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Functions - Calculus - Mathematics Previous Year Questions

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Medium 15 48.4%
Hard 10 32.3%
Easy 4 12.9%
Not classified 2 6.5%

Question type distribution

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Multiple Choices 22 71%
Numerical Answer Type (NAT) 9 29%

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Mathematics
31 Qs

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Calculus
31 Qs

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Functions
31 Qs

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JEE ADVANCED 2025 PAPER 1 ONLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2025 PAPER 2 ONLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2024 PAPER 2 ONLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2023 PAPER 1 ONLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2022 PAPER 1 ONLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2020 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
3 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2020 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2018 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2017 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2015 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
1 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2014 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
2 Qs
JEE ADVANCED 2014 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
1 Qs
IIT JEE 2012 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
1 Qs
IIT JEE 2012 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
1 Qs
IIT JEE 2011 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
3 Qs
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
3 Qs
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
1 Qs
IIT JEE 2009 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
1 Qs
IIT JEE 2006
1 Qs
IIT JEE 2005 MAINS
1 Qs

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All Functions previous year questions

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1
2005 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2005 MAINS

Find the range of value of \(t\) for which

$$2 \sin t=\frac{1-2 x+5 x^{2}}{3 x^{2}-2 x-1}, t \in\left[-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right]$$

A
\(\left[ { - {\pi \over 3},{{ - \pi } \over {10}}} \right] \cup \left[ {{{\pi } \over {10}},{\pi \over 2}} \right]\)
B
\(\left[ { - {\pi \over 2},{{ - \pi } \over {10}}} \right] \cup \left[ {{{3\pi } \over {10}},{\pi \over 2}} \right]\)
C
\(\left[ { - {\pi \over 2},{{ - \pi } \over {6}}} \right] \cup \left[ {{{3\pi } \over {10}},{\pi \over 3}} \right]\)
D
\(\left[ { {\pi \over 2},{{ - \pi } \over {10}}} \right] \cup \left[ {{{\pi } \over {10}},{\pi \over 2}} \right]\)
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2006 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2006

If \(f''(x)=-f(x)\) and \(g(x)=f'(x)\) and \(\mathrm{F}(x)=\left(f\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)^{2}+\left(g\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)^{2}\) and given that \(\mathrm{F}(5)=5\), then \(\mathrm{F}(10)\) is equal to :

A
5
B
10
C
0
D
15
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2009 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2009 PAPER 2 OFFLINE

If the function \(f(x) = {x^3} + {e^{x/2}}\) and \(g(x) = {f^{ - 1}}(x)\), then the value of \(g'(1)\) is _________.

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4
2010 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 1 OFFLINE

Let $f, g$ and $h$ be real valued functions defined on the interval $[0,1]$ by

$f(x)=e^{x^2}+e^{-x^2}$,

$g(x)=x e^{x^2}+e^{-x^2}$

and $h(x)=x^2 e^{x^2}+e^{-x^2}$.

If $a, b$ and $c$ denote, respectively, the absolute maximum of $f, g$ and $h$ on $[0,1]$, then :

A
$a=b$ and $c \neq b$
B
$a=c$ and $a \neq b$
C
$a \neq b$ and $c \neq b$
D
$a=b=c$
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2010 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
Let $S=\{1,2,3,4\}$. The total number of unordered pairs of disjoint subsets of $S$ is equal to :
A
25
B
34
C
42
D
41
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6
2010 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 2 OFFLINE

Consider the polynomial
$$f\left( x \right) = 1 + 2x + 3{x^2} + 4{x^3}.$$
Let \(s\) be the sum of all distinct real roots of \(f(x)\) and let \(t = \left| s \right|.\)

The real numbers lies in the interval

A
\(\left( { - {1 \over 4},0} \right)\)
B
\(\left( { - 11, - {3 \over 4}} \right)\)
C
\(\left( { - {3 \over 4}, - {1 \over 2}} \right)\)
D
\(\left( {0,{1 \over 4}} \right)\)
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2010 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2010 PAPER 2 OFFLINE

Consider the polynomial
$$f\left( x \right) = 1 + 2x + 3{x^2} + 4{x^3}.$$
Let \(s\) be the sum of all distinct real roots of \(f(x)\) and let \(t = \left| s \right|.\)

The function\(f'(x)\) is

A
increasing in \(\left( { - t, - {1 \over 4}} \right)\) and decreasing in \(\left( { - {1 \over 4},t} \right)\)
B
decreasing in \(\left( { - t, - {1 \over 4}} \right)\) and increasing in \(\left( { - {1 \over 4},t} \right)\)
C
increasing in \((-t, t)\)
D
decreasing in \((-t, t)\)
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2011 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2011 PAPER 2 OFFLINE

