Class Test

[Mathematics]
Duration : 75 Minutes [ELLIPSE] MAX. MARKS : 70

INSTRUCTION
SECTION - A

1. Q.1 to Q.5 are Single Correct type question has four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) out of which Only

One option is Correct & carry 3 marks each. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

2. Q.6 to Q.10 are Multiple Correct type question has four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) out of which

One or More than One option is are Correct & carry 4 marks each. 2 marks will be deducted

for each wrong answer. Partially Marking apply in these questions

3. Q.11 to Q.14 are based upon a Paragraph. Each Question has four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) out of

which only one is correct & carry 3 marks each. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

4. Q.15 has matching list. The codes of list have choices (A), (B), (C) & (D) out of which only one

is correct & carry 3 marks each. 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

SECTION - B

5. Q.16 to Q.20 are Numerical Value type questions (whose answer may be Single digit, Multiple

digit & decimal number) & carry 4 marks each. No mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

SECTION - A
[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]
Q.1 to Q.5 has four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct

1. A series of ellipses E1, E2 , ...... En are drawn such that En touches En–1 at the extremeties of the
major axis of En–1 and the foci of En coincide with the extremeties of minor axis of E n–1. If
ecentricity of the ellipses is independent of n, then the value of ecentricity is :
5 5 1 5 1 5 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 2 3
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2. P and Q are two points on the upper half of the ellipse  1 . The centre of the ellipse is at

a2 b2
the origin 'O' and PQ is parallel to the x-axis such that the triangle OPQ has the maximum possible
area. A point is randomly selected from inside of the upper half of the ellipse. The probability that
is lies outside the triangle, is :
 1 2  1  1  1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 2 2 4

3. The area of the rectangle formed by the perpendiculars from the centre of the standard ellipse to
the tangent and normal at its point whose eccentric angle is /4, is :

(A)
a2

 b2 ab
(B)
a 2
 b2  (C)
a  b 
2 2
(D)
a 2
 b2 
2
a b 2
a
2

 b2 ab ab  a  b 
2 2
a
2

 b2 ab

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4. If normal at any point P to the ellipse   1 (a > b) meet the axes at M and N so that
a2 b2
PM 2
 , then the value of eccentricity is :
PN 3
1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
2 3 3

5. The length of the latus rectum of the ellipse 9(2x + 3y – 1)2 + 16(3x – 2y + 5)2 = 25 is :
3 117 15 13 5 117 5 13
(A) (B) (C) (D)
104 13 104 104

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.6 to Q.10 has four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) out of which ONE OR MORE THAN ONE is correct.
x2 y2
6. Line through P(a, 2) meets the ellipse  = 1 at A and D and meets the coordinate axes at
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B and C so that PA, PB, PC, PD are G.P., then possible values of a can be :
(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) –7

7. For a point P on ellipse the circles with PS and PS' where S, S' represent foci of ellipse as diameter
intersect the auxiliary circle of ellipse at A, A1 and B, B1 respectively, then which of the following
is/are correct?
(A) A and A1 coincide, B and B1 coincide
(B) Segment AB is tangent to ellipse at P
(C) Tangents at A and B on auxiliary circles are perpendicular.
(D) SA and S'B are parallel

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8. If the focus, centre and eccentricity of an ellipse are respectively (3, 4)(2, 3) and , then its
2
equation is given by:
(x  y  5)2 (x  y  1)2
(A)  1
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(x  y  1)2 (x  y  5)2
(B)  1
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(C) (x 3)2  (y 4)2  (x 2)2  (y 1)2  4 2

(D) (x 3)2  (y 4)2  (x 1)2  (y 2)2  4 2

x2 y2
9. The locus of incentre of  PF1F2 where P is a variable point lying on ellipse   1 with F1, F2
a2 b2
as foci and eccentricity e is a conic whose :
x2 y2 (1  e)2
(A) equation is  1
a2e2 b2e2
x2 y2 (1  e)2
(B) equation is  1
a2e2 b2e2
2e
(C) eccentricity is
1e
2e
(D) eccentricity is
1e

10. Point 'O' is the centre of the ellipse with major axis AB and minor axis CD. Point F is one focus of
the ellipse. If OF = 6 and the diameter of the inscribed circle of triangle OCF is 2, then the product
(AB)(CD) is less than :
(A) 65 (B) 68 (C) 78 (D) 73

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 [COMPREHENSION TYPE]
Q.11 to Q.14 are based upon a paragraph. Each questions has four choice (A), (B), (C), (D) out of which
ONLY ONE is correct
Comprehension for Q. 11 to Q.12
x2 y2
Consider an ellipse S1    1 . Let S2 = 0 be a parabola on the right of the y-axis
a2 
a2 1  e2 
confocal with S1 = 0 having vertex at the centre of S1 = 0. Let P be the point of intersection of
the parabola and the directrix of ellipse in the first quadrant and L = 0 is the directrix of the
parabola.

