SOLVED EXAMPLES

x 2  2, x  1  x 2 1 
Ex.1 If f(x) =  , then Lim f(x) equals - Ex.5 lim  2  is equal to-
2x  1, x  1 x 1 x  1  x  3x  2 
 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (A) –2 (B) 1/2
(C) 3 (D) Does not exist (C) 0 (D) 1
Sol. lim f(x) lim = [2(1–h)+1]= 3 ( x  1)(x  1) 1  1
x 1 0 h 0 Sol. Limit = lim = =–2
x  1 ( x  2)(x  1) 1 2
lim f(x) = lim [(1+h)2 + 2] = 3
x 1 0 h 0 Ans.[A]
 LHL = RHL, so lim f(x) = 3. Ans.[C]
x 1
 x 2  (a  1) x  a 
1 / x
Ex.6 lim   is equal to -
1 e x a 
 x3  a3 
Ex.2 lim is equal to -
x 0 1  e 1/ x
a 1
(A) 1 (B) –1 (A) (B) a – 1
3a 2
(C) 0 (D) Does not exist (C) a (D) 0
1 e 1/ h
 x 2  (a  1) x  a   0
Sol. LHL = lim 
h 0 1 e 1/ h Sol. lim    form 
x a 
 x a
3 3
  0 
e 1 / h  1
= lim = –1 2x  a  1 a 1
h 0 e 1/ h  1 = lim = 2

x a 3x 3a 2
1 / h
1 e 1 0
RHL = lim = = =1 (D.L.Hospital rule) Ans.[A]
h 0 1  e 1/ h 1 0
LHL  RHL, so given limit does not exist. Ans.[D]
x 3
Ex.7 lim , is equal to -
x 3 | x 3|
2 x 2  3x
Ex.3 lim equals - (A) 1 (B) –1
x  3x 2  4
(C) 0 (D) Does not exist
(A) 1/2 (B) 2/3
(3  h )  3
(C) 3/4 (D) 0 Sol. LHL = lim
h 0 | (3  h )  3 |
2  (3 / x ) 2
Sol. = lim = Ans.[B] h
x  3  (4 / x 2 ) 3 = lim = –1
h 0 | h |
(3  h )  3
Ex.4 lim  x 2  1  x  equals - RHL = lim
x    h 0 | (3  h )  3 |
(A) –1 (B) 0 h
= lim =1
(C) 1 (D) None of these h 0 |h|
 1 
1/ 2  LHL  RHL, so limit does not exist.Ans.[D]
Sol. Limit = lim x 1    1
x   x2  
x | x |
 1 1  Ex.8 If f(x) = , then lim f(x) equals-
= lim x 1    ...  1 x x 0
x   2x 2 8x 4 
(A) 2 (B) 0
1 1 
= lim   3  ... = 0. Ans.[B] (C) 1 (D) Does not exist
x   2 x 8x 
 h  | h | tan 2 x  x
Sol. LHL = lim = lim (0) = 0 Ex.12 lim equals-
h 0 h h 0 x 0 3x  sin x
h | h | (A) 2/3 (B) 1/3
RHL = lim =2
h 0 h (C) 1/2 (D) 0
LHL RHL  does not exist. Ans.[D] Sol. The given limit is in the form , therefore
applying L 'Hospital's rule, we get
x 2 sec2 2x  1 2  1 1
Ex.9 lim is equal to - Limit = lim =  Ans.[C]
x 0 1 x  1 x x 0 3  cos x 3 1 2
(A) 1/2 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) 0 sin x  log(1  x )
 
Ex.13 lim is equal to -
x 1 x  1 x x 0 x2
Sol. Limit = lim
x 0 (1  x )  (1  x ) (A) 0 (B) 1/2
(C) –1/2 (D) Does not exist
1 x  1 x
= lim = 1. Ans.[C] Sol. It is in 0/0 form, so using Hospital rule, we have
x 0 2
1
cos x 
Limit = lim 1 x (0/0 form)
xe x  log(1  x ) x 0 2x
Ex.10 lim 2
equals -
x 0 x 1
 sin x 
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (1  x ) 2
= lim = – 1/2 Ans.[C]
(C) 3/2 (D) 2 x 0 2
 x2   x2 x3 x4 
x1  x   ....   x     ....
2! 2 3 4 sin x
Sol. lim     Ex.14 lim
x 
equals -
x 0 x 2 x
(A) 1 (B) 0
3 1 
= lim   x  ... = 3/2 Ans.[C] (C)  (D) Does not exist
x 0 2 6 
sin x
Sol. lim
x  x
 1 1 
Ex.11 The value of lim    2  is - = lim (a finite number between –1 and 1)/
x 0  x sin x  x 

(A) –1/2 (B) 1/2 =0 Ans.[B]

(C) –1/3 (D) 1/3 1/ x 2
 tan x 
Ex.15 lim   is equal to -
x 0  x 
sin 2 x  x 2
Sol. Limit = lim (A) e3 (B) e1/3 (C) 1 1(D) e
x 0 x 2 . sin 2 x
1/ x 2
2  x  x 3 / 3  .... 
 3  Limit = lim  
 x  x  ...  x 2 Sol.
x 0 
 3!   x 
= lim  
2
x 0 1/ x 2
 x 3   x3 
x 2  x   ... = lim 1  
 3!  x 0 3 

1
x 2  x 4  ....  x 2 [ x  0, so neglecting higher powers of x]
= lim 3 = – 1/3 Ans.[C] 1/ 3
x 0 2  3/ x2 
 x2    x2  
4
x 1   ... = lim 1   = e1/3 Ans.[B]
3! x 0  3 
   

 x  sin x  x2  x2
x 3
Ex.16 If f(x) = , then lim f(x) equals - Sol. Limit = lim   .  .
x  cos 2 x x  x  x  1   x  1 

(A) 0 (B)  x 3
1 2 / x  1 2 / x 
(C) 1 (D) None of these = lim   . 
x   1  1 / x   1  1 / x 

