =
x a tan( x  a )

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 [B]

cos(x / 2)
Q.61 lim =
x 1 1 x
(A) 0 (B)  (C) /2 (D) 2 [C]

(cos  ) x  (sin ) x  1
Q.62 lim , x  (0, /2)
x 2 x2
(A) sin2 n (sin )
(B) cos2  n (cos )
(C) cos2  n (cos ) – sin2 n (sin )
(D) cos2  n (cos ) + sin2 n (sin ) [D]

Q.63 lim (1  k / x ) mx =
x 
(A) ek (B) e
(C) emk (D) None [C]

x
 x 
Q.64 lim   =
x  1  x 

1
(A) e (B) (C) 0 (D) 1 [B]
e

Q.65 lim (1  x )1/(13x ) =

x 0
1
13 13
(A) e (B) e
(C) e (D) 1 [B]

log e (a  x )  log e a
Q.66 lim =
x 0 x
(A) a (B) a2
–1
(C) a (D) Does not exist [C]

log e (1  7 sin x )
Q.67 lim =
x 0 sin x
(A) 3 (B) 7
(C) 0 (D) Does not exist [B]

SREE-BUDHA
 tan x  sin x
Q.68 lim =
x 0 x3
1 1
(A) (B)
2 4
(C) e (D) Does not exist [A]

e tan x  e x
Q.69 Lim =
x 0 tan x  x
(A) e (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) Does not exist [B]

sin x o
Q.70 Lim is equal to
x 0 x
(A) 0 (B)  

 (C) 1 (D) [D]
180

1 x
 1  x  1 x 2
Q.71 lim  =
x 1 2  x 

(A) (2)1/3 (B) (2/3)1/2

(C) (2/3)1/4 (D) Does not exist [C]

Q.72 lim x1/ x =

x 
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) (2)1/2 [B]

1 / x3
 tan x 
Q.73 lim   =
x 0 x 

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) e (D) Does not exist [D]

x
tan
Q.74 Lim (2  x ) 2 =
x 1
(A) e–2/ B) e1/
(C) e2/ D) e–1/  [C]

sin x  log(1  x )
Q.75 Lim =
x 0 x2
(A) 0 (B) 1/2
(C) –1/2 (D) does not exist [C]

(1  cos 2 x ) sin 5x
Q.76 Lim =
x 0 x 2 sin 3x
(A) 10/3 (B) 3/10 (C) 6/5 (D) 5/6 [C]
x2
xe
Q.77 Lim x
=

x 0 2
e t dt
0
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) –1 (D) does not exist [B]
Q.78 Let f(a) = g(a) = k and their nth derivatives exist and are not equal for some n.

SREE-BUDHA
 Further if
f (a ) g ( x )  f ( a )  g ( a )f ( x )  g ( a )
lim 4
x a g(x)  f (x )
then k is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 1 [B]

x2  x  1
Q.79 lim  (where [x] is greatest integer function  x)
x  e[ x ]
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) Does not exist [A]

[ x ]  [2 x ]  [3x ]  .....  [nx ]

Q.80 lim =
n  1  2  3  ......  n

(where [·] denotes the greatest integer function)

x x
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) x [D]
2 6

1 1 1
[ x ]  [2x ]  [3x ]  ...  [nx ]
Q.81 lim 2 3 n =
n  12  2 2  32  ...  n 2

(where [·] denotes the greatest integer function)

1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) 1 [A]
2 6

x  x 2  x 3  ........x100  100
Q.82 lim =
x 1 x 1
(A) 502 (B) 50 × 101
(C) 50 × 100 (D) 100 × 101 [A]

Q.83 lim [Max (sinx, cosx)]


x
4

1
(A) (B) 0
2
(C) – 1 (D) 1 / 2 [D]

Q.84 Lim (cosec x)1/log x =

x 0 

(A) e (B) e–1

(C) e2 (D) 1 [B]

Q.85 Which of the following statement is/are

correct -

(A) Lim  [sgn sin x] = 1

x

SREE-BUDHA
 (B) Lim  [sgn sin x]  –1
x
(C) Lim
x   [sgn sin x] = 1
(D) Lim
x   [sgn sin x] does not exist
(Where [.] represent greatest integer function) [A]

Q.86 Let rth term of a series given by

n
r
tr 
1  3r 2  r 4
. Then Lim
n 
t
r 1
r is

(A) 3/2 (B) 1/2

(C) – 1/2 (D) – 3/2 [C]

Q.87 The sum to infinity of the series :

3 5 7
+ 3 + 3 + ...... is -
13 1  23 1  2 3  33
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 [B]

