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1. Two mutually perpendicular tangents of the parabola y2 = 4ax meet the axis in P1 and P2. If S is the focus of
1 1
the parabola then  is equal to
 (SP1)  (SP2 )

4 2 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a a a 4a

2. The equation, 2x2 + 3y2 – 8x – 18y + 35 = K represents

(A) no locus if K > 0 (B) an ellipse if K < 0 (C) a point if K = 0 (D) a hyperbola if K > 0

3. ABCD and EFGC are squares and the curve y = k x passes through the origin D and the points B and F..
FG y
The ratio is E F
BC
B
A
5 1 3 1
(A) (B)
2 2

5 1 3 1 x
(C) (D) D C G
4 4

y2
4. The eccentricity of the ellipse (x – 3)2 + (y – 4)2 = is
9

3 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 3 2 3

5. The points of contact Q and R of tangent from the point P (2, 3) on the parabola y2 = 4x are
1
(A) (9, 6) and (1, 2) (B) (1, 2) and (4, 4) (C) (4, 4) and (9, 6) (D) (9, 6) and ( , 1)
4

6. A tangent is drawn to the parabola y2 = 4x at the point ‘P’ whose abscissa lies in the interval [1, 4]. The
maximum possible area of the triangle formed by the tangent at ‘P’, ordinate of the point ‘P’ and the x-axis is
equal to
(A) 8 (B) 16 (C) 24 (D) 32

ax if x  2
 8 if x  2
7. Let f(x) =  2 2 . If f is continuous at x = 2 then the locus of the pair of perpendicular
 b( x  b )
if x  2
x2

x2 y2
tangents to the ellipse + = 1, is
a2 b2
(A) x2 + y2 = 8 (B) x2 + y2 = 10 (C) x2 + y2 = 12 (D) x2 + y2 = 68

8. The set of points(x, y) whose distance from the line y = 2x + 2 is the same as the distance from (2, 0) is a
parabola. This parabola is congruent to the parabola is standard form y = Kx2 for some K which is equal to

5 5 4 12
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 4 5 5

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9. If the normal to a parabola y2 = 4ax at P meets the curve again in Q and if PQ and the normal at Q makes
angles  and  respectively with the x-axis then tan (tan  + tan ) has the value equal to
1
(A) 0 (B) – 2 (C) – (D) – 1
2

x2 y2
10. The length of the normal (terminated by the major axis) at a point of the ellipse + = 1 is
a2 b2

b b b
(A) (r + r1) (B) | r – r1 | (C) r r1 (D) independent of r, r1
a a a
where r and r1 are the focal distances of the point.

11. Let A and B be two points on a parabola y2 = x with vertex V such that VA is perpendicular to VB and  is the
| VA |
angle between the chord VA and the axis of the parabola. The value of is
| VB |
(A) tan  (B) tan3 (C) cot2 (D) cot3

12. Point ‘O’ is the centre of the ellipse with major axis AB & minor axis CD. Point F is one focus of the ellipse.
If OF = 6 & the diameter of the inscribed circle of triangle OCF is 2, then the product (AB) (CD) is equal to
(A) 65 (B) 52 (C) 78 (D) none

13. A parabola y = ax2 + bx + c crosses the x-axis at (, 0) (, 0) both to the right of the origin. A circle also
passes through these two points. The length of a tangent from the origin to the circle is

bc b c
(A) (B) ac2 (C) (D)
a a a

( x  h) 2 ( y  k )2
14. If the ellipse + = 1 has major axis on the line y = 2, minor axis on the line x = – 1, major
M N
axis has length 10 and minor axis has length 4. The number h, k, M, N(in this order only) are
(A) –1, 2, 5, 2 (B) –1, 2, 10, 4 (C) 1, –2, 25, 4 (D) –1, 2, 25, 4

15. Two parabolas have the same focus. If their directrixes are the x-axis & the y-axis respectively, then the
slope of their common chord is
(A) ± 1 (B) 4/3 (C) 3/4 (D) none

