Single option correct

y2 4x y2 2x 6
1. The shortest distance between the parabolas and is
5
(a) 2 (b) (c) 3 (d) None of
these

y2 4x
2. Radius of the largest circle which passes through the focus of the parabola and
contained in it, is
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5

3. An ellipse having foci (3,1) and (1,1) passing through the point (1,3) has the eccentricity

2 1 3 1
2 1 3 1 2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)

4. P is a variable point on the ellipse whose foci are

and .the maximum area of the triangle

A) B C D
) ) )

5. The tangent at to the ellipse whose centre is the origin, major axis of length

8 units and which lies along the x-axis and eccentricity is a normal to the

then

B C D
A)
) ) )

6. Minimum distance between the curve and is equal to

B C 21 5 D
A)
) ) )

7.
The length of the major axis of the ellipse is
B C D
A)
) ) )
 8. PQ is variable chord of the ellipse . If PQ subtends a right angle at
1 1
2
,
OP OQ 2
the center of the ellipse then ( being the origin) is equal to

B C D
A)
) ) )

9.

Length of latus rectum of ellipse , if the normal at an end of latus

rectum passes through one extremity of the minor axis, is

B C D
A)
) ) )

More than one correct

y 2 x, 450
10.The point(s) of contact of the tangent to inclined at to the axis is/are

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
, , , ,
4 2 2 4 2 4 4 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)

x 2 2x 4y 0
11.The parabola has
(a) vertex = (-1, -1) (b) latus rectum = 4

3 1
1, 0,
4 4
(c) focus = (d) focus =

y 2 4x.
12.Let PQ be a chord of the parabola A circle drawn with PQ as a diameter passes
ar PVQ 20,
through the vertex V of the parabola. If then the coordinates of P are
(a) (16, 8) (b) (16, -8) (c) (-16, 8) (d) (-16, -8)
 5 x 2 4 y 2 20
13.The tangents from which of the following points to the ellipse are
perpendicular

1, 2 2 2 2,1 2, 5 5, 2
(b) (c) (d)
(a)

x 2 3y 2 6
14.The eccentric angle of a point on the ellipse at a distance 2 units from the
centre of the ellipse is/are
3 5 7
4 4 4 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)

3x 5 y k 16 x 2 25 y 2 400
15.The line touches the ellipse if k is
5 5
(a) (b) (c) 25 (d) 25

x 2 3 y 2 37 6x 5 y 2
16.Point(s) on the ellipse where the normal is parallel to the line
is/are
5, 2 5, 2 5, 2 5, 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)

17.On the ellipse ,the point at which the tangents are parallel to
are

B C D
A)
) ) )

18.A tangent to the parabola makes an angle with the line ,

then

A) Equation of tangent may be B) Equation of tangent may be

C) Equation of tangent may be D) All the above

19.The equations of the common tangents of the curves and are

A) B C D
) ) )

20.An ellipse passes through the point and its axes are along the axes of
coordinate. If the line is a tangent to it then its equation is

B C D
A) None of these
) ) )

Comprehension 1

P1 : y2 4ax, P2 : y 2 4ax, L : y x

21.Area of the rectangle formed by joining the vertices of ends of latus rectum of P 1 and P2

(a) 2a2 (b) 4a2 (c) 8a2 (d) 16a2

22.Equation of the tangent at the point on the parabola P 1, where the line L meets the
parabola is
x 2y 4a 0 x 2y 4a 0
(a) (b)

x 2y 8a 0 x 2y 8a 0
(c) (d)

23.The coordinates of other extremity of a focal chord of the parabola P 2, one of whose
extremity is the point of intersection of L and P2 is

a a
, a , a
4 4 a, 2a
(a) (-a, 2a) (b) (c) (d)

Comprehension-2
A rod AB of 20 units length with its ends A on X-axis & B on Y-axis is sliding between
the axes. P is a marked point on AB such that . Answer the following
questions:

24.The locus of P is

B C D
A)
) ) )

25. The eccentricity of the conic is

B C D
A)
) ) )

26.Locus of point of intersection of perpendicular tangents is

B C D
A)
) ) )

Comprehension 3

Consider the standard equation of an ellipse whose focus and corresponding foot of

16
7, 0 , 0
7 x2 y2 r 2 .
directrix are and and a circle with equation If in the first
quadrant, the common tangent to a circle of this family and the above ellipse meets the
coordinate axes at A and B.

27.The equation of the ellipse is

16 x 2 9 y 2 144 9 x 2 16 y 2 144 16 x 2 y 2 144

(a) (b) (c) (d)
x 9 y 144
2 2

P S S' V
28.Let be a variable point on the ellipse with foci at and . If be the area of
PSS ', V
triangle then the maximum value of is

7 2 7 3 7 4 7
(a) sq unit (b) sq unit (c) sq unit (d) sq
unit

A B x1 , y1 m,
29.If mid point of and is and slope of common tangent be then
2mx1 y1 0 2mx1 x1 0 my1 x1 0 mx1 y1 0
(b) (c) (d)
(a) DIFFICULT

Matrix-matching

y 2 4x
30. Normals are drawn at points P, Q and R lying on the parabola which intersect at (3, 0). Then
COLUMN I COLUMN II
PQR
A P 2
Area of
PQR 5
B Q 2
Radius of circumcirle of

PQR 5
C R , 0
Centroid of 2

PQR 2
D S , 0
Circumcentre of 3

Numerical

31. The equation of a curve whose slope at any point is thrice its abscissa and which

1, 3 2 y x 2 3 ,
passes through is then the value of must be __________A.O.D.

TP TQ R
32. and are any two tangents to a parabola and the tangent at a third point
TP ' TQ '

P' Q' TP TQ
cuts them in and then the value of must be __________

33. y xk y 2 4 x,
If is a normal to then k is equal to ____________

34. y 2 4 x,
The normal at t on the parabola subtends a right angle at the vertex. Then the value of
Answer key

1.B

2.B

3.A
4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10. A,D

11. B,C

12.A,B

13.A,B,C,D

14.A,B,C,D

15.C,D

16.B,D

17.B,D

18.B,C

19.A,B

20.B,C

21. C

22.A

23.B

24.A

25.D

26.B

27.B

28.C

29. D
30. AP BQ CS DR

31.3

32.1

33.3

34.2