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 conic is a parabola, if:

• e = 1 A
• e > 1 B
• 0 < e < 1 C
• e = 0 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

The number e denotes the _______ of the conic:

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

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

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

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

• 2 A
• 1 B
• 4 C
• 3 D

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

If the equation of the parabola is y2 = 4ax, then opening of the parabola is to the right of the:

• x-axis A
• y = x B
• y-axis C
• x + y =0 D

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

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

A chord passing through the focus of a parabola is called a ________ of the parabola:

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

An angle in a semi-circle is:

• 0° A
• 90° B
• 180° C
• 60° 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 parabola y² = 4ax lies in quadrants:

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

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

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

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

• x = X - h A
• x = X + h B
• x + X = h C
• None 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

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

• x-axis A
• y = x B
• y-axis C
• None of these 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

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

• x-axis A
• x = 1 B
• y-axis C
• x = 0 D

The distance between the center of a circle and any point of the circle is called:

• Tangents A
• Secant B
• Diameter C
• Radius D