Chapter

Sets, Relations and

Functions
Topic 1
Types of Sets, Operation
and
Cartesian Product
2010
1. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4}. The total number of unordered pairs
of disjoint subsets of S is equal to
[IIT JEE]
(a) 25
(b) 34
(c) 42
(d) 41
2. The shaded region in the figure U
represents
[Kerala CEE]
A
B
(a) A B
(b) A B
(c) B A
(d) A B
(e) ( A B ) ( B A )

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3. If A, B and C are three sets such that A B = A C
and A B = A C , then
[AIEEE]
(a) A = C (b) B = C
(c) A B = (d) A = B
4. Two finite sets A and B have m and n elements
respectively. If the total number of subsets of A is 112
more than the total number of subsets of B, then the
[Kerala CEE]
value of m is
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 12
(e) 13

5. For any two sets A and B, if A X = B X = and

[AMU]
A X = B X for some set X , then
(a) A B = A B
(b) A = B
(c) B A = A B
(d) None of these

2x 1
6. x R : 3
R equals
2
x + 4x + 3x

[EAMCET]
(a) R {0}
(b) R {0, 1, 3}
1

(c) R {0, 1, 3}
(d) R 0, 1, 3, +
2

7. For any two sets A and B, A ( A B ) equals

(a) B
(b) A B
[WB JEE]
(c) A B
(d) A C B C
8. If S is a set with 10 elements and
A = {( x, y) : x, y S , x y}, then the number of
elements in A is
[J&K CET]
(a) 100
(b) 90
(c) 50
(d) 45

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9. Let A and B be two sets, then ( A B ) ( A B ) is
equal to
[DCE]
(a) A
(b) A
(c) B
(d) None of these

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10. A survey shows that 63% of the Americans like cheese

whereas 76% like apples. If x% of the Americans like
both cheese and apples, then
[UP SEE]
(a) x = 39
(b) x = 63
(c) 39 x 63
(d) None of these
11. In a certain town 25% families own a cell phone, 15%
families own a scooter and 65% families own neither a
cell phone nor a scooter. If 1500 families own both a
cell phone and a scooter, then the total number of
families in the town is
[Kerala CEE]
(a) 10000 (b) 20000
(c) 30000
(d) 40000
(e) 50000
12. If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {3, 4}, C = {4, 5, 6}. Then,
[OJEE]
A ( B C ) is
(a) {1, 2}
(b) {}
(c) {4, 5}
(d) {1, 2, 3, 4}
13. Three sets A, B , C are such that A = B C and
[WB JEE]
B = C A, then
(a) A B (b) A B
(c) A B
(d) A B
14. If A = {a, b, c}, B = {b, c, d} and C = {a, d, c}, then
( A B ) ( B C ) is equal to [Jamia Millia Islamia]
(a) {( a, c), ( a, d )}
(b) {( a, b), ( c, d )}
(c) {( c, a ), ( d, a )}
(d) {( a, c), ( a, d ), ( b, d )}
15. If n( A ) denotes the number of elements in the set A and
if n( A ) = 4, n( B ) = 5 and n( A B ) = 3, then
[J&K CET]
n [( A B ) ( B A )] is equal to
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11

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16. The value of ( A B C ) ( A B c C c ) c C c is
(a) B C c
(b) B c C c
[DCE]
(c) B C
(d) A B C
17. Let Z denote the set of all integers and
and
A = {( a, b) : a 2 + 3b 2 = 28,
a, b Z }
B = {( a, b) : a > b, a, b Z}. Then, the number of
[Kerala CEE]
elements in A B is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
18. Which of the following is true ?
[OJEE]
(a) A = A
(b) A =
(c) A = U
(d) A = A
19. If sets A and B are defined as
1

A = ( x, y) : y = , 0 x R ,
x

B = {( x, y) : y = x, x R }, then
(a) A B = A
(c) A B =

[Guj. CET]

(b) A B = B
(d) None of these

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20. Universal set, U = {x : x 5 6x 4 + 11x 3 6x 2 = 0}
and

A = {x : x 2 5x + 6 = 0}

B = {x : x 2 3x + 2 = 0}
Then, ( A B ) is equal to
[BITSAT]
(a) {1, 3} (b) {1, 2, 3} (c) {0, 1, 3} (d) {0, 1, 2, 3}
21. If A = {x, y}, then the power set of A is
[UP SEE, Guj. CET]

22.

23.

24.

25.

(a) {x y , y x }
(b) {, x, y}
(c) {, {x}, {2 y}}
(d) {, {x}, { y}, {x, y}}
Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {2, 4, 6}. Then, the number of sets
[Kerala CEE]
C such that A B C A B is
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 8
(d) 10
(e) 12
Let X and Y be the sets of all positive divisors of 400
and 1000 respectively (including 1 and the number).
Then, n( X Y ) is equal to
[Kerala CEE]
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
(e) 12
Let A = {x : x is a multiple of 3} and B = {x : x is a
multiple of 5}. Then, A B is given by
[AMU]
(a) {3, 6, 9, }
(b) {5, 10, 15, 20, }
(c) {15, 30, 45, }
(d) None of these
If A and B are two sets, then A ( A B ) is equal to
[J&K CET]
(a) B
(b) A B
(c) A B
(d) B A

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26. If n( A ) = 4, n( B ) = 3, n( A B C ) = 24, then n(C ) is
equal to
[Kerala CEE]
(a) 288
(b) 1
(c) 12
(d) 17
(e) 2
27. The
number
of
elements
in
the
set
{( a, b) : 2a 2 + 3b 2 = 35, a, b Z}, where Z is the set of
all integers, is
[Kerala CEE]
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 12
(e) 16
[EAMCET]
28. {n( n + 1)(2n + 1) : n Z}
(a) {6k : k Z}
(b) {12k : k Z}
(c) {18k : k Z}
(d) {24k : k Z}
29. If A B , then B A is equal to
[BCECE]
(a) B A
(b) A
(c) B
(d) None of these
30. In a class of 30 pupils 12 take needls work, 16 take
physics and 18 take history. If all the 30 students take at
least one subject and no one takes all three, then the
[J&K CET]
number of pupils taking 2 subjects is
(a) 16
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 20

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2004
31. If A = {1, 2, 3},B = {a, b}, then A B mapped on A to B is
[DCE]
(a) {(1, a ), (2, b), (3, b)}
(b) {(1, b), (2, a )}
(c) {(1, a ), (1, b), (2, a ), (2, b), (3, a ), (3, b)}
(d) {(1, a ), (2, a ), (2, b), (3, b)}
32. If two sets A and B are having 99 elements in common,
then the number of elements common to each of the sets
[Kerala CEE]
A B and B A are
99
2
(a) 2
(b) 99
(c) 100
(d) 18
(e) 9
33. Given n(U ) = 20, n( A ) = 12, n( B ) = 9, n( A B ) = 4,
where U is the universal set, A and B are subsets of U ,
[Kerala CEE]
then n [( A B ) c ] equals to
(a) 17
(b) 9
(c) 11
(d) 3
(e) 16
34. Two finite sets have m and n elements. The number of
elements in the power set of first set is 48 more than the
total number of elements in the power set of the second
[Kerala CEE]
set. Then, the value of m and n are
(a) 7, 6
(b) 6, 3
(c) 6, 4
(d) 7, 4
(e) 3, 7
35. Suppose A1 , A2 , . . . , A30 are thirty sets, each having
5 elements and B1 , B 2 , . . . , B n are n sets each with
30

i =1

j =1

3 elements, let Ai = B j = S and each element of

S belongs to exactly 10 of the Ai s and exactly 9 of the
[AMU]
B j s. Then, n is equal to
(a) 115
(c) 45

(b) 83
(d) None of these

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36. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {2, 4, 6}, C = {3, 4, 6}, then

