1.

If
{1
f (x)=¿ xsin , x≠0 ¿ ¿¿¿
x lim f ( x )=
, then x →0
[IIT 1988; MNR 1988; SCRA 1996; UPSEAT 2000, 01]
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) None of these
x 3 cot x
lim =
2. x →0 1−cos x [AI CBSE 1988; DSSE 1988]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) –2
x( e x−1 )
lim =
3. x →0 1−cos x
(a) 0 (b) ∞
(c) –2 (d) 2
1
lim =
4. x →1 |1−x|
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) ∞
n(2 n+1)2
lim 2
=
n→∞ (n+ 2)(n + 3 n−1 )
5.
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) ∞

lim √n =
6. n→∞ √ n+ √ n+1
(a) 1 (b) 1/2
(c) 0 (d) ∞

lim √
3 x−a−√ x +a
=
7. x →a x−a
(a) √2 a (b) 1/ √ 2 a
(c) 2a (d) 1/ 2 a

8. If
f(x)=¿ { x, when 0≤x≤1¿¿¿¿ lim f ( x )=
, then x →1
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 0 (d) Does not exist
log x
lim =
9. x →1 x −1 [RPET 1996; MP PET 1996; Pb. CET 2002]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) ∞
n n
x −2
lim =80
10. If x →2 x−2 , where n is a positive integer, then n=
(a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 2 (d) None of these
1−cos 2 x
lim =
11. x →0 x [MNR 1983]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 4
12.
lim 1+
x →∞
( ) 2 x
x
=

1
(a) e (b) e
2
(c) e (d) None of these
(2 x−3)( √ x−1 )
lim =
13. x →1 2 x 2 +x−3 [IIT 1977]
(a) –1/10 (b) 1/10
(c) –1/8 (d) None of these
lim kx cosec x=lim x cosec kx
14. If x →0 x →0 , then k =
(a) 1 (b) –1

(c) ±1 (d) ±2
e1 / x −1
lim =
15. x →0 e 1/ x +1
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) Does not exist
logcos x
lim =
16. x →0 x
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) ∞ (d) None of these
sin 2 x
lim =
17. x →0 x [MNR 1990; UPSEAT 2000]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1/2 (d) 2

lim
√ f ( x )−3 =
18. If f (9 )=9 , f ' (9 )=4 , then x →9 √ x−3
[IIT 1988; Karnataka CET 1999]
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) –2 (d) –4
|x|
lim =
19. x →0 x [Roorkee 1982; UPSEAT 2001]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) Does not exist

lim √
x +h−√ x
=
20. h→0 h [Roorkee 1983]
1 1
(a) 2 √x (b) √ x

(c) 2 √x (d) √x
2x −1
lim 1/2
=
x →0 (1+ x ) −1
21. [IIT 1983; Karnataka CET 1999]

(a) log 2 (b) log 4

(c) log √ 2 (d) None of these

 1−cos mx
lim =
22. x →0 1−cos nx [Kerala (Engg.)2002]

(a) m/ n (b) n / m
m2 n2
2 2
(c) n (d) m
e sin x −1
lim =
23. x →0 x
(a) 1 (b) e
(c) 1/e (d) None of these
lim √ x ( √ x+5−√ x )=
24. x →∞
(a) 5 (b) 3
(c) 5/2 (d) 3/2
x−1
lim 2
=
25. x →1 2 x −7 x+ 5 [IIT 1976]
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/11
(c) –1/3 (d) None of these
sin x
lim =
26. x →∞ x [IIT 1975; MP PET 2004]
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these

lim √
1+sin x− √1−sin x
=
27. x →0 x
(a) –1 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) –2
2sin 2 3 x
lim =
28. x →0 x2 [Roorkee 1982; DCE 1999]
(a) 6 (b) 9
(c) 18 (d) 3
sin α−cos α
lim =
α → π /4 π
α−
29. 4 [IIT 1977]

(a) √2 (b) 1/ 2 √
(c) 1 (d) None of these
lim tan x logsin x=
30. x →π / 2 [MNR 1989]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these
lim ( x−[ n ])=
31. If n is an integer, then x →n+0

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these
lim ( sec θ−tan θ )=
32. x →π /2 [IIT 1976; AMU 1999]
(a) 0 (b) 1/2
(c) 2 (d) ∞
tan 2 x−x
lim =
33. x →0 3 x−sin x [IIT 1971]
(a) 0 (b) 1
 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/3
x
lim 2
=
34. x →0 |x|+ x
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) Does not exist
sin ax
lim =
35. x →0 sin bx

(a) a / b (b) b / a
(c) 1 (d) None of these
sin x o
lim =
36. x →0 x
(a) 1 (b) π / 180
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these
x2 −a 2
lim =
37. x →a x−a [RPET 1995]
(a) 4a (b) 1
(c) 2a (d) 0
( x +2)5/ 3 −( a+2)5 /3
lim =
38. x →a x−a [AI CBSE 1991]
5 5
( a+2)2 /3 ( a+2)5 /3
(a) 3 (b) 3
5 2/ 3 5 5/ 3
a a
(c) 3 (d) 3

{
2
, when x <3
f ( x )= 5−x
39. If 5−x , when x >3 , then
lim f ( x )=0 lim f ( x )=0
(a) x →3+ (b) x →3−
lim f ( x )≠ lim f ( x )
(c) x →3+ x →3− (d) None of these
cos ax−cos bx
lim =
40. x →0 x2 [AI CBSE 1988]
2 2 2 2
a −b b −a
(a) 2 (b) 2
2 2 2 2
(c) a −b (d) b −a
cot 2 θ−3
lim =
41. x →π /6 cosec θ−2
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 0
( 1+ x )5 −1
lim 3
=
42. x →0 ( 1+ x ) −1

