Question Bank No: 1

1. The angle between the asymptotes of to x2a2y2b2=1 is equal to

 a)2 tan1 (ba)
 b)tan1(ba)
 c)2 tan1(ab)
 d)tan1(ab)

2. The equation of a tangent parallel to y = x drawn to x23-y22=1 is

 a)x – y + 1 = 0
 b)x – y + 2 = 0
 c)x + y – 1 = 0
 d)x – y + 2 = 0

3. The equation x212k+y28k = 1 represents

 a)A hyperbola, if k < 8
 b)an ellipse, if k > 8
 c)a hyperbola, if 8 < k < 12
 d)None of these

4. The equation ax2 + 2hxy + by2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 represents a rectangular hyperbola if

 a)Δ 0, h2 > ab, a + b = 0
 b)Δ 0, h2 < ab, a + b = 0
 c)Δ 0, h2 = ab, a + b = 0
 d)None of these

5. The eccentricity of the hyperbola whose latus rectum is 8 and conjugate axis is equal to half the distance between the foci, is

 a)4/3
 b)4/3
 c)2/3
 d)None of these

6. The eccentricity of the ellipse represented by the equation 25x2 + 16y2 - 150x - 175 = 0 is

 a)2/5
 b)3/5
 c)4/5
 d)None of these

7. The equation x210a+y24a=1 represents an ellipse, if

 a)a < 4
 b)a > 4
 c)4 < a < 10
 d)a > 10

8. The eccentricity of an ellipse x2a2+y2b2=1, whose latus rectum is half of its minor axis is

 a)12
 b)23
 c)32
 d)None of these

9. If A and B are two fixed points and P is a variable point such that PA + PB = 4, the locus of P is

 a)a parabola
 b)an ellipse
 c)a hyperbola
 d)None of these

10. The eccentric angle of a point on the ellipse x26+y22=1 whose distance from the centre of the ellipse is 2, is

 a)π/4
 b)3π/2
 c)5π/3
 d)7π/6

11. If the line x + y - 1 = 0 touches the parabola y2 = kx, then the value of k is

 a)4
 b)-4
 c)2
 d)-2

12. If y = mx + c touches the parabola y2 = 4a (x + a), then

 a)c=am
 b)c=am+am
 c)c=a+am
 d)None of these

13. The cordinates of a point on the parabola y2 = 8x whose focal distance is 4, are

 a)(12,±2)
 b)(1, ±22)
 c)(2, ±4)
 d)None of these

14. The equation of the directix of the parabola x2 - 4x - 3y + 10 = 0 is

 a)y = -5/4
 b)y = 5/4
 c)y = -3/4
 d)x = 5/4

15. The equation of a parabola having focus (-3, 0) and directrix x = 3 is

 a)y2 = 12x
 b)y2 = -12x
 c)x2 = 12y
 d)x2= -12y

16. Equation of the circle which touches 3x + 4y = 7 and passes through (1, -2) and (4, -3) is

 a)x2 + y2 - 94x + 18y + 55 = 0
 b)15x2 + 15y2 - 94x + 18y + 55 = 0
 c)15x2 + 15y2 + 94x + 18y + 55 = 0
 d)x2 + y2- 94x - 18y + 55 = 0

17. One of the diameters of the circle x2 + y2 - 12x + 4y + 6 = 0 is given by

 a)Xx + y = 0
 b)x + 3y = 0
 c)x = y
 d)3x + 2y = 0

18. Four distinct points (2k, 3k), (1, 0), (0, 1) and (0, 0) lie on a circle for

 a)All integral values of k
 b)0 < k < 1
 c)k < 0
 d)for two values of k

19. The equation 2x2 + 2hxy + by2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 represents a circle, the condition will be

 a)A = b and c = 0
 b)f = g and h = 0
 c)a = b and h = 0
 d)f = g and c = 0

20. The circle x2 + y2 + 4x - 7y + 12 = 0 cuts an intercept on y-axis of length

 a)3
 b)4
 c)7
 d)1