Q.88 Let
  
fk () =  cos   i sin    cos 2  i sin 2  .... ….  cos  i sin  then Lim fn() =
 k 2 2
k  k 2 2
k   k k n 

 
(A) cos + i sin (B) cos + i sin
2 2
 
(C) i cos + sin (D) i cos + sin [A]
2 2

sin[ x  ]
Q.89 Let f(x) = where [x] stands for the greatest integer function. Then Lim f(x) = ?
1  [ x ]2 x n

(Here n  I) = ?
(A) Does not exist (B) Equals to 0
(C) Equals to 1 (D) Equals to –1 [B]

 1  n 2 
Q.90 If lim  an  = b, a finite number then the ordered pair (a, b) is -
n   1  n 

(A) (1, 1) (B) (–1, 1)
(C) (1, –1) (D) None of these [A]

3 5 7
Q.91 Let Sn= + + + ... upto n terms, then lim Sn is -
3 3 3
1 1 2 1  23  33
3 n 
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) none of these [B]

100

 (n  r) 10

Q.92 Lim r 1 =
10 10
n  n  10
(A) 100 (B) 200

SREE-BUDHA
 (C) 300 (D) None of these [A]

k
Q.93 Lim n cos n ! 0 < k < 1
n
n 1
(A) 0 (B) 1!
(C) 2! (D) None of these [A]

S n 1  S n
Q.94 If Sn = a1 + a2 + ........ an and Lim an = a, then Lim is equal to-
n  n  n
k
k 1

(A) 0 (B) a (C) 2a (D) 2a [A]


1
Q.95 The sum  n ( n  1)( n  2 )
is equal to -
n 1
1 1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D) [C]
2 4 8

Q.96 The continued product of

 1  1  1  1 
1   1   1   ........... 1  2  is Pn ;
 4  9  16   n 
then Lim Pn is-
n 
(where n N)
1 n 1
(A) – (B)
2 n
1
(C) (D) None of these. [C]
2

Q.97 Inscribed in a circle of radius R is a square, a circle is inscribed in the square, a new square in the circle, and so on
for n times. Find the limit of the sum of areas of all the circles and the limit of the sum of areas of all the squares as
n 
(A) 2R2, R2 (B) R2, 4R2
2
(C) 2R , 4R 2 (D) 4R2, 2R2 [C]


lim x sin( x  [ x ])
Q.98 x 1 , where [·] denotes the greatest integer function, is equal to -
x 1
(A) 1 (B) –1
(C)  (D) Does not exist [D]

Lim 1  sin 2x
Q.99 The value of x  / 4   4x =
1 1
(A) – (B)
4 4
1
(C) (D) None of these [D]
2

Q.100 Evaluate :
2 3 2 n 1
Lim [ x ]  [ x ]  [ x ]  ......  [ x ]  n 1
x 0 1  [ x ] | x | 2x

SREE-BUDHA
 (A) 1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) None of these [B]

Q.101
Lim
x  cos x  1  cos x = 
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (C) None of these. [A]

 1  1   
1  1 
Q.102 Lim 1   1   1   ...... … 1  n  is equal to-
n   5  52   54   
 52 
5 4 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) [B]
4 5 5

3
x 2 1  x 2 1
Q.103 Lim
x  4 5
x 4 1  x 4 1
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) None of these [B]

Q.104 If the rth term, tr, of a series is given by

n
r
tr =
r4  r 2 1
. Then lim
n 
 t r is –
r 1
(A) 1 (B) 1/2
(C) 1/3 (D) None of these [B]

Q.105 lim x 2  x 1 – x2 1 =
x 
2
(A) (B) 1
3
1
(C) (D) None [C]
2

Q.106 The value of

1/ x
 e xn ( 2 x –1) – (2 x – 1) x sin x 
lim   =
x 0  e xnx 
 
1
(A) e (B) ln 2
e
(C) e ln 2 (D) None of these. [B]

Q.107 Let f(x) = nLim 2 3

 {sinx + 2sin x + 3sin x +...
….+ nsinn x} If sinx  n+ /2, n  :

 
1
Evaluate : Lim 1  sin x  f ( x ) 2 sin x 1 =
x  / 2
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) e (D) None of these [C]

SREE-BUDHA
 cos(sin x )  cos x
Q.108 Lim =
x 0 x4
1 1
(A) 1 (B) 6 (C) – (D) [D]
6 6
Q.109 Let a = min{x2 + 2x + 3, x  R} and
n
1  cos 
b = lim
 0 2
. Then  a r . b n r =
r 0
(A) 2n+1 + 1 (B) 2n+1 – 1
4 n 1  1 4 n 1  1
(C) (D) [C]
3.2 n 3 .2 n
 ax 
Q.110 Lim a 2  x 2 cot   is-
x a – 2 ax 
 
a 2a a 4a
(A) (B) (C) – (D) [D]
   