{1  (sin x / x )}
Sol. lim f(x) = lim lim [(1  2 / x ) x / 2 ]2 3
x  x  {1  (cos x / x )}
2 x  1 2 / x 
= . lim  
lim (1  1 / x ) x x   1  1/ x 
x 
1 0
= = 1. Ans.[C]
1 0 e2
= .1 = e Ans.[B]
e

Ex.17 If G (x) = – 25  x 2 , x (log x ) 3

Ex.20 The value of lim is -
G ( x )  G (1) x  1 x  x2
then lim equals -
x 1 x 1 (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (4) 1/2
(A) 1/24 (B) 1/5
(C) – 24 (D) None of these x (log x ) 3  
Sol. lim  form 
x  1 x  x2  
Sol. Here G(1) = – 25  x 2 = – 24
 Given limit (log x ) 3  3(log x ) 2  
= lim  form 
x  1  2x  
 25  x 2  24 0 
= lim  form  1 1
x 1 x 1 0  3(log x ) 2 .  6(log x ).
= lim x x
x x  2
= lim (By L Hospital ruel)
x 1
25  x 2 3(log x ) 2  6 log x  
=. lim  form 
1 x  2x   
= Ans.[D]
24 1 6
6(log x ) 
f (x)  3 = lim x x
Ex.18 If f(9) = 9 and f'(9) = 4, then lim is x  2
x 9 x 3
log x  1  
equal to - = 3 lim  form 
x  x   
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 9
(1 / x )
Sol. Given limit is in 0/0 form, so using Hospital = 3 lim = 0. Ans.[A]
x  1
rule, we get
1 sin x º
.f ( x )
2 f (x) Ex.21 lim is equal to -
x 0 x
Limit = lim
x 9 1
(A) 1 (B)  (C) x (D) /180
2 x
sin( / 180) x
f (9). 9 4.3
Sol. Limit = lim
x 0 x
=  =4 Ans.[C]
f (9) 3 ( / 180) cos( / 180) x
= lim
x 3 x 0 1
x2
Ex.19 lim   is equal to - 
x   x  1 
= Ans.[D]
180
(A) 1 (B) e (C) e2 (D) e3
 x  1, x  0  
1/ x
 Sol. Let y = lim   tan 1 x 
Ex.22 If f(x) =  1 / 4, x  0 then lim f(x) equals - x   2 
x 0
 x2, x  0 –1
 = lim (cot x) 1/x
x 
(A) 0 (B) 1
log cot 1 x  
(C) –1 (D) Does not exist  log y = lim  form 
x  x  
Sol. Here lim f(x) = lim x2 = 0 1
x 0 x 0 = lim – (0x  form)
and lim f(x) = lim (x–1) = –1
x  (1  x ) cos 1 x
2

x 0 x 0
(1  x 2 ) 1 0 
 lim f(x)  lim f(x) = – lim 1
 form 
x 0 x 0
x  cot x 0 
2x
 lim f(x) does not exist. Ans.[D]
x 0 (1  x 2 ) 2 x
= – lim = – 2 lim
x  1 x  1  x 2
2x 1 1 x2
Ex.23 lim equals -
x 0 (1  x )  1 1
= – 2 lim =0 y = e0 = 1.Ans.[B]
x  2 x
(A) log 2 (B) 2 log 2
(C) 1/2 log 2 (D) 2
x (2 x  1)
Sol. Given Limit Ex.26 lim equals -
x 0 1  cos x
2x 1 1 x 1 (1) 0 (2) log 2
= lim 
x 0 (1  x )  1 1 x 1 (3) 2 log 2 (4) None of these
2x 1 x2
2 1
x Sol. The given limit = lim .
= lim lim ( 1  x  1) x 0 x 1  cos x
x 0 x x 0
2x 1 x2
x = lim lim
2 log 2 x 0 x x 0 2 sin 2 x
= 2. lim = 2. log 2 Ans.[B]
x 0 1 2
2
 x/2 
= log x . 2 lim  
x 0 sin( x / 2) 
Ex.24 If a,b,c,d are positive real numbers, then  
c  dn = 2 log 2. Ans.[C]
 1 
lim 1   is equal to -
n   a  bn 
a x
(A) ed/b (B) ec/a Ex.27 The value of lim   cot  is -
x 0  x a
(C) e(c+d)/(a+b) (D) e (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) a (D) a/3
c  dn
 1  a cos(x / a ) 
Sol. lim 1   (1 form) Sol. Given Limit = lim   
x  a  bn  x 0  x sin( x / a ) 
lim  1   a sin( x / a )  x cos(x / a ) 
= e x 1   1 × (c + dn) = lim  
 a  bn  x 0  x sin( x / a ) 
lim c  dn  a sin( x / a )  x cos(x / a )  (x / a )
= e x = a lim 
a  bn  × sin( x / a )
x 0  x 2

c
d  a sin( x / a )  x cos(x / a )   0 
  0 form 
lim = a lim 
= e x n = ed/b Ans.[A] x 0  x 2
  
a/nb
 cos(x / a )  cos(x / a )  ( x / a ) sin( x / a ) 
1/ x = a lim  
  x 0  2x 
Ex.25 lim   tan 1 x  equals -
x   2  =0 Ans.[A]
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C)  (D) –1
 LEVEL-1
 x, x  0

Question
Existence of limit Q.8 If f (x) =  1, x  0 then, lim f(x) -
x 0
based on
x 2 , x  0

 4x, x  0 (A) 0 (B) 1

Q.1 If f(x) =  1, x  0 , then lim f(x) equals- (C) 2 (D) does not exist
x 0
 3x 2 , x  0
 Q.9 lim x – [x] equals -
x3/ 2
(A) 0 (B) 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1/2 (D) 3/2
(C) 3 (D) Does not exist