[OJEE]
( A B ) C is
(a) {3, 4, 6}
(b) {1, 2, 3}
(c) {1, 4, 3}
(d) None of these

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37. A class has 175 students. The following data shows the
number of students opting one or more subjects.
Mathematics 100; Physics 70; Chemistry 40;
Mathematics and Physics 30; Mathematics and
Chemistry 28; Physics and Chemistry 23; Mathematics,
Physics and Chemistry 18. How many students have
offered Mathematics alone ?
[Kerala CEE]
(a) 35
(b) 48
(c) 60
(d) 22
(e) 30
38. An investigator interviewed 100 students to determine
the performance of three drinks milk, coffee and tea.
The investigator reported that 10 students take all three
drinks milk, coffee and tea; 20 students take milk and
coffee, 30 students take coffee and tea, 25 students take
milk and tea, 12 students take milk only, 5 students take
coffee only and 8 students take tea only. Then, the
number of students who did not take any of the three
drinks, is
[OJEE]
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 30
39. Let Y = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, A = {1, 2}, B = {3, 4, 5} and
denotes null set. If ( A B ) denotes cartesian product of
[OJEE]
the sets A and B ; then (Y A ) (Y B ) is
(a) Y
(b) A
(c) B
(d)

Topic 2
Relation, Equivalence Relation
2010
1. Consider the following relations R = {( x, y) | x, y are
real numbers and x = wy for some rational number w};
m p
S = , m, n, p and q are integers such that n,
n q
[AIEEE]
q 0 and qm = pn}. Then
(a) R is an equivalence relation but S is not an
equivalence relation
(b) Neither R nor S is an equivalence relation
(c) S is an equivalence relation but R is not an
equivalence relation
(d) R and S both are equivalence relations

2. Let A = {x, y, z} and B = {a, b, c, d}. Which one of the

following is not a relation from A to B ? [Kerala CEE]
(a) {( x, a ), ( x, c)}
(b) {( y, c), ( y, d )}
(c) {( z, a ), ( z, d )}
(d) {( z, b), ( y, b), ( a, d )}
(e) {( x, c)}

2009
3. Let R and S be two non-void relations on a set A. Which
[DCE]
of the following statements is false ?
(a) R and S are transitive implies R S is transitive.
(b) R and S are transitive implies R S is transitive.
(c) R and S are symmetric implies R S is symmetric.
(d) R and S are reflexive implies R S is reflexive.

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4. Let r be a relation from R (set of real numbers) to R

defined by r = {( a, b) | a, b R and a b + 3 is an
[AMU]
irrational number}. The relation r is
(a) an equivalence relation
(b) reflexive only
(c) symmetric only
(d) transitive only
5. Let a relation R on the set N of natural numbers be
defined as ( x, y) x 2 4xy + 3 y 2 = 0 x, y N . The
relation R is
[AMU]
(a) reflexive
(b) symmetric
(c) transitive
(d) an equivalence relation

2008
6. Let R be the real line. Consider the following subsets of
the plane R R
S = {( x, y) : y = x + 1 and 0 < x < 2}
T = {( x, y) : x y is an integer}
[AIEEE]
Which one of the following is true ?
(a) T is an equivalence relation on R but S is not
(b) Neither S nor T is an equivalence relation on R
(c) Both S and T are equivalence relations on R
(d) S is an equivalence relation on R but T is not
7. R is a relation on N given by R = {( x, y) : 4x + 3 y = 20}.
[KCET]
Which of the following belongs to R ?
(a) ( 4, 12)
(b) (5, 0)
(c) (3, 4)
(d) (2, 4)
8. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {2, 3, 4}, then which of the
following relations is a function from A to B ?
(a) {(1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4), (2, 2)}
[WB JEE]
(b) {(1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 3)}
(c) {(1, 3), (2, 3), (3, 3)}
(d) {(1, 1), (2, 3), (3, 4)}
9. If R be a relation defined as aRb iff | a b | > 0, then the
relation is
[VITEEE]
(a) reflexive
(b) symmetric
(c) transitive
(d) symmetric and transitive
10. R is a relation from {11, 12, 13} to {8, 10, 12} defined
[Jamia Millia Islamia]
by y = x 3.Then, R 1 is
(a) {(8, 11), (10, 13)}
(b) {(11, 18), (13, 10)}
(c) {(10, 13), (8, 11)}
(d) None of these

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11. On the set N of all natural numbers define the relation R
by aRb if and only if the GCD of a and b is 2, then R is
[Kerala CEE]
(a) reflexive, but not symmetric
(b) symmetric only
(c) reflexive, and transitive
(d) reflexive, symmetric and transitive
(e) not reflexive, not symmetric and not transitive

12. If R is an equivalence relation on a set A, then R 1 is

(a) reflexive only
[AMU]
(b) symmetric but not transitive
(c) equivalence
(d) None of the above
13. The relation R defined on the set of natural numbers as
[AMU]
{( a, b) : a differs from b by 3} is given by
(a) {(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6), }
(b) {(4, 1), (5, 2), (6, 3), }
(c) {(1, 3), (2, 6), (3, 9), }
(d) None of the above
14. Let
R = {(3, 3), (6, 6), (9, 9), (12, 12), (6, 12), (3, 9),
(3, 12), (3, 6)} be a relation on the set A = {3, 6, 9, 12}.
[OJEE]
The relation is
(a) reflexive and symmetric only
(b) an equivalence relation
(c) reflexive only
(d) reflexive and transitive only
15. Let R = {(1, 3), ( 4, 2), (2, 4), (2, 3), (3, 1)} be a relation on
the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4}. The relation R is
[Jamia Millia Islamia]

(a) a function
(c) not symmetric

(b) transitive
(d) reflexive

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16. Let W denotes the words in the English dictionary.
Define the relation R by
R = {( x, y) W W : the words x and y have at least
[AIEEE]
one letter in common}. Then, R is
(a) reflexive, symmetric and not transitive
(b) reflexive, symmetric and transitive
(c) reflexive, not symmetric and transitive
(d) not reflexive, symmetric and transitive
17. Which of the following statements is not correct for the
relation R defined by aRb, if and only, if b lives within
[BITSAT]
on kilometre from a ?
(a) R is reflexive
(b) R is symmetric
(c) R is anti-symmetric
(d) None of these
18. Let R be a relation on the set of integers given by
aRb a = 2 k b for some integer k. Then, R is
(a) an equivalence relation
[Kerala CEE]
(b) reflexive but not symmetric
(c) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
(d) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
(e) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive

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19. x 2 = xy is a relation which is
[BITSAT]
(a) symmetric
(b) reflexive and transitive
(c) transitive
(d) None of these

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20. The relation R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3)} on the set {1, 2, 3}
is
[Guj. CET]
(a) symmetric only
(b) reflexive only
(c) an equivalence relation (d) transitive only

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21. The number of reflexive relations of a set with four
[UP SEE]
elements is equal to
(a) 216
(b) 212
(c) 2 8
(d) 2 4
22. Let R be the relation on the set R of all real numbers
[J&K CET]
defined by aRb if | a b | 1, then R is
(a) reflexive and symmetric (b) symmetric only
(c) transitive only
(d) anti-symmetric only

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23. Let S be the set of all real numbers. Then, the relation
[Kerala CEE]
R = {( a, b) :1 + ab > 0} on S is
(a) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
(b) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
(c) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
(d) reflexive, transitive and symmetric
(e) None of the above
24. Let A = {2, 3, 4, 5, . . . , 16, 17, 18}. Let be the equivalence
relation on A A, cartesian product of A and A, defined
by ( a, b) ( c, d ) if ad = bc, then the number of ordered
[OJEE]
pairs of the equivalence class of (3, 2) is
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7

Topic 3
Types of Mapping
2010
1. A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} are two sets, and
function f : A B is defined by f ( x ) = x + 2 x A,
then the function f is
[WB JEE]
(a) bijective (b) onto (c) one-one (d) many-one