  1 1n 
Q.111 lim n  n  e.1    =
n    n 
 
3
(A) 1 (B)
2
2
(C) (D) None of these [B]
3

 1  1 
Q.112 The value of Lim 1    
x
x 0  2   tan x  4  2 
is-
(A) loga16 (B) Does not exist
(C) 3 ln 2 (D) 4 ln 2 [D]

n x  [ x ]
Q.113 lim = ([.] G. I. F. )
x  [x ]
(A) 0 (B) –1
(C)  (D) None of these [B]

 sin [ x ]
 , [x ]  0
Q.114 If f(x) =  [ x ] [IIT 1985]
 0, [x]  0
lim
Where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x, then x 0 f(x) equals-
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) –1 (D) None of these [D]

1
(1  cos 2 x )
Q.115 The value of lim 2 [IIT-1991]
x 0 x
(A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 0 (D) None of these [D]

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 1  5x 2 
Q.116 Lim  
x  0  1  3x 2 
 
(A) e2 (B) e (C) e–2 (D) e–1 [A]

1  cos 2( x  1)
Q.117 Lim = [IIT-98, 91]
x 1 x 1
(A) Does not exist because LHL  RHL
(B) Exists and is equals to – 2
(C) Does not exist because x – 1  0
(D) Exists and is equals to 2 [A]

x tan 2x  2x tan x
Q.118 Lim is [IIT 99]
x 0 (1  cos 2x ) 2
1
(A) (B) –2
2
1
(C) 2 (D) – [A]
2
x
 x 3
Q.119 For x  R, Lim
x    = [IIT Scr. 2000]
 x2
(A) e (B) e–1 (C) e–5 (D) e5 [C]

sin(  cos2 x)
Q.120 Lim = [IIT Scr. 2001]
x 0 x2

(A) – (B)  (C) (D) 1 [B]
2
(cos x  1)(cos x  e x )
Q.121 The value of Integer n ; for which Lim is a finite non zero
x 0 xn
number- [IIT Scr. 2002]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 [C]

(sin nx )(a – n )nx – tan x 

Q.122 If lim  0 then the value of a is –
x 0 x2
1 n
(A) (B)
n 1 n 1
1
(C) n+ (D) n [C]
n

Q.123 If f(x) is a differentiable function and f  (2) = 6,

2
f (2  2h  h )  f (2)
f (1) = 4, f (c) represents the differentiation of f(x) at x = c, then lim [IIT Scr.2003]
h 0 f (1  h 2  h )  f (1)
(A) may exist (B) will not exist
(C) is equal to 3 (D) is equal to –3 [C]

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sin x 
 1 
lim  sin x    
x
Q.124  , for x > 0
x 0  x
 
[IIT 2006]
(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) 1 [D]

Questions Add (24–6-09)

 3 1
 x  2x
1 
  x  4x   2  
Q.5 Lim  
x  2  x 3  8   x2 x  2  
   

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) [A]
2 4 8 16

n
 a 1 n b 
Q.3 Lim  ; (a > 0, b > 0) has the value equal to :
n  a 
 
(A) a1/b (B) ba (C) ab (D) b1/a [D]

Q.4 A function of an integral argument attains the values u1 = 0.9, u2 = 0.99, u3 = 0.999… un = 0.999
...
9 . What is the
n times

Lim un equal to ? What must the value of n be for the absolute value of difference between un and its limit not to
n 
exceed 0.0001 ?
(A) 1, n  2 (B) 1, n  4
(C) 1, n  6 (D) 1, n  8 [B]

Q.1 If Lim sin–1(sec x) = p and Lim sin–1[sec x] = q where [x] denotes greatest integer function then
x 0 x 0
(A) p exists but q does not
(B) p does not exist but q does
(C) both p & q exist
(D) neither p nor q exist [B]

Q.8 If
n2 n4 n6
L = lim 
5 
 2   ......  
n  2
 n  n  1 n  2n  4 n 2  3n  9 7 n
then eL is equal to -
(A) 1 (B) 1/7 (C) 7 (D) e
Sol.[C]
 
L = lim  n  2 n4 n  2(2n ) 
n   n 2  n  1  n 2  2n  2 2  ....  n 2  (2n )n  (2n ) 2 
 
2n
n  2r
= lim
n 
n r 1
2
 rn  r 2
2n
1 1  2( r / n )
= lim
n  n  (r / n )
r 1
2
 (r / n )  1

