Extra Questions For CUET Maths Exam

1. If 𝑅 = {(3,3), (6,6), (9,9), (12,12), (6,12), (3,9), (3,12), (3,6)} is a relation on the set
𝐴 = {3,6,9,12}. Then, the relation is
a. an equivalence relation
b. reflexive and symmetric
c. reflexive and transitive
d. only reflexive
2. If 𝑆 is the set of all real numbers. A relation 𝑅 has been defined on 𝑆 by 𝑎𝑅𝑏 ⇔
|𝑎 − 𝑏| ≤ 1, then 𝑅 is
a. symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
b. reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
c. reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
d. an equivalence relation
3. If 𝑍 is the set of integers. Then, the relation 𝑅 = {(𝑎, 𝑏): 1 + 𝑎𝑏 > 0} on 𝑍 is
a. reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
b. symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
c. reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
d. an equivalence relation
4. If 𝑅 is a relation on the set 𝑁, defined by {(𝑥, 𝑦): 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 10}, then 𝑅 is
a. reflexive b. symmetric
c. transitive d. None of these
5. If 𝑟 is a relation from 𝑅(set of real numbers) to 𝑅 defined by 𝑟 = {(𝑎, 𝑏)|𝑎, 𝑏 ∈
𝑅 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 − 𝑏 + √3 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟}. Then, the relation 𝑟 is
a. n equivalence relation
b. only reflexive
c. only symmetric
d. only transitive
6. If a relation 𝑅 on the set 𝑁 of natural numbers is defined as (𝑥, 𝑦) ⟺ 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑦 +
3𝑦 2 = 0, ∀ 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁. Then, the relation 𝑅 is
a. reflexive b. symmetric
c. transitive d. an equivalence relation
7. If 𝑅 is a relation defined as 𝑎𝑅𝑏, iff |𝑎 − 𝑏| > 0, then the relation is
a. reflexive b. symmetric
c. transitive d. symmetric and transitive
8. If 𝐴 = {1,2,3} and 𝐵 = {2,3,4}, then which of the following relations is a function
from 𝐴 to 𝐵?
a. {(1,2), (2,3), (3,4), (2,2)}
b. {(1,2), (2,3), (1,3)}
c. {(1,3), (2,3), (3,3)}
d. {(1,1), (2,3), (3,4)}
9. If 𝑅 is a relation on the set of integers given by 𝑎𝑅𝑏 ⟺ 𝑎 = 2𝑘 . 𝑏 for some integer 𝑘. Then, 𝑅
is
a. an equivalence relation
b. reflexive but not symmetric
c. reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
d. reflexive and symmetric but not transitive

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10. If 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 is defined by
𝑛+1
, if 𝑛 is odd
𝑓(𝑛) = { 2
𝑛/2, if 𝑛 is even
Then, 𝑓 is
a. onto but one-one
b. one-one and onto
c. neither one-one nor onto
d. one-one but not onto
11. If 𝐴 = {1,3,5,7} and 𝐵 = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}, then the number of one-one function from
𝐴 into 𝐵 is
a. 1340 b. 1860
c. 1430 d. 1680
12. The function 𝑓: [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) defined by
2𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = is
1+2𝑥
a. one-one and onto
b. one-one but not onto
c. not one-one but not onto
d. neither one-one nor onto

