Second Year Mathematics Chapter 6 Online MCQ Test Conic Section Preparation

• Ellipse A
• Parabola B
• Hyperbola C
• Circle D

A line segment having both the end-points on a circle and not passing through the center is called a:

• A chord A
• A secant B
• A diameter C
• None of these D

The center of circle (x+3)² + (y-2)² = 16 equals:

• (-3, 2) A
• (3, -2) B
• (3, 2) C
• (-3, -2) D

The graph of the parabola y² = -4ax is symmetric about:

• x-axis A
• major axis B
• y-axis C
• minor axis D

• 4a A
• 2a B
• 4b C
• 2b D

If the cutting plane is slightly tillted and cuts only one nappe of the cone, then the section is a / an:

• Ellipse A
• Circular cone B
• Circle C
• Point circle D

A line that touches the curve without cutting through it is called:

• Straight line A
• Tangent line B
• Normal line C
• Vertical line D

The vertex of parabola (x - 1)² = 8 (y + 2) is:

• (1, -2) A
• (0, 1) B
• (-1, -2) C
• (1, 2) D

The radius of point circle is:

• 0 A
• (0, 0) B
• r C
• 1 D

If the cone is cut by a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cone, then the section is a / an:

• Parabola A
• Circular cone B
• Ellipse C
• Circle D

The axis of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

• x = 0 A
• x = -a B
• y = 0 C
• y = -a D

The directrix of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

• x = a A
• x = -a B
• y = a C
• y = -a D

Measure of the central angle of a minor arc is ____ the measure of the angle subtended in the corresponding major arc.

• Equal A
• Double B
• Not equal to C
• Triple D

The vertex of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

• (-a, 0) A
• (0, a) B
• (0, -a) C
• (0, 0) D

Length of tangent from (0,1) to x² + y² + 6x - 3y + 3 = 0

• 2 A
• 1 B
• 4 C
• 3 D

The opening of the parabola y² = 4ax is to the ________ of the:

• Left A
• Upward B
• Right C
• Downward D

A line perpendicular to a radial chord of a circle at the end-point (which lies on the circle) is a:

• Secant A
• Diameter B
• Chord C
• Tangent D

• 
  A
• 0 B
• 4 C
• 7 D

The directrix of the parabola y² = 4ax is:

• x = a A
• x = -a B
• y = a C
• y = - a D

An angle in a semi-circle is:

• 0° A
• 90° B
• 180° C
• 60° D