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1. If the latus rectum of an ellipse be equal to half of its minor axis, then its eccentricity is : (A) 5.

1 The equation of the tangent to the parabola, y = x2 - x at the point where x = 1, is : (A) y = x 1 (B) y = - x + 1 (C) y = x + 1 (D) y = x - 1 If the vertex of a parabola be at origin and directrix be, x + 5 = 0, then its latus rectum is : (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 40 The centre of the ellipse, 4x2 + 9y 2 - 16x - 54y + 61 = 0, is : (A) (1, 3) (B) (2, 3) (C) (3, 2) (D) (3, 1) Latus rectum of ellipse, 4x2 + 9y2 - 8x - 36y + 4 = 0, is : (A) 8 3 (B) 4 3 (D)

1 2

(B)

3 2

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2.

(A) (B) (C) (D) 3.

x2 y2 =1 25 144
(x 5) 2 y2 =1 25 144

8.

x 2 (y 5)2 =1 25 144
(x 5) 2 (y 5) 2 =1 25 144

If the eccentricities of the hyperbolas

x2 y2 y2 x2 2 = 1 & 2 2 = 1 be e & e1, a2 b b a

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(A) 1 (C) 3 4.

(B) 2 (D) None of these

If the line y = 2x + c be a tangent to the ellipse, (A) 4 (C) 1

x2 y2 + = 1, then c = 8 4 (B) 6 (D) 8

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11. The y2 = (A) (C)

10. If the chord joining the points,

2 (at 1 , 2 at 1 ) and (at 2 , 2 at 2 ) of the 2

parabola, y2 = 4ax passes through the focus of the parabola, then : (A) t1 t2 = - 1 (B) t 1 t2 = 1 (C) t1 + t2 = - 1 (D) t1 - t2 = 1 focus of the parabola, 4y - 4x is : (0, 2) (B) (1, 2) (2, 0) (D) (2, 1)

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(C)

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2 12. The line lx + my + n = 0 will touch the parabola, if : (A) mn = al2 (B) lm = an 2 2 (C) ln = am (D) mn = al 13. The line, x cos + y sin = p will be a tangent to the conic, : (A) (B) (C) (D)
(x + y 2) 2 (x y) 2 + = 1, is : 9 16 (A) (0, 0) (B) (1, 1) (C) (1, 0) (D) (0, 1) 19. The point on the parabola, y2 = 8x at which the normal is inclined at 60 to the x - axis has the co-ordinates :

x2 y2 = 1, if + a 2 b2

(A) (C)

15. The eccentricity of curve, x2 y2 = 1 is : (A)

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14. The equation of the tangent to the parabola, y 2 = 4x + 5 parallel to the line y = 2x + 7, is : (A) 2x y 3 = 0 (B) 2x y + 5 = 0 (C) 2x + y + 3 = 0 (D) None of these

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(A)

, referred to the principal axes 2 of co-ordinates, is : is

x2 y2 + =1 18 32

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p2 = a2 sin2 + b2 cos 2 p2 = a2 + b2 p2 = b2 sin2 + a 2 cos 2 None of these

(6, 4 3 ) ( 6, 4 3 )

(B) (D)

(6, 4 3 ) ( 6, 4 3 )

20. The equation of the ellipse whose latus rectum is 8 & whose eccentricity

(B) (D)

x2 y2 + =1 8 9
x2 y2 + =1 16 24

x2 y2 + =1 64 32

(C) 2

(D)

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(B)

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21. The equation of an ellipse whose focus is (- 1, 1), whose directrix is x y + 3 = 0 and whose eccentricity

17. The maximum number of normal that can be drawn from a point to a parabola is : (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 18. The centre of the ellipse,

16. The equation, 14x 2 4xy + 11y 2 44x 8y + 71 = 0 represents : (A) A circle (B) An ellipse (C) A hyperbola (D) A rectangular hyperbola

1 , is given by : 2 (A) 7x2 + 2xy + 7y2 + 10x 10y + 7 (B) 7x2 2xy + 7y2 10x + 10y + 7 (C) 7x2 2xy + 7y2 10x 10y 7 (D) 7x2 2xy + 7y2 + 10x + 10y 7

= = = =

0 0 0 0

22. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are (6, 4) & ( 4, 4) & eccentricity 2 is given by : (A) 12x2 4y2 24x + 32y 127 = 0 (B) 12x2 + 4y2 + 24x 32y 127 = 0 (C) 12x2 4y2 24x 32y + 127 = 0 (D) 12x2 4y2 + 24x + 32y + 127 = 0