16. The y-axis is the directrix of the ellipse with eccentricity e = 1/2 and the corresponding focus is at (3, 0)
equation to its auxiliary circle is
(A) x2 + y2 – 8x + 12 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – 8x – 12 = 0
2 2
(C) x + y – 8x + 9 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 = 4

17. P is any point on the parabola, y2 = 4ax whose vertex is A. PA is produced to meet the directrix in D & M is
the foot of the perpendicular from P on the directrix. The angle subtended by MD at the focus is
(A) /4 (B) /3 (C) 5/12 (D) /2

18. C is the centre of the circle with centre (0, 1) and radius unity. P is the parabola y = ax2. The set of values of
‘a’ for which they meet at a point other than the origin, is

 1  1 1 1 
(A) a > 0 (B) a   0,  (C) a   ,  (D) a   ,  
 2  4 2 2 

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19. The angle between the tangents drawn from the point  7, 1 to the ellipse 3x + 5y = 15 is
2 2

(A) /6 (B) /4 (C) /3 (D) /2

20. Through the vertex O of the parabola, y2 = 4ax two chords OP & OQ are drawn and the circles on OP & OQ
as diameters intersect in R. If 1, 2 &  are the angles made with the axis by the tangents at P & Q on the
parabola & by OR then the value of, cot 1 + cot 2 is
(A) – 2 tan  (B) – 2 tan ( – ) (C) 0 (D) 2 cot 

21. The given circle x2 + y2 + 2px = 0, p  R touches the parabola y2 = 4x externally, then
(A) p < 0 (B) p > 0 (C) 0 < p < 1 (D) p < – 1

x2 y2 x2 y2
22. Which one of the following is the common tangent to the ellipses, + = 1 & + =1?
a2  b 2 b 2 a 2 a 2  b2

(A) ay = bx + a 4  a2b2  b4 (B) by = ax – a4  a2b2  b4

(C) ay = bx – a4  a2b2  b4 (D) by = ax + a 4  a2b2  b4

23. Tangents are drawn from the points on the line x – y + 3 = 0 to parabola y2 = 8x. Then the variable chords of
contact pass through a fixed point whose coordinates are
(A) (3, 2) (B) (2, 4) (C) (3, 4) (D) (4, 1)

x 2  x  a if x  0

24. A function differentiable for every x  R is defined as f(x) = 
 bx  2 if x  0

The area enclosed by the parabolas y2 = ax and x2 = by is

16 32 2 64
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

x2 y2
25. The normal at a variable point P on an ellipse + = 1 of eccentricity e meets the axes of the ellipse
a2 b2
in Q and R then the locus of the mid-point of QR is a conic with an eccentricity e’ such that
(A) e’ is independent of e (B) e’ = 1 (C) e’ = e (D) e’ = 1/e

26. The latus rectum of a parabola whose focal chord PSQ is such that SP = 3 and SQ = 2 is given by
(A) 24/5 (B) 12/5 (C) 6/5 (D) none of these

27. The equation of the other normal to the parabola y2 = 4ax which passes through the intersection of those at
(4a, – 4a) & (9a, – 6a) is
(A) 5x – y + 115 a = 0 (B) 5x + y – 135 a = 0
(C) 5x – y – 115 a = 0 (D) 5x + y + 115 = 0

28. The latus rectum of a conic section is the width of the function through the focus. The positive difference
between the lengths of the latus rectum of 3y = x2 + 4x – 9 and x2 + 4y2 – 6x + 16y = 24 is
1 3 5
(A) (B) 2 (C) (D)
2 2 2

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29. A common tangent is drawn to the circle x2 + y2 = c2 and the parabola y2 = 4ax. If the angle which this tangent

makes with the axis of x is then the relationship between a and c is (a, c > 0)
4

(A) a = 2c (B) c = a 2 (C) a = 2c (D) c = 2a

30. The co-ordiantes of the centre of the hyperbola, x2 + 3xy + 2y2 + 2x + 3y + 2 = 0 is

(A) (–1, 0) (B) (1, 0) (C) (–1, 1) (D) (1, –1)