  1, x  1 Q.10 Which of the following limits exists-

 x3, 1  x  1 (A) lim x |x| (B) lim [x]
 x 0 x 1 / 4
Q.2 If f(x) =  then-
 1  x , 1 x  2
(C) lim x sin 1/x (D) All the above
 3  x 2 , x2 x 0

(A) f(x) = 1 (B) lim f(x) =1 1

x 1 Q.11 lim (n  N) equals-
x a ( x  a ) 2 n 1
(C) lim f(x) = –1 (D) lim f(x) = 0
x 2 x 2 (A)  (B) – 
(C) 0 (D) Does not exist
Q.3 lim sin x equals-
x 

(A) 1 (B) 0  e1/ x  e 1/ x


(C)  (D) Does not exist Q.12 If f(x) =  e1/ x  e 1/ x , x  0 then
 0, x0
1 lim f(x) equals-
Q.4 lim sin equals- x 0
x 0 x
(A) 0 (B) 1 (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) Does not exist
(C)  (D) Does not exist
Q.13 If f is a odd function and lim f(x) exists then
1 x 0
Q.5 lim x sin equals-
x 0 x lim f(x) equals-
x 0
(A) 1 (B) 0 (A) 0 (B) 1
(C)  (D) None of these (C) –1 (D) None of these

Q.6 Let f(x) = x (–1)[1/x], x  0 where [ ] represent

Q.14 If [x] = greatest integer  x, then lim (–1)[x] is
greatest integer function then lim f(x) is - x 2
x 0
equal to -
(A) 2 (B) 0 (A) 1 (B) –1
(C) –1 (D) Does not exist (C) ±1 (D) None of these

x 
Question
Q.7 Which of the following limits does not exist- based on

|x|
(A) lim (B) lim {x + |x|} n2  n 1
x 0 x x 0 Q.15 lim equals-
n  1  3  5  .....  (2n  1)
(C) lim |x| (D) lim {x –|x|}
x 0 x 0 (A) 1 (B) 4/3
(C) 3/4 (D) 
 2x 3  4x  7 xe 1/ x
Q.16 The value of lim is- Q.25 lim equals-
x  3x 3  5x 2  4 x 0 1  e1/ x
(A) 2/3 (B) –7/4 (A) 0 (B) 1
(C) –4/5 (D)  (C)  (D) None of these

3n 2  1  2n 2  1 (n  2)!(n  3)!
Q.17 The value of lim is- Q.26 lim equals-
n  4n  3 n  (n  4)!

(A)
1
( 3– 2) (B)
1
( 3+ 2) (A) 0 (B) 
4 4 (C) 1 (D) None of these
(C) ( 3 – 2 ) (D) None of these
 1 2 3 n 
(2 x  3) (3x  4) Q.27 lim  2  2  2  .....  2  equals-
Q.18 lim = n n n n n 
x   ( 4 x  5) (5x  6)
(A) 0 (B) 1/2
(A) 0 (B) 1/10
(C) 2n (D) 2n
(C) 1/5 (D) 3/10
Q.28 The value of
sin 5x
Q.19 lim equals-  1 8 n 3 
x  x lim    .....  is -
n   1  n 4 1 n4 1  n 4 
(A) 5 (B) 1/5 (C) 0 (D) 1 
(A) 1 (B) 0
1 3 n (C) –1/4
 1   ... (D) None of these
Q.20 The value of lim 2 2 2 is-
n  25n 2  n  3
1 1 1 1 
(A) 0 (B) 1/100 Q.29 lim   2  3  ....  n  equals-
n  3 3 3 3 
(C)  (D) None of these
(A) 1/2 (B) 1/3 (C) 1 (D) 0

1  5  5 2  .....  5 n 1
Q.21 lim equals- Question
Factorisation method
n  1  25n based on

(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D)  1  sin 3 x

Q.30 The value of lim is-
x  / 2 cos 2 x
Q.22 lim (4n + 5n)1/n equals- 3 3
n  (A) – (B)
2 2
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 1 (D) 0
(C) e (D) None of these

 x 4  81 
x  sin x Q.31 The value of lim   is -

Q.23 lim equals- x 3
 x 3 
x  x  cos 2 x
(A) 0 (B) 1 (A) –27 (B) 108
(C)  (D) None of these (C) undefined (D) None of these

 1 2 n  x 1
Q.24 lim    .....   is equal to- Q.32 lim equals-
n 1  n 2
1 n 2
1 n2  x 1 2x 2  7 x  5
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) –1/2 (D) 1/2 (A) 1/3 (B) –1/3
(C) 1/2 (D) – 1/2
 1  x 1/ 3 2  1  cos x
Q.33 lim 2 / 3
equals- Q.41 lim equals-
x 1 1 x x 0 sin 2 x
(A) 1/3 (B) 1/2 2
(A) 2 (B)
(C) 2/3 (D) – 2/3 8
(C) 0 (D) None of these
Question
based on Rationalisation method
x  2a  x  2a
Q.42 lim equals-
x  2a
x 2  4a 2
1 x  1 x
Q.34 lim equals- 1 1
x 0
1 x2  1 x2 (A) (B)
a 2 a
(A) 1 (B) 1/2
1 1
(C) 0 (D) Does not exist (C) (D)
3 a 4 a
x 3
Q.35 lim equals-
x 3 x2  4x Question
based on Expansion method
(A) 0 (B) 3/2
(C) 1/4 (D) None of these e x  e  x
Q.43 lim equals-
x 0 sin x  sin x
Q.36 lim  (a 2 x 2  ax  1)  (a 2 x 2  1)  (A) 0 (B)  – 
x  
(C) –1 (D) 1
equals-
x cos x  sin x
(A) 1 (B) 2 Q.44 lim equals-
x 0 x 2 cos x
(C) 0 (D) 1/2
(A) 1/3 (B) 0
sin 4x (C) 3 (D) –3
Q.37 lim equals-
x 0 1  (1  x )
1  sin x  cos x  log (1  x )
(A) 4 (B) 8 Q.45 lim equals-
x 0 x3
(C) 10 (D) None of these
(A) 1/2 (B) – 1/2
3 5 x (C) 0 (D) None of these
Q.38 lim equals-
x 4 1 5  x
sin 1 x  tan 1 x
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1/3 (D) –1/3 Q.46 lim equals-
x 0 x3
(A) 1 (B) –1
xb  ab (C) 1/2 (D) –3/2
Q.39 The value of lim (a > b) is -
x a x2  a2
1 1 e x  e  x  2 cos x
(A) (B) Q.47 lim equals-
x 0
4a a ab x sin x

