2nd Year Mathematics Chapter 6 Online MCQ Test for 12th Class Mathematics Unit 6 (Conic Section)

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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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

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 vertex of the parabola y² = -4ax is:

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

Equation of axis of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

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

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

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

If the radius of a circle is zero, then the circle is called a / an:

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The curves obtained by cutting a __________ double right circular cone by a _______ are called conics:

• Straight line A
• Plane B
• Curve C
• None of these D

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

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

If the cone is cut by a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cone, then the section is a / an:

• Parabola A
• Circular cone B
• Ellipse C
• Circle D

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

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

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

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

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

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

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