CBSE CLASS 12 MATHS MCQ’S & CASE STUDY

Ch.1 : RELATIONS & FUNCTIONS

Multiple Choice Questions

1) If f : R→ R be given by f(x) = (3－x3)1/3, then f𝑜f(x) is
(a) x3
(b) x1/3
(c) x2
(d) x

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2𝑥－1
2) Let f : N → R be the function defined by f(x) = and g : Q→R be another function
2
3
defined by g(x) = x+2. Then (g𝑜f) is ?
2
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 7/3
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3) Let f : [0, 1] →[0, 1] and g : [0, 1] →[0, 1] be two functions defined by

1－𝑥
f(x) = and g(x) = 4x(1－x), then (f o g)(x) equal
1+𝑥

𝟒(𝟏－𝒙)
(a)
𝟏+𝒙

𝟖𝒙(𝟏－𝒙)
(b)
(𝟏+𝒙)𝟐

𝟏－𝟒𝒙+𝟒𝒙𝟐
(c)
𝟏+𝟒𝒙+𝟒𝒙𝟐

𝟏－𝟒𝒙+𝟒𝒙𝟐
(d)
𝟏+𝟒𝒙－𝟒𝒙𝟐

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4) Let f, g and h be functions from R to R, then
(a) (f+g)𝑜h = f𝑜h+g𝑜h
(b) (f+g)𝑜h = f𝑜h+h𝑜g
(c) (f+g)𝑜h = h𝑜(f+g)
(d) (f+g)𝑜h = h𝑜f+g𝑜h
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5) Let f : {1, 3, 4}→ {1, 2, 5} and g : {1, 2, 5} →{1, 3} be given by

f = {(1, 2), (3, 5)(4, 1)} and g = {(1, 3), (2, 3)(5, 1)}. Then g𝑜f is
(a) {(1, 3), (3, 1), (4, 1)}
(b) {(1, 3), (3, 1), (4, 3)}
(c) {(1, 3), (3, 3), (4, 3)}
(d) {(1, 3), (3, 3), (4, 1)}

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6) Let f : [2, ∞)→ R be the function defined by f(x) = x2－4x+5, then the range of f is
(a) [4, ∞)
(b) [5, ∞)
(c) R
(d) [1, ∞)

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7)Let us consider the function f : R+ →[4, ∞) given by f(x) = x2+4, then

(a) f is not invertible
(b) f is many – one
(c) f is many – many
(d) f is invertible

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𝑎𝑥
8) Let f(x)= , x≠1. Then for what value of a is f(f(x)) = x?
𝑥+1
(a) －√2
(b) －1
(c) 1
(d) √2

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9) Let Y = {n2 : n ∈ N} ⊂ N. consider f : N →Y as f(n)= n2. Inverse of f is
(a) y2
(b) y2+2
(c) y2+1
(d) √𝑦

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10) Let f : {2, 3, 4, 5} → {3, 4, 5, 9} and g : {3, 4, 5, 9} →{7, 11, 15} be

functions defined as f(2) = 3, f(3) = 4, f(5) = 5 and g(3) = g(4) = 7
and g(5) = g(9) = 11. Then g𝑜f is
(a) {7, 7, 15, 11}
(b) {15, 15, 11, 11}
(c) {7, 7, 11, 11}
(d) {7, 7, 5, 11}

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11) Let a function f : R → R be given by f(x) = x3－3, then f－1is given by

(a) √𝑥+3
(b) √𝑥 + 3
(c) x+3
(d) x+√3

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12) Let f : N →Y be a function defined as f(x) = 4x+ 3, where

Y = {y∈N : y = 4x + 3} for some x∈ N. then f is
(a) Many-many
(b) Non invertible
(c) Invertible
(d) Even

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 13) If f : R→R and g: R→R defined by f(x) = 2x+3 and g(x) = x2+7, then the value of x for
which f(g(x)) = 25 is
(a) ±2
(b) ±1
(c) ±4
(d) ±3

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14) If f : R→R and g : R→R are given by f(x) = cosx and g(x) = 3x2. Then
(a) f is odd
(b) g is odd
(c) g𝑜f≠f𝑜g
(d) g𝑜f=f𝑜g

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3𝑥+2
15) If f(x) = , then
5𝑥－3
(a) f－1(x) = f(x)
(b) (f𝑜f)(x) = －x
(c) f－1(x) =－f(x)
1
(d) f－1(x)= － f(x)
19

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𝑥2
16) If the function 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝐴 given by 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 2 is a surjection, then 𝐴 =
𝑥 +1
a) R
b) [0,1]
c) (0,1]
d) [0,1)

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17) The function 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 + √𝑥 2 + 1) is

a) An even function
b) An odd function
c) Periodic function
d) None of these
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 1+𝑥
18) The function 𝑓 (𝑥 ) =𝑙𝑜𝑔 ( ) satisfies the equation
1－𝑥
a) 𝑓 (𝑥 + 2)－2𝑓(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)