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 5/3 (d) 3/5
x 9 +a 9
lim =9
43. If x →a x +a , then a=
1 /8
(a) 9 (b) ±2
(c) ±3 (d) None of these
 xe 1/ x
lim 1/ x
=
44. x →0+ 1+e

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) ∞ (d) None of these
lim [ x ]=
45. x →1

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these
sin 2 x+ sin 6 x
lim =
46. x →0 sin 5 x−sin 3 x [AI CBSE 1988; AISSE 1988]
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4
(c) 2 (d) 4

( )
θ
sin
4
lim
47. The value of
θ→0 θ is [MP PET 1993]
(a) 0 (b) 1/4
(c) 1 (d) Not in existence

48. The value of

lim
x →∞ ( x 2 +bx +4
x 2 + ax+5 is ) [MP PET 1993]
(a) b/a (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) 4/5
f (r +h)−f (r )
2 lim =
49. If f (r)=πr , then h→0 h

(a) πr 2 (b) 2 πr

(c) 2 π (d) 2 πr 2
lim x log (sin x )=
50. x →0

log 1
e
(a) –1 (b)
(c) 1 (d) None of these

( a −bx )=
x x
lim
51. x →0 [EAMCET 1988; RPET 1995]

(a)
log ( ba ) (b)
log ( ab )
a
(c) b (d) log a b

{ }
x3
sin x−x+
6
lim =
52.
x →0 x5 [MNR 1985]
(a) 1/120 (b) –1/120
(c) 1/20 (d) None of these
lim [ x ( a1/x −1)]
53. x →∞ ,(a>1 )=
(a) log x (b) 1
 1
−log
(c) 0 (d) a

54.
lim
x →0 [ 1 log (1+ x )
x
−
x2 =
]
(a) 1/2 (b) –1/2
(c) 1 (d) –1

55.
lim
n→∞ [ ] Σn 2
n3
=
[AMU 1999; RPET 1999, 2002]
1 1
−
(a) 6 (b) 6
1 1
−
(c) 3 (d) 3
g ( x )f (a )−g (a) f ( x )
lim =
56. If f (a)=2, f '( a)=1, g( a)=−1; g' (a)=2 , then x →a x−a [DCE 1999;
Karnataka CET 1999; MP PET 1995; Pb. CET 2004]
(a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 0 (d) –3
sin x−sin α
lim =
57. x →α x−α
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) sin α (d) cos α

lim
√ x 2+a 2− √ x 2+ b2 =
x →∞ √ x 2 +c 2 −√ x2 +d 2
58.
a2 −b 2 a2 +b2
2 2 2 2
(a) c −d (b) c − d
a2 + b2
2 2
(c) c +d (d) None of these
2 x−π
lim =
59. x →π /2 cos x [IIT 1973]
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) –2 (d) None of these
sin x−x
lim =
60. x →0 x3 [MNR 1980, 86]
1 1
−
(a) 3 (b) 3
1 1
−
(c) 6 (d) 6
2 2
(a+ h) sin (a+h )−a sin a
lim =
61. h→0 h [IIT 1989]
2 2
(a) a cos a+a sin a (b) a sin a +a cos a
2 2
(c) 2 a sin a+ a cos a (d) 2 a cos a+a sin a

62.
lim
x →3 {√ x−3
x−2−√ 4−x
=
} [MNR 1991]
 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) –1 (d) –2
x cos x−sin x
lim =
63. x →0 x 2 sin x [MNR 1984, 86]
1 1
−
(a) 3 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) None of these
( x −1)( 2 x+3 )
lim =
64. x →∞ x2
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) None of these

65.
lim
x →∞ [ n4 ]
13 +23 +3 3 +. .. . .. .+ n3
=

1 1
(a) 2 (b) 3
1
(c) 4 (d) None of these
2
y
lim =. .. .. . .. 2 2 3
66. x →0 x , where y =ax +bx +cx
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) a (d) None of these
( 1+ x )1/2 −(1−x )1/2
lim =
67. x →0 x [Roorkee 1979; RPET 1996]
(a) 0 (b) 1/2
(c) 1 (d) –1
x3 −1
lim 2
=
68. x →1 x +5 x−6
3
(a) 0 (b) 7
1 1
−
(c) 2 (d) 6

lim
√ a+2 x−√3 x =
69. x →a √ 3 a+x−2 √ x [IIT 1978; Kurukshetra CEE 1996]
1 2
(a) √ 3 (b) 3 √3
2 2
(c) √ 3 (d) 3
1−x−1/ 3
lim =
70. x →1 1−x−2/ 3 [AI CBSE 1991]
1 1
(a) 3 (b) 2
2 2
−
(c) 3 (d) 3
 ( 1+ x )n −1
lim =
71. x →0 x [Kurukshetra CEE 2002]
(a) n (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these

72.
lim
x →0
( tanx3 x +cos x )=
(a) 3 (b) 1
(c) 4 (d) 2

lim √ −1 √
1+ x− 1−x
=
73. x →0 sin x [AI CBSE 1989, 90; DSSE 1989]
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these
( x + y )sec( x+ y )−x sec x
lim =
74. y →0 y [AI CBSE 1990]

(a) sec x ( x tan x +1) (b) x tan x+ sec x

(c) x sec x+ tan x (d) None of these
x
x .2 −x
lim =
75. x →0 1−cos x [IIT 1980; BIT Ranchi 1983; RPET 2001]

