Limits of Functions

 1 1 1
sin2 t
n(n+1)
1. lim 1 sin2 t + 2 sin2 t + · · · + n sin2 t is equal to (a) n2 + n (b) n (c) 2
(d)
t→0
2
n Jee Main 2023
√ √
2. The value of lim 1+2−3+4+5−6+···+(3n−2)+(3n−1)−3n 2+1


√ √
2n4 +4n+3− n4 +5n+4
is : (a) 2
(b) 3 2 + 1 (c)
3
√ n→∞
2 + 1 (d) 2√3 2


2
Jee Main 2023

3. Let x =(2 be a root of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 and

1−cos(x2 −4px+q 2 +8q+16)
f (x) = (x−2p)4
, x ̸= 2p .Then lim [f (x)] is (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d)
0, x = 2p x→2p+

−1 Jee Main 2023

−cx
eax −cos(bx)− cxe2
4. If lim 1−cos(2x)
= 17,then 5a2 + b2 is equal to (a) 72 (b) 76 (c) 68 (d)
x→0
64 Jee Main 2023
√ √ 6 √ √ 6
( 3x+1+ 3x−1) +( 3x+1− 3x−1)
5. lim √ 6 √ 6 x3 is (a) 9 (b) 27 (c) 18 (d) 24 Jee Main 2023
x→∞ (x+ x2 −1) +(x− x2 −1)
  
1−cos2 (3x) sin3 (4x)
6. lim cos3 (4x) (loge (2x+1))5
is equal to (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 24Jee Main 2023
x→0

7. If α > β > 0 are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + 1 = 0, and

 1  
1−cos(x2 +bx+a) 2 1 1 1
lim1 2(1−αx) 2 = k β
− α
,then k is equal to (a) 2β (b) 2α (c) α (d)
x→ α
β Jee Main 2023

48
Rx t3
8. lim 4 6 dt is equal to ——– Jee Main 2023
x→0 x 0 t +1

9. Among:
1
(S1) : lim 2 (2 + 4 + 6 + · · · + 2n) =1
n→∞ n
(S2) : lim 116 (115 + 215 + 315 + · · · + n15 ) = 1
n→∞ n 16
(a) both (S1) and (S2) are true. (b) both (S1) and (S2) are false. (c) only (S2) is
true. (d) only (S1) is true. Jee Main 2023
cos(sin x)−cos x 1 1 1 1
10. lim x4
is equal to (a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 12
Jee Main 2022
x→0
 
1
1 
11. limπ tan2 x 2 sin2 x + 3 sin x + 4 2 − sin2 x + 6 sin x + 2 2 is equal to (a) 1
12
x→ 2
1 1
(b) − 18 (c) − 12 (d) − 16 Jee Main 2022

(x2 −1) sin2 (πx) π2 π2 π2

12. The value of lim 4 3 is equal to : (a) (b) (c) (d) π 2 Jee Main 2022
x→1 x −2x +2x−1 6 3 2

√

13. If lim n2 − n − 1 + nα + β = 0,then 8(α + β) is equal to (a) 4 (b) −8 (c) −4
n→∞
(d) 8 Jee Main 2022
αex +βe−x +γ sin x
14. If lim x sin2 x
= 32 ,where α, β, γ ∈ R,then which of the following is not correct
x→0
? (a) α + β + γ = 6 (b) αβ + βγ + γα + 1 = 0 (c) αβ 2 + βγ 2 + γα2 + 3 = 0 (d)
2 2 2

α2 − β 2 + γ 2 = 4 Jee Main 2022

 sin(cos−1 x)−x √ √
15. lim1 is equal to (a) 2 (b) − 2 (c) √1 − √12 Jee Main 2022
1−tan(cos−1 x) 2
x→ √
2

√
8 2−(cos x+sin x)7
√ √
16. limπ √ √
2− 2 sin 2x
is equal to (a) 14 (b) 7 (c) 14 2 (d) 7 2 Jee Main 2022
x→ 4

αx−(e3x −1) 14 3
17. Let β = lim 3x for some α ∈ R.Then the value of α + β is : (a) (b) (c)
x→0 αx(e −1) 5 2
5 7
2
(d) 2
Jee Main 2022
sin(3x2 −4x+1)−x2 +1
18. If lim 2x3 −7x2 +ax+b
= −2,then the value of (a − b) is equal to Jee Main 2022
x→1

(n+1)k−1 1
 
19. If lim nk+1
[(nk + 1) + (nk + 2) + · · · + (nk + n)] = 33 lim nk+1
1k + 2k + · · · + nk
k→1 k→∞
hen the integral values of k is equal to Jee Main 2022
1 1
 