2009
2. For real x, let f ( x ) = x 3 + 5x + 1, then
(a) f is one-one but not onto R
(b) f is onto R but not one-one
(c) f is one-one and onto R
(d) f is neither one-one nor onto R

[AIEEE]

3. Let f ( x ) = ( x + 1) 2 1, x 1
[AIEEE]
Statement I The set {x : f ( x ) = f 1 ( x )} = {0, 1}
Statement II f is a bijection.
(a) Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II
is a correct explanation for Statement I
(b) Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II
is not a correct explanation for Statement I
(c) Statement I is true, Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false, Statement II is true
4. On the set of integers Z, define f : Z Z as
n
, n is even
[KCET]
f ( n) = 2
, then f is
0, n is odd
(a) injective but not surjective
(b) neither injective nor surjective
(c) surjective but not injective
(d) bijective

5. Let n( A ) = 4 and n( B ) = 6. The number of one to one

[AMU]
functions from A to B is
(a) 24
(b) 60
(c) 120
(d) 360
6. Let R and C denote the set of real numbers and complex
numbers respectively. The function f : C R defined
[AMU]
by f ( z ) = | z | is
(a) one to one
(b) onto
(c) bijective
(d) neither one to one nor onto

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7. Let f : N N defined by f ( x ) = x 2 + x + 1, x N ,
[DCE]
then f is
(a) One-one onto
(b) Many-one onto
(c) One-one but not onto
(d) None of these
8. Which one of the following functions is one-to-one ?
(a) f ( x ) = sin x, x [ , )
[Kerala CEE]

3
(b) f ( x ) = sin x, x
,
4
2

(c) f ( x ) = cos x, x ,
2 2
3
(d) f ( x ) = cos x, x ,
2

(e) f ( x ) = cos x, x ,
4 4

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9. If f : R C is defined by f ( x ) = e 2ix for x R , then

f is (where C denotes the set of all complex numbers)
(a) one-one
[AMU, EAMCET]
(b) onto
(c) one-one and onto
(d) neither one-one nor onto
10. A mapping f : N N , where N is the set of natural
numbers is defined as
n2,
for n odd
f ( n) =
2
1
for
+
,
n
n even

[WB JEE]
for n N . Then, f is
(a) surjective but not injective
(b) injective but not surjective
(c) bijective
(d) neither injective nor surjective
11. The mapping f : N N given by f ( n) = 1 + n 2 , n N
[WB JEE]
where N is the set of natural number, is
(a) one-to-one and onto
(b) onto but not one-to-one
(c) one-to-one but not onto
(d) neither one-to-one nor onto
12. A function f : A B , where A = {x : 1 x 1} and
defined
by
the
rule
B = { y :1 y 2} is
y = f ( x ) = 1 + x 2 . Which of the following statement is
[WB JEE]
true ?
(a) f is injective but not surjective
(b) f is surjective but not injective
(c) f is both injective and surjective
(d) f is neither injective nor surjective
13. The function f : R R given by f ( x ) = x 3 1 is
(a) a one-one function
[J&K CET]
(b) an onto function
(c) a bijection
(d) neither one-one nor onto

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14. Let A = [ 1, 1] and f : A A be defined as f ( x ) = x | x |
[BITSAT]
for all x A, then f ( x ) is
(a) many-one into function
(b) one-one into function
(c) many-one onto function
(d) one-one onto function
15. The function f : R R defined by
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

f ( x ) = ( x 1)( x 2)( x 3) is
one-one but not onto
onto but not one-one
both one-one and onto
neither one-one nor onto

[AMU]

2006
16. The function f : X Y defined by f ( x ) = sin x is
one-one but not onto, if X and Y are respectively equal
[KCET]
to
(a) R and R
(b) [0, ] and [0, 1]

(c) 0, and [1, 1]
2

(d) , and [ 1, 1]
2 2
17. If R denotes the set of all real numbers, then the function
[AMU]
f : R R defined by f ( x ) = | x | is
(a) one-one only
(b) onto only
(c) both one-one and onto
(d) neither one-one nor onto

2005
x, if x is rational
and
18. f ( x ) =
0, if x is irrational
0, if x is rational
. Then, f g is
g (x ) =
x, if x is irrational

[IIT JEE]

(a) one-one and into

(b) neither one-one nor onto
(c) many one and onto
(d) one-one and onto
19. Let A be a set containing 10 distinct elements, then the
total number of distinct function from A to A is [DCE]
(a) 1010
(b) 101
(c) 210
(d) 210 1

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20. The number of onto mappings from the set
[AMU]
A = {1, 2, . . . ,100} to set B = {1, 2} is
(b) 2100
(a) 2100 2
(d) 2 99
(c) 2 99 2
21. Let A = R {3}, B = R {1}. Let f : A B be defined
x 2
by f ( x ) =
[AMU]
. Then,
x 3
(a) f is bijective
(b) f is one-one but not onto
(c) f is onto but not one-one
(d) None of the above
22. f ( x ) = x + x 2 is a function from R to R, then f ( x ) is
[OJEE]
(a) injective
(b) surjective
(c) bijective
(d) None of these

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2003
23. If f :[0, ) [0, ) and f ( x ) =
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

x
, then f is
1+ x

one-one and onto

one-one but not onto
onto but not one-one
neither one-one nor onto

[IIT JEE]

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24. A function f from the set of natural numbers to integers

n 1
, when n is odd

defined by f ( n) = 2
[AIEEE]
is
n
, when n is even
2
(a) one-one but not onto (b) onto but not one-one
(c) one-one and onto both (d) neither one-one nor onto

Topic 4
Domain-Range, Odd-Even and
Periodic Function
2010
1 | x |
1. The domain of the function f ( x ) = cos 1
is
2
[WB JEE]
(a) ( 3, 3)
(b) [ 3, 3]
(c) ( , 3) (3, )
(d) ( , 3] [3, )
2. The function f ( x ) = sec [log ( x + 1 + x 2 )] is
(a) odd
(b) even
[BITSAT]
(c) neither odd nor even (d) constant

x
3. The domain of sin 1 log 2 is
12

[Kerala CEE]
(a) [2, 12]
(b) [ 1, 1]
2

1
(c) , 24
(d) , 24
3

3
(e) [6, 24]
4. The period of the function f ( ) = 4 + 4 sin 3 3 sin is
2
(a)
3
(e) 2

(b)
3

(c)
2

[BITSAT]

(d)

2009
5. Range of the function f ( x ) =
(a) ( , )
1 1
(c) ,
2 2

is
1+ x2
(b) [ 1, 1]

[DCE]

(d) [ 2, 2 ]

6. Let f be a function with domain [ 3, 5] and let

g ( x ) = | 3x + 4 |. Then the domain of ( fog ) ( x ) is
1
1

(b) 3,
[BITSAT]
(a) 3,

3
3

1
1

(c) 3,
(d) 3,
3
3

7. The domain of the function f ( x ) = log 2 (log 3 (log 4 x ))

is
[Kerala CEE]
(a) ( , 4)
(b) ( 4, )
(c) (0, 4)
(d) (1, )
(e) ( , 1)
8. If f :[2, 3] R is defined by f ( x ) = x 3 + 3x 2, then
the range f ( x ) is contained in the interval [EAMCET]
(a) [1, 12]
(b) [12, 34]
(c) [35, 50]
(d) [ 12, 12]
1
[OJEE]
9. If f ( x ) =
, then domain of f ( x ) is
|x|x
(a) ( , 0)
(b) ( , 2)
(c) ( , )
(d) None of the above
10. The domain of definition of the function
[WB JEE]
f ( x ) = 1 + log e (1 x ) is
(a) < x 0
e 1
(b) < x
e
(c) < x 1
(d) x 1 e
11. The period of the function f ( x ) = cosec 2 3x + cot 4x is

