Second Year Mathematics Chapter 6 Online MCQ Test Conic Section Preparation

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 number e denotes the _______ of the conic:

• Directrix A
• Vertex B
• Focus C
• Eccentricity D

The focus of the parabola x² = 4ay:

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

An angle in a semi-circle is:

• 0° A
• 90° B
• 180° C
• 60° D

In equation of circle, coefficient of each of x² and y² are:

• Not equal A
• Opposite in signs B
• Equal C
• None of these D

A circle is of radius 5 cm, the distance of a chord 8 cm long from its center is:

• 4 cm A
• 3cm B
• 2.5cm C
• 3.4cm 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

A line segment whose end points lie on the circle is called a __________ of the circle.

• Radius A
• Chord B
• Diameter C
• None of these D

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

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

A line segment joining two distinct points on a parabola is called a ___________ of the parabola:

• Chord A
• Vertex B
• Focus C
• Directrix D

If a circle and a line intersect in two points, then the line is called:

• A chord A
• A secant B
• A diameter 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

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

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

A chord containing the center of the circle is called ______ of the circle:

• Diameter A
• Chord B
• Radius C
• None of these 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 r is the radius of any circle and C its center, then any point P(x₁, y₁) lies outside the circle only if:

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

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

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

Two circles of radius 3 cm and 4 cm touch each other externally. The distance between their centers is:

• 1 cm A
• 7cm B
• 4cm C
• 5cm D

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