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Sc Part 2
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Unit 2: Differentiation

1) Let f be a real value function and x ∈ Df 6) If a particle moves according to the law
f ( x + h) − f ( x ) x = 16t – 4 then acceleration at time t = 20
then lim when it exists is is
h→ 0 h
called A) 6
A) The derivative of f at a B) 0
B) The derivative of f at h C) 116
C) The derivative of f at x D) 4
D) The derivative of f at x = h
7) If a particle moves according to the law
x = et then velocity at time t = 0 is
x 7 − a7
2) The value of the lim is equal to
x→a x − a
A) 0
A) 0 B) 1
B) 0/0 C) e
C) 7a7 D) none of these
D) 7a6
dy
ax + b ax + b 8) If x = 2t, y = t2 then is equal to
3) The derivative of w.r.t is dx
cx + d cx + d
b A) 4t
A)
(cx + d ) 2 B) 2
a C) t
B) D) 4
(cx + d ) 2
C) 1
9) The derivative of sin (a + b) w.r.t x is
D) 0
A) cos (a + b)
4) The slope of the tangent to the curve y = x3
B) – cos (a + b)
+ 5 at the point (1, 2) is
C) cos (a – b)
D) 0
A) 6
B) 2
10) The derivative of x sina w.r.t x is
C) 5
D) 3
A) cos a
B) x cos a + sin a
5) If a particle thrown vertically upward
C) – x cos a + sin a
move according to the law, x = 32t – 16 t2
D) sin a
(x in ft, t in sec) then the height attained by
the particle when the velocity is zero is

A) 0
B) 32t
C) 16ft
D) 2ft
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x+a 16) The derivative of Sin-1a + Tan –1
a w.r.t x
11) The derivative of w.r.t x is is equal to
sin a

sin a − ( x + a ) cos a A)
1
A)
(sin a ) 2 1− a2
sin a − cos a B)
1
B)
sin 2 a 1 + a2
sin a − x − a C)
1
+
1
C)
1− a2 1 + a
2
sin 2 a
1 D) 0
D)
sin a

sin a 17) The value of e as sum of the series is

12) The derivative of w.r.t xis
cos a 1 1
A) 1 + + + ......
2 3
A) sec2 (ax + b) 1
cos a B) 1 + 2 + + ......
B) 3
sin a 1 1 1
− cos a C) 1 + + + ......
C) 1! 2! 3!
sin a 1 1 1
D) 0 D) 1 + + + ......
2 3 4
13) The derivative of tan (ax + b) w.r.t tan (ax 18) The base of the natural logarithmic
+ b) is function is
A) sec2 (ax + b) A) 10
B) a sec2 (ax + b) B) 2
C) b sec2 (ax + b) C) e
D) 1 D) none of these

14) If x = 2cos7θ, y = 4sin7θ then dy/dx is 19) The natural exponential function is defined
equal to by the equation

A) 4tan7θ A) y = ax
B) – 4tan7θ B) y = 2x
C) 4tan5θ C) y = ex
D) y = 3x
D) – 2tan5θ
–1 –1 20) The derivative of sin (sin a) w.r.t x is
15) The derivative of (sec x + cosec x) is
equal to A) cos (sina)
B) cos (sina) cosa
1 C) cos (cosa)
A)
x x2 − 1 D) 0
1
B) 21) If ay = x then the value of y is
1 + a2
C) 0 A) ax
1 1
D) − B) logax
x2 − 1 x2 + 1 C) x/a
D) a/x

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MCQs – Unit # 2: F.Sc Part 2 3
y x dy 28) the derivative of the function f(x) = sinx +
22) If = Tan −1 then is sinx + …. up to 9 times, is
x y dx

A) xy A) cosx + cosx + cosx

1 B) 9 cosx
B) C) 9 sin x
x + y2
2
D) 3 cos x
1 dy
C) 29) If x = cos2θ, y = 4sin2θ then is
1 + y2 dx
y
D)
x A) – 2
B) 2
23) The derivative of exp (sinx) is C) – 4
D) 4
A) exp (cosx) 30) The derivative of the function
B) sinx exp(cosx) 1
f ( x) = is
C) (cosx) exp (sinx) cos ecx
D) cosx exp (cosx)
A) Sec2 45o Cosx
2
24) The derivative of e w.r.to x is B) Sec245 o Sinx
C) – Cosec2 45 o Cotx
A) 2e D) Cosx
B) 2
C) 1 31) The derivative of the function y = tanx is
D) 0
A) tanx sec2 45 o + sec2 x tan 45o
x
25) The derivative of X is B) sec2x sec245o
C) Sec2 45o
A) X x–1 D) Sec2x
B) X.X x – 1
C) Xx (1+ln x) 32) A particle thrown vertically upward,
D) Xx ln x moves according to the law, x = 32 – 16t2
(x in ft, t in sec) then the maximum height
26) If δx or dx is quite small then the attained by the particle is
difference between dy and δy will be
A) 32ft
A) very large B) 16ft
B) large C) 48ft
C) small D) 2ft
D) negligible
33) If in a function y = x2 – 2x, x = 4,
27) If radius of a circular disc is unity then its increment in x = 0.5 then the value of
area will be differential of the dependent variable is

