GENIUS TUTORIALS

Solving Impossible Possibilities…

CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

1. If ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) , then the value of
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
is

a) b) c) 5 d) None of these
( ) ( )
2. If ( ) √ then has the value

a) b) c) √ d) None of these
√

3. If the function defined on . / by

√
( ) { is continuous, then is equal to

a) b) 2 c) 1 d)
√

4. The function ( ) , - , - (where, , - is the greatest integer less than or

equal to ), is discontinuous at
a) All integers
b) All integers except 0 and 1
c) All integers except 0
d) All integers except 1
5. Let , - denotes the greatest integer function and ( ) , -, then
a) ( ) does not exist
b) ( ) is continuous at
c) ( ) is not differentiable at
d) ( )

6. The function ( ) , - . / , - denotes the greatest integer function, is

discontinuous at
a) All
b) All integers points
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c) No
d) which is not a integer
7. If ( ) (√ √ ), then
a) ( ) is continuous but not differentiable at
b) ( ) is differentiable at
c) ( ) is not differentiable at
d) None of the above
( ) ( )
8. The function ( ) is not defined at . The value which

should be assigned to at , so that it is continuous at , is

a) b) c) d) None of these
9. Let be continuously differentiabe function such that ( ) and
( )
( ) . If ∫ ( ) ( ) then ( ) is equal to

a) 18 b) 24 c) 12 d) 36
( )

10. If ( ) is continuous at , then the ordered pair

√ √
{
( ) is equal to

a) . / b) . / c) . / d) . /

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11. If the function ( ) { is continuous at , then the value
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of is

a) b) c) d)

12. If ( ) , - 0 1 where , - denotes the greatest integer function, then

a) ( ) exists but ( ) does not exist

b) is continuous at
c) Both ( ) and ( ) exists but are not equal
d) ( ) exists but ( ) does not exist
13. Let , - be defined as
| | , -
( ) { | |
, -

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Where, , - denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to . Then, is

discontinuous at
a) Four or more points
b) Only two points
c) Only three points
d) Only one point

14. If ( ) , then on the interval , -

a) , ( )- and are both continuous

( )

b) , ( )- and are both discontinuous

( )

c) , ( )- and ( ) are both continuous

d) , ( )- is continuous but is not continuous

( )

15. Let be differentiable at and ( ) . If ( ) | ( )|, then at

is
a) not differentiable
b) differentiable if ( )
c) not differentiable if ( )
d) differentiable if ( )
16. If is a differentiable function and
( )
( ) then ∫ is

a) ( ) b) c) ( ) d) ( )
17. Let ( ) | | . Then, the set of all values of , at which the
function, ( ) ( ( )) is not differentiable, is
a) * + b) * +
c) * + d) * +
18. Let be the set of all points in ( ) at which the function,
( ) * + is not differentiable. Then, is a subset of which of the
following?

a) 2 3 b) 2 3 c) 2 3 d) 2 3

19. Let be the set of all real values of , where the function ( ) | | | |
( ) | | is not differentiable. Then, the set is equal to
a) * + b) (an empty set) c) * + d) * +

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20. Let ( ) { and ( ) | ( )| (| |). Then, in the interval

( ), is
a) not differentiable at one point
b) not differentiable at two points
c) differentiable at all points
d) not continuous

21. Let ( ) be a function defined by ( ) { | | √ }. If

be the set of all points at which is not differentiable, then has exactly
a) three elements b) five elements
c) two elements d) one element
*| | + | |
22. Let ( ) {
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Let be the set of points in the interval ( ) at which is not differentiable.
Then,
a) equals * + b) equals * +
c) is an empty set d) equals * +

23. Let be a differentiable function from to such that | ( ) ( )| | | ,

for all . If ( ) , then ∫ ( ) is equal to

a) 2 b) c) 1 d) 0
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24. Let ( ( ) | | ( ) | | is not differentiable at . Then,
the set is equal to
a) (an empty set) b) * + c) * + d) * +
25. For ( ) | | and ( ) ( ( )), then
a) is not differentiable at
b) ( ) ( )
c) ( ) ( )
d) is differentiable at and ( ) ( )
26. If and are differentiable functions in ( ) satisfying ( ) ( )
( ) and ( ) , then for some - ,
a) ( ) ( ) b) ( ) ( )
c) ( ) ( ) d) ( ) ( )

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27. Let ( ) { , , then is

a) Differentiable both at and at

b) Differentiable at but not differentiable at
c) Not differentiable at but differentiable at
d) Differentiable neither at nor at
( )
28. Let ( ) ( )
, and are integers, and let

be the left hand derivative of | | at . If ( ) , then

a) b)
c) d)

29. If is a differentiable function satisfying . / , then

a) ( ) ( -
b) ( ) ( )
c) ( ) but ( ) not necessarily zero
d) | ( ) ( -
30. Let ( ) || | |, then points where, ( ) is not differentiable is/are
a) b) c) d) 1
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31. The domain of the derivative of the functions ( ) { is
(| | ) | |

a) * + b) * + c) * + d) * +
32. Which of the following functions is differentiable at ?
a) (| |) | | b) (| |) | |
c) (| |) | | d) (| |) | |
33. The left hand derivative of ( ) , - ( ) at , is an integer, is
a) ( ) ( ) b) ( ) ( )
c) ( ) d) ( )
34. Let be a function defined by ( ) * +. The set of all points,
where ( ) is not differentiable, is
a) * + b) * + c) * + d) * +
35. Let be any function. Define by ( ) | ( )| . Then, is
a) Onto if is onto
b) One – one if is one – one

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c) Continuous if is continuous
d) Differentiable if is differentiable
36. The function ( ) ( )| | (| |) is not differentiable at
a) b) 0 c) 1 d) 2
37. The set of all points, where the function ( ) | |
is differentiable, is

a) ( ) b) , ) c) ( ) ( ) d) ( )
38. There exists a function ( ) satisfying ( ) ( ) ( ) and
a) ( ) b) ( )
c) ( ) d) ( )
39. For a real number , let , - denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to .
,( )-
Then, the function, ( ) , -
is

a) Discontinuous at some
b) Continuous at all , but the derivative ( ) does not exist for some
c) ( ) exists for all , but the derivative ( ) does not exist for some
d) ( ) exists for all
40. Let be a function defined as

( ) {

Then, is

a) Continuous if and
b) Continuous if and
c) Continuous if and
d) Not continuous for any values of and

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