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Relations and Functions (Class 12)

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1

Consider the relation R on the set \-2, -1, 0, 1, 2\ defined by (a, b) R if and only if 1+ab>0. Then, among the statements :

  1. Only I is true
  2. Only II is true
  3. Both I and II are true
  4. Neither I nor II is true
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2

Let f: R R be defined as f(x)= 2x2-3x+23x2+x+3. Then f is :

  1. both one-one and onto
  2. one-one but not onto
  3. onto but not one-one
  4. neither one-one nor onto
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3

The number of functions f : \1, 2, 3, 4\ \a, b, c\, which are not onto, is :

  1. 48
  2. 45
  3. 51
  4. 35
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4

For the function f : [1, ) [1, ) defined by f(x)=(x-1)4+1, among the two statements : (I) The set S=\x [1, ) : f(x)=f-1(x)\ contains exactly two elements, and (II) The set S=\x [1, ) : f(x)=f-1(x+1)\ is an empty set,

  1. only (I) is TRUE
  2. only (II) is TRUE
  3. both (I) and (II) are TRUE
  4. neither (I) nor (II) is TRUE
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5

Let for some R, f : R R be a function satisfying f(x+y)=f(x)+2y2+y+ xy for all x, y R. If f(0)=-1 and f(1)=2, then the value of n=15 ( +f(n) ) is :

  1. 110
  2. 140
  3. 150
  4. 170
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6

If g(x) = 3x2 + 2x - 3, f(0) = -3 and 4g(f(x)) = 3x2 - 32x + 72, then f(g(2)) is equal to:

  1. 72
  2. - 256
  3. 256
  4. - 72
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
7

Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift
8

Let R be a relation defined on the set \1, 2, 3, 4\ \1, 2, 3, 4\ by R = \((a, b), (c, d)) : 2a + 3b = 3c + 4d\. Then the number of elements in R is

  1. 6
  2. 15
  3. 12
  4. 18
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift
9

Let f be a function such that 3f(x) + 2f ( m19x ) = 5x, x 0, where m = i=19 (i)2. Then f(5) - f(2) is equal to

  1. 36
  2. 9
  3. -9
  4. 18
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10

Let A = \-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4\. Let R be a relation on A defined by xRy if and only if 2x + y 2. Let l be the number of elements in R. Let m and n be the minimum number of elements required to be added in R to make it reflexive and symmetric relations respectively. Then l + m + n is equal to :

  1. 34
  2. 32
  3. 33
  4. 35
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift
11

Consider two sets A = \x Z : |(|x - 3| - 3)| 1\ and B = \x R - \1, 2\ : (x - 2)(x - 4)x - 1 e(|x - 2|) = 0 \. Then the number of onto functions f : A B is equal to :

  1. 32
  2. 81
  3. 79
  4. 62
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift
12

Let A = \0, 1, 2, , 9\. Let R be a relation on A defined by (x, y) R if and only if |x - y| is a multiple of 3. Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift
13

Let the relation R on the set M = \1, 2, 3, , 16\ be given by R = \(x, y) : 4y = 5x - 3, x, y M\. Then the minimum number of elements required to be added in R, in order to make the relation symmetric, is equal to

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 2
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift
14

Let f and g be functions satisfying f(x + y) = f(x)f(y), f(1) = 7 and g(x + y) = g(xy), g(1) = 1, for all x, y N. If x = 1n ( f(x)g(x) ) = 19607, then n is equal to :

  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 4
  4. 5
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift
15

The number of strictly increasing functions f from the set \1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\ to the set \1, 2, 3, , 9\ such that f(i) i for 1 i 6, is equal to :

  1. 21
  2. 28
  3. 27
  4. 22
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift
16

The number of relations, defined on the set \a, b, c, d\, which are both reflexive and symmetric, is equal to:

  1. 16
  2. 64
  3. 256
  4. 1024
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift
17

Let A = \2, 3, 5, 7, 9\. Let R be the relation on A defined by xRy if and only if 2x 3y. Let l be the number of elements in R, and m be the minimum number of elements required to be added in R to make it a symmetric relation. Then l + m is equal to:

  1. 21
  2. 25
  3. 23
  4. 27
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift
18

Let A = \0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\. Let R be a relation on A defined by (x, y) R if and only if \x, y\ \3, 4\. Then among the statements (S1): The number of elements in R is 18, and (S2): The relation R is symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive

  1. both are false
  2. only (S1) is true
  3. only (S2) is true
  4. both are true
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift
19

Let f : R R be a continuous function satisfying f(0) = 1 and f(2x) - f(x) = x for all x R. If n \f(x) - f ( x2n ) \ = G(x), then r=110 G (r2 ) is equal to

  1. 215
  2. 420
  3. 385
  4. 540
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift
20

Consider the sets A = \(x, y) R R : x2 + y2 = 25 \, B = \(x, y) R R : x2 + 9y2 = 144 \, C = \(x, y) Z Z : x2 + y2 4 \ and D = A B. The total number of one-one functions from the set D to the set C is:

  1. 15120
  2. 18290
  3. 17160
  4. 19320
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21

Let f, g : (1, ) R be defined as f(x) = 2x + 35x + 2 and g(x) = 2 - 3x1 - x. If the range of the function f g : [2, 4] R is [ , ], then 1 - is equal to

  1. 56
  2. 2
  3. 29
  4. 68
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22

Let A = \-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3\ and R be a relation on A defined by xRy if and only if 2x - y \0, 1\. Let l be the number of elements in R. Let m and n be the minimum number of elements required to be added in R to make it reflexive and symmetric relations, respectively. Then l + m + n is equal to:

  1. 17
  2. 18
  3. 15
  4. 16
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift
23

Let A = \-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3\. Let R be a relation on A defined by x R y if and only if 0 x2 + 2y 4. Let l be the number of elements in R and m be the minimum number of elements required to be added in R to make it a reflexive relation. Then l + m is equal to

  1. 18
  2. 20
  3. 17
  4. 19
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
24

Let f be a function such that f(x) + 3f ( 24x ) = 4x, x 0. Then f(3) + f(8) is equal to

  1. 13
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. 12
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
25

Let A = \-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3\. Let R be a relation on A defined by xRy if and only if y = \x, 1\. Let l be the number of elements in R. Let m and n be the minimum number of elements required to be added in R to make it reflexive and symmetric relations, respectively. Then l + m + n is equal to

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 13
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26

Let f : R R be a twice differentiable function such that ( x y)(f(2x + 2y) - f(2x - 2y)) = ( x y)(f(2x + 2y) + f(2x - 2y)), for all x, y R. If f'(0) = 12, then the value of 24f'' ( 5 3 ) is :

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. -3
  4. -2
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift
27

Let A be the set of all functions f : Z Z and R be a relation on A such that R = \(f, g) : f(0) = g(1) and f(1) = g(0)\. Then R is :

  1. Symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
  2. Symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
  3. Transitive but neither reflexive nor symmetric
  4. Reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
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28

Define a relation R on the interval [0, 2 ) by x R y if and only if 2 x - 2 y = 1. Then R is :

  1. both reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
  2. both reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
  3. reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
  4. an equivalence relation
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift
29

If f(x) = 2x2x + 2, x R, then k=181 f ( k82 ) is equal to

  1. 82
  2. 81 2
  3. 41
  4. 812
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
30

The relation R = \(x, y) : x, y Z and x + y is even\ is:

  1. reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
  2. reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
  3. an equivalence relation
  4. symmetric and transitive but not reflexive
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