3
ex −(1−x3 ) 3 + (1−x2 ) 2 −1 sin x
20. If β = lim x sin2 x
then the value of 6β is —– Jee Advanced 2022
x→0
√
x2 − x + 1 − ax = b,then the ordered pair (a, b) is : (a) −1, 12 (b)



21. If lim
x→∞

−1, − 12 (c) 1, − 21 (d) 1, 12



Jee Main 2021
sin2 (π cos4 x)
22. lim x4
is equal to : (a) 2π 2 (b) 4π 2 (c) π 2 (d) 4π Jee Main 2021
x→0
√ 
3 sin( π6 +h)−cos( π6 +h)
23. The value of lim 2 √ √ is : (a) √2 (b) 34 (c) 23 (d) 43 Jee Main 2021
h→0 3h( 3 cos h−sin h) 3

tan(π cos2 θ)
24. The value of the limit lim sin is equal to : (a) 0 (b) − 12 (c) 1
(d) − 14 .
θ→0 (2π sin2 θ) 4
. Jee Main 2021
′
25. Let f : R → R be a function such that f (2) = 4 and f (2) = 1.Then the value of
2
lim x f (2)−4f
x−2
(x)
is equal to : (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 8 Jee Main 2021
x→2

sec2
π
R x
4
f (x)dx
26. Let f : R → R be a continuous function.The limπ 2
2 is equal to : (a) 2f (2)
x→ 4 x2 − π16
√

(b) f (2) (c) 4f (2) (d) 2f 2 Jee Main 2021
2
x √
(sin t)dx
R
0 3 2 1
27. lim x3
is equal to : (a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 15
(d) 0 Jee Main 2021
x→0

2 +bx+c)
e2(x −1−2(x2 +bx+c)
28. If α, β are the distinct roots of x2 + bx + c = 0,then lim (x−β)2
is
x→β
equal to (a) b2 − ac (b) b2 + 4c (c) 2(b2 + 4c) (d) 2(b2 − 4c) Jee Main 2021
cos−1 (x−[x]2 ) sin−1 (x−[x]2 ) π π
29. The value of lim+ x−x3
is (a) π (b) 0 (c) 4
(d) 2
Jee Main 2021
x→0
 
x√
30. The value of lim √
8
1−sin x− 8 1+sin x
is equal to (a) 4 (b) 0 (c) −4 (d) −1
x→0
. Jee Main 2021
 h i
1 n n n 1 1
31. lim n → ∞ n
+ (n+1)2
+ (n+2)2
+ ··· + (2n−1)2
is equal to : (a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 1 (d)
1
2
Jee Main 2021
−1 x−tan−1 x
32. If lim sin 3x3
is equal to L,then the value of (6L + 1) is (a) 1
6
(b) 12 (c) 6 (d)
x→0
2 Jee Main 2021
 9 
x 9 5 7
(d) 15 Jee Main 2021
P
33. lim n(n+1)x2 +2(2n+1)x+4
is equal to : (a) 44
(b) 44
(c) 36
x→2 n=1

ax−(e4x −1)
34. If lim x → 0 ax(e4x −1)
exists and is equal to b,then the value of a − 2b is ——–
. Jee Main 2021
x −β loge (1+x)+γx2 e−x
35. If lim αxe x sin2 x
= 10, α, β, γ ∈ R,then the value of α + β + γ is ——
x→0
. Jee Main 2021
36. Let f (x) = x6 + 2x4 + x3 + 2x + 3, x ∈ R.Then the natural number n for which
n
lim x f (1)−f
x−1
(x)
= 44 is —— Jee Main 2021
x→1

aex −b cos x+ce−x

37. If lim x sin x
= 2,then a + b + c is equal to —— Jee Main 2021
x→0

38. Let f (x) be a polynomial of degree 6 in x,in which the co-efficient of x6 is unity and
its extrema at x = −1 and x = 1.If lim fx(x)
3 = 1,then 5f (2) is equal to ———-
x→0
. Jee Main 2021
√ !
1+x2 +x4 −1
x e x −1
√
39. lim √
1+x2 +x4 −1
(a) is equal to 0 (b) is equal to
e (c) is equal to 1 (d) does
x→0
not exist. Jee Main 2020
√
2 1−cos(p(x))
40. If α is the positive root of the equation,p(x) = x − x − 2 = 0 then lim+ x+α−4
x→α
is equal to (a) √1 (b) 1
(c) (d) 32
√3 Jee Main 2020
2 2 2