[BCECE]
(a)
(b)
3
4

(d)
(c)
6
1
12. The domain of the real function f ( x ) =
is
4 x2
[J&K CET]
(a) the set of all real numbers

Chapterwise & Topicwise Solved Papers

Sets, Relations and Functions

(b) the set of all positive real numbers

(c) ( 2, 2)
(d) [ 2, 2]

2008

13. The domain of sin 1 log 3

x
is
3

[DCE, Jamia Millia Islamia]

(a) [1, 9]
(b) [1, 9] (c) [ 9, 1] (d) [ 9, 1]
14. If f : R R and g : R R are defined by f ( x ) = | x |
8
8

and g ( x ) = [ x 3] for x R , then g ( f ( x )) : < x <

5
5

[BITSAT]
is equal to
(a) {0, 1} (b) {1, 2}
(c) {3, 2} (d) {2, 3}
15. The domain of the function f ( x ) = log 2x 1 ( x 1) is
1
[UP SEE]
(a) (1 , )
(b) ,
2
(c) (0, )
(d) None of these
1
x
and
16. Let
f ( x ) = tan , 1 < x < 1
2
2
g ( x ) = 3 + 4x 4x 2 , then dom ( f + g ) is given by
1
1

(b) , 1
[UP SEE]
(a) , 1

2
2

1
1

(c) , 1
(d) , 1
2
2

17. If f ( x ) is an even function and f ( x ) exists, then

[KCET]
f ( e) + f ( e) is
(a) > 0
(b) = 0
(c) 0
(d) < 0
18. Let n be the natural number. Then, the range of the
function f ( n) = 8 n Pn 4 , 4 n 6 , is [Kerala CEE]
(a) {1, 2, 3, 4}
(c) {1, 2, 3}
(e)

(b) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(d) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

19. The range of the function f ( x ) = tan

2
x 2 is
9

(a) [0, 3]
(b) [0, 3 ]
[OJEE]
(c) ( , )
(d) None of these
20. If f : R R is defined by f ( x ) = [2x ] 2 [ x ] for all
x R , where [ x ] is the greatest integer not exceeding x,
then the range of f is
[BCECE]
(a) {x R : 0 x 1}
(b) {0 , 1}
(c) {x R : x > 0}
(d) {x R : x 0}
21. The function f ( x ) = log ( x + x 2 + 1) is

[BCECE]

(a) an even function

(b) an odd function
(c) a periodic function
(d) neither an even nor an odd function
22. If f ( x ) is an odd periodic function with period 2, then
[Jamia Millia Islamia]
f ( 4) equals
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 4
23. The period of the function
sin 8x cos x sin 6x cos 3x
is
[Manipal]
f (x ) =
cos 2x cos x sin 3x sin 4x
(a)

(c)
2

(b) 2
(d) None of these

24. The range of the function f ( x ) = x 2 +

(a) [1, )
3
(c) ,
2
25. The

domain

1
x +1
2

[Manipal]

(b) [2, )
(d) None of these

the real valued function

3x 1
[Guj. CET]
f ( x ) = 1 2x + 2 sin 1
is
2

1
(a) , 1
3
1 1
(c) ,
2 3

of

1
(b) , 1
2
1 1
(d) ,
3 2

2007

26. The largest interval lying in , for which the
2 2
2
x
function f ( x ) = 4 x + cos 1 1 + log (cos x ) is
2
defined, is
[AIEEE]

(a) [0, ]
(b) ,
2 2


(d) 0,
(c) ,

4
2
2

x2
is
27. The domain of the function sin 1 log 2
2

(a) [1, 2] {0}

[UP SEE]
(b) [2, 2] (1, 1)
(c) [2, 2] {0}
(d) [1, 2]

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28. The range of f ( x ) = cos x sin x is

(a) [1, 1]
(b) ( 1, 2)

(c) ,
(d) [ 2, 2 ]
2 2

[UP SEE]

29. The period of the function f ( x ) = a {tan ( x ) + x [ x ]} ,

where a > 0, []denotes the greatest integer function and
[Kerala CEE]
x is a real number, is

(a)
(b)
2

(c)
(d) 2
4
(e) 1
30. The domain of the function f ( x ) =

4 x2

is
sin 1 (2 x )
(a) [0, 2]
(b) [0, 2)
[AMU]
(c) [1, 2)
(d) [1, 2]
1
for
31. If f : R R and is defined by f ( x ) =
2 cos 3x
[EAMCET]
each x R , then the range of f is
(a) (1/3, 1)
(b) [1/3, 1]
(c) (1, 2)
(d) [1, 2]
x

32. The period of the function f ( x ) = sin sin is

5
(a) 2
(b) 2/5
[WB JEE]
(c) 10
(d) 5
33. The domain of the function
[WB JEE]
f ( x ) = log 10 ( x 4 + 6 x ) is
(a) [4, 6]
(c) [2, 3)

(b) ( , 6)
(d) None of these
cos 1 x
is [BCECE]
[x ]
(b) [1, 1]
(d) None of these

34. The domain of the function f ( x ) =

(a) [ 1, 0) {1}
(c) [1, 1)

35. If f : R S , defined by f ( x ) = sin x 3 cos x + 1, is

[Jamia Millia Islamia]
onto, then the interval of S is
(a) [0, 3]
(b) [1, 1]
(c) [0, 1]
(d) [1, 3]
36. The domain of the function
sin 1 ( x 3)
is
[Jamia Millia Islamia]
f (x ) =
9 x2
(a) [2, 3]
(b) [2, 3)
(c) [1, 2]
(d) [1, 2)
37. Let f : ( 1, 1) B , be a function defined by
2x
, then f is both one-one and onto
f ( x ) = tan 1
1 x2
when B is the interval
[MP PET]

(a) ,
2 2

(c) 0,
2

Sets, Relations and Functions

|9

(b) ,
2 2

(d) 0,
2

38. If the function f : R R defined by f ( x ) = [ x ] where

[ x ] is the greatest integer not exceeding x, for x R , then
[J&K CET]
f is
(a) even
(b) odd
(c) neither even nor odd
(d) strictly increasing
39. The period of the function f ( x ) = |sin x | + |cos x | is
(a)
(b) /2
[Guj. CET]
(c) 2
(d) None of these

2006
40. The domain of the function f ( x ) = exp ( 5x 3 2x 2 )
is
[UP SEE]
(a) [3/2, )
(b) [1, 3/2]
(c) ( , 1]
(d) (1, 3/2)
41. The domain of the real valued function
f ( x ) = 5 4x x 2 + x 2 log ( x + 4) is [Kerala CEE]
(a) 5 x 1
(c) 4 < x 1
(e) 0 x 1

(b) 5 x and x 1
(d)

1
for x R ,
2
where [ x ] is the greatest integer not exceeding x, then
1

[EAMCET]
x R : f ( x ) = is equal to
2

(a) Z, the set of all integers

(b) N , the set of all natural numbers
(c) , the empty set
(d) R

42. If f : R R is defined by f ( x ) = x [ x ]

43. The period of the function f ( x ) = sin 4 x + cos 4 x is

(a)
(b)
[OJEE]
2
(c) 2
(d) None of these
44. The domain of definition of the function
5x x 2
is
f ( x ) = log 10
4

[OJEE]

(a) [1, 4]
(b) [1, 0]
(c) [0, 5]
(d) [5, 0]
45. The largest possible set of real numbers which can be

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Chapterwise & Topicwise Solved Papers

the domain of f ( x ) = 1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

(0, 1) (0, )
( 1, 0) (1, )
( , 1) (0, )
( , 0) [1, )

1
is
x

Sets, Relations and Functions

[WB JEE]