11. The ordinate of the point from which the pair of tangents drawn to both the parabola and the
ellipse are separately at right angles is:
(A) a 1  e2 (B) 2a 1  e2 (C) 2a 1  e2 (D) a 2  e2

12. Pair of tangents are drawn from any point on L = 0 to S1 = 0 and S2 = 0. Then the locus of point
of intersection of their chord of contact is :
a a 1  e2
(A) x = ae (B) x  (C) x  (D) x  ae 1  e2
e e

Comprehension for Q. 13 to Q.14

A coplanar beam of light emerging from a point source have the equation 
 x – y + 2 (1 + ) = 0,  R;
the rays of the beam strike an elliptical surface and get reflected inside the ellipse. The reflected
rays form another convergent beam having the equation x – y + 2 (1 – ) = 0,  R. Further
it is found that the foot of the perpendicular from the point (2, 2) upon any tangent to the ellipse
lies on the circle x2 + y2 – 4y – 5 = 0.

13. The eccentricity of the ellipse is equal to

1 1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 2
14. The area of the largest triangle that an incident ray and corresponding reflected ray can enclose
with major axis of the ellipse is equal to
(A) 4 5 (B) 5 (C) 3 5 (D) 2 5

[ MATCH THE COLUMN TYPE ]

Q.15 has matching list. The codes of list have choices (A), (B), (C) & (D) out of which Only one is correct
15. Match the column:
Column-I Column-II
(A) A stick of length 10 meter slides on co-ordinate axes, (p) 6
then locus of a point dividing this stick reckoning from
x-axis in the ratio 6 : 4 is a curve whose eccentricity
is e, then 9e is equal to
(B) AA' is major axis of an ellipse 3x2 + 2y2 + 6x – 4y – 1 (q) 2 7
= 0 and P is variable point on it when greatest value
of area of a triangle APA' is
(C) Distance between foci of the curve represented by the (r) 128
equation x = 1 + 4 cos , y = 2 + 3 sin  is 3
(D) x2
y 2 (s) 3 5
Tangents are drawn to the ellipse   1 at end
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points of latus rectum. The area of quadrilateral so
formed is
(A) a  p; b  s ; c  p; d  r (B) a  r; b  q ; c  s; d  r
(C) a  s; b  p ; c  q; d  r (D) a  r; b  s ; c  q; d  p

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 SECTION - B
[NUMERIC VALUE TYPE]
Q.16 to Q.20 are NUMERIC VALUE TYPE Questions. (The answer of each of the questions is carry 5
marks each.
16. An isosceles ABC is inscribed in the circle x2 + y2 = 16, A = (0, 4). From points A, B and C three
x2 y2
ordinates are drawn which cut the ellipse   1 at the points P, Q and R respectively such
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that A and P are on the opposite sides, Q and B are on the same side and C and R are on the
same side of the major axis. If PQR is right angled at P and  is the smallest angle of ABC, then
find the value of 16 tan2  + 8 tan  + 9.

(x  3) 2 (y  4) 2
17. Given the equation of the ellipse   1 , a parabola is such that its vertex is the
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lowest point of the ellipse and it passes through the ends of the minor axis of the ellipse. The
a  h  k  
equation of the parabola is in the form 16y = a(x – h)2 – k. Determine the value of  
 10 
[•] G.I.F.

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18. Let an ellipse   1 and a parabola x2 = 2y intersecting each other above x-axis at P and
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Q. Tangents to ellipse at A and Q intersect y-axis at R and tangents to parabola at P and Q
intersect y-axis at S, then the area of quadrilateral PRQS is  3 , then   =
(where [.] denote greatest integer function)

x2 y2
19. A normal is drawn to the ellipse   1 whose centre is at O. If maximum
a  a 
2 2
2 2
 2a  2 1
radius of the circle, centered at the origin and touching the normal, is 5 then find the positive
value of 'a'.

4x2 y2  17 
20. A circle concentric to the ellipse   1  passes through foci S1, S2 and cuts ellipse
289 2  2 
S S
at point P. If area of PS1S2 is 30 sq. units then find 1 2 .
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