41. 2π − sin−1 45 + sin−1 5

+ sin−1 16 π 7π 3π
(d) 5π


13 65
is equal to : (a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 2 4
. Jee Main 2020
2 +x3 +···+xn −n
42. If lim x+x x−1
= 820, (n ∈ N)then the value of n is equal to ——
x→1
. Jee Main 2020
3x +33−x −12
43. lim −x is equal to (a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 36 Jee Main 2020
x→2 3 2 −31−x
n  2 2 2 2
o
44. If lim 1
x8
= 2−k ,then the value of k is —–
1 − cos x2 − cos x4 + cos x2 cos x4
x→0
. Jee Main 2020
1 1

1

1
4
4
45. lim (a+2x) 1 −(3x) 1 (a ̸= 0) is equal to (a) 29 23 3 (b) 23 29 3 (c) 32 3 (d) 92 3
3 3

x→a (3a+x) 3 −(4x) 3

. Jee Main 2020
√
4 2(sin 3x+sin x)
46. The value of the limit limπ √ √ is ——
x→ 2 (2 sin 2x sin 3x2 +cos 5x2 )−( 2+ 2 cos 2x+cos 3x
)
2

. Jee Advanced 2020

′ ′
47. Let f : R → R be a differentiable function satisfying f (3) + f (2) = 0.Then
 1
1+f (3+x)−f (3) x
lim 1+f (2−x)−f (2)
is equal to (a) e2 (b) e (c) e−1 (d) 1 Jee Main 2019
x→0
 x cot(4x)
48. lim 2 2 is equal to (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1 Jee Main 2019
x→0 sin x cot (2x)
√
√
π− 2 sin−1 x
q √
√1 2
pπ
49. lim− √
1−x
is equal to (a) 2π
(b) π
(c) 2
(d) π Jee Main 2019
x→1

x2 −ax+b
50. If lim x−1
= 5,then a + b is equal to (a) −7 (b) −4 (c) 5 (d) 1 Jee Main 2019
x→1

x([x]+|x|) sin[x]
51. lim−1 |x|
is equal to (a) − sin 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) sin 1 Jee Main 2019
x→0

52. Let f (x) = 5 − |x − 2| and g(x) = |x + 1|, x ∈ R.If f (x) attains maximum value at
2 −5x+6)
α and g(x) attains minimum value at β,then lim (x−1)(x x2 −6x+8
is equal to : (a) 12
x→αβ
(b) − 23 (c) 3
2
(d) − 12 Jee Main 2019
sin 2 √ √ √
53. lim √ √ x equals (a) 2 (b) 4 2 (c) 4 (d) 2 2 Jee Main 2019
x→0 2− 1+cos x

n
54. If α and β are the roots of the equation 375x2 − 25x − 2 = 0,then lim αr +
P
n→∞ r=1
n
21 29 1 7
β r is equal to : (a)
P
lim 346
(b) 358
(c) 12
(d) 116
Jee Main 2019
n→∞ r=1

(1−|x|+sin |1−x|) sin( π2 [1−x])

55. lim+ |1−x|[1−x]
(a) equals 1 (b) equals 0 (c) equals −1 (d) does not
x→1
exist. Jee Main 2019
q √ √
1+ 1+y 4 − 2 1 1
56. lim y4
= (a) exists and equals √
4 2
(b) exists and equals √ √
2 2( 2+1)
(c)
y→0
1
exist and equals √
2 2
(d) does not exist. Jee Main 2019

tan(π sin2 x)+(|x|−sin(x[x]))2

57. lim x2
(a) does not exist. (b) equals π (c) equals π + 1 (d)
x→0
equals 0 Jee Main 2019
x4 −1 x3 −k3 3 3 4 8
58. If lim = lim 2 2 ,then k is (a) (b) (c) (d) Jee Main 2019
x→1 x−1 x→k x −k 8 2 3 3

 1 1 1

(n+1) 3 (n+2) 3 (2n) 3 4 3 4
59. lim 4 + 4 + ··· + 4 is equal to : (a) 34 (2) 3 − 3
4
(b) 34 (2) 4 (c) 34 (2) 3
n→∞ n3 n3 n3
4
(d) 34 (2) 3 Jee Main 2019
cot3 x−tan x
√ √
60. limπ cos(x+ π4 )
is (a) 4 (b) 8 2 (c) 4 2 (d) 8 Jee Main 2019
x→ 4

61. lim √ √x
x+2 sin
is (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 1 Jee Main 2019
x→0 x2 +2 sin x+1− sin2 x−x+1

x 
|x|
, x ̸= 0
62. Let f, g and h be the real valued functions defined on R as f (x) = ,g(x) =
( 1, x = 0
sin(x+1)
, x ̸= −1
(x+1) and h(x) = 2[x] − f (x).Then the value of lim g(h(x − 1)) is
1, x = −1 x→1