31. The locus of the foot of the perpendiculars drawn from the vertex on a variable tangent to the parabola
y2 = 4ax is
(A) x (x2 + y2) + ay2 = 0 (B) y (x2 + y2) + ax2 = 0
(C) x (x2 – y2) + ay2 = 0 (D) none of these

x2 y2
32. Let F1, F2 are the foci of the hyperbola – = 1 and F3, F4 are the foci of its conjugate hyperbola.
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If eH and eC are their eccentricities respectively then the statement which holds true is
(A) Their equations of their asymptotes are different.
(B) eH > eC
(C) Area of the quadrilateral formed by their foci is 50 sq. units.
(D) Their auxiliary circles will have the same equation.

x2 y2
33. x – 2y + 4 = 0 is a common tangent to y2 = 4x & + 2 = 1. Then the value of b and the other common
4 b
tangent are given by

(A) b  3 ; x  2 y  4  0 (B) b  3 ; x  2 y  4  0

(C) b  3 ; x  2 y  4  0 (D) b  3 ; x  2 y  4  0

34. The parametric equations for the conic section x2 – 8x – 4y2 – 16y – 4 = 0 are
(A) x = – 4 + 2 sec, y = 2 + tan (B) x = 4 + 2 tan, y = –2 + sec
(C) x = – 4 + 2 tan, y = 2 + sec (D) x = 4 + 2 sec, y = –2 + tan

35. The locus of a point in the Argand plane that moves satisfying the equation, | z – 1 + i | – | z – 2 – i | = 3
(A) is a circle with radius 3 & centre at z = 3/2
(B) is an ellipse with its foci at 1 – i and 2 + i & major axis = 3
(C) is a hyperbola with its foci at 1 – i and 2 + i & its transverse axis = 3
(D) is none of the above

36. The triangle PQR of area ‘A’ is inscribed in the parabola y2 = 4ax such that the vertex P lies at the vertex of
the parabola and the base QR is a focal chord. The modulus of the difference of the ordiantes of the point Q
and R is
A A 2A 4A
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2a a a a

37. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola x2 – y2 sec 2  = 5 is 3 times the eccentricity of the ellipse
x2sec 2 + y2 = 25, then a value of  is
(A) /6 (B) /4 (C) /3 (D) /2

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38. 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

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

39. The locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the centre of the hyperbola xy = c2 on a variable tangent is
(A) (x2 – y2)2 = 4c2xy (B) (x2 + y2)2 = 2c2xy (C) (x2 + y2) = 4c2xy (D) (x2 + y2)2 = 4c2xy

40. The normal chord of a parabola y2 = 4ax at the point whose ordinate is equal to the abscissa, then angle
subtended by normal chord at the focus is
 
(A) (B) tan–1 2 (C) tan–1 2 (D)
4 2

41. Let the major axis of a standard ellipse equals the transverse axis of a standard hyperbola and their director
circles have radius equal to 2R and R respectively. If e1 and e2 are the eccentricities of the ellipse and
hyperbola then the correct relation is
(A) 4e12 – e22 = 6 (B) e12 – 4e22 = 2 (C) 4e22 – e12 = 6 (D) 2e12 – e22 = 4

42. A conic passes through the point (2, 4) and is such that the segment of any of its tangents at any point
contained between the co-ordinate axes is bisected at the point of tangency. Then the foci of the conic are
  
(A) 2 2 , 0 &  2 2 , 0    
(B) 2 2 , 2 2 &  2 2 ,  2 2 
(C) (4, 4) & (– 4, – 4) (D) 4 2, 4 2  &  4 2,  4 2


43. Locus of the point of intersection of the tangents at the points with eccentric angle  and –  on the
2

x2 y2
hyperbola – = 1 is
a2 b2
(A) x = a (B) x = b (C) x = ab (D) y = ab

44. Three normals drawn from any point to the parabola y2 = 4ax cut the line x = 2a in points whose ordinates are
in arithmetical progression. Then the tangents of the angles which the normals make the axis of the parabola
are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none

45. Latus rectum of the conic satisfying the differential equation, x dy + y dx = 0 and passing through the point
(2, 8) is
(A) 4 2 (B) 8 (C) 8 2 (D) 16

