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ASSIGNMENT - 1

CONIC SECTION

Q. (1) If the equation 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 + (𝐜 − 𝟐) 𝐱𝐲 − 𝟒𝐱 − 𝟒𝐲 + 𝐜 𝟐 = 𝟎

represents a circle , then its radius is :
(a) 𝟏 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
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Q.(2) The equation x y = 1 represents :
(a) a pair of straight line
(b) a parabola
(c) an ellipse
(d) an hyperbola
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Q.(3) The equation of the circle described on the line joining
the points ( -1 , -2 ) and ( 1 , 3 ) as diameter is :
(a) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝐲 − 𝟕 = 𝟎
(b) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟕
(c) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝐲 − 𝟔 = 𝟎
(d) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝐱 − 𝟕 = 𝟎
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Q.(4) How many normal can be drawn from a given point to a
given parabola ?
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 6
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Q.(5) What is the equation of the chord of the circle
𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟒𝟗 , whose mid – point is ( - 4 , 5 ) ?
(a) 4x – 5y - 41 =0 (b) 4x + 5y + 41 =0
(c) 4x – 5y + 41 =0 (d) 5x – 4y + 41=0
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 Q.(6) If the straight line y = mx lies outside the circle
𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝟐𝟎𝐲 + 𝟗𝟎 = 𝟎 then the value of m will satisfy -
(a) |𝐦| < 𝟑 (b) 𝐦 < 𝟑
(c) 𝐦 > 𝟑 (d) |𝐦| > 𝟑
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Q.(7) If the line a x + b y + c = 0 touches the parabola 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝐱 ,
then which of the following is correct ?
(a) a b c =1 (b) 𝐛𝟐 = 𝟒𝐚𝐜
(c) 𝐚𝟐 = 𝟒𝐛𝐜 (d) 𝐜 𝟐 = 𝟒𝐚𝐛
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Q.(8) The equation of the tangents drawn from the point
( - 2 , -1 ) to the hyperbola 2𝐱 𝟐 − 𝟑𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟔 𝐚𝐫𝐞 ∶
(a) 3 x + y + 5 = 0 , x – y + 1 = 0
(b) 𝟑 𝐱 + 𝐲 + 𝟓 = 𝟎 , 𝐱 + 𝐲 + 𝟏 = 𝟎
(c) 3 x - y + 5 = 0 , x + y + 1 = 0
(d) 3 x - y + 5 = 0 , x – y + 1 = 0
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Q.(9) The straight lines 3 x – 4 y + 4 = 0 and 6 x – 8 y + 13 = 0
are tangents to the same circle . The radius of the circle is :
𝟏 𝟏 𝟑
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2
𝟐 𝟒 𝟐
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Q.(10) The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is 16 and
its eccentricity is √𝟐 the equation of the hyperbola is :
(a) 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟑𝟐 (b) 𝟐𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟔
(c) 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝟐𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟑𝟐 (d) 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟖
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Q.(11) The circle (𝐱 − 𝟏)𝟐 + (𝐲 − 𝟑)𝟐 = 𝐫 𝟐 and 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝟖 𝐱 +
𝟐𝐲 + 𝟖 = 𝟎 intersect at two distinct points . Which of the
following is correct ?
(a) 𝐫 = 𝟏 (b) 𝟏 < 𝐫 < 𝟏
(c) 𝐫 = 𝟐 (d) 𝟐 < 𝐫 < 𝟖
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Q.(12) The area of the circle 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟒𝐱 is :
(a) 208 sq. unit (b) 516 sq. unit
(c) 108 sq. unit (d) 154 sq. unit
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 Q.(13) The co-ordinates of a moving point are
(2𝐭 𝟐 + 𝟒 , 𝟒𝐭 + 𝟔) . Its locus will be :
(a) Circle (b) Straight line
(c) Parabola (d) None of the above
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𝐱𝟐 𝐲𝟐
Q.(14) If the foci of the ellipse + = 𝟏 and the hyperbola
𝟏𝟔 𝐛𝟐
𝐱𝟐 𝐲𝟐 𝟏
− = coincide , then the value of 𝐛𝟐 is :
𝟏𝟒𝟒 𝟖𝟏 𝟐𝟓
(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9
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Q.(15) The equation of the directrix of the parabola
𝐲 𝟐 + 𝟒𝐱 + 𝟒𝐲 + 𝟐 = 𝟎 is :
𝟑 𝟑
(a) x = -1 (b) x = 1 (c) x = - (d) x =
𝟐 𝟐
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Q.(16) The intercept on the line y = x by the circle 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 −
𝟐𝐱 = 𝟎 is AB . Equation of the circle with AB as diameter is :
(a)
(b) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟐
(c) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝐱 − 𝐲 = 𝟎
(d) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝟑𝐱 − 𝟑𝐲 + 𝟒 = 𝟎
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𝐱𝟐 𝐲𝟐
Q.(17) The equation − = 1 ; |r| < 1 represents
𝟏 𝐫 𝟏 𝐫
(a) an ellipse
(b) a hyperbola
(c) a circle
(d) none of the above
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Q.(18) Equation of a circle with centre ( 0 , 0 ) and
2 x + 3 y = 5 as a tangent is :
(a) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟓
(b) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 + 𝟐𝐱 = 𝟐𝟓
(c) 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐲 𝟐 + 𝐲 = 𝟐𝟓
(d) 𝟏𝟑𝐱 𝟐 + 𝟏𝟑𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟐𝟓
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 Q.(19) The equations of tangents to the ellipse 𝟑𝐱 𝟐 + 𝟒𝐲 𝟐 =
𝟏𝟐 which are parallel to the line y + 2 x = 4 are :
(a) y + 2x = ±4 (b) y + 2x = ±7
(c) y + 2x = ±√15 (d) y + 2x = ±√19
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Q.(20) The length of the latus rectum of the conic
3𝐱 𝟐 + 𝟒𝐲 𝟐 − 𝟔𝐱 + 𝟖𝐲 − 𝟓 = 𝟎 is :
√
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d) None of these
√
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Q.(21) The distance between the foci of a hyperbola is 8 and
its eccentricity is √𝟑 . Its equation may be :
(a) 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝟑𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟑𝟐 (b) 𝟔𝐱 𝟐 − 𝟑𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟔
(c) 𝟔𝐱 𝟐 − 𝟑𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟑𝟐 (d) 𝟑𝐱 𝟐 − 𝟑𝐲 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟔
( UPPSC Ashram Paddhati - 2021 )
𝐱𝟐 𝐲𝟐
Q.(22) The area of the ellipse + = 1 lying in the first
𝟏𝟔 𝟗
quadrant is :
(a) 2𝛑 (b) 3𝛑 (c) 4𝛑 (d) none of these
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𝐱𝟐 𝐲𝟐
Q.(23) The line y = mx + c touches the ellipse 𝟐 + = 1 if
𝐚 𝐛𝟐
(a) 𝐜 𝟐 = 𝐚𝟐 𝐦𝟐 + 𝐛𝟐 (b) 𝐜 = 𝐚 + 𝐛𝟐 𝐦𝟐
𝟐 𝟐
𝐚𝟐 𝐦𝟐
(c) 𝐜 𝟐 = (d) 𝐜𝟐 =
𝐦𝟐 𝐚𝟐
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Q.(24) Two consecutive sides of a parallelogram are 4x + 5 y
= 0 and 7x + 2y = 0 . If the equation of one diagonal is 11x + 7
y = 9 the equation of other diagonal is :
(a) 𝐱 + 𝐲 = 𝟎 (b) 𝟕𝐱 − 𝟏𝟏𝐲 = 𝟎
(c) 𝟕𝐱 + 𝟏𝟏𝐲 = 𝟎 (d) 𝐱 − 𝐲 = 𝟎
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Q.(25) Distance between the straight lines x + 2y = 5 and
2x + 4y = 11 is :
𝟏 𝟏 √𝟓
(a) (b) (c) √𝟓 (d)
√𝟓 𝟐√𝟓 𝟐
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 Q.(26) If points ( a , 0 ) , ( 0 , b ) & ( 1 , 1 ) are colinear then
𝟏 𝟏
+ is equal to :
𝐚 𝐛
(a) 𝟏 (b) √𝟐 (c) -1 (d) 𝟐
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Q.(27) The foci of a hyperbola coincide with the foci of the