1 1 (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) –1 (D) –2

(C) (D)
2a a  b 4a a  b
x.2 x  x
Q.48 lim is equal to -
x 0 1  cos x
Q.40 The value of lim x3/2 ( x 3  1 – x 3  1 ) is-
x  (A) log 2 (B) log 4
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) None of these
(C) 0 (D) None of these
 x tan x (1  sin x )1/ 3  (1  sin x )1/ 3
Q.49 lim equals- Q.57 lim equals-
x 0 (e x  1) 3 / 2 x 0 x
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1/2 (D) 2 (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2/3 (D) 1/3

Question  ( x  h )1/ 3  x1/ 3 

based on L’ Hospital rule Q.58 lim   equals-
h 0  h 

1 2/3 1 1
Q.50 lim x log x equals- (A) x (B) x–2/3 (C) x 1/3 (D) 3x–2/3
x 0 3 3 3
(A) e (B) 1/e (C) 1 (D) 0
x  x 2  .....  x n  n
x am m Q.59 lim equals-
Q.51 lim equals- x 1 x 1
x a x an n
(A) n (B) 0
(A) m/n (B) 0
n2 n (n  1)
m m–n n n–m (C) (D)
(C) a (D) a 2 2
n m
Q.60 The value of lim [x tan x– (/2) sec x] is-
x  / 2

Q.52 lim tan x log sin x equals- (A) –1 (B) 0

x  / 2
(C) 1 (D) None of these
(A) 0 (B) 1
 1 1 
(C) –1 (D) None of these Q.61 The value of lim    is-
h 0  h (8  h )1 / 3
2h 

Q.53 lim n[a1/n–1] equals- (A) 1/12 (B) –4/3 (C) –16/3 (D) –1/48
n

(A) a (B) logea

1  sin x
Q.62 lim equals-
(C) 1 (D) None of these x  / 2
 
2
x  
 2
1 1 1
Q.54 Let f(x) = , then the value of (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D) –
18  x 2 2 2
f ( x )  f (3)
lim is-
x 3 x 3  x 
cos  
(A) 0 (B) –1/9 Q.63 The value of lim  2  is-
x 1 1  x
(C) – 1/3 (D) None of these
(A) 0 (B) /2 (C) 1 (D) 
a x
x a
Q.55 The value of lim = – 1, then a equals-
x a xx  aa 
Q.64 The value of lim sec log x is-
x 1 2x
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) e (D) –1 (A) /2 (B) 2/ (C) – /2 (D) –2/

(16  5x )1/ 4  2 Q.65 The value of lim cos x log (tan x) is-
x  / 2
Q.56 The value of lim is-
x 0 (32  3x )1/ 5  2 (A) 1 (B) –1
(A) 4/5 (B) 25/6 (C) 0 (D) None of these
(C) 3/8 (D) None of these
 1  log x  x cot px
Q.66 lim equals- Q.75 The value of lim is-
x 1 1  2x  x 2 x 0 cot qx
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) –1/2 (D) 1/2 (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) q/p (D) p/q
2
x tan 1 / x
Q.67 The value of lim Q.76 lim is equal to -
x – 
h 0 8x 2  7 x  1
sin( x  h ) log( x  h )  sin x log x 1 1
is- (A) – (B)
h 2 2 2 2
1
cos x cos x (C) (D) Does not exist
(A) + log sin x (B) 2
x x
sin x sin 2 x
(C) x cos x + log sin x (D) cos x log x + Q.77 lim equals-
x x 0 x cos x
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 1/2
 1  tan x 
Q.68 lim   is equal to- 1  cos x 2
 1  2 sin x 
x  / 4 Q.78 lim equals-
x 0 1  cos x
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –2 (D) 2
(A) 2 (B) 1/ 2
(C) 1 (D) None of these
Q.69 If f(a) = 3, f ' (a) = –2, g(a) = –1, g'(a) = 4, then
g ( x ) f (a )  g (a ) f ( x ) Q.79 The value of lim (y –2) cosec a (y –2) is-
lim equals- y 2
x a x a
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) a (D) 1/a
(A) –5 (B) 10 (C) –10 (D) 5
Q.80 The value of lim n[log (n+1) – log n] is-
n
(a  h ) sin (a  h )  a sin a
2 2
Q.70 lim
h 0
is equal to - (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) 2
h
(A) a2 cos a + 2a sin a (B) a (cos a + 2 sin a)
(1  x )1/ x  e
(C) a2 (cos a + 2 sin a) (D) None of these Q.81 lim equals-
x0 x
(A) e (B) e/2 (C) –e (D) –e/2
(1  x )  (1  x )
Q.71 The value of lim is- 1 x
x 0 sin 1 x  sin 2x 
Q.82 lim   equals-
x0  x 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 
(A) 1 (B) 0
 1 3  (C) 2 (D) None of these
Q.72 lim   equals-
x 1 1  x 1  x 3 

2 sin 2 3x
(A) 0 (B) – 1 (C) –2 (D) 1/3 Q.83 lim equals-
x0 x2
x5 (A) 9 (B) 18 (C) 6 (D) 1
Q.73 The value of lim x
is-
x  5 x 2
 x 1 
Q.84 lim   equals-
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e5 (D) e– 5 x    2x  1 

