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JEE Main Differential Calculus PYQs 2024, 2025 and 2026: All Questions with Solutions

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JEE Main Differential Calculus PYQs 2024, 2025 and 2026: All Questions with Solutions

Verified JEE Main Differential Calculus questions from 2024, 2025 and 2026, shift by shift. The 2024, 2025 and 2026 sets are interactive now: pick an option or enter a number and check instantly. Attempt timed, check the method only after answering, and log every miss by pattern.

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2024 Questions (30)

Q127 Jan 2024, Shift 1

Let a = lim(x→0) (√1+√1+x4-√2)/x4 and b = lim(x→0) sin2 x/(√2-√1+cos x). Find a*b3.

Q227 Jan 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = a(7x-12-x2)/[b|x2-7x+12|] for x < 3, 2(sin(x-3)/(x-[x])) for x > 3, and b at x = 3. Let S be the set of (a, b) making f continuous at 3. Find |S|.

Q327 Jan 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = x3 + x2*f'(1) + x*f''(2) + f'''(3). Find f'(10).

Q427 Jan 2024, Shift 2

If lim(x→0) (3 + a*sin x + b*cos x + loge(1-x))/(3*tan2 x) = 1/3, find 2a - b.

Q527 Jan 2024, Shift 2

Let f(x) = x/2 + 2/x on (0, 2) and g(x) = min{f(t) : 0 < t ≤ x} for 0 < x ≤ 1, with a second branch for 1 < x < 2. Choose the correct statement about continuity and differentiability of g.

Q629 Jan 2024, Shift 1

Let f:[1/2, 1] → R, f(x) = 4*√2*x3 - 3*√2*x - 1.
(I) y = f(x) meets the x-axis at exactly one point.
(II) It meets it at x = cos(pi/12).
Choose the correct statement(s).

Q730 Jan 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = 1/|x| for |x| < 2 and a*x2 + 2b for |x| ≥ 2. If f is differentiable on R, find 48(a + b).

Q830 Jan 2024, Shift 1

Let g be non-constant and twice differentiable with g'(1/2) = g'(3/2), and f(x) = 1/2*[g(x) + g(2-x)]. Choose the correct statement about zeros of f'.

Q931 Jan 2024, Shift 1

Find lim(x→0) (e(2|sin x|) - 2|sin x| - 1)/x2.

Q1031 Jan 2024, Shift 1

Let g be linear and f(x) = g(x) for x ≤ 0, ((1+x)/(2+x))(1/x) for x > 0. If f is continuous at 0 and f'(1) = f(-1), find g(3).

Q1131 Jan 2024, Shift 2

Let f:(0, inf) → R, f(x) = e(-|log x|). Let m, n be the numbers of points where f is not continuous / not differentiable. Find m + n.

Q121 Feb 2024, Shift 1

Let {x} denote the fractional part and f(x) = cos-1(1-{x}2)*sin-1(1-{x})/({x}-{x}3) for x ≠ 0. Let L, R be the left and right limits at 0. Find (32/pi2)(L2 + R2).

Q131 Feb 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = (a - b*cos 2x)/x2 for x < 0, x2 + c*x + 2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, and 2x + 1 for x > 1. If f is continuous everywhere, and m is the number of points where f is not differentiable, find m + a + b + c.

Q141 Feb 2024, Shift 2

Let f(x) = x - 1 if x is even, 2x if x is odd, x ∈ N. For some a ∈ N, f(f(f(a))) = 21. Find the left-hand limit at a involving |x|3/a and a greatest-integer term.

Q151 Feb 2024, Shift 2

Let f(x) = |2x2 + 5|x| - 3|. Let m, n be the numbers of points where f is not continuous / not differentiable. Find m + n.

Q164 Apr 2024, Shift 1

If lim(x→1) ((5x+1)(1/3)-(x+5)(1/3))/((2x+3)(1/2)-(x+4)(1/2)) = m*√5/[n*(2n)(2/3)] with gcd(m, n) = 1, find 8m + 12n.

Q174 Apr 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = (1 - cos 2x)/x2 for x < 0, a at x = 0, and b*√1-cos x/x for x > 0. If f is continuous at 0, find a2 + b2.

Q184 Apr 2024, Shift 2

Let f(x) = (72x - 9x - 8x + 1)/(√2-√1+cos x) for x ≠ 0, and a * loge 2 * loge 3 at x = 0. If f is continuous at 0, find a2.

Q195 Apr 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = x5 + 2x3 + 3x + 1 and g(f(x)) = x for all x in R. Find g(7)/g'(7).