Let \(f:(0,1) \to R\) be defined by \(f(x) = {{b - x} \over {1 - bx}}\), where b is a constant such that \(0 < b < 1\). Then

A
f is not invertible on (0, 1).
B
f \(\ne\) f\(-\)1 on (0, 1) and \(f'(b) = {1 \over {f'(0)}}\).
C
f = f\(-\)1 on (0, 1) and \(f'(b) = {1 \over {f'(0)}}\).
D
f\(-\)1 is differentiable on (0, 1).
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2011 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2011 PAPER 2 OFFLINE

Let f(x) = x2 and g(x) = sin x for all x \(\in\) R. Then the set of all x satisfying \((f \circ g \circ g \circ f)(x) = (g \circ g \circ f)(x)\), where \((f \circ g)(x) = f(g(x))\), is

A
\(\pm \sqrt {n\pi } ,\,n \in \{ 0,1,2,....\}\)
B
\(\pm \sqrt {n\pi } ,\,n \in \{ 1,2,....\}\)
C
\({\pi \over 2} + 2n\pi ,\,n \in \{ ....., - 2, - 1,0,1,2,....\}\)
D
\(2n\pi ,n \in \{ ....., - 2, - 1,0,1,2,....\}\)
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2011 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2011 PAPER 2 OFFLINE

Match the statements given in Column I with the intervals/union of intervals given in Column II :

IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 2 Offline Mathematics - Functions Question 13 English

A
(A) \(\to\) (S), (B) \(\to\) (T), (C) \(\to\) (P), (D) \(\to\) (Q)
B
(A) \(\to\) (S), (B) \(\to\) (T), (C) \(\to\) (R), (D) \(\to\) (P)
C
(A) \(\to\) (S), (B) \(\to\) (T), (C) \(\to\) (R), (D) \(\to\) (R)
D
(A) \(\to\) (P), (B) \(\to\) (Q), (C) \(\to\) (R), (D) \(\to\) (R)
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2012 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2012 PAPER 1 OFFLINE

The function \(f:[0,3] \to [1,29]\), defined by \(f(x) = 2{x^3} - 15{x^2} + 36x + 1\), is

A
one-one and onto.
B
onto but not one-one.
C
one-one but not onto.
D
neither one-one nor onto.
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2012 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
IIT JEE 2012 PAPER 2 OFFLINE

Let \(f:( - 1,1) \to R\) be such that \(f(\cos 4\theta ) = {2 \over {2 - {{\sec }^2}\theta }}\) for \(\theta \in \left( {0,{\pi \over 4}} \right) \cup \left( {{\pi \over 4},{\pi \over 2}} \right)\). Then the value(s) of \(f\left( {{1 \over 3}} \right)\) is(are)

A
\(1 - \sqrt {{3 \over 2}}\)
B
\(1 + \sqrt {{3 \over 2}}\)
C
\(1 - \sqrt {{2 \over 3}}\)
D
\(1 + \sqrt {{2 \over 3}}\)
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2014 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
JEE ADVANCED 2014 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
For every pair of continuous function f, g : [0, 1] \(\to\) R such that max {f(x) : x \(\in\) [0, 1]} = max {g(x) : x \(\in\) [0, 1]}. The correct statement(s) is (are)
A
[f(c)]2 + 3f(c) = [g(c)]2 + 3g(c) for some c \(\in\) [0, 1]
B
[f(c)]2 + f(c) = [g(c)]2 + 3g(c) for some c \(\in\) [0, 1]
C
[f(c)]2 + 3f(c) = [g(c)]2 + g(c) for some c \(\in\) [0, 1]
D
[f(c)]2 = [g(c)]2 for some c \(\in\) [0, 1]
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2014 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
JEE ADVANCED 2014 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
Let \(f:\left( { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right) \to R\) be given by \(f(x) = {[\log (\sec x + \tan x)]^3}\). Then,
A
f(x) is an odd function
B
f(x) is a one-one function
C
f(x) is an onto function
D
f(x) is an even function
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2014 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
JEE ADVANCED 2014 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
Let f1 : R \(\to\) R, f2 : [0, \(\infty\)) \(\to\) R, f3 : R \(\to\) R, and f4 : R \(\to\) [0, \(\infty\)) be defined by

$${f_1}\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ \[{\left| x \right|} & {if\,x < 0,} \cr\] {{e^x}} & {if\,x \ge 0;} \cr } } \right.$$

f2(x) = x2 ;

$${f_3}\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {\sin x} & {if\,x < 0,} \cr x & {if\,x \ge 0;} \cr } } \right.$$

and

$${f_4}\left( x \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ \[{{f_2}\left( {{f_1}\left( x \right)} \right)} & {if\,x < 0,} \cr\] \[{{f_2}\left( {{f_1}\left( x \right)} \right) - 1} & {if\,x \ge 0;} \cr\] } } \right.$$

JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 2 Offline Mathematics - Functions Question 18 English
A
P - 3, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2
B
P - 1, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 2
C
P - 3, Q - 1, R - 2, S - 4
D
P - 1, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 4
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2015 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
JEE ADVANCED 2015 PAPER 1 OFFLINE

Let \(f(x) = \sin \left( {{\pi \over 6}\sin \left( {{\pi \over 2}\sin x} \right)} \right)\) for all \(x \in R\) and g(x) = \({{\pi \over 2}\sin x}\) for all x\(\in\)R. Let \((f \circ g)(x)\) denote f(g(x)) and \((g \circ f)(x)\) denote g(f(x)). Then which of the following is/are true?

A
Range of f is \(\left[ { - {1 \over 2},{1 \over 2}} \right]\).
B
Range of f \(\circ\) g is \(\left[ { - {1 \over 2},{1 \over 2}} \right]\).
C
\(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {{f(x)} \over {g(x)}} = {\pi \over 6}\).
D
There is an x\(\in\)R such that (g \(\circ\) f)(x) = 1.
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2017 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
JEE ADVANCED 2017 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
Let S = {1, 2, 3, .........., 9}. For k = 1, 2, .........., 5, let Nk be the number of subsets of S, each containing five elements out of which exactly k are odd. Then N1 + N2 + N3 + N4 + N5 =
A
210
B
252
C
126
D
125
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2018 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
JEE ADVANCED 2018 PAPER 2 OFFLINE
Let \({E_1} = \left\{ {x \in R:x \ne 1\,and\,{x \over {x - 1}} > 0} \right\}\) and


$${E_2} = \left\{ \matrix{ x \in {E_1}:{\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{\log }_e}\left( {{x \over {x - 1}}} \right)} \right) \hfill \cr is\,a\,real\,number \hfill \cr} \right\}$$

(Here, the inverse trigonometric function \({\sin ^{ - 1}}\) x assumes values in \(\left[ { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right]\).).

Let f : E1 \(\to\) R be the function defined by f(x) = \({{{\log }_e}\left( {{x \over {x - 1}}} \right)}\) and g : E2 \(\to\) R be the function defined by g(x) = \({\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{\log }_e}\left( {{x \over {x - 1}}} \right)} \right)\).
LIST-I LIST-II
P. The range of $f$ is 1. $\left( -\infty, \frac{1}{1-e} \right] \cup \left[ \frac{e}{e-1}, \infty \right)$
Q. The range of $g$ contains 2. $(0, 1)$
R. The domain of $f$ contains 3. $\left[ -\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2} \right]$
S. The domain of $g$ is 4. $(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$
5. $\left( -\infty, \frac{e}{e-1} \right)$
6. $(-\infty, 0) \cup \left( \frac{1}{2}, \frac{e}{e-1} \right]$
The correct option is :
A
P \(\to\) 4; Q \(\to\) 2; R \(\to\) 1 ; S \(\to\) 1
B
P \(\to\) 3; Q \(\to\) 3; R \(\to\) 6 ; S \(\to\) 5
C
P \(\to\) 4; Q \(\to\) 2; R \(\to\) 1 ; S \(\to\) 6
D
P \(\to\) 4; Q \(\to\) 3; R \(\to\) 6 ; S \(\to\) 5
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2020 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
JEE ADVANCED 2020 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
For a polynomial g(x) with real coefficients, let mg denote the number of distinct real roots of g(x). Suppose S is the set of polynomials with real coefficients defined by

\(S = \{ {({x^2} - 1)^2}({a_0} + {a_1}x + {a_2}{x^2} + {a_3}{x^3}):{a_0},{a_1},{a_2},{a_3} \in R\}\);

For a polynomial f, let f' and f'' denote its first and second order derivatives, respectively. Then the minimum possible value of (mf' + mf''), where f \(\in\) S, is ..............
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2020 · Mathematics · Calculus · Functions
JEE ADVANCED 2020 PAPER 1 OFFLINE
Let f : [0, 2] \(\to\) R be the function defined by

$$f(x) = (3 - \sin (2\pi x))\sin \left( {\pi x - {\pi \over 4}} \right) - \sin \left( {3\pi x + {\pi \over 4}} \right)$$

If \(\alpha ,\,\beta \in [0,2]\) are such that \(\{ x \in [0,2]:f(x) \ge 0\} = [\alpha ,\beta ]\), then the value of \(\beta - \alpha\) is ..........
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