Second Year Mathematics Chapter 6 Online MCQ Test Conic Section Preparation

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

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

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

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

The equ. of directrix of the parabola y² = -4ax is:

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

The focus of the parabola y²=-4ax is:

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

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

• 2 A
• 1 B
• 4 C
• 3 D

The focus of the parabola y²=4ax is:

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

The parabola y² = 4ax lies in quadrants:

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

The number e denotes the _________ of the conic:

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

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

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

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

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

The point of a parabola which is closest to the focus in the:

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

The axis of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

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

The fixed point of the conic is called:

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

The conic is an ellipse, if:

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

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

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

• 
  A
• 0 B
• 4 C
• 7 D