(a) 0 (b) log 4

(c) log 2 (d) None of these
1−cos θ
lim =
76. θ→0 θ2 [AI CBSE 1981, 91; DSSE 1981, 83]
(a) 1 (b) 2
1 1
(c) 2 (d) 4
sin 3 θ−sinθ
lim =
77. θ→0 sin θ [AI CBSE 1984; DSSE 1984]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 1/3 (d) 3/2
tan x−sin x
lim =
78. x →0 x3 [IIT 1974; AI CBSE 1986, 90;
AISSE 1983, 86, 90; RPET 2000]
1 1
−
(a) 2 (b) 2
2
(c) 3 (d) None of these
1−cos x
lim =
79. x →0 x [AI CBSE 1987; AISSE 1987]
1
(a) 0 (b) 2
1
(c) 3 (d) None of these
 1−√ x
lim −1 2
=
80. x →1 (cos x ) [AI CBSE 1990]
1
(a) 1 (b) 2
1
(c) 4 (d) None of these
x2 −tan 2 x
lim =
81. x →0 tan x [AI CBSE 1990]
(a) 2 (b) –2
(c) 0 (d) None of these
5θ cos θ−2 sin θ
lim =
82. θ→0 3θ+ tan θ [AI CBSE 1988]
3 3
−
(a) 4 (b) 4
(c) 0 (d) None of these
sin(2+x )−sin(2−x )
lim =
83. x →0 x
[AI CBSE 1983; AISSE 1982, 83]

(a) sin 2 (b) 2 sin 2

(c) 2 cos 2 (d) 2
2
2 x −3 x +1
lim =
84. x →∞ x 2−1
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) –2 (d) None of these
3 x 2 +2 x−1
lim 2
=
85. x →∞ 2 x −3 x−3

(a) 1 (b) 3
3 3
−
(c) 2 (d) 2
|x−2|
lim =
86. x →2 x−2 [AI CBSE 1985]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these

lim √2 cos x−1 =

87. x →π /4 cot x−1 [BIT Ranchi 1989; IIT 1990]
1 1
(a) √ 2 (b) 2
1
(c) 2 √ 2 (d) 1
cos x−cos a
lim =
88. x →a cos x−cot a [BIT Ranchi 1987]
1 3 1
sin a cosec2 a
(a) 2 (b) 2
3 3
(c) sin a (d) cosec a
 lim
2
[ √ ( ) ( )]
3 sin
π
6
π
+h −cos +h
6
=
89. h→0 √ 3 h( √ 3 cos h−sin h) [BIT Ranchi 1987]
2 3
− −
(a) 3 (b) 4
4
(c) −2 √ 3 (d) 3
lim x x =
90. x →0 [Roorkee 1990]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) e (d) None of these
(2 x +1) 40( 4 x−1 )5
lim =
91. x →∞ (2 x +3 )45 [IIT 1990]
(a) 16 (b) 24
(c) 32 (d) 8

92.
lim
x →0 [ x
−1
tan 2 x ]
=
[IIT 1992; RPET 2001]
1
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) ∞
1−cos x
lim 2 =
93. x →0 sin x [DSSE 1987]
1 1
−
(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 2 (d) None of these
sin 3 x+ sin x
lim
94. x →0 x = [AISSE 1986]
1
(a) 3 (b) 3
1
(c) 4 (d) 4
1+ cos2 x
lim 2
=
95. x →π /2 ( π −2 x ) [DSSE 1986; AI CBSE 1986]
(a) 1 (b) 2
1
(c) 3 (d) 2
1−cos 6 x
lim =
96. x →0 x [DSSE 1982]
(a) 0 (b) 6
1
(c) 3 (d) None of these
sin mx
lim =
97. x →0 tan nx [DSSE 1987]
n m
(a) m (b) n
(c) mn (d) None of these
 3 sin x−sin 3 x
lim =
98. x →0 x3 [AISSE 1985]
(a) 4 (b) –4
1
(c) 4 (d) None of these
3
x
lim =
99. x →0 sin x2 [AISSE 1984; AI CBSE 1984]
1
(a) 0 (b) 3
1
(c) 3 (d) 2

100. If
f(x)=¿ {x , when x>1¿¿¿¿
, then
lim f ( x )=
x →1 [MP PET 1987]
2
(a) x (b) x
(c) −1 (d) 1
tan3 x
lim =
101. x →π /2 x [MP PET 1987]
(a) ∞ (b) 3
1
(c) 3 (d) 0

lim √
3+ x−√3−x
=
102. x →0 x [MP PET 1987]
(a) –1 (b) 0
1
(c) √3 (d) √ 3
2
e x −cos x
lim =
103. x →0 x2 [IIT Screening]
3 1
−
(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) None of these
log (a+x )−log a log x−1
lim +k lim =1 ,
104. x →0 x x →e x −e then
[IIT Screening]

(a)
k =e 1−
1
a ( )
(b) k =e (1+a )
(c) k =e (2−a )
(d) The equality is not possible

105.
lim
x →0
1
2 √
(1−cos2 x )
x
=
[IIT 1991; AIEEE 2002; RPET 2001, 02]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) None of these
x
lim
106. x →0 tan x is equal to [MNR 1995]
 (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 4 (d) Not defined
e α x−e β x
lim =
107. x →0 x [MP PET 1994; DCE 2005]
1
+β
(a) α +β (b) α

(c) α 2 −β2 (d) α −β

−1 −1
( x −a )
lim =
108. x →a x−a [MP PET 1994]

(a)
xn+1=√2+xn,n≥1, −1
(b) a
1 −1
2 2
(c) a (d) a

( )
x +3
x+2
lim
109. x →∞ x+1 is [MNR 1994]
(a) 1 (b) e
2 3
(c) e (d) e
lim |( 1−sin x ) tan x
π
x→
110. 2 is
π
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) ∞
sin x
lim
111. x →0 x is equal to [RPET 1995]
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) None of these
lim ( √ x2 +1−x )
112. x →∞ is equal to [RPET 1995]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) None of these

113. y exists, if [RPET 1995]