A) πχ2 A) 4.5
B) 2πχ B) 3.5
C) π C) 3
D) 2π D) 2.5

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MCQs – Unit # 2: F.Sc Part 2 4
34) If y = e2x then y9 is 42) The function f(x) = 1 – x2 increases in the
interval
A) e2x
B) 29 A) (- 5, 1)
C) 29 e2x B) (-5, 2)
D) 28 e2x C) (–5, 3)
D) (-5, -1)
35) In the interval (- ∞, ∞) the function
defined by the equation y = x3 is 43) The function f(x) = 1 – x3 decreases in the
A) increasing interval
B) decreasing
C) constant A) (-1, 1)
D) even B) (-2, 2)
C) (-3, 3)
36) The origin for the function y = x3 is a point D) All A, B and C are true
of
44) In the interval (-2, 3) the function f(x) = x2
A) Maxima is
B) Minima
C) Inflexion A) increasing
D) Absolute Maxima B) decreasing
C) neither increasing nor decreasing
37) If f′ ( c ) exists then f ( c) is a maximum or D) maximum
minimum value of f, only if
2
45) The function f(x) = is decreasing in the
A) f′( c) > 0 x
B) f′( c) < 0 interval
C) f′( c) = 0 A) (0, 2)
D) f′( c) = 1 B) (0, 3)
C) (0, 4)
39) If f′( c) < 0 for every c ∈ (a, b) then f is D) All A, B, C are true

A) increasing 46) The function f(x) = x3 – 1 is increasing in

B) decreasing the interval
C) constant
D) zero A) (-5, -1)
B) (-5, 1)
40) A function f will have a minimum value at C) (-5, 5)
x = a, if f′ (a) = 0 and f′′ (a) is D) All A, B, C are true

A) + ve 47) The function f(x) = 1 – x3 has a point of

B) – ve inflexion at
C) 0
D) ∞ A) origin
B) x=2
41) The function f(x) = x2 increases in the C) x=-1
interval D) x=1

A) [1, 5] 48) The function f(x) = x2 – 3x + 2 has a

B) [- 1, 5] minima at
C) [- 5, 1]
D) [-5, - 1] A) x = 1
B) x = 3/2

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MCQs – Unit # 2: F.Sc Part 2 5
C) x = 3 π π
D) x = 2 55) In the interval [− , ] the function f(x) =
2 2
cos x has a maxima at
x 3 3x 2
49) The function f ( x) = − + 2 x has
3 2 A) x = π/2
minima at B) x = - π/2
C) x=0
A) x=0 D) x = π/4
B) x=1
C) x = -1 56) The function f(x) = sin x decreases in the
D) x=2 interval

π  π
50) In the interval (0, ) the function A)  0, 
2  2
f(x) = cosx is  3π 
B) π , 
A) increasing  2 
B) decreasing  3π 
C)  , 2π 
C) neither increasing nor decreasing  2 
D) constant  π
D)  0, 
51) The function f(x) = 3x2 – 4x + 5 has a  2
minima at
57) The function f(x) = cos x increases in the
A) x = 2/3 interval
B) x = 2
C) x = 3  π
A)  0, 
D) x = - 2  2
52) The function f(x) = 5x2 – 6x + 2 has a π 
minima at B)  , π 
 2 
A) x=3  π 2π 
C)  , 
B) x=5  2 3 
C) x = 3/5  3π 
D) x = - 3/5 D)  ,2π 
 2 
53) In the interval (0, π) the function sinx has 58) The function f(x) = tan x increases in the
a maxima at the point
interval
A) x=0
 π
B) x = π/2 A)  0, 
C) x=π  2
D) x = π/4 π 
B)  , π 
 2 
54) In the interval (0, π) the function f(x) = sin  3π 
x has a minimum value at the point C)  π , 
 2 
A) x=0 D) All A, B, C is true
B) x = π/2
C) x = π/4
D) x=π

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MCQs – Unit # 2: F.Sc Part 2 6
59) The function f(x) = cot x decreases in the  π
interval D)  0, 
 3
 π
A)  0,  62) The function cosec x increases in the
 2 interval
π   π
B)  , π  A)  0, 
 2   2
 3π   3π 
C)  π ,  B)  π , 
 2   2 
D) All A, B, C are true  3π 
C)  ,2π 
 2 
60) The function f(x) = sec x increases in the
 π
interval D)  0, 
 4
π 
A)  , π  63) The function cosec x decreases in the
 2 
interval
 3π 
B)  π , 
 2  π 
A)  , π 
 3π   2 
C)  ,2π 
 2   3π 
B)  π , 
 5 π   2 
D)  π , 
 4   3π 
C)  ,2π 
 2 
61) The function f(x) = sec x decreases in the
 π 2π 
interval D)  , 
 2 3 
 π
A)  0,  64) Two positive real numbers, whose sum is
 2
40 and whose product is a maximum are
π 
B)  , π 
 2  A) 30, 10
 3π  B) 25, 15
C)  π ,  C) 20, 20
 2 
D) 19, 21

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