54. If n N , and the period of

to
(a) 4
(c) 2

2005
46. If f ( x ) = 2x 6 + 3x 4 + 4x 2 , then f ( x ) is
[DCE]
(a) even function
(b) an odd function
(c) neither even nor odd (d) None of these
47. Range of the function f ( x ) =

x2
x 2 +1

is

2 if n = 3k , k Z

f ( n) = 10 if n = 3k + 1, k Z ,
0 if n = 3k + 2, k Z

(b) (1, 1)
(d) (1, 1)

48. The domain of sin 1 (log 3 x ) is

(a) [1, 1]
(b) [0, 1]
(c) [0, ]
(d) R
1
(e) , 3
3

[Kerala CEE]

then {n N : f ( n) > 2} is equal to

[EAMCET]

(a) {3, 6, 4}
(c) {4, 7}

49. The range of the function f ( x ) = ( x 1)(3 x ) is

(a) [0, 1]
(b) (1, 1)
[AMU]
(c) (3, 3)
(d) (3, 1)
50. The domain of the function f ( x ) = log e ( x [ x ]) is
(a) R
(b) R Z
[AMU]
(c) (0, + )
(d) Z
51. The range of the function f ( x ) = x 2 6x + 7 is
(a) ( , 0)
(b) [ 2, )
[BCECE]
(c) ( , )
(d) ( , 2)

2004
52. If f ( x ) = sin x + cos x, g ( x ) = x 2 1, then g ( f ( x )) is
invertible in the domain
[IIT JEE]

(b) ,
(a) 0,
2
4
4

(c) ,
(d) [0, ]
2 2
1

[EAMCET]

(b) 3
(d) 1
if 3 < x 1

[ x ],

55. If f ( x ) = | x |, if 1 < x < 1 , then the set

| [ x ]|, if 1 x < 3

[EAMCET]
( x : f ( x ) 0) is equal to
(a) (1, 3)
(b) [ 1, 3)
(c) (1, 3]
(d) [1, 3]
56. If f : N Z is defined by

[BITSAT, OJEE]

(a) (1, 0)
(c) [0, 1)

cos nx
is 4 , then n is equal
x
sin
n

53. The range of the function sin (sin x + cos x ), | x | 1

is
[Kerala CEE]
(a) [1, 1]
(b) [1, 1]
(c) {0}
(d) {1}
(e) {1}

(b) {1, 4, 7}
(d) {7}
2x
3x
57. The period of the function sin + sin is
3
2
(a) 2
(b) 10
[OJEE]
(c) 6
(d) 12
1/ 2002

x
, then D f is
[RPET]
58. If f ( x ) =

1 | x |
(a) R [ 1, 1]
(b) ( , 1)
(c) ( , 1) (0, 1)
(d) None of these
[J&K CET]
59. Which one is not periodic ?
(a) | sin 3x | + sin 2 x
(b) cos x + cos 2 x
(c) cos 4x + tan 2 x
(d) cos 2 x + sin x
60. Which of the following functions have period 2 ?
[Guj. CET]

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

y = sin 2t + + 2 sin 3t + + 3 sin 5t

3
4

y = sin t + sin t
3
4
y = sin t + cos 2t
None of the above

2003
61. Range of the function f ( x ) =
(a) (1 , )

x2 + x +2
x 2 + x +1

; x R is

Chapterwise & Topicwise Solved Papers

(b) (1, 11 / 7)
(c) [1, 7/3]
(d) (1, 7/5)
62. Domain
of
f ( x ) = sin

1 1
(a) ,
4 2
1 1
(c) ,
2 9
63. Domain
f (x ) =
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

of
3

[IIT JEE]

Sets, Relations and Functions

(d) 2 + 3 x 2 3
66. The period of the function f ( ) = sin

definition
of
the

(2x ) + for real valued x, is

6
1 1
(b) ,
2 2
1 1
(d) ,
4 4
definition

of

+ log 10 ( x x ), is
4 x2
(1, 2)
( 1, 0) (1, 2)
(1, 2) (2, )
( 1, 0) (1, 2) (2, )
3

the

function
[IIT JEE]

| 11

(a) 3
(c) 9

+ cos is
3
2

(b) 6
(d) 12

[EAMCET]

67. The domain of the function f ( x ) = log 3 + x ( x 2 1) is

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
function
[AIEEE]

64. Domain of the function f ( x ) = sin 1 (log 2 x ) in the set

[Kerala CEE]
of real numbers is
(a) {x :1 x 2}
(b) {x :1 x 3}

1
(c) {x : 1 x 2}
(d) x : x 2
2

(e) x : x 2
2

65. Domain of the function f ( x ) = 2 2x x 2 is [AMU]

(a) 3 x + 3
(b) 1 3 x 1 + 3
(c) 2 x 2

( 3, 1) (1, )
[ 3, 1] [1, )
( 3, 2) ( 2, 1) (1, )
[ 3, 2) ( 2, 1) (1, )

[OJEE]

68. If n is an integer, the domain of the function sin 2x is

(a) n , n
2

(c) [(2n 1) , 2n ]

[MP PET]

(b) n, n +
4

(d) [2n, (2n + 1) ]

69. If b 2 4ac = 0 and a > 0, then domain of the function

[RPET]
f ( x ) = log {( ax 2 + bx + c)( x + 1)} is
b
(a) R
2a
(b) R ( , 1)
b
(c) ( 1, )
2a

b
(d) R ( , 1)

2a
70. If f ( x ) =
(a) (0, )
(c) {0}

1
x

, then domain of fof is

[J&K CET]

(b) ( , 0)
(d) {}

Topic 5
Inverse, Composition and
Different Types of Functions
2010
1. Let R be the set of real numbers and the mapping
f : R R and g : R R be defined by f ( x ) = 5 x 2
and g ( x ) = 3x 4, then the value of ( fog )( 1) is
(a) 44
(b) 54
[WB JEE]
(c) 32
(d) 64
2. If f ( x ) = x 2 1 and g ( x ) = ( x +1) 2 , then ( gof )( x ) is
(b) x 4 1
(a) ( x + 1) 4 1
[Kerala CEE]
4
4
(c) x
(d) ( x +1)
4
(e) ( x 1) 1

x 2
, x 1. The value of for which
x +1
[BITSAT]
f ( a ) = a, ( a 0) is
1
1
(b)
(a) 1
a
a
1
1
(c) 1 +
(d) 1
a
a
1
(e)
a
4. If f is a real valued function such that
f ( x + y) = f ( x ) + f ( y) and f (1) = 5, then the value of

3. Let f ( x ) =

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f (100) is
(a) 200
(e) 500

Sets, Relations and Functions

[Kerala CEE]

(b) 300

(c) 350

(d) 400

(a)

2009

5. Let f :[ 4, [ [ 4, [ be defined by f ( x ) = 5 x ( x 4)
then f 1 ( x )
[DCE]
(a) 2 4 + log 5 x

(b) 2 + 4 + log 5 x

1
(c)
5

(d) not defined

x ( x 4)

6. If f ( x ) = sin 2 x + sin 2 x + + cos x cos x + and

3
3
5
g = 1, then gof ( x ) is equal to
4
(b) 1

(a) 1

[UP SEE, Jamia Millia Islamia]

(c) 2

(d) 2

1
2
96
, then f + f + .... + f
97
97
97
4 +2
[UP SEE]
is equal to
(a) 1
(b) 48
(c) 48
(d) 1
8. If a function f satisfies f { f ( x )} = x +1 for all real
1
values of x and if f (0) = , then f (1) is equal to
2
1
(a)
[Kerala CEE]
(b) 1
2
3
(c)
(d) 2
2
(e) 0
9. If f : R R and g : R R are defined by f ( x ) = x 3
4

and g ( x ) = x 2 + 1, then the values of x for which

[Kerala CEE]
g { f ( x )} =10 are
(a) 0, 6
(b) 2, 2
(c) 1, 1
(d) 0, 6
(e) 0, 2
10. If f ( x ) satisfies the relation 2 f ( x ) + f (1` x ) = x 2 for
[Kerala CEE]
all real x, then f ( x ) is
2
2
x + 2x 1
x + 2x 1
(b)
(a)
6
3
2
2
x + 4x 1
x 3x + 1
(c)
(d)
3
6
2
x + 3x 1
(e)
3
1
11. If 2 f ( x 2 ) + 3 f 2 = x 2 1 for all x R {0}, then
x
f ( x 4 ) is