(D) 
Question
based on Some standard limit (A) 0 (B) e (C) 1

log (1  kx 2 ) 1  2x 
Q.74 The value of lim is - Q.85 lim sin–1   is equal to -
x 0 1  cos x x0 x 1 x2 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) k (D) 2k (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 1/2
 1/ x
Q.86 If lim
tan kx
= 3, then the value of k is- 1 x 
x0
Q.95 lim   equals-
sin 5x x 0  1  x 

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 15

(A) e (B) e2
(C) 1/e (D) 1/e2
Q.87 lim x(e1/x – 1) equals-
x

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D)  Q.96 lim (sec x) cot x equals-

x  / 2

(A) e (B) 1/e

Q.88 The value of lim ax sin (b/ax) is (a >1) -
x (C) 1 (D) None of these
(A) b log a (B) a log b
(C) b (D) None of these Q.97 The value of lim (cosec x)1/log x is -
x 0

(A) 1 (B) –1
d 1  cos x
Q.89 lim
x  0 dx  x2
dx is equal to- (C) e (D) 1/e

(A) 1/2 (B) –1/2 (C) 0 (D) 1

Q.98 The value of lim (tan x) tan 2x is-
x  / 4
     
Q.90 If lim x sin   cos   = k, then value of (A) e (B) e–1 (C) 0 (D) –1
x  8x   8x 
k is- 2x
 x 
(A) /4 (B) /3 (C)  /2 (D)  /8 Q.99 If f(x) =   , then-
 2x 
(A) lim f(x) = e–6 (B) lim f(x) = 2
1  x2 x2 x2 x2  x x
Q.91 lim 8 1  cos  cos  cos cos 
x0 x  4 
 2 4 2 (C) lim f(x) = e–3 (D) lim f(x) = e–4
x x
equals-
(A) 1/16 (B) 1/24 x
 a
1 1 Q.100 lim 1   equals-
(C) (D) x  x
28 29
(A) ax (B) e (C) a (D) ea

1 , 0 , 00 Forms
Question
x 3
based on
 4 
Q.101 lim 1  =
x 
 x  1 

 log (1  x ) 
1/ x
(A) e2 (B) e (C) e4 (D) e3
Q.92 lim equals-
x 0 
 x 

(A) e (B) e–1 (C) e2 (D) e–1/2 Q.102 The value of lim x1/x is -
x

(A) 0 (B) 1
Q.93 lim [1 + tanx]cot x equals - (C)  (D) None of these
x 0

(A) 1 (B) e
(C) e–1 (D) None of these Q. 103 The value of lim (x + ex)2/x is -
x 

(A) 1 (B) 2
Q.94 lim (1+ x)1/x equals- (C) e (D) e2
x 0

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

 LEVEL- 2
sin x, x  n, n  Z  sin(1  [ x ])
Q.1 If f(x) =  and  for [ x ]  0
 2, otherwise Q.8 If f(x) =  [ x ]
 for [ x ]  0
x 2  1, x  0, 2  0
 where [x] denotes the greatest integer  x,
g(x)=  4, x  0 then lim g[f (x)] =
x 0
 5, x2 lim f(x) equals -
 x 0 

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 5 (A) 1 (B) 0

(C) – 1 (D) None of these
Q.2 If [x] denotes the greatest integer  x, then
1 x  x 2 1
1 Q.9 lim equals-
lim {[12 x] + [22 x] + [33 x] + …. + [n2 x] x 0 sin 4 x
n  n3
(A) 1/8 (B) 1/4
equals -
(C) 1/2 (D) 1
(A) x/2 (B) x/3
(C) x/6 (D) 0
Q.10 If g(x) is a polynomial satisfying
g(x) g(y) = g(x) + g(y) + g (xy) – 2 for all real x
 1 1 1 
Q.3 lim    .....   equals- and y and g(2) = 5, then lim g(x) is -
n 
 2.3 3.4 n (n  1)  x 3

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 1/2 (D) 2 (A) –8 (B) 10

(C) 8 (D) None of these
1 x
Q.4 The value of lim is-
x 1 (cos1 x ) 2  1 
x 5 tan  2   3 | x |2 7
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 1/4 (D) 4 Q.11 lim  x  is equal to -
x   | x |3 7 | x | 8

Q.5 lim {log (n) logn (n + 1) ... logn k 1 (nk)}, 1

n 
n–1 (A) – (B) 0

k  N is - (C)  (D) does not exist
(A) 0 (B) k
(C) does not exist (D) None of these 2 x  2 3 x  6
Q.12 lim equals-
x 2 ( 2 )  x  21 x
 
log  x   (A) 0 (B) 1
Q.6 The value of lim  2
is-
x
 tan x (C) 8 (D) 
2

(A) 0 (B) 1 4n  (1) n

Q.13 lim equals-
(C) –1 (D) None of these n  5n  (1) n
(A) 0 (B) 
    
 3 sin  6  h   cos  6  h   (C) 4/5 (D) Does not exist
Q.7 lim 2       is equal to
  x
h 0 3h ( 3 cosh sin h ) Q.14 lim equals-
  x 
  x x x
(A) 2/3 (B) 4/3 (A) 0 (B) 1
(C) –2 3 (D) –4/3 (C)  (D) None of these
 sec 4 x  sec 2 x x sin x  log (1  x ) x
Q.15 The value of lim is- Q.23 lim equals-
x 0 sec 3x  sec x x 0 x3
(A) 1 (B) 0 (A) 1/2 (B) –1/2
(C) 3/2 (D)  (C) 1/4 (D) –1/4