46. An ellipse is inscribed in a circle and a point within the circle is chosen at random. If the probability that this
point lies outside the ellipse is 2/3 then the eccentricity of the ellipse is

2 2 5 8 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 9 3

x2 y2
47. With one focus of the hyperbola – = 1 as the centre, a circle is drawn which is tangent to the
9 16
hyperbola with no part of the circle being outside the hyperbola. The radius of the circle is
11
(A) less than 2 (B) 2 (C) (D) none
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48. Length of the intercept on the normal at the point P(at2, 2at) of the parabola y2 = 4ax made by the circle
described on the focal distance of the point P as diameter is
a
(A) a 2  t 2 (B) 1 t 2 (C) 2a 1 t 2 (D) a 1 t 2
2

x2 y2
49. AB is a double ordinate of the hyperbola – = 1 such that AOB (where ‘O’ is the origin) is an
a2 b2
equilateral triangle, then the eccentricity e of the hyperbola satisfies
2 2 2
(A) e > 3 (B) 1 < e < (C) e = (D) e >
3 3 3

x2 y2
50. The point of intersection of the tangents at the point P on the ellipse + =1 and its corresponding
a2 b2
point Q on the auxiliary circle meet on the line
(A) x = a/e (B) x = 0 (C) y = 0 (D) None

x2 y2
51. The asymptote of the hyperbola – = 1 form with any tangent to the hyperbola a triangle whose area
a2 b2
is a2tan  in magnitude then its eccentricity is
(A) sec  (B) cosec  (C) sec2  (D) cosec2 

52. In a parabola y2 = 4ax the angle  that the latus rectum subtends at the vertex of the parabola is
(A) dependent on the length of the latus rectum
5
(B) independent of the latus rectum and lies between &
6
3 5
(C) independent of the latus rectum and lies between &
4 6
2 3
(D) independent of the latus rectum and lies between &
3 4

x2 y2
53. The equation + = 1 (p  4, 29) represents
29  p 4p
(A) an ellipse if p is any constant greater than 4.
(B) a hyperbola if p is any constant between 4 and 29.
(C) a rectangular hyperbola if p is any constant greater than 29.
(D) no real curve if p is less than 29.

54. The distance between a tangent to the parabola y2 = 4 Ax (A > 0) and the parallel normal with gradient 1 is
(A) 4 A (B) 2 2 A (C) 2 A (D) 2A

55. Locus of the middle points of the parallel chords with gradient m of the rectangular hyperbola xy = c2 is
(A) y + mx = 0 (B) y – mx = 0 (C) my – x = 0 (D) my + x = 0

56. Tangents are drawn from the point (– 1, 2) on the parabola y2 = 4x. The length, these tangents will intercept
on the line x = 2 is
(A) 6 (B) 6 2 (C) 2 6 (D) none of these

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57. The equation to the chord joining two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) on the rectangular hyperbola xy = c2 is
x y x y
(A) x  x + y  y = 1 (B) x  x + y  y = 1
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

x y x y
(C) y  y + x  x = 1 (D) y  y + x  x = 1
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

58. An ellipse having foci at (3, 3) and (– 4, 4) and passing through the origin has eccentricity equal to
3 2 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 7 7 5

59. The locus of the middle points of chords of the parabola y2 = 4ax, which are of constant length ‘2’ is
(A) (4x + y2) (y2 – 4) = 42 (B) (4y + x2) (x2 – 4) = 42
2 2 2
(C) (4y – x ) (x + 4) = 4 (D) (4x – y2) (y2 + 4) = 42

60. Number of common tangent with finite slope to the curves xy = c2 & y2 = 4ax is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

x2 y2
61. C is the centre of the ellipse + = 1 and A and B are two points on the ellipse such that
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1 1
ACB = 90º. Then 2 + equals
CA CB2
25 144 7 12
(A) (B) (C) (D)
144 25 12 7