Q205 Apr 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = (sin 3x + a*sin x - b*cos 3x)/x3, continuous at 0. Find f(0).

Q215 Apr 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = sin x + 3x - 2x2 + x on (0, 2) (formula as rendered on the source page).
(I) f is increasing on (0, 2).
(II) f is decreasing on (0, 2).
Choose the correct statement(s).

Q225 Apr 2024, Shift 2

Let a > 0 be a root of 2x2 + x - 2 = 0. If lim(x→1/a) 16(1-cos(2+x-2x2))/(1-a*x2) = a + b*√17 with a, b integers, find a + b.

Q235 Apr 2024, Shift 2

Let f:[-1, 2] → R, f(x) = 2x2 + x + [x2] - [x]. Find the number of points where f is not continuous.

Q246 Apr 2024, Shift 1

Let f:(-inf, inf)-{0} → R be differentiable with f'(1) = lim(a→∞) a2*f(1/a). Evaluate lim(a→∞) [a(a+1)/2 * tan-1(1/a) + a2 - 2*loge a].

Q256 Apr 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = xx for x > 0. Find the interval on which f is strictly increasing.

Q268 Apr 2024, Shift 1

Find lim(x→0) 2*(1 - cos x * √cos 2x * ∛cos 3x * ... * (10th root of cos 10x))/x2.

Q278 Apr 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = cos x - x + 1.
S1: f(x) = 0 for only one value of x in [0, pi].
S2: f is decreasing on [0, pi/2] and increasing on [pi/2, pi].
Choose the correct statement(s).

Q289 Apr 2024, Shift 1

A circle passes through (2, 0) with centre (h, k). Let (xc, yc) be the intersection of 3x + 5y = 1 and (2+c)x + 5c2 y = 1, with h = lim(c→1) xc and k = lim(c→1) yc. Find the circle equation.

Q299 Apr 2024, Shift 1

Let f(x) = (8/7)(tan 8x/tan 7x) for 0 < x < pi/2, a - 8 at x = pi/2, and (1+|cot x|)((b/a)|tan x|) for pi/2 < x < pi, with a, b integers. If f is continuous at pi/2, find a2 + b2.

Q309 Apr 2024, Shift 2

Find lim(x→0) (e - (1+2x)(1/(2x)))/x.

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2025 Questions (28)

Q122 Jan 2025, Shift 1

Let f(x) = -3a2 - 2 for x < 1 and a2 + b*x for x ≥ 1. If f is differentiable on all R with a > 1, and the area enclosed by y = f(x) and y = -20 is a + b*√3, find a + b.

Q222 Jan 2025, Shift 1

Let f be real differentiable with f(0) = 1 and f(x+y) = f(x)f'(y) + f'(x)f(y). Find sum(n=1..100) loge f(n).

Q322 Jan 2025, Shift 2

If lim(x→∞) ((e/(1-e))*(1/e - x/(1+x)))x = a, find loge a/(1 + loge a).

Q423 Jan 2025, Shift 1

Let f(x) = (2/x){sin((k1+1)x) + sin((k2-1)x)} for x < 0, 4 at x = 0, and (2/x)*loge((2+k1*x)/(2+k2*x)) for x > 0. If f is continuous at 0, find k12 + k22.

Q523 Jan 2025, Shift 1

The set of a for which 5x3 - 15x - a = 0 has three distinct real roots is (a, b). Find b - 2a.

Q623 Jan 2025, Shift 2

Find lim(x→∞) (2x2 - 3x + 5)(3x-1)(x/2) / [(3x2 + 5x + 4)*√(3x+2)x].

Q723 Jan 2025, Shift 2

A spherical chocolate ball has a uniform ice-cream layer. When the layer is 1 cm thick, the ice cream melts at 81 cm3/min and the thickness decreases at 1/(4*pi) cm/min. Find the surface area (in cm2) of the ball without the layer.

Q824 Jan 2025, Shift 1

Find lim(x→0) cosec x * (√2*cos2 x + 3*cos x - √cos2 x + sin x + 4).

Q924 Jan 2025, Shift 1

Let f:R-{0} → R satisfy f(x) - 6f(1/x) = 35/(3x) - 5/2. If lim(x→0) (1/(a*x) + f(x)) = b, find a + 2b.

Q1024 Jan 2025, Shift 2

Let f(x) = [x] + |x - 2| on -2 < x < 3, where [x] is the greatest integer. Let m, n be the numbers of points where f is not continuous / not differentiable. Find m + n.