(a)
xn+1=√2+xn , n≥1, and lim
x →a
g( x )
exist
g (x)
lim f ( x )
(b) x →a exists
f ( x)
lim
(c) x →a ( x ) exists
g

lim f ( x )g
(d) x →a
1
x exists ()
sin x +log(1−x )
lim
114. x →0 x2 is equal to [Roorkee 1995]
1
(a) 0 (b) 2
1
−
(c) 2 (d) None of these
 ( )
c+dx
1
lim 1+ =
If a, b , c, d are positive, then x →∞
115.
a+bx
[EAMCET 1992]
d /b c/a
(a) e (b) e
( c +d )/( a+b )
(c) e (d) e

( )
cosec x
1+tan x
lim
116. x →0 1+sin x is equal to [Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
1
(a) e (b) e
(c) 1 (d) None of these
n n 1/ n
lim ( 4 +5 )
117. n→∞ is equal to
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) e (d) None of these
1 2
x sin −x
x
lim
118. The value of x →∞ 1−|x| is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these

119.
lim
x →∞
(a) 0
√ x +sin x
x−cos x
=

(b) 1
[Roorkee 1994]

(c) –1 (d) None of these

{ ( )}
1/x
π
lim tan +x =
120. x →0 4 [IIT 1993; RPET 2001]
(a) 1 (b) –1
2
(c) e (d) e
n n 1/n
lim ( y + x )
121. If 0< x < y then n→∞ is equal to
(a) e (b) x
(c) y (d) None of these
lim √ a x +ax +1− √ a2 x 2 +1
2 2

122. The value of x →∞ is

1
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) None of these
tan x x
e −e
lim =
123. x →0 tan x− x [EAMCET 1994; RPET 2001]
(a) 1 (b) e
−1
(c) e
1
(d) 2

124. If
f ( x )=
√ x−sin x
lim f ( x )
x +cos 2 x , then x →∞ is [DCE 2000]
(a) 0 (b) ∞
 (c) 1 (d) None of these

lim
√ π−√ cos x −1

125. x →−1 √ x +1 is given by

1 1
(a) √ π (b) √ 2 π
(c) 1 (d) 0

lim [ √ x+ √ x+ √ x −√ x ]
126. x→∞ is equal to
1
(a) 0 (b) 2
1 1 4
(d) e
−
(c) p p−1

2 x −3 2( 2 x +1)
f ( x )= , g (x )= h( x )=− 2 , lim [ f ( x )+ g( x )+h( x )]
127. If x−3 x +4 and x + x−12 then x →3 is
(a) −2 (b) −1
2
−
(c) 7 (d) 0

( a +b3 +c )
x x x 2/ x
lim
128. The value of x →0 ; (a , b , c>0) is
(a) (abc )3 (b) abc

(c) (abc )1/3 (d) None of these

lim √
1+ √ 2+ x− √ 3
129. The value of x →2 x−2 is
[lim 2 ]
1−tan ( ) [1−sin x]
x
1
(a) [ 2 ] (b) 4 √ 3
1+tan ( ) [ π−2x]
x→ x
π 3
2

(c) 0 (d) None of these

lim
√1−cos x 2

130. The value of x →0 1−cos x is

1
(a) 2 (b) 2

(c) √2 (d) None of these

m n
lim x (log x ) , m, n ∈ N
131. The value of x →0+ is
m
(a) 0 (b) n
(c) mn (d) None of these
log x
lim n , n> 0
132. The value of x →∞ x is
(a) 0 (b) 1
1 1
(c) n (d) n !
log (x −a )
x
lim
a
133. The value of x →a log (e −e ) is
(a) 1 (b) –1
 (c) 0 (d) None of these
1/ x 1
( 1+ x ) −e+ ex
2
lim 2
134. The value of x →0 x is [DCE 2001]
11e −11e
(a) 24 (b) 24
e
(c) 24 (d) None of these

127. 135.
lim x tan x−
x →π /2 [π
2
sec x = ( ) ]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) None of these

128.
lim
136. x →0
[
sin ( x+a)+sin (a−x )−2 sin a
x sin x
= ]
(a) sin a (b) cos a
1
cos a
(c) −sin a (d) 2

( )
2
2 1 /x
1+5 x
lim 2
=
x →0 1+3 x
129. 137. [IIT 1996; DCE 2001]
2
(a) e (b) e
−2 −1
(c) e (d) e
(2 x−3 )(3 x−4 )
lim =
130. 138. x →∞ (4 x−5 )(5 x−6 ) [MP PET 1996]
(a) 0 (b) 1/10
(c) 1/5 (d) 3/10
sin (e x−2 −1)
f ( x )= , lim f ( x )
139. If log( x−1) then x →2 is given by
(a) –2 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) 1
lim ( √ x2 +8 x+ 3−√ x 2 + 4 x+3 )=
131. 140. x →∞ [MP PET 1997]
(a) 0 (b) ∞
1
(c) 2 (d) 2
x k−5 k
lim =500
141. If x →5 x−5 , then the positve integral value of k is
[MP PET 1998]
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6

lim
√1−x 2− √1+ x 2
132. 142. x →0 x2 is equal to [MP PET 1999]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) –2 (d) 0

143. If
f(x)=¿ {x , if x is rational ¿¿¿¿ then
lim f ( x )
x →0 is
[Kurukshetra CEE 1998; UPSEAT 2004]
 (a) Equal to 0 (b) Equal to 1
(c) Equal to –1 (d) Indeterminate
xe x−log ( 1+ x )
lim
133. 144. x →0 x2 equals [RPET 1996]
2 1
(a) 3 (b) 3
1 3
(c) 2 (d) 2

lim
√ 4 x 2+ 5 x +8
145. The value of x →−∞ 4 x +5 is
[Roorkee 1998]
(a) −1/2 (b) 0
(c) 1/ 2 (d) 1

134.
lim 1+
146. x →∞
[
1 x
mx equal to ] [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
1/ m −1/ m
(a) e (b) e
m e
(c) e (d) m