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2
1  2x 2
= x
0
2
 x 1
dx = n ( x 2  x  1) 0
= n 7

 eL = 7

5n 1  3n  32 n
Q.4 If lim is equal to
n  5 n  2 n  32 n  3
(A) 5 (B) 3
(C) 1 (D) None of these

5 n 1  3 n  3 2 n
Sol.[D] lim
n  5 n  2 n  3 2n 3

5 .5 n  3 n  9 n
lim
n  5 n  2 n  27.9 n
n n
5 3
5.      1
9 9 1
lim   =
h   5  n n 27
2
      27
9 9

f (x 2 )  f (x )
Q.4 If f(x) is differentiable and strictly increasing function then the value of lim is
x  0 f ( x )  f (0 )

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) 2

f (x 2 )  f (x )  0 
Sol.[C] lim  
x  0 f ( x )  f (0 )  0 

Apply L'Hospital rule

f ' ( x 2 )(2 x )  f ' ( x )

lim
x 0 f ' (x )
f '(x) is strictly increasing function so that f '(x) > 0
f ' (0)(2  0)  f ' (0)

f ' (0 )

f ' (0)
– =–1
f ' (0)

3 tan 1 x  3 tan x  x 5  6x
Q.3 If lim is a finite number then the greatest value of n is
x 0 3x n
(A) 3 (B) 5
(C) 2 (D) None of these
Sol.[D] lim
x 0

 3 3 5   3 2 5  5
 3x  x  x  ...    3x  x  x  ...   6x  x 
 5   5  
xn

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So n=7
n
r3  8
Q.4 Lim
n 
 r 3 r3  8
is equal to

(A) 2/7 (B) 3/7

(C) 7/2 (D) 7/3

n
r3  8  33  8   43  8 
Sol. [A] Lim
n 

r 3 r3  8
=  
 33  8 
 
 
 43  8 
 

 n3  8 
........  3 
n 8
 

 (3  2) (32  2 2  3.2) 
= Lim  
n   (3  2) (32  2 2  3.2) 
 
 ( 4  2 ) ( 4 2  2 2  4 .2 )   (n  2) (n 2  2 2  n.2) 
 2 2  .........  2 2 
 (4  2) (4  2  4.2)   (n  2) (n  2  n.2) 

 (3  2) (4  2).......(n  2) 
= Lim  
n   (3  2) ( 4  2).......n  2 

 (3 2  2 2  3.2) (4 2  2 2  4.2)......(n 2  2 2  n.2) 

 2 2 2 2 2 2 
 (3  2  3.2) (4  2  4.2).....(n  2  n.2) 

1.2.3.4.5.6........   19.28.39.52.63.......... 
=  5.6.7.8.....   7.12.19.28.39.52.......... 
   
1.2.3.4
= = 2/7
7.12

Q.5 ABC is an isosceles triangle described in a circle of radius r. If AB = AC and h is the altitude from A to BC then

Lim 3 equals to [where  is the area and p the is perimeter of the triangle ABC]
h 0 p
(A) 1/128r (B) 1/215r
(C) 1/128 (D) 1/215
Sol.[C] AB = AC and AD = h

BC = 2BD = 2 OB2  OD 2

= 2 r 2  (h  r ) 2 = 2 2hr  h 2

AB = AD 2  BD 2 = h 2  2hr  h 2

= 2hr
Perimeter p = 2AB + BC

= 2 2hr  h 2 + 2hr
Area of Triangle ABC  = 1/2 BC. AD

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 2r  h 1
Lim = Lim =
h 0 p3 h 0 
8 2r  h  2 r  3 128

n n


r 1
r2  (r
r 1
3
 r2)
Q.1 Let  = lim 3
and  = lim then
n  n n  n4
(A)  =  (B)  < 
(C) 4 – 3 = 0 (D) 3 – 4 = 0
n

r
r 1
2

Sol.[D]  = lim
n  n3
n 2
r 1
 = lim
n 
  n 
r 1

n
1
1 x3 

2
 = x dx =  
0  3  0

1
=
3
n n
r3 r2
= 
r 1 n4
 n
r 1
4
0

[Sum of r2 given the expression in n3]

n n 3
r3 r 1
= 
r 1 n4
=    
n
r 1  
n
1
1  x4 
= 0
x 3 dx =  
 4  0
= 1/4

cos x
Q.1 If is a periodic function, then
sin ax
Lim Lim (1 + cos2m n!a) is equal to -
m  n 

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) – 1

cos x
Sol.[C] If is periodic then a must be rational
sin ax
A is rational n  
n!a will become and integral multiple of  Lim (1 + cos2m n!a)
n 

1 + (± 1)2m  2

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