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1+𝑥 3 𝑥+𝑥 3
19) Given 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 ( ) and 𝑔(𝑥 ) = , then 𝑓𝑜𝑔 (𝑥) equals
1－𝑥 1+3 𝑥 2

a) －𝑓(𝑥)
b) 3𝑓(𝑥 )
c) [𝑓(𝑥 )]3
d) None of these
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20) Let f and g be two functions such that Rg ⊂Df, then domain of the function (f𝑜g)(x)=
f(g(x)) is
(a) Φ
(b)Df
(c)Dg
(d) Rg

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21) Let f : R→R be given by f(x) = tanx. Then f－1 (1) is

(a) 2π
(b) 23π
𝜋
(c)
4
(d) π

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22) Let f : A → B and g : B →C be two functions. Then the composition of f and g, denoted by g 𝑜
f, is defined as
(a) f(g(x)), ∀x∈ A
(b) g(f(x+2)), ∀x∈ A
(c) g(f(x)), ∀x∈ A
(d) g(f(x2)), ∀x∈ A

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23) Let R be the relation on N defined as xRy if x+2y = 8. The domain of R is

(a) {2, 4, 6, 8}
(b) {2, 4, 8}
(c) {1, 2, 3, 4}
(d) {2, 4, 6}

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24) Let f : A→B and g : B→C be the two bijective functions. Then (g𝑜f)－1 is
(a) g𝑜f
(b) f－1𝑜g－1
(c) g－1𝑜f－1
(d) f𝑜g

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25) Let f and g be two functions from R to R defined as

f(x) = {0, 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 1, 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 ,
g(x) = {－1, 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 0, 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙
then, (g o f)(e) + (f 𝑜 g)(π) =
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) －1
(d) 0

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26) Let A = {1, 2, 3, …, n} and B = {a, b}. then the number of surjections from A to B is
(a) nP2
(b) 2n
(c) 2n－2
(d) 2n－1

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27) Number of relations can be defined on the set A = {a, b, c, d} is

(a) 24
(b) 44
(c) 16
(d) 216

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28) Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Which of the following partitions of A to an equivalence relation
on A?
(a) {1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}
(b) {1, 2, 3}, {3, 4, 5, 6}
(c) {1, 2}, {3, 4}, {2, 3, 5, 6}
(d) {1, 3}, {2, 4, 5}, {6}

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29) R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (1, 2), (2, 1), (2, 3)} be a relation on A, then R is
(a) not antisymmetric
(b) symmetric
(c) Anti symmetric
(d) Reflexive

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30) Which of the following is not an equivalence relation on I, the set of integers : x, y
(a) xRy, x+y is an even integer
(b) xRy, x = y
(c) xRy, x ≤y
(d) xRy, x－y is an even integer

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31) Let R = {(x, y) : x2 +y2 = 1 and x, y, ∈R} be a relation in R. The relation R is
(a) Symmetric
(b) Anti-symmetric
(c) Reflexive
(d) Transitive

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32) Let A = {1, 2, 3}, then the relation R = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1)} on A is
(a) Reflexive
(b) Symmetric
(c) Transitive
(d) None of these

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33) Let A = {1, 2, 3}, then the domain of the relation R = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (2, 1)} defined on A is
(a) {1, 3}
(b) {1, 2}
(c) None of these
(d) {1, 2, 3}

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34) Let us define a relation R in R(set of real numbers) as aRb is a≥b. Then R is
(a) neither transitive nor reflexive
(b) an equivalence relation
(c) symmetric, transitive but nor reflexive
(d) reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
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35) Let A = {1, 2, 3} and consider the relation R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 3)}.
Then R is
(a) neither symmetric, nor transitive
(b) symmetric and transitive
(c) reflexive but not symmetric
(d) reflexive but not transitive

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36) Let f : A →B, (for any two non-empty sets A and B), then f is invertible is
(a) f is many-one
(b) f is both one-one and onto
(c) f is one-one
(d) f is onto

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37) If R is a relation from a non-empty set A to a non-empty set B, then

(a) R⊂A×B
(b) R=A∩B
(c) R=A∪B
(d) R=A×B

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38) Given an arbitrary equivalence relation R in an arbitrary set X, R divides X into

(a) Intersecting sets
(b) two sets
(c) mutually disjoint subsets
(d) three sets

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39) A relation R on a non-empty set A is an equivalence relation if it is

(a) reflexive, symmetric and transitive
(b) reflexive
(c) reflexive, anti-symmetric, transitive
(d) symmetric and transitive

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40) The void relation (a subset of A×A) on a nonempty set A is

(a) reflexive
(b) Transitive, symmetric
(c) only symmetric
(d) only transitive

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41) S function f : X →Y is said to be one－on and onto is
(a) f is one-one
(b) f is onto
(c) f is both one-one and onto
(d) f is either one-one or onto