(a) 1 (b) sin(1) (c) −1 (d) 0 Jee Main 2023

63. The set of all values of a for which lim ([x − 5] − [2x + 2]) = 0 is equal to (a)
x→a
(−7.5, −6.5) (b) (−7.5, −6.5] (c) [−7.5, −6.5] (d) [−7.5, −6.5) Jee Main 2023
 18−[1−x]
64. Let a be an integer such that lim [x−3a]
exists.Then α is equal to (a) −6 (b) −2
x→7
(c) 2 (d) 6 Jee Main 2022
 
65. lim 2n √
1 1
+ √1 2 + √1 3 + ··· + √ 12n −1 is equal to (a) 1
2
(b) 1 (c) 2
n→∞ 1− 21n 1− 2n 1− 2n 1− 2n
(d) −2 Jee Main 2022

66. The integral value of α for which the left hand limit of the function f (x) − [1 + x] +
α2[x]+{x} +[x]−1
2[x]+{x}
at x = 0 is equal to α − 43 is —– Jee Main 2022
  100
(x+2 cos x)3 +2(x+2 cos x)2 +3 sin x(x+2 cos x) x
67. lim (x+2)3 +2(x+2)2 +3 sin(x+2)
is equal to ——– Jee Main 2022
x→0

68. Let α be a positive real number.Let f : R → R and g : (α, ∞) → R be the functions

√ √
2 loge ( x− α)
defined by f (x) = sin πx


12
and g(x) = √ √
loge (e x −e α )
.Then the value of lim+ f (g(x))
x→α
is ——– Jee Advanced 2022
1+ 1 +···+ 1 n
 
69. lim 1 + 2 n2 n is equal to : (a) 0 (b) 12 (c) 1 (d) 1e Jee Main 2021
n→∞

tan3 x−tan x
70. If α = limπ cos(x+ π4 )
and β = lim (cos x)cot x are the roots of the equation, ax2 +
x→ 4 x→0
bx − 4 = 0,then the ordered pair (a, b) is : (a) (1, 3) (b) (1, −3) (c) (−1, −3) (d)
(−1, 3) Jee Main 2021
√
( x+2 )
71. lim 2 − cos x cos 2x x2 is equal to ea ,then the value of a is equal to —–
x→0
. Jee Main 2021
 2  12
3x +2 x
72. lim 7x 2 +2 is equal to : (a) e12 (b) e (c) e2 (d) 1e Jee Main 2020
x→0

π


x1
73. lim tan 4
+x is equal to : (a) e2 (b) 1 (c) e (d) 2 Jee Main 2020
x→0

1−x+|x| 1
74. If for some λ ∈ R − {0, 1}, lim λ−x+[x]
= L,then L is equal to : (a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 0
x→0
(d) 1 Jee Main 2020

75. Let e enote the base of the natural logarithm.The value of the real number a for
1
(1−x) x −e−1
which the right hand limit lim+ xa
is equal to a non-zero real number, is
x→0
—— Jee Advanced 2020
f (h)−f (0)
76. Let f : R → R be a function.We say that f has property 1; if lim √ exists
h→0 |h|
f (h)−f (0)
and is finite, and property 2; if lim h2
exists and is finite.Then which of the
h→0
following options is/are correct ?
2
(a) f (x) = x|x| has property 2. (b) f (x) = x 3 has property 1. (c) f (x) = sin x has
property 2. (d) f (x) = |x| has property 1. Jee Advanced 2019
n 1 1
  1 1
  1 1
o √
77. lim 22 − 23 2 2 − 2 5 . . . 2 2 − 2 22n+1 is equal to (a) √12 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d)
n→∞
0 Jee Main-2023
78. Let f be a non-negative function in [0, 1] and twice differentiable in (0, 1).If
Rx p Rx Rx
1 − (f ′ (t))2 dt = f (t)dt, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and f (0) = 0,then lim x12 f (t)dt : (a)
0 0 x→0 0
1
does not exist (b) equals 1 (c) equals 2
(d) equals 0 Jee Main 2021
[r]+[2r]+···+[nr] r
79. The value of lim n2
, where r is a non-zero real number, is equal to (a) 2
n→∞
(b) r (c) 2r (d) 0 Jee Main 2021
 2

(x−1)
t cos(t2 )dt
R
1
80. lim  0
 (a) is equal to (b) is equal to 1 (c) is qeual to − 21 (d) does
 
x→1 (x−1) sin(x−1) 2

not exist. Jee Main 2020

81. Let f : R → R be a continuously differentiable function such that f (2) = 6 and

fR(x)
′ 1
f (2) = 48 .If 4t3 dt = (x − 2)g(x),then lim g(x) is equal to (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 12
6 x→2
(d) 18 Jee Main 2019