Second Year Mathematics Chapter 6 Online MCQ Test Conic Section Preparation

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 parabola y² = 4ax lies in quadrants:

• I and II A
• III and IV B
• II and III C
• I and IV D

The equation x² + y² + 2x + 3y = 10 represents a:

• A pair of lines A
• Circle B
• Ellipse C
• Hyperbola D

The focus of the parabola y²=-4ax is:

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

The equation of the latus-rectum of the parabola y² = 4ax is:

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

Equation of axis of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

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

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

One of the angles of a triangle inscribed in a circle is of 40°. If one of its' the diameter, the other angles have the measures:

• 30°, 110° A
• 40°, 100° B
• 50°, 90° C
• 20°, 120° D

Perpendicular dropped from the center of a circle on a chord _______ the chord:

• Normal A
• Bisects B
• Equal to C
• None of these 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 set of all points in the plane that are equally distant from a fixed point is called a / an:

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

In the case of rotation of axes which formula is true:

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The two parts of a right circular cones are called:

• Nappes A
• Apex of the cone B
• Generator C
• Vertex D

• 
  A
• 0 B
• 4 C
• 7 D

The vertex of the parabola y² = -4ax is:

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

y² = 4ax, is the standard equation of the:

• Ellipse A
• Parabola B
• Hyperbola C
• None of these D

Point (5, 6) lies ..... the circle x² + y² = 81:

• Outside A
• Inside B
• On C
• None of these D

The vertex of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

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

If a point lies inside a circle, then its distance from the center is:

• Equal to the radius A
• Less then the radius B
• Greater then the radius C
• Equal to or greater than the D

the focal chord perpendicular to the axis of the parabola is called _____________ of the parabola:

• Directrix A
• Latus rectum B
• Focus C
• Focal chord D