135. If
{1
f (x)=¿ xsin , x≠0 ¿ ¿¿¿
x lim f ( x )=
, then x →0
[IIT 1988; MNR 1988; SCRA 1996; UPSEAT 2000, 01]
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) None of these
x 3 cot x
lim =
136. x →0 1−cos x [AI CBSE 1988; DSSE 1988]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) –2
x( e x−1 )
lim =
137. x →0 1−cos x
(a) 0 (b) ∞
(c) –2 (d) 2
1
lim =
138. x →1 |1−x|
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) ∞
n(2 n+1)2
lim 2
=
n→∞ (n+ 2)(n + 3 n−1 )
139.
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) ∞

lim
√n =
140. n→∞ √ n+ √ n+1
(a) 1 (b) 1/2
(c) 0 (d) ∞

lim √
3 x−a−√ x +a
=
141. x →a x−a
(a) √2 a (b) 1/ √ 2 a
 (c) 2a (d) 1/ 2 a

142. If
f(x)=¿ { x, when 0≤x≤1¿¿¿¿ lim f ( x )=
, then x →1
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 0 (d) Does not exist
log x
lim =
143. x →1 x −1 [RPET 1996; MP PET 1996; Pb. CET 2002]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) ∞
n n
x −2
lim =80
144. If x →2 x−2 , where n is a positive integer, then n=
(a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 2 (d) None of these
1−cos2 x
lim =
145. x →0 x [MNR 1983]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 4

146.
lim 1+
x →∞
( ) 2 x
x
=

1
(a) e (b) e
2
(c) e (d) None of these
(2 x−3)( √ x−1 )
lim =
147. x →1 2 x 2 +x−3 [IIT 1977]
(a) –1/10 (b) 1/10
(c) –1/8 (d) None of these
lim kx cosec x=lim x cosec kx
148. If x →0 x →0 , then k =
(a) 1 (b) –1

(c) ±1 (d) ±2
1 /x
e −1
lim =
149. x →0 e 1/ x +1
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) Does not exist
logcos x
lim =
150. x →0 x
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) ∞ (d) None of these
sin 2 x
lim =
151. x →0 x [MNR 1990; UPSEAT 2000]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1/2 (d) 2

lim √
f ( x )−3
=
152. If f (9 )=9 , f ' (9 )=4 , then x →9 √ x−3
 [IIT 1988; Karnataka CET 1999]
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) –2 (d) –4
|x|
lim =
153. x →0 x [Roorkee 1982; UPSEAT 2001]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) Does not exist

lim √
x +h−√ x
=
154. h→0 h [Roorkee 1983]
1 1
(a) 2 √ x (b) √ x

(c) 2 √x (d) √x
2x −1
lim 1/2
=
x →0 (1+ x ) −1
155. [IIT 1983; Karnataka CET 1999]

(a) log 2 (b) log 4

(c) log √ 2 (d) None of these

1−cos mx
lim =
156. x →0 1−cos nx [Kerala (Engg.)2002]

(a) m/ n (b) n / m
m2 n2
2 2
(c) n (d) m
e sin x −1
lim =
157. x →0 x
(a) 1 (b) e
(c) 1/e (d) None of these
lim √ x ( √ x+5−√ x )=
158. x →∞
(a) 5 (b) 3
(c) 5/2 (d) 3/2
x−1
lim =
159. x →1 2 x 2 −7 x+ 5 [IIT 1976]
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/11
(c) –1/3 (d) None of these
sin x
lim =
160. x →∞ x [IIT 1975; MP PET 2004]
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these

lim √
1+sin x− √1−sin x
=
161. x →0 x
(a) –1 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) –2
2sin 2 3 x
lim =
162. x →0 x2 [Roorkee 1982; DCE 1999]
(a) 6 (b) 9
(c) 18 (d) 3
 sin α−cos α
lim =
α → π /4 π
α−
163. 4 [IIT 1977]

(a) √2 (b) 1/ 2 √
(c) 1 (d) None of these
lim tan x logsin x=
164. x →π / 2 [MNR 1989]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these
lim ( x−[ n ])=
165. If n is an integer, then x →n+0

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these
lim ( sec θ−tan θ )=
166. x →π /2 [IIT 1976; AMU 1999]
(a) 0 (b) 1/2
(c) 2 (d) ∞
tan 2 x−x
lim =
167. x →0 3 x−sin x [IIT 1971]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1/2 (d) 1/3
x
lim 2
=
168. x →0 |x|+ x
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) Does not exist
sin ax
lim =
169. x →0 sin bx

(a) a / b (b) b / a
(c) 1 (d) None of these
sin x o
lim =
170. x →0 x
(a) 1 (b) π / 180
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these
x2 −a 2
lim =
171. x →a x−a [RPET 1995]
(a) 4a (b) 1
(c) 2a (d) 0
( x +2)5/ 3 −( a+2)5 /3
lim =
172. x →a x−a [AI CBSE 1991]
5 2 /3 5 5 /3
( a+2) ( a+2)
(a) 3 (b) 3
5 2/ 3 5 5/ 3
a a
(c) 3 (d) 3

{
2
, when x <3
f ( x )= 5−x
173. If 5−x , when x >3 , then
lim f ( x )=0 lim f ( x )=0
(a) x →3+ (b) x →3−
lim f ( x )≠ lim f ( x )
(c) x →3+ x →3− (d) None of these
 cos ax−cos bx
lim =
174. x →0 x2 [AI CBSE 1988]
a2 −b 2 b2 −a 2
(a) 2 (b) 2
2 2 2 2
(c) a −b (d) b −a
cot 2 θ−3
lim =
175. x →π /6 cosec θ−2
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 0
( 1+ x )5 −1
lim 3
=
176. x →0 ( 1+ x ) −1