Q.16 If x > 0 and g is a bounded function tan 2 x  2 tan x  3

Q.24 The value of lim1 is -
x  tan 3 tan 2 x  4 tan x  3
f ( x )e nx
 g( x )
lim is - (A) 0 (B) 2
x  e nx
1
(C)  (D) None of these
(A) 0 (B) f(x)
(C) g(x) (D) None of these x
x  5x  3  2 
Q.25 The value of lim  2 
is-
x 
 x x2 
x (1  1  x 2 )
Q.17 lim equals- (A) e2 (B) 24
x 0
1  x 2 (sin 1 x ) 3
(C) e3 (D) e4
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 1/2 (D) 1/4 sin x n
Q.26 lim (m < n) is equal to-
x 0 (sin x ) m
 1 2 n 
Q.18 lim    ....   is equal to-
(A) 0 (B) 1
n   1  n 2
1 n 2
1 n2 
(C) n/m (D) m/n
(A) 0 (B) – 1/2
(C) 1/2 (D) None of these
2  cos x  1
Q.27 lim equals-
x  (  x ) 2
cos (sin x )  cos x
Q.19 The value of lim equals- (A) 1/2 (B) 1/3
x 0 x4
(C) 1/4 (D) 1/8
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 6 4 2
Q.28 lim (log5 5x) log x 5 equals -
x 1
x
Q.20 lim equals- (A) 1 (B) e
x 0 | x | x 2
(C) –1 (D) None of these
(A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 0 (D) Does not exist
a x
 a 1/ x
Q.29 lim (a > 1, x > 0) is equal to -
x 0
a x
 a1/ x
 ( x  1)10  ( x  2)10  ....  ( x  100)10 
Q.21 lim   is (A) 1 (B) –1
x   x10  1010 

(C) 0 (D) None of these
equal to-
(A) 102 (B) 103 (C)  (D) 104 cot x – cos x
Q.30 lim is equal to-
x  / 2 (  2x ) 3
x 4 sin (1 / x )  x 2 1
Q.22 lim equals- (A) 1 (B)
x   1 | x | 3 16
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 16 (D) None of these
(C) –1 (D) 
 x n  sin x n   x 1  1  x  
Q.31 If lim is non-zero definite, then n Q.35 lim x  tan 1    tan   
x 0 x  sin x
n x    x2  x  2 
must be - equals-
(A) 1 (B) 2 (A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 3 (D) None of these 1 1
(C) (D) –
2 2
x  cos (sin 1 x )
Q.32 lim equals-
x 1 / 2 1  tan (sin 1 x ) e x  e sin x
Q.36 lim equals-
1 1 1 1 x 0 x  sin x
(A) (B) – (C) (D) –
2 2 2 2 (A) 0 (B) 1
(C)  (D) None of these
Q.33 If f '' (0) = 4, then the value of
2f ( x )  3f (2x )  f (4x )
lim is-
x 0 x2
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 2 (D) 0

Q.34 lim (x + (x– [x])2) equals-

x 2 

where [x] represent greatest integer function.

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
 LEVEL- 3
Q.1 If [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or Q.7 Let a = minm {x2 + 2x + 3} x  R and
equal to x, then 1 – cos  n

lim
[ x ]  [2x ]  [3x ]  .....  [nx ]
equals -
b = lim
0 2
the value of a b
r 1
r n –r
is -
n  n2
2 n 1 – 1 2 n 1  1
(A) x/2 (B) x/3 (C) x (D) 0 (A) (B)
3 .2 n 3 .2 n
x 4 n 1 – 1
tan (C) (D) None of these
Q.2 The value of lim (2  x ) 2 is equal to - 3 .2 n
x 1
sin x
(A) e–2/ (B) e1/ (C) e2/ (D) e–1/  sin x  x sin x
Q.8 The value of lim   -
x 0  x 

Q.3 If { }  represent fractional part of x then (A) e–1 (B) e

e{x} – {x} – 1 (C) 1 (D) None of these
lim is equal to where [·]
x [ a ] {x}2  1x  2 x  3x  ......  n x 
1/ x

Q.9 lim   is equal to -

represent G.I.F. x 0  n 
 
(A) 0 (B) 1/2 (A) (n !)n (B) (n !)1/n
(C) e–2 (D) None of these (C) n ! (D) n(n !)

x 2n  1 2 x  3x1/ 3  4x1/ 4  .....  nx1/ n

Q.4 Let f (x), lim then - Q.10 lim
n  x 2n  1 x  (2x – 3)1/ 2  (2x – 3)1/ 3  .....  (2x – 3)1/ n
(A) f (x) = 1, for |x| > 1 (A) 1 (B) 
(B) f (x) = –1 for |x| < 1
(C) 2 (D) None of these
(C) f (x) is not defined for any value of x
(D) f (x) = 1 for |x| = 1 sin x
Q.11 lim [(minm (y2 – 4y + 11)) ] where [ ]
x 0 x
2 x 3 represent greatest integer function is -
Q.5 If f (x) = , g (x) = and
x 3 x4 (A) 5 (B) 6
2(2x  1) (C) 7 (D) None of these
h (x) = – then
x 2  x  12
2 sin x – sin 2x
lim [f(x) + g(x) +h(x)] is- Q.12 If f(x) is the integral of , x 0
x 3 x3
(A) –2 (B) –1 then find lim f (x) -
x 0
2 (A) 1 (B) 1/2
(C) – (D) 0
7 (C) 3/2 (D) None of these

Q.13 If f (x) is a continuous function from f : R  R

x  ai
Q.6 If Ai = , i = 1, 2,..., n and if 100
| x  ai | and attains only irrational value’s then  f (r )
a1 < a2 < a3 < ... an. Then lim (A1A2 …..An), r 1
x a m
is equal to -
1mn 200
(A) is equal to (–1)m (A) 100 (B)  f (r )
r 101
(B) is equal to (–1)m+1
10
(C) is equal to (–1)m–1
(D) does not exist
(C)  f (r )
r 1
(D) None of these
 1 cos(x 1)
 e1/ x – 1 
 x 3  2x 2  x  1  ( x 1) 2 Q.19 Statement – I : lim [x]  1/ x  (where [ ]
Q.14 The value of lim  

is - x 0
e 1 
x 1
 x 2
 2 x  3 
represent greatest integer function) does not
(A) e (B) e1/2 exist.
(C) 1 (D) None of these
 e1/ x – 1 
Q.15 Given a real valued function f such that Statement-II : lim  1/ x  does not exist.
x 0 e
 1 
 tan 2 {x}
 2 2
, x0
 ( x – [ x ] ) Q.20 Statement-I : The graph of the function
f(x) =  1 , x0
 {x} cot{x}, x  0 y = f(x) has a unique tangent at the point