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3 23. The condition that the straight line lx + my = n may be a normal to the hyperbola b2x2 a 2y2 = a 2b2 is given by : (A)

a2
2 2

(a 2 + b 2 )2 b2 = n2 m2
(a 2 + b 2 )2 m2 = n2 b2

27. The foci of the ellipse, 25 (x + 1)2 + 9 (y + 2)2 = 225, are at (A) (- 1, 2) and (- 1, - 6) (B) (- 2, 1) and (- 2, 6) (C) (- 1, - 2) and (- 2, - 1) (D) (- 1, - 2) and (- 1, - 6) 28. The slope of the normal at the point (at2, 2 at) of the parabola, y2 = 4ax, is (A)

(B)

a2 a2
2 2

(C)

(a 2 b 2 )2 b2 + 2 = n2 m
+

1 t

(B) t (D) -

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(D)

a2

(a 2 b 2 )2 m2 = n2 b2

(C) - t

1 t
x2 y2 =1 + 16 b 2

24. The between the pair of tangents drawn to the ellipse, 3x 2 + 2y 2 = 5, from the point (1, 2), is :

12 (A) tan 1 5
12 (C) tan 1 5

(B) tan 1 6 5

(D) tan 1 12 5

the foci is 16 & eccentricity is 2 is (A) x2 - y2 = 16 (B) x2 - y2 = 32 (C) x2 - 2y2 = 16 (D) y2 - x2 = 16 26. The normal drawn at a point,
2 (at 1 , 2 at 1) of the parabola y 2 = 4ax

25. The equation of the hyperbola referred to its axes as axes of coordinate and whose diatance between

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29. If the foci of the ellipse,

x2 y2 1 = 144 81 25 coincide, then the value of b2 is : (A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9 30. The eccentricity of the ellipse, 9x2 + 5y 2 - 30y = 0, is :

and the hyperbola,

(B)

2 3

(D) None of these

meets it again in the point (at 2 , 2 at 2), 2 then : (A) t 1 = 2 t2 (C) t 1 t2 = - 1

2 (B) t 1 + 2 t2 = 0 (D) None of these

31. The equation of the tangent to the hyperbola, 2x 2 - 3y 2 = 6 which is parallel to the line, y = 3x + 4 is : (A) y = 3x + 5 (B) y = 3x - 5 (C) y = 3x + 5 and y = 3x - 5 (D) None of these

32. The equation of normal to the

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a 2a parabola at the point, 2 , , is : m m (A) y = m2x - 2 mx - am3 (B) m3y = m 2x - 2 am2 - a (C) m3y = 2 am 2 - m2x + a (D) None of these
33. If a tangent of y2 = ax made angle of 45 with the x - axis, then its point of contact will be :

37. If (2, 0) is the vertex and y - axis the directrix of a parabola, then its focus is : (A) (2, 0) (B) (- 2, 0) (C) (4, 0) (D) (- 4, 0) 38. The length of chord of contact of the tangents drawn from the point (2, 5) to the parabola, y2 = 8x, is : (A) (C)

1 2 3 2

41 41

(B)

41

3 3 (D) 2 4 36. If a normal drawn to the parabola, y 2 = 4ax at the point (a, 2a) meets parabola again on (at2, 2 at), then the value of t will be : (A) 1 (B) 3 (C) - 1 (D) - 3
(C)

(A)

7 2

35. The area of triangle formed inside the parabola y 2 = 4x and whose ordinates of vertices are 1, 2 and 4, will be : (B)

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5 2

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34. The locus of a foot of perpendicular drawn to the tangent of parabola, y2 = 4ax from focus is : (A) x = 0 (B) y = 0 (C) y 2 = 2a (x + a) (D) x2 + y2 (x + a) = 0

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a a (C) , 4 2

a a (D) , 4 2

39. The equations of the tangents of the ellipse, 9x2 + 16y2 = 144 which passes through the point (2, 3) is : (A) y = 3, x + y = 5 (B) y = - 3, x - y = 5 (C) y = 4, x + y = 3 (D) y = - 4, x - y = 3 40. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola, 9x2 - 6x + 36y + 19 = 0 is (A) 36 (B) 9 (C) 6 (D) 4

41. The locus of the point of intersection of the perpendicular tangents to the parabola, x2 = 4ay is : (A) Axis of the parabola (B) Directrix of the parabola (C) Focal chord of the parabola (D) Tangent at vertex to the parabola 42. The point of intersection of tangents at the ends of the latus rectum of the parabola, y2 = 4x is : (A) (1, 0) (B) (- 1, 0) (C) (0, 1) (D) (0, - 1)

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a a (B) , 2 4

(D) 2 41

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5 43. Let P be a variable point on the ellipse

