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

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 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

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

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

The graph of the the parabola x² = 4ay lies in quadrant:

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

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

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

• 
  A
• 0 B
• 4 C
• 7 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

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

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 fixed point of the conic is called:

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

The directrix of the parabola y² = 4ax is:

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

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

• Left A
• Upward B
• Right C
• Downward 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

If the cutting plane is slightly tillted and cuts only one nappe of the cone, then the section is a / an:

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

If the equation of the parabola is y² = - 4ax, then opening of the parabola is to the ______ of the y-axis:

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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