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

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

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

The equation x² + y² + 2x + 3y = 10 represents a:

• A pair of lines A
• Circle B
• Ellipse C
• Hyperbola 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

An angle in a semi-circle is:

• 0° A
• 90° B
• 180° C
• 60° D

The opening of the parabola y² = 4ax is to the ________ of the:

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

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

The equation of the latus-rectum of the parabola y² = 4ax is:

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

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

The vertex of parabola (x - 1)² = 8 (y + 2) is:

• (1, -2) A
• (0, 1) B
• (-1, -2) C
• (1, 2) 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 graph of the parabola y² = -4ax lies in quadrants:

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

The focus of the parabola y²=-4ax is:

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

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

• 4a A
• 2a B
• 4b C
• 2b 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

• Circle A
• Parabola B
• Hyperbola C
• Ellipse D

The axis of the parabola x² = 4ay is:

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