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 5/3 (d) 3/5
x 9 +a 9
lim =9
177. If x →a x +a , then a=
1 /8
(a) 9 (b) ±2
(c) ±3 (d) None of these
xe 1/ x
lim 1/ x
=
178. x →0+ 1+e

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) ∞ (d) None of these
lim [ x ]=
179. x →1

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these
sin 2 x+ sin 6 x
lim =
180. x →0 sin 5 x−sin 3 x [AI CBSE 1988; AISSE 1988]
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4
(c) 2 (d) 4

( )
θ
sin
4
lim
θ→0 θ
181. The value of is [MP PET 1993]
(a) 0 (b) 1/4
(c) 1 (d) Not in existence

182. The value of

lim
x →∞ ( x 2 +bx +4
x 2 + ax+5 is ) [MP PET 1993]
(a) b/a (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) 4/5
f (r + h)−f (r )
2 lim =
183. If f (r)=πr , then h→0 h

(a) πr 2 (b) 2 πr

(c) 2 π (d) 2 πr 2
lim x log (sin x )=
184. x →0

log e 1
(a) –1 (b)
 (c) 1 (d) None of these

( a −bx )=
x x
lim
185. x →0 [EAMCET 1988; RPET 1995]

(a)
log ( ba ) (b)
log ( ab )
a
(c) b (d) log a b

{ }
x3
sin x−x+
6
lim 5
=
186.
x →0 x [MNR 1985]
(a) 1/120 (b) –1/120
(c) 1/20 (d) None of these
lim [ x ( a1/x −1)]
187. x →∞ ,(a>1 )=
(a) log x (b) 1
1
−log
(c) 0 (d) a

188.
lim
x →0 [ 1 log (1+ x )
x
−
x2 =
]
(a) 1/2 (b) –1/2
(c) 1 (d) –1

189.
lim
n→∞ [ ] Σn 2
n3
=
[AMU 1999; RPET 1999, 2002]
1 1
−
(a) 6 (b) 6
1 1
−
(c) 3 (d) 3
g ( x )f (a )−g (a) f ( x )
lim =
190. If f (a)=2, f '( a)=1, g( a)=−1; g' (a)=2 , then x →a x−a [DCE 1999;
Karnataka CET 1999; MP PET 1995; Pb. CET 2004]
(a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 0 (d) –3
sin x−sin α
lim =
191. x →α x−α
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) sin α (d) cos α

lim
√ x 2+a 2− √ x 2+ b2 =
x →∞ √ x 2 +c 2 −√ x2 +d 2
192.
a2 −b 2 a2 +b2
2 2 2 2
(a) c −d (b) c − d
a2 + b2
2 2
(c) c +d (d) None of these
 2 x−π
lim =
193. x →π /2 cos x [IIT 1973]
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) –2 (d) None of these
sin x−x
lim =
194. x →0 x3 [MNR 1980, 86]
1 1
−
(a) 3 (b) 3
1 1
−
(c) 6 (d) 6
(a+ h)2 sin (a+h )−a 2 sin a
lim =
195. h→0 h [IIT 1989]
2 2
(a) a cos a+a sin a (b) a sin a +a cos a
2 2
(c) 2 a sin a+ a cos a (d) 2 a cos a+a sin a

196.
lim
x →3 {√ x−3
x−2−√ 4−x
=
} [MNR 1991]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) –1 (d) –2
x cos x−sin x
lim =
197. x →0 x 2 sin x [MNR 1984, 86]
1 1
−
(a) 3 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) None of these
( x −1)( 2 x+3 )
lim =
198. x →∞ x2
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) None of these

199.
lim
x →∞ [ n4 ]
13 +23 +3 3 +. .. . .. .+ n3
=

1 1
(a) 2 (b) 3
1
(c) 4 (d) None of these
2
y
lim =. .. .. . .. 2 2 3
200. x →0 x , where y =ax +bx +cx
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) a (d) None of these
( 1+ x )1/2 −(1−x )1/2
lim =
201. x →0 x [Roorkee 1979; RPET 1996]
(a) 0 (b) 1/2
(c) 1 (d) –1
x3 −1
lim 2
=
202. x →1 x +5 x−6
 3
(a) 0 (b) 7
1 1
−
(c) 2 (d) 6

lim
√ a+2 x−√3 x =
203. x →a √ 3 a+x−2 √ x [IIT 1978; Kurukshetra CEE 1996]
1 2
(a) √ 3 (b) 3 √3
2 2
(c) √ 3 (d) 3
1−x−1/ 3
lim =
204. x →1 1−x−2/ 3 [AI CBSE 1991]
1 1
(a) 3 (b) 2
2 2
−
(c) 3 (d) 3
n
( 1+ x ) −1
lim =
205. x →0 x [Kurukshetra CEE 2002]
(a) n (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these

206.
lim
x →0
( tanx3 x +cos x )=
(a) 3 (b) 1
(c) 4 (d) 2

lim √ −1 √
1+ x− 1−x
=
207. x →0 sin x [AI CBSE 1989, 90; DSSE 1989]
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these
( x + y )sec( x+ y )−x sec x
lim =
208. y →0 y [AI CBSE 1990]

(a) sec x ( x tan x +1) (b) x tan x+ sec x

(c) x sec x+ tan x (d) None of these
x
x .2 −x
lim =
209. x →0 1−cos x [IIT 1980; BIT Ranchi 1983; RPET 2001]

