Second Year Mathematics Chapter 6 Online MCQ Test Conic Section Preparation

• Circle A
• Parabola B
• Hyperbola C
• Ellipse 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

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 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 vertex of the parabola x² = -4ay is:

• (a, 0) A
• (0, 0) B
• (0, -a) C
• (0, 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 equi. of latus-rectum of the parabola y² = -4ax is:

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

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

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

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

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

• Ellipse A
• Parabola B
• Hyperbola 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 focus of the parabola x2=-4ay is:

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

The point where the axis meets the parabola is called ________ of the parabola:

• Directrix A
• Vertex B
• Focus C
• Eccentricity 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

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

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

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

Length of tangent from (a, 0) to the circle x² + y² + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 is:

• 
  A
• c B
• 2g + 2f -c C
• None D

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

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