 (a, 0) through which the graph passes then
where [ ] represent G.I.F. and { } represent loge (1  6 (f ( x ))
lim =2
fractional part of x x a 3f ( x )
(A) lim f(x) = 1
x 0 Statement-II : Since the graph passes through
(B) lim– f(x) = cot 1 (a, 0). Therefore f(a) = 0, when f(a) = 0 given
x 0

(C) tan–1  lim f ( x )  = /4

limit is zero by zero form. So that it can be
 x 0  evaluate by using L’Hospital’s rule.
(D) All of the above

sin [cos x ] Q. 21 Statement-I : when | x | < 1,

Q.16 lim is -
x 0 1  cos [cos x ] log ( x  2)  x 2 n cos x
lim = log(x + 2)
(A) 1 (B) 0 n  x 2n  1
(C) does not exist (D) None of these
Statement-II : For –1 < x < 1,
 x   sin x   as n  , x2n  0.
Q.17 The value of lim  100  99 
x 0   sin x   x  
1
where [ ] represent greatest integer function - Q.22 Statement -I : lim x sin   = 1
(A) 199 (B) 198 x 0 x
(C) 0 (D) None of these
1
 x 1
3  Statement -II : lim y sin   = 1
Q.18 If lim  2 – (ax  b)  = 2 then y  y
x 
 x 1 
(A) a = 1, b = 1 (B) a = 1, b = 2 1 cos 2x
(C) a = 1, b = – 2 (D) None of these
Q.23 Statement -I : lim 2 exist's.
x 0 x
 Statement type Questions
Statement -II : lim f(x) exists if the left hand
All questions are Assertion & Reason type questions. x a
Each of these questions contains two statements: limit is equal to right hand limit.
Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason).
Answer these questions from the following four 
option. Q.24 Statement -I : Value of lim (sinx)tanx is 1.
x  / 2
(A) Statement-I and Statement-II are true
Statement-II is the correct explanation of lim f ( x ) g ( x )
Statement-I Statement -II: lim (1 + f(x))g(x) is e xa ,
x a
(B) Statement-I Statement-II are true but
Statement-II is not the correct explanation of If lim f(x) = 0 and lim g(x) = 
x a x a
Statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is true but Statement-II is false 
(D) Statement-I is false but Statement-II is true. 
  Passage Based Questions  Column Matching Questions

Passage :- Match the entry in Column 1 with the entry

Let m, n are non zero integers and in Column 2.
tan mx  n sin x
lim = an integer.
x 0 x3 Q.30 lim f(x) is less than equal to, where
x 0
On the basis of above information, answer the Column-I Column-II
following questions-
e e
x 2x
(A) f ( x )  (P) e
x
Q.25 Which of the following statement is true –
e x  ex
(A) m is should be an even but n is odd 
(B) f ( x )  (Q) – 2
 (B) both m & n should be odd sin x
(C) m is odd and n is even e 2x  e 4x
(C) f ( x )  (R) – 1
(D) both m & n are even integers x
(D) (1 + sin x)cosec x (S) 2
Q.26 The value of limit in terms of m & n is –
2m  n 2 2m 3  n Q.31 lim f(x), where f(x) is as in column-I is-
(A)  (B) x 0
6 6 Column-I Column-II
(C)   (D) None of these
tan[ e 2 ]x 2  tan[ e 2 ]x 2
(A) f(x) = (P) 2 /8
sin 2 x
Q.27 Is m & n are related as –
[5 / 2  tan x  tan 2 x ]  [5 / 2]
(A) m2 = n (B) m = n2 (B) f(x) = (Q) 15
tan x
(C) m = n (D) None of these
where [x] is the greatest
Q.28 The value of limit for m = 2 is – integer function
(A) 3  (B) 2 x cos x – log(1  x )
(C) f(x) = (R) 0
16  n x2
(C) (D) None of these
12 2  1  cos x
(D) f(x) = (S) 1/2
sin 2 x
tan (mx )  n sin x
Q.29 If lim = not an integer then
x 0 x3
for m = n = 1, the value of limit is–
1 1
(A) (B) –
2 2
(C) 2 (D) None of these
 LEVEL- 4
(Question asked in previous AIEEE and IIT-JEE)
SECTION –A 2x
 a b 
f (x)  1
Q.8 If lim 1    = e2, then the values of
Q.1 If f (1) = 1, f (1) = 2, then lim =
x   x x2 
x 1 x 1 a and b, are- [AIEEE 2004]
[AIEEE 2002]
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4 (A) a  R, b  R (B) a = 1, b  R

(1  cos 2 x ) sin 5x (C) a  R, b = 2 (D) a  1 and b  2

Q.2 The value of lim is-
x 0 x 2 sin 3x
[AIEEE 2002] Q.9 Let  and  be the distinct roots of
(A) 10/3 (B) 3/10
ax2 + bx + c = 0, then
(C) 6/5 (D) 5/6
x 1  cos (ax 2  bx  c)
 x 2  5x  3  lim is equal to -
Q.3 lim  2  = [AIEEE 2002] x  ( x  ) 2
x   x  x  3 
 