(a) 0 (b) log 4

(c) log 2 (d) None of these
1−cos θ
lim =
210. θ→0 θ2 [AI CBSE 1981, 91; DSSE 1981, 83]
(a) 1 (b) 2
1 1
(c) 2 (d) 4
 sin 3 θ−sinθ
lim =
211. θ→0 sin θ [AI CBSE 1984; DSSE 1984]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 1/3 (d) 3/2
tan x−sin x
lim =
212. x →0 x3 [IIT 1974; AI CBSE 1986, 90;
AISSE 1983, 86, 90; RPET 2000]
1 1
−
(a) 2 (b) 2
2
(c) 3 (d) None of these
1−cos x
lim =
213. x →0 x [AI CBSE 1987; AISSE 1987]
1
(a) 0 (b) 2
1
(c) 3 (d) None of these
1−√ x
lim −1 2
=
214. x →1 (cos x ) [AI CBSE 1990]
1
(a) 1 (b) 2
1
(c) 4 (d) None of these
x2 −tan 2 x
lim =
215. x →0 tan x [AI CBSE 1990]
(a) 2 (b) –2
(c) 0 (d) None of these
5θ cos θ−2 sin θ
lim =
216. θ→0 3θ+ tan θ [AI CBSE 1988]
3 3
−
(a) 4 (b) 4
(c) 0 (d) None of these
sin(2+x )−sin(2−x )
lim =
217. x →0 x
[AI CBSE 1983; AISSE 1982, 83]

(a) sin 2 (b) 2 sin 2

(c) 2 cos 2 (d) 2
2
2 x −3 x +1
lim =
218. x →∞ x 2−1
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) –2 (d) None of these
3 x 2 +2 x−1
lim 2
=
219. x →∞ 2 x −3 x−3

(a) 1 (b) 3
 3 3
−
(c) 2 (d) 2
|x−2|
lim =
220. x →2 x−2 [AI CBSE 1985]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these

lim √2 cos x−1 =

221. x →π /4 cot x−1 [BIT Ranchi 1989; IIT 1990]
1 1
(a) √ 2 (b) 2
1
(c) 2 √ 2 (d) 1
cos x−cos a
lim =
222. x →a cos x−cot a [BIT Ranchi 1987]
1 3 1
sin a cosec2 a
(a) 2 (b) 2
3 3
(c) sin a (d) cosec a

lim
2
[ √ ( ) ( )]
3 sin
π
6
π
+h −cos +h
6
=
223. h→0 √ 3 h( √ 3 cos h−sin h) [BIT Ranchi 1987]
2 3
− −
(a) 3 (b) 4
4
(c) −2 √ 3 (d) 3
lim x x =
224. x →0 [Roorkee 1990]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) e (d) None of these
(2 x +1) 40( 4 x−1 )5
lim =
225. x →∞ (2 x +3 )45 [IIT 1990]
(a) 16 (b) 24
(c) 32 (d) 8

226.
lim
x →0 [ x
tan−1 2 x
=
] [IIT 1992; RPET 2001]
1
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) ∞
1−cos x
lim 2
=
227. x →0 sin x [DSSE 1987]
1 1
−
(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 2 (d) None of these
sin 3 x+ sin x
lim
228. x →0 x = [AISSE 1986]
 1
(a) 3 (b) 3
1
(c) 4 (d) 4
1+ cos2 x
lim =
229. ( π −2 x )2
x →π /2 [DSSE 1986; AI CBSE 1986]
(a) 1 (b) 2
1
(c) 3 (d) 2
1−cos 6 x
lim =
230. x →0 x [DSSE 1982]
(a) 0 (b) 6
1
(c) 3 (d) None of these
sin mx
lim =
231. x →0 tan nx [DSSE 1987]
n m
(a) m (b) n
(c) mn (d) None of these
3 sin x−sin 3 x
lim =
232. x →0 x3 [AISSE 1985]
(a) 4 (b) –4
1
(c) 4 (d) None of these
x3
lim 2
=
233. x →0 sin x [AISSE 1984; AI CBSE 1984]
1
(a) 0 (b) 3
1
(c) 3 (d) 2

234. If
f(x)=¿ {x , when x>1¿¿¿¿
, then
lim f ( x )=
x →1 [MP PET 1987]
2
(a) x (b) x
(c) −1 (d) 1
tan3 x
lim =
235. x →π /2 x [MP PET 1987]
(a) ∞ (b) 3
1
(c) 3 (d) 0

lim √
3+ x−√3−x
=
236. x →0 x [MP PET 1987]
(a) –1 (b) 0
1
(c) √3 (d) √ 3
2
e x −cos x
lim =
237. x →0 x2 [IIT Screening]
 3 1
−
(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) None of these
log (a+x )−log a log x−1
lim +k lim =1 ,
238. x →0 x x →e x −e then
[IIT Screening]

(a)
k =e 1− ( 1a )
(b) k =e (1+a )
(c) k =e (2−a )
(d) The equality is not possible

239.
lim
x →0
1
2 √
(1−cos2 x )
x
=
[IIT 1991; AIEEE 2002; RPET 2001, 02]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) None of these
x
lim
240. x →0 tan x is equal to [MNR 1995]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 4 (d) Not defined
e α x−e β x
lim =
241. x →0 x [MP PET 1994; DCE 2005]
1
+β
(a) α +β (b) α

(c) α 2 −β2 (d) α −β

( x−1−a−1 )
lim =
242. x →a x−a [MP PET 1994]

(a)
xn+1=√2+xn,n≥1, −1
(b) a
1 −1
2 2
(c) a (d) a

( )
x +3
x+2
lim
243. x →∞ x+1 is [MNR 1994]
(a) 1 (b) e
2 3
(c) e (d) e
lim |( 1−sin x ) tan x
π
x→
244. 2 is
π
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) ∞
sin x
lim
245. x →0 x is equal to [RPET 1995]
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) None of these
 lim ( √ x2 +1−x )
246. x →∞ is equal to [RPET 1995]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) None of these

247. y exists, if [RPET 1995]