𝐱𝟐 𝐲𝟐
ellipse + = 1. The equation of this hyperbola with
𝟐𝟓 𝟗
eccentricity 2 is :
𝐱𝟐 𝐲𝟐 𝐱𝟐 𝐲𝟐
(a) − =1 (b) − =1
𝟒 𝟏𝟐 𝟗 𝟐𝟓
𝐱𝟐 𝐲𝟐
(c) − =1 (d) 𝐱 − 𝟑𝐲 𝟐 = 12
𝟐
𝟏𝟐 𝟗
( UKPSC Lecturer ( Mains ) - 2020)

Q.(28) If x + by + 2 = 0 touches the parabola 𝐲 𝟐 = 8 x then a

value of b and the corresponding point of contact are :
(a) b = 1 , ( 2 , - 4) (b) b = -1 , ( -2 , 4)
(c) b = 1 , ( -2 , 4) (d) b = -1 , ( 2 , - 4)
( UKPSC Lecturer ( Mains ) - 2020)

Q.(29) The sum of square of intercepts made on coordinate

𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
axis by the tangent to the curve 𝐱 𝟑+𝐲 𝟑=𝐚 𝟑 is :
(a) 𝐚𝟐 (b) 2𝐚𝟐 (c) 3𝐚𝟐 (d) 4𝐚𝟐
( UKPSC Lecturer ( Mains ) - 2020)

Q.(30) The equations of the normal at the ends of the latus

rectum of the parabola 𝐲 𝟐 = 4ax are :
(a) 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝟔𝐚𝐱 + 𝟗𝐚𝟐 = 0
(b) 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝟔𝐚𝐱 − 𝟔𝐚𝐲 + 𝟗𝐚𝟐 = 0
(c) 𝐱 𝟐 − 𝐲 𝟐 − 𝟔𝐚𝐲 + 𝟗𝐚𝟐 = 0
(d) 𝐲 𝟐 = 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝐚𝐱

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 ANSWER KEY

1. (b) 6. (b) 11. (d) 16. (c) 21. (c) 26. (c)

2. (d) 7. (b) 12. (d) 17. (b) 22. (b) 27. (a)

3. (a) 8. (d) 13. (c) 18. (d) 23. (a) 28. (a)

4. (b) 9. (b) 14. (c) 19. (d) 24. (d) 29. (a)

5. (c) 10. (a) 15. (d) 20. (a) 25. (b) 30. (a)

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