5x 4
(1 x ) (2x 4 3)

(b)

(1 + x 4 ) (2x 4 3)
5x 4

(d) None of these

5x 4
12. Let a and b be two integers such that 10a + b = 5 and
P ( x ) = x + ax + b. The integer n such that
[AMU]
P (10) P (11) = P ( n) is
(a) 15
(b) 65
(c) 115
(d) 165
(c)

7. If f ( x ) =

(1 x 4 ) (2x 4 + 3)

[AMU]

13. If f ( x ) = 2x 4 13x 2 + ax + b is divisible by x 2 3x + 2,

then ( a, b) is equal to
[EAMCET]
(a) ( 9, 2)
(b) (6, 4)
(c) (9, 2)
(d) (2, 9)
14. If f ( x + 2 y, x, x 2 y) = xy, then f ( x, y) equals
[Jamia Millia Islamia]

x 2 y2
x 2 y2
x 2 + y2
x 2 y2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
8
4
4
2
15. If D30 is the set of the divisors of 30, x, y D30 , we
30
define x + y = LCM ( x, y), x y = GCD ( x, y), x =
x
and f ( x, y, z ) = ( x + y) ( y + z ), then f (2, 5, 15) is
[MHT CET]
equal to
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 15
16. If the function f : N N is defined by f ( x ) = x , then
f (25)
[MP PET]
is equal to
f (16) + f (1)
5
5
5
(b)
(c)
(d) 1
(a)
6
7
3
17. If f : R R is defined as f ( x ) = (1 x )1/ 3 , then f 1 ( x )
[RPET]
is
(a) (1 x ) 1/ 3 (b) (1 x ) 3 (c) 1 x 3 (d) 1 x 1/ 3

2008
18. Let f : N Y be a function defined as f ( x ) = 4x + 3
where Y = { y N : y = 4x + 3 for some x N }. Show
that f is invertible and its inverse is
[AIEEE]
y3
3y + 4
(b) g ( y) =
(a) g ( y) =
4
3
y+3
y+3
(d) g ( y) =
(c) g ( y) = 4 +
4
4
19. If f : R R is defined by f ( x ) = x 3 , then f 1 (8) is
[KCET]
equal to
(a) {2}
(b) {2, 2, 2 2 }
(c) {2, 2}
(d) {2, 2}
1 + x
20. If f ( x ) = log
, 1 < x < 1, then
1 x

Chapterwise & Topicwise Solved Papers

2x
3x + x 3
is
f
f
2
1 + x 2
1 + 3x

[Kerala CEE]

(a) [ f ( x )]3 (b) [ f ( x )]2 (c) f ( x )

(d) f ( x )
(e) 3 f ( x )
21. If f :[ 6, 6] R is defined by f ( x ) = x 2 3 for x R ,
then ( fofof )( 1) + ( fofof )(0) + ( fofof )(1) is equal to
(b) f (3 2 )
(a) f ( 4 2 )
[EAMCET]
(c) f (2 2 )
(d) f ( 2 )
22. If f ( x ) = [ x 2], where [ x ] denotes the greatest integer
[OJEE]
less than or equal to x, then f (2 .5) is equal to
1
(b) 0
(a)
2
(c) 1
(d) does not exist
1 + x
23. The function f ( x ) = log
satisfies the equation
1 x
[WB JEE]
(a) f ( x + 2) 2 f ( x + 1) + f ( x ) = 0
(b) f ( x ) + f ( x + 1) = f {x ( x + 1)}
x + y
(c) f ( x ) + f ( y) = f

1 + xy
(d) f ( x + y) = f ( x ) f ( y)
24. The function f ( x ) which satisfies
f (x )
[WB JEE]
, is given by
f (x ) = f (x ) =
x
2
1 2
1
(a) f ( x ) = e x
(b) f ( x ) = e x
2
2
2
2
(d) f ( x ) = e x / 2
(c) f ( x ) = x 2 e x / 2
25. If f ( x ) = e and g ( x ) = log e x, then which of the
following is true ?
[MP PET]
(a) f {g ( x )} g{ f ( x )}
(b) f {g ( x )} = g{ f ( x )}
(c) f {g ( x )} + g{ f ( x )} = 0 (d) f {g ( x )} g{ f ( x )} =1
x

2007
26. Let the functions f , g, h are defined from the set of real
numbers R to R such that f ( x ) = x 2 1,
0, if x < 0
, then
g ( x ) = ( x 2 + 1) and h( x ) =
x, if x 0
[UP SEE]
ho ( fog )(x ) is defined by
(a) x
(b) x 2
(c) 0
(d) None of these
[KCET]
27. If f : R R is defined by f ( x ) = | x |, then
1
(a) f ( x ) = x
1
(b) f 1 ( x ) =
|x|
(c) the function f 1 ( x ) does not exist
1
(d) f 1 ( x ) =
x

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28. Let [ x ] denote the greatest integer x. If f ( x ) = [ x ] and

8
8
g ( x ) = | x |, then the value of f g g f
5
5
is
[Kerala CEE]
(a) 2
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 0
(e) 1
29. If
and
then
f ( x ) = ax + b
g ( x ) = cx + d,
[AMU]
f {g ( x )} = g{ f ( x )} is equivalent to
(a) f ( a ) = g ( c)
(b) f ( b) = g ( b)
(c) f ( d ) = g ( b)
(d) f ( c) = g ( a )
30. If Q denotes the set of all rational numbers and
p
p
f = p 2 q 2 for any Q, then observe the
q
q
following statements.
p
p
I. f is real for each Q.
q
q
p
p
II. f is a complex number for each Q.
q
q
[EAMCET]
Which of the following is correct ?
(a) Both I and II are true (b) I is true, II is false
(c) I is false, II is true
(d) Both I and II are false
31. If f : R R and g : R R are defined by f ( x ) = x [ x ]
and g ( x ) = [ x ] for x R , where [ x ] is the greatest integer
not exceeding x, then for every x R , f ( g ( x )) is equal to
[EAMCET]

(a) x

(b) 0

(c) f ( x )

32. The inverse of the function y =

(d) g ( x )

10 x 10 x
10 x + 10 x

is

[OJEE, WB JEE]

1
log 10
2
1
(c) log 10
2

(a)

1 + x

1 x
1 x

1 + x

(b)

2 + x
1
log 10

2
2 x

(d) None of these

33. If f ( x ) f (1 / x ) = f ( x ) + f (1 / x ) and f ( 4) = 65, then

[OJEE]
f (6) is
(a) 65
(b) 217
(c) 215
(d) 64
ax + b
34. Let f ( x ) =
. Then, fof ( x ) = x provided that
cx + d
[MHT CET]
(a) d = a
(b) d = a
(c) a = b = c = d =1
(d) a = b =1
35. The graph of the function of y = f ( x ) is symmetrical
about the line x = 2, then
[MP PET]
(a) f ( x + 2) = f ( x 2)
(b) f (2 + x ) = f (2 x )
(c) f ( x ) = f ( x )
(d) f ( x ) = f ( x )
36. If f : R R is given by

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1, when x is rational
,
f (x ) =
1, when x is irrational
then ( fof )(1 3 ) is equal to
(a) 1
(b) 1
(d) 0
(c) 3

2006

1,

37. Let g ( x ) = 1 + x [ x ] and f ( x ) = 0,

1

Sets, Relations and Functions

f ( x ) f ( y)

x <0
x = 0, then for
x >0

x
39. If f ( x ) =
, x 1 then ( fofo . . . of ) ( x ) is equal to
1442443
x 1
19 times

