Second Year Mathematics Chapter 6 Online MCQ Test Conic Section Preparation

The ratio between the measure of the radial segment and the diameter of a circle is:

• 2 : 1 A
• 4 : 3 B
• 1 : 2 C
• 
  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

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

Two imaginary tangents can be drawn to a circle from any point P(x₁, y₁) _______ the circle:

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

The opening of the parabola x²= 16y is to __________ of the x-axis:

• Left A
• Upward B
• Right C
• Downward 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 focal chord perpendicular to the axis of the parabola is called _____________ of the parabola:

• Directrix A
• Latus rectum B
• Focus C
• Focal chord 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 point where the axis meets the parabola is called ________ of the parabola:

• Directrix A
• Vertex B
• Focus C
• Eccentricity 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 fixed point of the conic is called:

• Directrix A
• Vertex B
• Focus C
• None of these D

If r is the radius of the circle and its center is at origin, then equation of circle is:

• x² + y² = a² A
• x² + y² = r² B
• x² - y² = a² C
• x² - y² = r² D

The vertex of the parabola y² = 4ax is:

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

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

• x = a A
• x = 0 B
• y = a C
• y = 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

If r is the radius of any circle and C its center, then any point P(x₁, y₁) lies on the circle only if:

• |CP| < r A
• |CP| > r B
• |CP| = r C
• None of these D

If the equation of the parabola is x² = 4ay, then opening of the parabola is to _______ of the x-axis:

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Two arcs of two different circles are congruent if:

• The circles are congruent A
• The corresponding central angles are congruent B
• Both a and b C
• None of the above D

A line through a point say P perpendicular to the tangent to the curve at P is called:

• Straight line A
• Tangent line B
• Normal line C
• None of these D