13. If 𝐴 = {1,2,3,4} and 𝐵 = {1,2,3,4,5,6} are two sets and function 𝑓: 𝐴 → 𝐵 is defined
by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2, ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝐴, then the function 𝑓 is
a. bijective b. onto
c. one-one d. many-one
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14. For real 𝑥, if 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 5𝑥 + 1, then
a. 𝑓 is one-one but onto 𝑅
b. 𝑓 is onto 𝑅 but not one-one
c. 𝑓 is one-one and onto 𝑅
d. 𝑓 is neither one-one nor onto 𝑅
15. If 𝑓: 𝑁 → 𝑁 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑁, then 𝑓 is
a. one-one and onto
b. many-one and onto
c. one-one but not onto
d. None of the above
16. Which one of the following functions is one-one?
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = sin 𝑥 , 𝑥 ∈ [−𝜋, 𝜋)
3𝜋 𝜋
b. 𝑓(𝑥) = sin 𝑥 , 𝑥 ∈ [− ,− ]
2 4
𝜋 𝜋
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = cos 𝑥, 𝑥 ∈ [− , ]
2 2
3𝜋
d. 𝑓(𝑥) = cos 𝑥, 𝑥 ∈ [𝜋, 2 )
𝜋 𝜋
e. 𝑓(𝑥) = cos 𝑥, 𝑥 ∈ [− , ]
4 4

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17. A mapping 𝑓: 𝑛 → 𝑁, where 𝑁 is the set of natural numbers is defined as
𝑛2 , for 𝑛 odd
𝑓(𝑛) = { for 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁. Then, 𝑓 is
2𝑛 + 1, for 𝑛 even
a. surjective but not injective
b. injective but not surjective
c. bijective
d. neither injective nor surjective
18. The function 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 given by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 1 is
a. a one-one function
b. an onto function
c. a bijection
d. neither one-one nor onto
19. The function 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 defined by
𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 3)
a. one-one but not onto
b. onto but not one-one
c. both one-one and onto
d. neither one-one nor onto
20. If 𝑅 denotes the set of all real numbers, then the function 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 defined by 𝑓(𝑥) =
|𝑥| is
a. only one-one b. only onto
c. both one-one and onto d. neither one-one nor onto
21. If 𝐴 is a set containing 10 distinct elements, then the total number of distinct
function from 𝐴 to 𝐴 is
a. 1010 b. 101
c. 210 d. 210 − 1
𝑥+2
22. If 𝑓(𝑥) = , then 𝑓{𝑓(𝑥)} is equal to
3𝑥−1
a. 𝑥 b. −𝑥
1 1
c. d. −
𝑥 𝑥
23. If 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 2)2 − 2, 𝑥 ≥ −2. Then 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) is equal to
a. −√2 + 𝑥 − 2 b. √2 + 𝑥 + 2
c. √2 + 𝑥 − 2 d. −√2 + 𝑥 + 2
24. If the function 𝑓: [1, ∞) → [1, ∞) is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥(𝑥−1) , then 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) is equal to
1 𝑥(𝑥−1) 1
a. ( ) b. (1 − √1 + 4 log 2 𝑥)
2 2
1 1
c. (√1 + 4 log 2 𝑥) d. (1 + √1 + 4 log 2 𝑥)
2 2

25. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 , then (𝑔𝑜𝑓)(𝑥) is equal to

a. (𝑥 + 1)4 − 1 b. 𝑥 4 − 1
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c. 𝑥 d. (𝑥 + 1)4
26. If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 is defined as 𝑓(𝑥) = (1 − 𝑥)1/3 , then 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) is equal to
a. (1 − 𝑥)−1/3 b. (1 − 𝑥)3
c. 1 − 𝑥 3 d. 1 − 𝑥1/3

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27. If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 , then 𝑓 −1 (8) is equal to
a. {2} b. {2,2𝜔, 2𝜔2 }
c. {2, −2} d. {2,2}
28. If 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 is defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥|, then
a. 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = −𝑥
1
b. 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =
|𝑥|
−1 (𝑥)
c. 𝑓 does not exist
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d. 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =
𝑥
29. If 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑎 − 𝑥 𝑛 )1/𝑛 , where 𝑎 > 0 and 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁, then 𝑓𝑜𝑓(𝑥) is equal to
a. 𝑎 b. 𝑥
𝑛
c. 𝑥 d. 𝑎𝑛

Answers
1. c
2. c
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. a
7. d
8. c
9. a
10. a
11. d
12. b
13. c
14. c
15. c
16. d
17. d
18. c
19. b
20. d
21. a
22. a
23. c
24. d
25. c
26. c
27. a
28. c
29. b