(a)

x
x 1

x
(b)

x 1

(c)

19x
x 1

[UP SEE]

(d) x

40. If [ x ] denotes the greatest integer x, then

2 2 1 2 2
2 98
3 + 3 + 99 + 3 + 99 + . . . + 3 + 99 is equal to
[Kerala CEE]

(a) 99
(b) 98
(c) 66
(d) 65
(e) 33
41. If f : R R is defined by
x<4
x + 4 for

f ( x ) = 3x + 2 for 4 x < 4 ,
x 4 for
x4

then the correct matching of List I from List II is

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

List I
f ( 5) + f ( 4 )
f (| f ( 8 )| )
f ( f 7 ) + f ( 3 ))
f ( f ( f ( f ( 0 )))) + 1

List II
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)

[WB JEE, Jamia Millia Islamia]

[J&K CET]

[DCE]
all x, f [ g ( x )]is equal to
(a) x
(b) 1
(c) f ( x )
(d) g ( x )
2x 1
38. If f ( x ) =
( x 5), then f 1 ( x ) is equal to
x +5
x +5
5x + 1
1
(b)
(a)
,x
, x 2 [UP SEE]
2x 1
2
2x
x 5
5x 1
1
(d)
(c)
,x
, x 2
2x + 1
2
2x

19

1 x
f + f ( xy) has the value
2 y

14
4
11
1
1
0
[EAMCET]

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

(A) (B) (C) (D)
(a) (iii) (vi) (ii) (v)
(b) (iii) (iv) (ii) (v)
(c) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(d) (iii) (vi) (v) (ii)
42. If f ( x ) = cos (log x ), then

(a) 1
(b) 1/2
(c) 2
(d) 0
43. Which of the following functions is inverse of itself ?
1 x
(a) f ( x ) =
(b) f ( x ) = 3 log x [BCECE]
1+ x
(c) f ( x ) = 3 x ( x + 1)
(d) None of these
44. If y = f ( x ) =

x +2
, then
x 1

[Jamia Millia Islamia]

(a) x = f ( y)
(b) f (1) = 3
(c) y increases with x for x <1
(d) f is a rational function of x
45. If f (0) = 1, f (1) = 5, f (2) = 11, then the equation of
polynomial of degree two is
[MHT CET]
(a) x 2 + 1 = 0
(b) x 2 + 3x + 1 = 0
(d) None of these
(c) x 2 2x + 1 = 0
46. If f ( x ) = ( a x n )1/ n , where a > 0 and n N , then
[MP PET]
fof ( x ) is equal to
n
(a) a
(b) x
(c) x
(d) a n

2005
47. The second degree polynomial f ( x ), satisfying
f (0) = 0, f (1) = 1, f ( x ) > 0 for all x (0, 1) [IIT JEE]
(a) f ( x ) =
(b) f ( x ) = ax + (1 a ) x 2 ; a (0, )
(c) f ( x ) = ax + (1 a ) x 2 , a (0, 2)
(d) no such polynomial
48. If X and Y are two non-empty sets where f : X Y is
function is defined such that
f (C ) = { f ( x ) : x C } for C X
1
and f ( D ) = {x : f ( x ) D} for D Y ,
for any A X and B Y , then
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

[IIT JEE]

f ( f ( A )) = A
f 1 ( f ( A )) = A only if f ( X ) = Y
f ( f 1 ( B )) = B only if B f ( x )
f ( f 1 ( B )) = B

49. The function f satisfies the functional equation

x + 59
3 f (x ) + 2 f
= 10x + 30 for all real x 1. The
x 1
[Kerala CEE]
value of f ( 7) is
(a) 8
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 11
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x
, x 1, for what value of is
x +1
[Kerala CEE]
f [ f ( x )] = x ?
(a) 2
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 2
(e) 1
If f ( x + y, x y) = xy, then the arithmetic mean of
[AMU]
f ( x, y) and f ( y, x ) is
(a) x
(b) y
(c) 0
(d) None of these
ax + b
The function f : C C defined by f ( x ) =
for
cx + d
x C where bd 0 reduces to a constant function, if
[EAMCET]
(a) a = c
(b) b = d
(c) ad = bc
(d) ab = cd
Let f : (2, 3) (0, 1) be defined by f ( x ) = x [ x ], then
[OJEE]
f 1 ( x ) equals
(a) x 2
(b) x +1
(c) x 1
(d) x + 2
The value of b and c for which the identity
is
satisfied,
where
f ( x + 1) f ( x ) = 8x + 3

50. If f ( x ) =

51.

52.

53.

54.

[BCECE]
f ( x ) = bx 2 + cx + d, are
(a) b = 2, c = 1
(b) b = 4, c = 1
(c) b = 1, c = 4
(d) b = 1, c = 1
1 x
55. If f ( x ) =
( x 1), then f 1 ( x ) equals to [RPET]
1+ x
1
1
(c) f ( x )
(d)
(a) f ( x )
(b)
f (x )
f (x )

56. If f (2x + 3) = sin x + 2 x , then f ( 4m 2n + 3) is equal to

(a) only I, II
(c) only I, III
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(b) only II, III

(d) I, II, III
defined by f ( x ) = sin x

and

is

g : (1, ) R is defined by g ( x ) = x 1, then gof ( x )

is
[OJEE]
2
2
(a) sin ( x 1)
(b) sin x 1
(c) cos x
(d) not defined
1
61. If 2 f ( x + 1) + f
= 2x and x 1, then f (2) is
x + 1
[RPET]
equal to
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 5/3
(d) 5/2
62. If the function f :[1, ) [1, ) is defined by
[J&K CET]
f ( x ) = 2 x ( x 1) , then f 1 ( x ) is
2

x ( x 1)

1
(a)
2
1
(c) (1 1 + 4 log 2 y )
2

(b)

1
(1 + 1 + 4 log 2 y )
2

(d)

2003
63. If f : R R satisfies f ( x + y) = f ( x ) + f ( y), for all
n

x, y R and f (1) = 7, then f ( r ) is

(a)

7n
2

(b)

7( n + 1)
2

(c) 7n( n + 1) (d)

2004
57. Let f : R R : f ( x ) = x and g : R R : g ( x ) = x + 5,
[Kerala CEE]
then gof is
2
2
2
(a) ( x + 5) (b) ( x + 5 ) (c) ( x + 5 ) (d) ( x + 5) 2
(e) ( x 2 + 5)
2

58. If f : R R is defined by f ( x ) = x 2 6x 14, then

[Kerala CEE]
f 1 (2) equals to
(a) {2, 8} (b) { 2, 8} (c) { 2, 8} (d) {2, 8}
(e) {}
59. The function f : R R is defined by f ( x ) = 3 x .
Observe the following statements
I. f is one-one
II. f is onto
III. f is a decreasing function
Out of these, true statement are
[EAMCET]

7n( n + 1)
2

2x
1 + x
will be equal to
64. If f ( x ) = log
, then f
1 x
1 + x 2

[J&K CET]

(a) sin ( m 2n) + 2 2m n (b) sin (2m n) + 2 ( m n ) 2

(c) sin ( m 2n) + 2 ( m + n ) 2 (d) sin (2m n) + 2 2m n

[AIEEE]

r =1

[UP SEE]
2

(a) 2 f ( x ) (b) f ( x )

(c) 2 f (2x )

(d) 2 f ( x )

65. If the function f ( x ) is defined by f ( x ) = a + bx and

f r = fff . . . (repeated r times), then f r ( x ) is equal to
(a) a + b r x
(c) ar + bx r
b r 1
+ br x
(e) a
b

[Kerala CEE]

(b) ar + b r x
(d) a ( b r 1) + b r x

1
1

66. Let f x + = x 2 + 2 , x 0, then f ( x ) is equal to

x
x
[Kerala CEE]
(c) x 2 2
(d) x 2 + 1
(a) x 2
(b) x 2 1
(e) x 2 + 2
67. Suppose f :[ 2, 2] R is defined by
1, for 2 x 0
, then {x [ 2, 2]: x 0
f (x ) =
x 1, for 0 x 2
[EAMCET]
and f (| x | ) = x} is equal to

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Sets, Relations and Functions

Useful Results & Formulae

1.
2.

