Second Year Mathematics Chapter 6 Online MCQ Test Conic Section Preparation

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

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

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

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

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

• 2 A
• 1 B
• 4 C
• 3 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

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 equation of the parabola x² = 4ay, then opening of the parabola is upward of the:

• x-axis A
• y-axis B
• Major axis C
• Minor axis D

• 4a A
• 2a B
• 4b C
• 2b D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The axis of the parabola x² = -4ay is:

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

The directrix of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

• x = a A
• x = -a B
• y = a C
• y = -a 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 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 center of circle x² + y² + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 is:

• (-g, -f) A
• (-f, -g) B
• (0, 0) C
• (g, f) 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

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

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

The axis of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

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