[AIEEE-2008]
(A) e4 (B) e2 (C) e3 (D) e
a2
(A) ( – )2 (B) 0
log x n  [ x ] 2
Q.4 lim , nN, (where [x] denotes
x  [x]
 a2 1
greatest integer less than or equal to x) (C) ( – )2 (D) ( – )2
2 2
[AIEEE-2002]
(A) has value – 1 (B) has value 0
(C) has value 1 (D) does not exist  1  cos{2( x  2)} 
Q.10 lim  [AIEEE-2011]
x 2 x2 
log (3  x )  log (3  x )  
Q.5 If lim = k, the value of
x 0 x
k is - [AIEEE 2003] (A) does not exist (B) equals 2
2 1 2 1
(A) – (B) 0 (C) – (D) (C) equals  2 (D) equals
3 3 3 2
Q.6 Let f(a) = g(a) = k and their n derivatives th

f n (a), gn(a) exist and are not equal for some n. SECTION-B
f (a )g ( x )  f (a )  g (a )f ( x )  g (a ) 2 cos x  1
Further if lim Q.1 lim = [IIT-1990]
x a g( x )  f ( x ) x  / 4 cot x  1
= 4 then the value of k is- [AIEEE 2003]
(A) 0 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 1 1 1
(A) (B)
2 2
  x 
1  tan  2  [1  sin x ] (C)
1
(D) 1
 
Q.7 lim  is- 2 2
x  / 2   x 
 1  tan    [   2 x ]3

  2  (2x  1) 40 (4x  1) 5
[AIEEE 2003] Q.2 lim = [IIT-1990]
x  (2x  3) 45
1 (A) 16 (B) 24
(A)  (B)
8 (C) 32 (D) 8
1
(C) 0 (D)
32
 1 x tan 2x  2x tan x
(1  cos 2x ) Q.10 lim is- [IIT-1999]
2 x 0 (1  cos 2x ) 2
Q.3 lim = [IIT -1991]
x 0 x
1
(A) 1 (B) –1 (A) (B) –2
2
(C) 0 (D) None
1
(C) 2 (D) –
2
xn  x 3
x
Q.4 lim
x  x
= 0 for [IIT-1992] Q.11 For x  R, lim   = [IIT Scr. 2000]
e x  x2
(A) no value of n
(A) e (B) e–1
(B) n is any whole number
(C) n = 0 only (C) e–5 (D) e5
(D) n = 2 only
sin ( cos 2 x )
Q.12 lim equals - [IIT Scr. 2001]
x 0 x2
 x 
Q.5 lim  = [IIT-1992]
x 0 1
 tan 2x  (A) – (B) 
(A) 0 (B) 1/2 (C) /2 (D) 1
(C) 2 (D) 

1/ x Q.13 The value of Integer n; for which

  
Q.6 lim tan   x  = [IIT- 1993] (cos x  1) (cos x  e x )
x 0
 4  lim is a finite non zero
x 0 xn
(A) 1 (B) –1
number- [IIT Scr. 2002]
(C) e2 (D) e
(A) 1 (B) 2
1/ x 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
 1  5x 2 
Q.7 lim   = [IIT- 1996]
x 0  1  3x 2 
 
Q.14 Let f : R  R such that f(1) = 3 and f ’(1) = 6.
(A) e2 (B) e
1/ x
(C) e–2 (D) e–1  f (1  x ) 
then lim   equals -
x 0
 f (1) 
log (1  2h )  2 log(1  h )
Q.8 The value of lim is- [IIT Scr. 2002]
h 0 h2
[IIT-1997] (A) 1 (B) e1/2
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) e2 (D) e3
(C) 0 (D) None of these
(sin nx ) [(a  n )nx  tan x ]
Q.15 If lim = 0 then the
1  cos 2 ( x  1) x 0 x2
Q.9 lim =
x 1 x 1 value of a is- [IIT Scr.2003]
[IIT-1998 similar to IIT- 1991] 1 n
(A) (B)
(A) does not exist because LHL  RHL n 1 n 1
(B) exists and it equals – 2 (C) n +
1
(D) n
(C) does not exist because x – 1  0 n

(D) exists and it equals 2

Q.16 If f(x) is a differentiable function and f (2) = 6, x2
a  a2  x2 
f (1) = 4, f (c) represents the differentiation of Q.19 Let L = lim 4 , a > 0. If L is
x 0 x4
f (2  2h  h )  f (2)
2
f(x) at x = c, then lim finite, then [IIT- 2009]
h 0 f (1  h 2  h )  f (1)
(A) a = 2 (B) a = 1
[IIT Scr.2003]
1 1
(A) may exist (B) will not exist (C) L = (D) L =
64 32
(C) is equal to 3 (D) is equal to –3

 
1
Q.17 Let f(x) be strictly increasing and Q.20 If Lim 1  x ln (1  b 2 ) x = 2 bsin2, b > 0 and
x 0
f (x 2 )  f (x)   ( –, ], then the value of  is - [IIT- 2011]
differentiable, then lim is-
x 0 f ( x )  f (0)
 
(A)  (B) 
[IIT Scr.2004] 4 3
(A) 1 (B) –1  
(C)  (D) 
(C) 0 (D) 2 6 2

 1
sin x 
Q.18 lim  (sin x )1/ x     , for x > 0-
x 0   x  
 
[IIT-2006]
(A) 0 (B) –1
(C) 2 (D) 1
 ANSWER KEY
LEVEL-1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A C D D B B A A C D D D A D A A A D C B
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. A B B C A A B C A B B B B D D D B D D A
Q.No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. B B D B B C B B B D C A B D B B C B D A
Q.No. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. D C D B C C D D B A B B A D C A C A D A
Q.No. 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Ans. D C B A C D B C A D C D B C B C D B D D
Q.No. 101 102 103
Ans. C B D

LEVEL-2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B B C C B A B B A B A C C B C B C B B D
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Ans. A C B B D A C B B B A B B D C B

LEVEL- 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A C D A,B C D C A B C B A B D D B B C B A
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Ans. A D D A D B C A A
30. (A)  P,R,S ; (B)  P,S ; (C)  P,Q,R,S ; (D)  P 31. (A)  Q ; (B)  R ; (C)  S ; (D)  P

LEVEL- 4
SECTION-A
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A A A A D B D B A A
,

SECTION-B
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ans. B C D B B C A B A A C B
Q.No. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C C C C B D A,C D