Q1128 Jan 2025, Shift 1

Let f(x) = 3x for x < 0, min{1 + x + [x], x + 2[x]} for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, and 5 for x > 2. Let a, b be the numbers of points where f is not continuous / not differentiable. Find a + b.

Q1228 Jan 2025, Shift 2

Let f(x) = lim(n→∞) sum(r=0..n) (tan(x/2(r+1)) + tan3(x/2(r+1)))/(1 - tan2(x/2(r+1))). Find lim(x→0) (ex - e(f(x)))/(x - f(x)).

Q1329 Jan 2025, Shift 1

Let [t] denote the greatest integer. Find the least p in N such that lim(x→0+) (x*([1/x] + ... + [p/x]) - x2*([1/x2] + ... + [92/x2])) ≥ 1.

Q1429 Jan 2025, Shift 2

If lim(t→0) (integral01 (3x+5)t dx)(1/t) = a/(5e)*(8/5)(2/3), find a.

Q1529 Jan 2025, Shift 2

Let f(x) = (x2 - 1)|x2 - a*x + 2| + cos|x|, not differentiable at x = a = 2 and x = b. Find the distance of (a, b) from 12x + 5y + 10 = 0.

Q162 Apr 2025, Shift 1

Let a, b, g ∈ R. If lim(x→0) (x2*sin(a*x) + (g-1)e(x2))/(sin 2x - b*x) = 3, find b + g - a.

Q172 Apr 2025, Shift 1

Let f be twice differentiable with (sin x*cos y)(f(2x+2y) - f(2x-2y)) = (cos x*sin y)(f(2x+2y) + f(2x-2y)) and f'(0) = 1/2. Find 24*f''(5*pi/3).

Q182 Apr 2025, Shift 2

If lim(x→0) (cos 2x + a*cos 4x - b)/x4 is finite, find a + b.

Q193 Apr 2025, Shift 2

If lim(x→0) (tan x/x)(1/x2) = p, find 96*loge p.

Q204 Apr 2025, Shift 1

If lim(x→1+) ((x-1)(6 + lambda*cos(x-1)) + mu*sin(1-x))/(x-1)3 = -1, find lambda + mu.

Q214 Apr 2025, Shift 1

Let f(x) = max{x, x3, ..., x21}. Let m, n be the numbers of points where f is not differentiable / not continuous. Find m + n.

Q224 Apr 2025, Shift 1

Let f be continuous with f(0) = 1 and f(2x) - f(x) = x. Let G(x) = lim(n→∞) {f(x) - f(x/2n)}. Find sum(r=1..10) G(r2).

Q234 Apr 2025, Shift 2

Let f be differentiable with f(2) = 1 and f'(2) = 4. If lim(x→0) (f(2+x))(3/x) = ea, how many times does y = 4x3 - 4x2 - 4(a-7)x - a meet the x-axis?

Q247 Apr 2025, Shift 1

Find lim(x→0+) tan(5*x(1/3))*loge(1+3x2) / [(tan-1(3*√x))2 * (e(5*x(4/3)) - 1)].

Q257 Apr 2025, Shift 1

Let f(x) = [x2/2] - [√x] for x in [0, 4]. Find the number of points of discontinuity.

Q267 Apr 2025, Shift 2

Let f(x) = (tan(tan x) - sin(sin x))/(tan x - sin x), continuous at 0. Find f(0).

Q277 Apr 2025, Shift 2

Let t > -1, and let at, bt be the roots of ((t+2)(1/7) - 1)x2 + ((t+2)(1/10) - 1)x + ((t+2)(2/…) - 1) = 0. If lim(t→-1) at = a and lim(t→-1) bt = b, find 72(a + b)2.

Q288 Apr 2025, Shift 2

Statement I: lim(x→0) (tan-1 x + loge √(1+x)/(1-x) - 2x)/x5 = 2/5.
Statement II: lim(x→1) x(2/(1-x)) = 1/e2.
Choose the correct statement(s).

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2026 Questions (19)

Q121 Jan 2026, Shift 1

Let f be twice differentiable with f(3) = 18, f'(3) = 0, f''(3) = 4. Find lim(x→1) loge((f(2+x)/f(3))(18/(x-1)2)).

Q222 Jan 2026, Shift 2

If lim(x→0) (e((a-1)x) + 2*cos(b*x) + (c-2)e(-x))/(x*cos x - loge(1+x)) = 2, find a2 + b2 + c2.

Q322 Jan 2026, Shift 2

Let [.] denote the greatest integer, f(x) = min{√2*x, x2}, and S = {x in (-2, 2) : g(x) = |x|*[x2] is discontinuous at x}. Find sum(x in S) f(x).