62. If the normal to the rectangular hyperbola xy = c2 at the point ‘t’ meets the curve again at ‘t1’ then t3t1 has the
value equal to
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) 0 (D) none

x2 y2
63. Consider the particle travelling clockwise on the elliptical path + = 1. The particle leaves the orbit
100 25
at the point (–8, 3) and travels in a straight line tangent to the ellipse. At what point will the particle cross the
y-axis ?
 25   25   7
(A)  0,  (B)  0,   (C) (0, 9) (D)  0, 
 3   3   3

64. Which one of the following lies cannot be the normals to x2 = 4y ?

(A) x – y + 3 = 0 (B) x + y – 3 = 0 (C) x – 2y + 12 = 0 (D) x + 2y + 12 = 0

65. If x + iy =  i where i =  1 and  and  are non zero real parameters then  = constant and
 = constant, represents two systems of rectangular hyperbola which intersect at an angle of
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 4 2

x2 y2
66. If – = 1 represents family of hyperbolas where ‘’ varies then
cos2  sin 2 
(A) distance between the foci is constant
(B) distance between the two directrixes is constant
(C) distance between the vertices is constant
(D) distances between focus and the corresponding directrix is constant

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67. A bar of length 20 units moves with its ends on two fixed straight lines at right angles. A point P marked on
the bar at a distance of 8 units from one end describes a conic whose eccentricity is

5 2 4 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 3 9 3

68. The tangent to the hyperbola xy = c2 at the point P intersects the x-axis at T and the y-axis at T’. The normal
to the hyperbola at P intersects the x-axis at N and the y-axis at N’. The areas of the triangles PNT and PN’T’
1 1
are  and ’ respectively, then + is
 '
(A) equal to 1 (B) depends on t (C) depends on c (D) equal to 2

69. In a square matrix A of order 3, ai i = m i + i where i = 1, 2, 3 and m i’s are the slopes (in increasing order of their
absolute value) of the 3 normals concurrent at the point (9, –6) to the parabola y2 = 4x. Rest all other entries
of the matrix are one. The value of det. (A) is equal to
(A) 37 (B) – 6 (C) – 4 (D) – 9

x2 y2 x2 y2
70. Area of the quadrilateral formed with the foci of the hyperbola – = 1 and – = – 1 is
a2 b2 a2 b2

1 2
(A) 4(a2 + b2) (B) 2(a2 + b2) (C) (a2 + b2) (D) (a + b2)
2

x2
y2
71. P and Q are two points on the upper half of the ellipse + = 1. The centre of the ellipse is at the origin
a2 b2
‘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 it lies outside the triangle,
is
 1 2  1  1  1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 2 2 4

x2
72. An equation for the line that passes through (10, –1) and is perpendicular to y = – 2 is
4
(A) 4x + y = 39 (B) 2x + y = 19 (C) x + y = 9 (D) x + 2y = 8

73. For each positive integer n, consider the point P with abscissa n on the curve y2 – x2 = 1. If dn represents the

shortest distance from the point P to the line y = x then nLim .

  (n dn) has the value equal to

1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
2 2 2 2

74. Which of the following is an equation of the ellipse with centre (–2, 1), major axis running from (–2, 6) to
(–2, –4) and focus at (–2, 5) ?

( x  2)2 ( y  1)2 ( x  2)2 ( y  1)2

(A) + =1 (B) + =1
25 16 25 9

( x  2)2 ( y  1)2 ( x  2)2 ( y  1)2

(C) + =1 (D) + =1
9 25 9 25

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COMPREHENSION TYPE

Paragraph for question nos. 75 to 77

From a point ‘P’ three normals are drawn to the parabola y2 = 4x such that two of them make angles with the
abscissa axis, the product of whose tangents is 2. Suppose the locus of the point ‘P’ is a part of a conic ‘C’.
Now a circle S = 0 is described on the chord of the conic ‘C’ as diameter passing through the point (1, 0) and
with gradient unity. Suppose (a, b) are the coordinates of the centre of this circle. If L1 and L2 are the two
asymptotes of the hyperbola with length of its transverse axis 2a and conjugate axis 2b (principal axes of the
hyperbola along the coordinate axes) then answer the following questions.
75. Locus of P is a
(A) circle (B) parabola (C) ellipse (D) hyperbola