1 2

x2 y2 = 1, with foci F1 & F2 . If A is + a 2 b2 the ares of the triangle PF 1F 2, then maximum value of A is : (A) ab (B) abe
(C)
e ab

(C)

(D)

2 2 3

(D)

ab e

48. An ellipse is described by using an endless string which is passed over two pins . If the axes are 6 cm & 4 cm the necessary length of the string and the distance between the pins respectively in cm, are : (A) 6, 2 5 (C) 4, 2 5 (B) 6,

(A) 8 (C) 8 2

(B) 8 3

(D) None of these

(C) 4

(A) 3

47. If the length of the major axis of an ellipse is three times the length of its minor axis, then its eccentricity, is : (A)

foci of the ellipse,

x2 y2 + = 1, is 16 9 (B) 3.5

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(D)

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45. For the above problem, the area of triangle formed by chord of contact and the tangents is given by :

49. A man running round a race-course notes that the sum of the distances of two flag-posts from him is always 10 metres and the distance between the flag-posts is 8 metres . The area of the path he encloses in sq. metres is (A) 15 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 8 50. The locus of the middle points of the chords of hyperbola, 3x2 2y 2 + 4x 6y = 0 parallel to, y = 2x is : (A) 3x 4y = 4 (B) 3y 4x + 4 = 0 (C) 4x 4y = 3 (D) 3x 4y = 2 51. Consider a circle with its centre lying on the focus of the parabola, y 2 = 2px such that it touches the directrix of the parabola . Then, a point of intersection of the circle and the parabola is :

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p (A) , p 2

1 3

(B)

1 3

p , p (C) 2

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44. From the point (- 1, 2) tangent lines are draen to the parabola, y 2 = 4x, then the equation of chord of contact is : (A) y = x + 1 (B) y = x - 1 (C) y + x = 1 (D) None of these

(D) None of these

p (B) , p 2
p , p (D) 2

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6 52. The difference of the focal distance of any point on the hyperbola, 9x2 - 16y2 = 144, is : (A) 8 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 4
x2 y2 + +1=0 53. The equation, 2 r r 5
x2 y2 + =1&C 9 4 be the circle, x2 + y2 = 9 . Let P & Q be the points (1, 2) & (2, 1) respectively. Then : (A) Q lies inside C but outside E (B) Q lines outside both C and E (C) P lies inside both C and E (D) P lies inside C but outside E

58. Let E be the ellipse

represents an ellipse, if : (A) r > 2 (B) 2 < r < 5 (C) r > 5 (D) None of these 54. If a & b are the segments of a focal chord of a parabola and b the semilatus rectum, then : (A) a, b, c are in A.P. (B) a, b, c are in G.P. (C) a, b, c are in H.P. (D) None of these 55. The curve represented by, x = 3 (cos t + sin t), y = 4 (cos t sin t) is (A) Ellipse (B) Parabola (C) Hyperbola (D) Circle 56. The value of m for which, y = mx + 6 is a tangent to the hyperbola,
x2 y2 = 1, is : 100 49

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60. Three normals to the parabola, y2 = x are drawn through a point (C, 0), then

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59. At what point on the parabola, y2 = 4x the normal makes equal angles with the co-ordinate axes . (A) (4, 4) (B) (9, 6) (C) (4, - 4) (D) (1, - 2)

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1 and one 2

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1 focus at the point P , 1 . Its one 2

directrix is the common tangent nearer to the point P, to the circle x2 + y2 = 1 & the hyperbola x2 y2 = 1. The equation of the ellipse in the standard form is : (A)

20 3 (D) 3 20 57. The equation of the tangent to the conic, x2 y 2 8x + 2y + 11 = 0 at (2, 1) is : (A) x + 2 = 0 (B) 2x + 1 = 0 (C) x - 2 = 0 (D) x + y + 1 = 0

(C)

(A)

17 20

(x 1 ) 3
1/ 9

(y 1)2 =1 1 / 12 (y + 1) 2 =1 1 / 12

(B)

(x 1 ) 3
1/ 9

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(C)

(x 1 ) 3
1/ 9 1/ 9

(y 1)2 =1 1 / 12 (y + 1)2 =1 1 / 12

(D)

(x 1 ) 3

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2. B 8. A 14. B 20. C 26. D 32. C 38. C 44. B 50. A 56. A

ANSWERS 3. A 4. B 9. D 10. A 15. D 16. B 21. A 22. A 27. A 28. C 33. C 34. A 39. A 40. D 45. C 46. C 51. AB 52. A 57. C 58. D

5. D 11. A 17. D 23. A 29. C 35. D 41. B 47. D 53. B 59. D

6. C 12.C 18.B 24.C 30.B 36.D 42.B 48.D 54.C 60.C

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