Q423 Jan 2026, Shift 1

Let f(x) = (a*x2 + 2a*x + 3)/(4x2 + 4x - 3) for x ≠ -3/2, 1/2, and b at x = -3/2, 1/2. If f is continuous at x = -3/2 and f o f(x) = 7/5, find x.

Q523 Jan 2026, Shift 2

Let f(x) = (a|x| + x2 - 2*sin|x|*cos|x|)/x for x ≠ 0, and b at x = 0. If f is continuous at 0, find a + b.

Q624 Jan 2026, Shift 1

Let f(x) = 2a(x2 - 2) + 2b*x for x < 1 and (a+3)x + (a-b) for x ≥ 1. If f is differentiable on all R, find 34(a + b).

Q724 Jan 2026, Shift 1

Let f(x) = [ex(e(tan x - x) - 1) + loge(sec x + tan x) - x*tan x - x]/(tan x - x), continuous at 0. Find f(0).

Q824 Jan 2026, Shift 2

Let f(x) = b2*sin(pi/2*[(pi/2)(cos x + sin x)*cos x]) for x < 0, (sin x - 1/2*sin 2x)/x3 for x > 0, and a at x = 0. If f is continuous at 0, find a2 + b2.

Q924 Jan 2026, Shift 2

Let y be differentiable on (0, inf) with y(1) = 2. If lim(t→x) (t2*y(x) - x2*y(t))/(x - t) = 3 for x > 0, find 2*y(2).

Q1028 Jan 2026, Shift 1

Find lim(x→0) loge(sec(ex)*sec(e(2x))*...*sec(e(10x))) / (e2 - e(2*cos x)).

Q112 Apr 2026, Shift 1

If lim(x→2) sin(x3 - 5x2 + a*x + b)/((√x-1 - 1)*loge(x-1)) = m, find a + b + m.

Q122 Apr 2026, Shift 2

Let f(x) = [x2 - x - 1/2] on [2, 4]. Find the number of points of discontinuity.

Q134 Apr 2026, Shift 1

Let f(x) = max{6x, 2 + 3x2} + |x - 1|*cos|x2 - 1/4| for x in (-pi, pi). Find the number of points where f is not differentiable.

Q144 Apr 2026, Shift 2

Let f(x) = ex - 1 for x < 0 and x2 - 5x + 6 for x ≥ 0, and g(x) = f(|x|) + |f(x)|. Let a, b be the numbers of points where g is not continuous / not differentiable. Find a + b.

Q155 Apr 2026, Shift 1

Find the product of all a such that lim(x→0) (1 - cos(a*x)*cos((a+1)x)*cos((a+2)x))/sin2((a+1)x) = 2.

Q165 Apr 2026, Shift 2

Let f(x) = lim(y→0) (1 - cos(x*y))*tan(x*y)/y3. Find the number of solutions of f(x) = sin x, x ∈ R.

Q176 Apr 2026, Shift 1

Find lim(x→0) (x2*sin2 x)/(x2 - sin2 x).

Q186 Apr 2026, Shift 2

Let f(x) = x3 + 8 for x < 0 and x2 - 4 for x ≥ 0, and g(x) = (x-8)(1/3) for x < 0 and (x+4)(1/2) for x ≥ 0. Find the number of points where g o f is discontinuous.

Q196 Apr 2026, Shift 2

If lim(x→2) tan(x-2)*(r*x2 + (p-2)x - 2p)/(x-2)2 = 5 with r, p ∈ R, and the set of q such that the roots of r*x2 - p*x + q = 0 lie in (0, 2) is (a, b], find 4(a + b).

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How does the answer checking work in this quiz?
Pick an option for a multiple choice question, or type your answer for a numerical question and press Check. A correct choice turns green, a wrong choice turns red and the correct option turns green, and the short method appears below. Once answered, a card locks until you press Reset.
How many Differential Calculus questions are in this quiz, and from which years?
77 verified JEE Main Differential Calculus questions: 30 from 2024, 28 from 2025 and 19 from 2026, each in shift order.
How should I use this quiz for revision?
Attempt one year timed, without looking at the method. After checking, note every miss by pattern, such as limits, continuity and differentiability, or applications of derivatives, and rework that pattern the same day.
Why do some questions ask for a value instead of options?
Those are numerical questions from the paper itself, where the answer is a number, not a choice. Type the number and press Check; the check ignores units, spaces and case, with a small tolerance.
Are these real JEE Main questions?
Yes. Every question here is a verified JEE Main Differential Calculus question from 2024, 2025 or 2026, shown with its shift.

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