76. Radius of the circle S = 0 is

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 17 (D) 23

77. The angle   (0, /2) between the two asymptotes of the hyperbola lies in the interval
(A) (0, 15º) (B) (30º, 45º) (C) (45º, 60º) (D) (60º, 75º)

Paragraph for question nos. 78 to 80

Tangents are drawn to the parabola y2 = 4x at the point P which is the upper end of latus rectum.
78. Image of the parabola y2 = 4x in the tangent line at the point P is
(A) (x + 4)2 = 16y (B) (x + 2)2 = 8(y – 2) (C) (x + 1)2 = 4(y – 1) (D) (x – 2)2 = 2(y – 2)

79. Radius of the circle touching the parabola y2 = 4x at the point P and passing through its focus is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 2

80. Area enclosed by the tangent line at P, x-axis and the parabola is

2 4 14
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
3 3 3

Paragraph for question nos. 81 to 83

The graph of the conic x2 – (y – 1)2 = 1 has one tangent line with positive slope that passes through the origin.
The point of tangency being (a, b). Then

a
81. The value of sin–1   is
b

5   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 6 3 4

82. Length of the latus rectum of the conic is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) none

83. Eccentricity of the conic is

4
(A) (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) none
3

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Paragraph for question nos. 84 to 86

A conic C satisfies the differential equation, (1 + y2)dx – xy dy = 0 and passes through the point (1, 0). An

ellipse E which is confocal with C having its eccentricity equal to 2/3 .

84. Length of the latus rectum of the conic C, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

85. Equation of the ellipse E is

x2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y2
(A) + =1 (B) + =1 (C) + =1 (D) + =1
3 1 1 3 4 9 9 4

86. Locus of the point of intersection of the perpendicular tangents to the ellipse E, is
(A) x2 + y2 = 4 (B) x2 + y2 = 10 (C) x2 + y2 = 8 (D) x2 + y2 = 13

MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE

87. Which of the following equations in parametric form can represent a hyperbola, where ‘t’ is a parameter.

a  t  1 b  t  1 tx y x ty
(A) x =   &y=   (B) – +t=0& + –1=0
2  t  2  t a b a b

t
(C) x = et + e–t & y = et – e–t (D) x2 – 6 = 2 cos t & y2 + 2 = 4 cos2
2

88. Equation of a common tangent to the circle, x2 + y2 = 50 and the parabola, y2 = 40x can be
(A) x + y – 10 = 0 (B) x – y + 10 = 0 (C) x + y + 10 = 0 (D) x – y – 10 = 0

x2 y2 y2 x2
89. Equations of a common tangent to the two hyperbolas – = 1 & – = 1 is
a2 b2 a2 b2

2 2
(A) y  x  a  b (B) y  x  a 2  b 2 (C) y   x  a 2  b2 (D) y =  x  a2  b2

90. Let y2 = 4ax be a parabola and x2 + y2 + 2 bx = 0 be a circle. If parabola and circle touch each other externally
then
(A) a > 0, b > 0 (B) a > 0, b < 0 (C) a < 0, b > 0 (D) a < 0, b < 0

91. Let P, Q and R are three co-normal points on the parabola y2 = 4ax. Then the correct statement(s) is/are
(A) algebraic sum of the slopes of the normals at P, Q and R vanishes
(B) algebraic sum of the ordinates of the points P, Q and R vanishes
(C) centroid of the triangle PQR lies on the axis of the parabola
(D) circle circumscribing the triangle PQR passes through the vertex of the parabola

dx 3y
92. The differential equation = represents a family of hyperbolas (except when it represents a apir of
dy 2x
lines) with eccentricity

3 5 2 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 3 5 2

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93. Identify the statements which are True.