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42) If A is a finite set containing n distinct elements, then the number of relations on A is equal
to
2
(a) 2𝑛
(b) 2n
(c) n2
(d) 2×2

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43) Let L be the set of all lines in a plane and R be the relation on L defined as R = {(L1, L2): L1
is perpendicular to L2}. Then R is
(a) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
(b) reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
(c) symmetric and reflexive but not transitive
(d) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive

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44) Let A = {a, b, c} and R = {(a, a), (b, b), (c, c)} be a relation on A. here, R is
(a) Transitive
(b) Anti－symmetric
(c) Symmetric
(d) Reflexive

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45) A relation R on the set N of natural numbers is defined as

R = {(a, (b):a+b is even, ∀a, b∈N}, then R is
(a) a reflexive relation but not symmetric
(b) an equivalence relation
(c) symmetric but not transitive
(d) not an equivalence relation

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46) Let A = {1, 2, 3}. Which of the following is not an equivalence relation on A?
(a) {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (2, 3), (3, 2)}
(b) {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3)}
(c) none of these
(d) {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 1)}

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47) If a relation R on the set A = {1, 2, 3} be defined by R = {(1, 2)}, then R is

(a) transitive
(b) symmetric
(c) reflexive but not symmetric
(d) reflexive

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48) Let T be the set of all triangles in the Euclidean plane, and let a relation R on T be defined
as aRb if a is congruent to b, a, b∈T. Then R is
(a) an equivalence relation
(b) neither reflexive nor symmetric
(c) transitive but not symmetric
(d) reflexive but not transitive

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 CASE STUDY QUESTIONS
49) A relation 𝑅 on a set 𝐴 is said to be an equivalence relation on 𝐴 iff it is
• Reflexive i.e., (𝑎, 𝑎) ∈ 𝑅∀𝑎 ∈ 𝐴
• Symmetric i.e., (𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝑅 ⇒ (𝑏, 𝑎) ∈ 𝑅∀𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝐴
• Transitive i.e., (𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝑅 and (𝑏, 𝑐) ∈ 𝑅 ⇒ (𝑎, 𝑐) ∈ 𝑅∀𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 ∈ 𝐴
Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) If the relation 𝑅 = {(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (2,2), (2,3), (3,1), (3,2), (3,3)} defined on the set
𝐴 = {1,2,3}, then 𝑅 is
(a) reflexive
(b) symmetric
(c) transitive
(d) equivalence

(ii) If the relation 𝑅 = {(1,2), (2,1), (1,3), (3,1)} defined on the set 𝐴 = {1,2,3}, then 𝑅 is
(a) reflexive
(b) symmetric
(c) transitive
(d) equivalence

(iii) If the relation 𝑅 on the set 𝑁 of all natural numbers defined as 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 5
and 𝑥 < 4}, then 𝑅 is
(a) reflexive
(b) symmetric
(c) transitive
(d) equivalence

(iv) If the relation 𝑅 on the set 𝐴 = {1,2,3, … … . ,13,14} defined as 𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦): 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 0},
then 𝑅 is
(a) reflexive
(b) symmetric
(c) transitive
(d) None of these

(v) If the relation 𝑅 on the set 𝐴 = {1,2,3} defined as 𝑅 = {(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (2,1)
(2,2), (2,3), (3,1), (3,2), (3,3)}, then 𝑅 is
(a) reflexive only
(b) symmetric only
(c) transitive only
(d) equivalence

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 𝑥−1
50) Consider the mapping 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = such that 𝑓 is a bijection. Based on
𝑥−2
the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) Domain of 𝑓 is
(a) 𝑅 − {2}
(b) 𝑅
(c) 𝑅 − {1,2}
(d) 𝑅 − {0}

(ii) Range of 𝑓 is
(a) 𝑅
(b) 𝑅 − {1}
(c) 𝑅 − {0}
(d) 𝑅 − {1,2}

(iii) If 𝑔: 𝑅 − {2} → 𝑅 − {1} is defined by 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑓(𝑥) − 1, then 𝑔(𝑥) in terms of 𝑥 is

𝑥+2
(a)
𝑥
𝑥+1
(b)
𝑥−2
𝑥−2
(c)
𝑥
𝑥
(d)
𝑥−2

(iv) The function 𝑔 defined above, is

(a) One-one
(b) Many-one
(c) into
(d) None of these

(v) A function 𝑓(𝑥) is said to be one-one iff

(a) 𝑓 (𝑥1 ) = 𝑓(𝑥2 ) ⇒ −𝑥1 = 𝑥2
(b) 𝑓(−𝑥1 ) = 𝑓 (−𝑥2 ) ⇒ −𝑥1 = 𝑥2
(c) 𝑓 (𝑥1 ) = 𝑓 (𝑥2 ) ⇒ 𝑥1 = 𝑥2
(d) None of these

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