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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If r is the radius of any circle and C its center, then any point P(x₁, y₁) lies on the circle only if:

• |CP| < r A
• |CP| > r B
• |CP| = r C
• None of these 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 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 graph of the parabola x² = -4ay is symmetric about:

• x-axis A
• major axis B
• y-axis C
• minor axis 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 through a point say P perpendicular to the tangent to the curve at P is called:

• Straight line A
• Tangent line B
• Normal line C
• None of these 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

• 
  A
• 0 B
• 4 C
• 7 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

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

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 two parts of a right circular cones are called:

• Nappes A
• Apex of the cone B
• Generator C
• Vertex 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

Two real and distinct 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