(A) the equation of the director circle of the ellipse, 5x2 + 9y2 = 45 is x2 + y2 = 14.

x2 y2
(B) the sum of the focal distances of the point (0, 6) on the ellipse + = 1 is 10.
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(C) the point of intersection of any tangent to a parabola & the perpendicular to it from the focus lies on the
tangent at the vertex.

x2 y2
(D) P & Q are the points with eccentric angles  &  +  on the ellipse + = 1, then the area of the
a2 b2
triangle OPQ is independent of .

94. If from the vertex of a parabola y2 = 4ax a pair of chords be drawn at right angles to one another and with these
chords as adjacent sides a rectangle be made, then the locus of the further angle of the rectangle is
(A) an equal parabola (B) a parabola with focus at (8a, 0)
(C) a parabola with directrix as x – 7a = 0 (D) not a parabola

95. A function y = f(x) satisfies the following conditions

(i) f(1) = 1
(ii) The tangent at any point of the graph of f(x) cuts off on the y-axis an intercept equal to the square of the
abscissa of the point of tangency.
Which of the following are correct ?
(A) The graph of y = f(x) passes through the origin.
(B) y = f(x) denotes a conic where coordinates of focus are (1, 3/4)
(C) The area enclosed by f(x), and the line y + 3 = 0 is 32/3.
(D) y = f(x) has no maxima.

96. Through a point P (–2, 0), tangents PQ and PR are drawn to the parabola y2 = 8x. Two circles each passing
through the focus of the parabola and one touching at Q and other at R are drawn. Which of the following
point(s) with respect to the triangle PQR lie(s) on the common chord of the two circles ?
(A) centroid (B) orthocentre (C) incentre (D) circumcentre

x2 y2 x2 y2 1
97. Given ellipse + = 1 and the hyperbola – = , if the ordinate of one of the points of
16 7 144 81 25
intersection is produced to cut an asymptote at P, then which of the following is true ?
63
(A) they have the same foci (B) square of the ordinate of point of intersection is .
25
(C) sum of the square of coordinates of P is 16 (D) P lies on the auxiliary circle formed by ellipse.

x2 y2
98. Extremities of the latus rectum of the ellipses + = 1 (a > b) having a given major axis 2a lies on
a2 b2
(A) x2 = a(a – y) (B) x2 = a (a + y) (C) y2 = a(a + x) (D) y2 = a(a – x)

dy
99. Solutions of the differential equation (1 – x2) + xy = ax where a  R, is
dx
(A) a conic which is an ellipse or a hyperbola with principal axes parallel to coordinates axes.
(B) centre of the conic is (0, a)
(C) length of one of the principal axes is 1.
(D) length of one of the principal axes is equal to 2.

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100. Consider a circle with its centre lying on the focus of the parabola, y2 = 2px such that it touches the directrix
of the parabola. Then a point of intersection of the circle & the parabola is

p  p   p   p 
(A)  , p  (B)  ,  p  (C)   , p  (D)   ,  p 
2  2   2   2 

x2 y2
101. For the hyperbola – = 1 the incorrect statement is
9 3

(A) the acute angle between its asymptotes is 60º

(B) its eccentricity is 4/3
(C) length of the latus rectum is 2
(D) product of the perpendicular distance from any point on the hyperbola on its asymptotes is less than the
length of its latus rectum.

102. The tangent to the hyperbola, x2 – 3y2 = 3 at the point  3, 0 when associated with two asymptotes
constitutes
(A) isosceles triangle (B) an equilateral triangle

(C) a triangles whose area is 3 sq. units (D) a right isosceles triangle.

x2 y2
103. Consider the ellipse + = 1 where   (0, /2).
tan2  sec 2 

Which of the following quantities would vary as  varies ?