(i) ( A B) C = A (B C)

13. If A is a non-empty set in which number of

elements is n, then
(i) number of elements in A A = n2

(ii) ( A B) C = A (B C)
(i) A (B C) = ( A B) ( A C)

(ii) number of relations from A to A = 2 n

(ii) A (B C) = ( A B) ( A C)
3. (i) ( A B) = A B

(iii) the number of reflexive relation in A A is

2
2 n n.
(iv) number of mappings from A to A = nn

(ii) ( A B) = A B
4. If A and B are any two sets, then
(i) A B A and A B B
(ii) ( A B) = A B
(iii) ( A B) B = A B
(iv) ( A B) B =
(v) If ( A B) = A, then B =
(vi) A B = ( A B) (B A) = ( A B) ( A B)
where is symmetric difference operator.
5. If A , B and C are any three sets, then
(i) A (B C) = ( A B) ( A C)
(ii) A (B C) = ( A B) ( A C)
(iii) A (B C) = ( A B) ( A C)
(iv) A (B C) = ( A B) ( A C)
6. (i) n ( A B) = n ( A) + n (B) n ( A B)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
7. n ( A
8.

n ( A B) + n ( A B) = n ( A)
n (B A) + n ( A B) = n (B)
n ( A B) = n ( A B) + n ( A B) + n (B A)
B C) = n ( A) + n (B) + n (C) n ( A B)

n (B C) n ( A C) + n ( A B C)
(i) n ( A B ) = n (U) n ( A B)

(ii) A (B C) = ( A B) ( A C)
(iii) A (B C) = ( A B) ( A C)

12. If A and B are two non-empty sets, then

A=B

(b) {0}

1
(c)
2

17. Signum function =

18. If [ x] = x, then x must belong to the set of integers,

where [ x] is the greatest integer, then
(i) [ x + I ] = [ x] + I
(ii) [ x + y] [ x] + [ y]
(iii) [ x] + [ x] = 0, x I
(iv) [ x] + [ x] = 1, x I

(d)

10 + x
, x ( 10, 10) and
10 x
200x
, then k is equal to [EAMCET]
f (x ) = k f
100 + x 2
(a) 0.5
(b) 0.6
(c) 0.7
(d) 0.8
2
69. If f ( x ) = sin x and the composite function
68. If e f ( x ) =

1, x < 0
| x|
= 0, x = 0
x
1, x > 0

20. Range of f ( x) = ax2 + bx + c is

, , if a > 0 and
4a

D
, if a < 0. (where D = b 2 4ac)
,
4 a

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

(a) {1}

15. Any function can be expressed as the sum of even

function and odd function such that
1
1
f ( x) = { f ( x) + f ( x)} + { f ( x) f ( x)}
2
2

(ii) { x} = 1 { x}, if x I

11. If A B and C D, then ( A C) (B D)

(i) an even function, if f ( x) = f ( x)

(ii) an odd function, if f ( x) = f ( x)

19. x = [ x] + { x}, where { x} is fractional integer of x.

x, if 0 x < 1
(i) { x} =
0, if x I

(i) A (B C) = ( A B) ( A C)

AB=BA

14. Suppose f ( x) is a function, then it is

16. Absolute or Modulus function

x, if x < 0
= | x| =
x, if x 0

(ii) n ( A B ) = n (U) n ( A B)
9. If A has n elements, then P( A) has 2 n element.
10.

(v) number of one-one onto mapping from A to

A = n!

g ( f ( x )) = | sin x |, then the function g ( x ) is equal to

[OJEE]

(a)

x 1

(b)

(c)

x +1

(d) x

70. If a function F is such that F (0) = 2, F (1) = 3,

F ( n + 2) = 2F ( n) F ( n + 1) for n 0, then F (5) is equal
to
[J&K CET]
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 7
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Topic 1 : Types of Sets, Operation and Cartesian Product

1.
11.
21.
31.

(d)
(c)
(d)
(c)

2.
12.
22.
32.

(e)
(d)
(c)
(b)

3.
13.
23.
33.

(b)
(c)
(e)
(d)

4.
14.
24.
34.

(a)
(a)
(c)
(c)

5.
15.
25.
35.

(b)
(b)
(c)
(c)

6.
16.
26.
36.

(c)
(b)
(e)
(a)

7.
17.
27.
37.

Answers

(c)
(e)
(c)
(c)

8.
18.
28.
38.

(b)
(b)
(a)
(b)

9.
19.
29.
39.

(a)
(c)
(c)
(d)

10. (c)
20. (c)
30. (a)

Topic 2 : Relation, Equivalence Relation

1. (c)
11. (b)
21. (b)

2. (d)
12. (c)
22. (a)

3. (b)
13. (b)
23. (a)

4. (b)
14. (d)
24. (c)

5. (a)
15. (c)

6. (a)
16. (a)

7. (d)
17. (c)

8. (c)
18. (a)

9. (d)
19. (b)

10. (a)
20. (c)

4. (c)
14. (d)
24. (c)

5. (d)
15. (b)

6. (d)
16. (c)

7. (c)
17. (d)

8. (d)
18. (d)

9. (d)
19. (a)

10. (d)
20. (a)

8.
18.
28.
38.
48.
58.
68.

(b)
(c)
(d)
(c)
(e)
(c)
(b)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.
59.
69.

(a)
(b)
(e)
(b)
(a)
(b)
(c)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.
60.
70.

(b)
(b)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(d)

8.
18.
28.
38.
48.
58.
68.

(c)
(a)
(e)
(b)
(c)
(e)
(a)

9.
19.
29.
39.
49.
59.
69.

(d)
(a)
(c)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(b)

10.
20.
30.
40.
50.
60.
70.

(b)
(d)
(c)
(c)
(e)
(d)
(d)

Topic 3 : Types of Mapping

1. (c)
11. (c)
21. (a)

2. (c)
12. (b)
22. (d)

3. (c)
13. (c)
23. (b)

Topic 4 : Domain-Range, Odd-Even and Periodic Function

1.
11.
21.
31.
41.
51.
61.

(b)
(d)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(b)
(c)

2.
12.
22.
32.
42.
52.
62.

(b)
(c)
(a)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(a)

3.
13.
23.
33.
43.
53.
63.

(e)
(a)
(c)
(a)
(b)
(e)
(d)

4.
14.
24.
34.
44.
54.
64.

(a)
(c)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(c)
(d)

5.
15.
25.
35.
45.
55.
65.

(c)
(a)
(d)
(d)
(d)
(a)
(b)

6.
16.
26.
36.
46.
56.
66.

(c)
(c)
(d)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(d)

7.
17.
27.
37.
47.
57.
67.

(b)
(b)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(d)
(c)

Topic 5 : Inverse, Composition and Different Types of Functions

1.
11.
21.
31.
41.
51.
61.

(a)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(c)
(c)

2.
12.
22.
32.
42.
52.
62.

(c)
(a)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(b)

3.
13.
23.
33.
43.
53.
63.

(c)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(a)
(d)
(d)

4.
14.
24.
34.
44.
54.
64.

(e)
(a)
(d)
(a)
(a)
(b)
(d)

5.
15.
25.
35.
45.
55.
65.

(d)
(c)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(a)
(e)

6.
16.
26.
36.
46.
56.
66.

(a)
(d)
(b)
(b)
(b)
(d)
(c)

7.
17.
27.
37.
47.
57.
67.

(b)
(c)
(c)
(b)
(c)
(e)
(c)