(a)
xn+1=√2+xn , n≥1, and x →a
lim g( x )
exist
g (x)
lim f ( x )
(b) x →a exists
f ( x)
lim
(c) g
x →a( x ) exists

lim f ( x )g
(d) x →a
1
()
x exists
sin x +log(1−x )
lim
248. x →0 x2 is equal to [Roorkee 1995]
1
(a) 0 (b) 2
1
−
(c) 2 (d) None of these

( )
c+dx
1
lim 1+ =
If a, b , c, d are positive, then x →∞
249.
a+bx
[EAMCET 1992]
d /b c/a
(a) e (b) e
( c +d )/( a+b )
(c) e (d) e

( )
cosec x
1+tan x
lim
250. x →0 1+sin x is equal to [Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
1
(a) e (b) e
(c) 1 (d) None of these
lim ( 4 n +5 n )1/ n
251. n→∞ is equal to
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) e (d) None of these
1
x 2 sin −x
x
lim
252. The value of x →∞ 1−|x| is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these

253.
lim
x →∞
(a) 0
√ x +sin x
x−cos x
=

(b) 1
[Roorkee 1994]

(c) –1 (d) None of these

{ ( )}
1/x
π
lim tan +x =
254. x →0 4 [IIT 1993; RPET 2001]
(a) 1 (b) –1
 2
(c) e (d) e
lim ( y n + x n )1/n
255. If 0< x < y then n→∞ is equal to
(a) e (b) x
(c) y (d) None of these
lim √ a x +ax +1− √ a2 x 2 +1
2 2

256. The value of x →∞ is

1
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) None of these
e tan x −e x
lim =
257. x →0 tan x− x [EAMCET 1994; RPET 2001]
(a) 1 (b) e
−1
(c) e
1
(d) 2

258. If
f ( x )=
√ x−sin x
lim f ( x )
x +cos 2 x , then x →∞ is [DCE 2000]
(a) 0 (b) ∞
(c) 1 (d) None of these

lim
√ π−√ cos−1 x
259. x →−1 √ x +1 is given by
1 1
(a) √ π (b) √ π
2
(c) 1 (d) 0

lim [ √ x+ √ x+ √ x −√ x ]
260. x→∞ is equal to
1
(a) 0 (b) 2
1 1 4
(d) e
−
(c) p p−1

2 x −3 2( 2 x +1)
f ( x )= , g (x )= h( x )=− 2 , lim [ f ( x )+ g( x )+h( x )]
127. If x−3 x +4 and x + x−12 then x →3 is
(a) −2 (b) −1
2
−
(c) 7 (d) 0

( a +b3 +c )
x x x 2/ x
lim
128. The value of x →0 ; (a , b , c>0) is
(a) (abc )3 (b) abc
1/3
(c) (abc ) (d) None of these

lim √
1+ √ 2+ x− √ 3
129. The value of x →2 x−2 is
lim
[ ( )]
1−tan
x
2
[1−sin x] 1
(a)
x→
π
2
[ ( )]
x
1+tan [ π−2x]
2
3

(b) 4 √ 3
 (c) 0 (d) None of these

lim
√1−cos x 2
130. The value of x →0 1−cos x is
1
(a) 2 (b) 2

(c) √2 (d) None of these

m n
lim x (log x ) , m, n ∈ N
131. The value of x →0+ is
m
(a) 0 (b) n
(c) mn (d) None of these
log x
lim n , n> 0
132. The value of x →∞ x is
(a) 0 (b) 1
1 1
(c) n (d) n !
log (x −a )
lim x
133. The value of x →a log (e −e a ) is
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) None of these
1
( 1+ x )1/ x−e+ ex
2
lim 2
134. The value of x →0 x is [DCE 2001]
11e −11e
(a) 24 (b) 24
e
(c) 24 (d) None of these

261. 135. x →π /2 [
lim x tan x− ( π2 )sec x]=
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) None of these

262.
lim
136. x →0
[
sin ( x+a)+sin (a−x )−2 sin a
x sin x
= ]
(a) sin a (b) cos a
1
cos a
(c) −sin a (d) 2

( )
1 /x2
1+5 x 2
lim 2
=
x →0 1+3 x
263. 137. [IIT 1996; DCE 2001]
2
(a) e (b) e
−2 −1
(c) e (d) e
(2 x−3 )(3 x−4 )
lim =
264. 138. x →∞ (4 x−5 )(5 x−6 ) [MP PET 1996]
(a) 0 (b) 1/10
(c) 1/5 (d) 3/10
 sin (e x−2 −1)
f ( x )= , lim f ( x )
139. If log( x−1) then x →2 is given by
(a) –2 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) 1
lim ( √ x2 +8 x+ 3−√ x 2 + 4 x+3 )=
265. 140. x →∞ [MP PET 1997]
(a) 0 (b) ∞
1
(c) 2 (d) 2
x k−5 k
lim =500
141. If x →5 x−5 , then the positve integral value of k is
[MP PET 1998]
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6

lim
√1−x 2− √1+ x 2
266. 142. x →0 x2 is equal to [MP PET 1999]
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) –2 (d) 0

143. If
f(x)=¿ {x , if x is rational ¿¿¿¿ then
lim f ( x )
x →0 is
[Kurukshetra CEE 1998; UPSEAT 2004]
(a) Equal to 0 (b) Equal to 1
(c) Equal to –1 (d) Indeterminate
xe x−log ( 1+ x )
lim
267. 144. x →0 x2 equals [RPET 1996]
2 1
(a) 3 (b) 3
1 3
(c) 2 (d) 2

lim
√ 4 x 2+ 5 x +8
145. The value of x →−∞ 4 x +5 is
[Roorkee 1998]
(a) −1/2 (b) 0
(c) 1/ 2 (d) 1

[ ]
x
1
lim 1+
268. 146. x →∞ mx equal to [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
1/ m −1/ m
(a) e (b) e
m e
(c) e (d) m