(A) degree of flatness (B) ordinate of the vertex
(C) coordinates of the foci (D) length of the latus rectum

MATRIX MATCH TYPE

104. Consider the parabola y2 = 12x

Column–I Column–II
(A) Tangent and normal at the extremities of the latus rectum intersect (P) (0, 0)
the x axis at T and G respectively. The coordinates of the middle
point of T and G are
(B) Variable chords of the parabola passing through a fixed point K on (Q) (3, 0)
the axis, such that sum of the squares of the reciprocals of the two
parts of the chords through K, is a constant. The coordinates of the
point K are (R) (6, 0)
(C) All variable chords of the parabola subtending a right angle at the
origin are concurrent at the point
(D) AB and CD are the chords of the parabola which intersect at a point (S) (12, 0)
E on the axis. The radical axis of the two circles described on AB
and CD as diameter always passes through

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105. Column–I Column–II

(A) If the chord of contact of tangents from a point P to the parabola (P) Straight line
y2 = 4ax touches the parabola x2 = 4by, the locus of P is
(B) A variable circle C has the equation (Q) Circle
x2 + y2 – 2(t2 – 3t + 1)x – 2(t2 + 2t)y + t = 0, where t is a parameter.
The locus of the centre of the circle is

x2 y2
(C) The locus of point of intersection of tangents to an ellipse + =1 (R) Parabola
a2 b 2
at two points the sum of whose eccentric angles is constant is
(D) An ellipse slides between two perpendicular straight lines. Then (S) Hyperbola
the locus of its centre is

106. Column–I Column–II

x2 y2
(A) For an ellipse + = 1 with vertices A and A’, tangent drawn (P) 2
9 4
at the point P in the first quadrant meets the y-axis in Q and the
chord A’P meets the y-axis in M. If ‘O’ is the origin then OQ2 – MQ2
equals to
(B) If the product of the perpendicular distances from any point on the (Q) 3

x2 y2
hyperbola – = 1 of eccentricity e = 3 from its asymptotes
a2 b2
is equal to 6, then the length of the transverse axis of the hyperbola is
(C) The locus of the point of intersection of the lines (R) 4

3 x – y – 4 3 t = 0 and 3 tx + ty – 4 3 = 0
(where t is a parameter) is a hyperbola whose eccentricity is
(D) If F1 & F2 are the feet of the perpendiculars from the foci S1 & S2 of an (S) 6

x2 y2
ellipse + = 1 on the tangent at any point P on the ellipse,
5 3
then (S1F1). (S2F2) is equal to

107. Column–I Column–II

(A) The director circle of the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 2x has the radius equal to (P) 1
(B) PQ & RS are 2 perpendicular chords of the rectangular hyperbola
xy = c2. If C is the centre of the rectangular hyperbola, then the product
of the slopes of CP, CQ, CR & CS is equal to (Q) 2
(C) The tangent at P on the hyperbola (x2/a2) – (y2/b2) = 1 meets the

x y 3
asymptotes – = 0 at Q. If the locus of the mid point of PQ has (R)
a b 2
the equation (x2/a2) – (y2/b2) = k, then k has the value equal to
3
(D) An ellipse is drawn with major and minor axes of lengths 10 and 8 (S)
4
respectively. Using one focus as centre, a circle is drawn that is
tangent to the ellipse, with no part of the circle being outside the
ellipse. The radius of the circle is

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ANSWER KEY

1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. C

8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D 12. A 13. D 14. D

15. A 16. A 17. D 18. D 19. D 20. A 21. B

22. B 23. C 24. C 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. A

29. A 30. A 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. D

36. C 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. D 41. C 42. C

43. B 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. D

50. C 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. B 55. A 56. B

57. A 58. C 59. D 60. B 61. A 62. B 63. A

64. D 65. D 66. A 67. D 68. C 69. C 70. B

71. A 72. D 73. A 74. D 75. B 76. A 77. D

78. C 79. B 80. A 81. D 82. C 83. D 84. B

85. A 86. A 87. A,C,D 88. B,C 89. A,B,C,D 90. A,D 91. A,B,C,D

92. B,D 93. A,B,C,D 94. A,C 95. A,B,C 96. A,B,C,D 97. A,B,C,D 98. A,B

99. A,B,D 100. A,B 101. B,D 102. B,C 103. A,B,D

104. (A)–Q ; (B)–R ; (C)–S ; (D)–P 105. (A)–S ; (B)–R ; (C)–P ; (D)–Q

106. (A)–R ; (B)–S ; (C)–P ; (D)–Q 107. (A)–R ; (B)–P ; (C)–S ; (D)–Q

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