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Mathematics 400 Marks 3 Hrs30 Mins 100 Questions

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1. Total duration of test is 3 hours 30 minutes.

2. Total number of questions in the test is 100.
3. Total number of sections in the test is 1.
4. Section 1 is Single Option Correct consisting of 100 questions.

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Single Option Correct

Single Option Correct 100 Questions: 400 Marks

Q.3 4 Marks
Q.1 4 Marks

The equation of the ellipse is . The equations of the If is a point on the ellipse , whose foci are and . Then
tangents making an angle of with the major axis are ′ is
A) A)

B)
B)

C)
C)

D)
D)

Q.2 4 Marks
Q.4 4 Marks
The radius of the director circle of the ellipse , is If the coordinates of the centre of the circle passing through the foci of the

A) ellipse are , the radius of the circle is

A) unit
B)
B) unit
C)
C) unit

D) D) unit

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Q.5 4 Marks Q.9 4 Marks

The ellipse has as normal to it, then value of , if The normal at a point on the ellipse meets the -axis at . If
is the mid-point of the line segment and , then the locus of intersects
, is:
the latus rectum of the given ellipse at the points.
A)
A)
B)

C)
B)

D)
C)

Q.6 4 Marks

The eccentricity of ellipse if its axis is parallel D)

to axis is

A) Q.10 4 Marks

If a real circle will pass through the points of intersection of hyperbola

and parabola , then-
A)
B)

B)

C) area of circle
C)

D) area of circle

D)
Q.11 4 Marks

The length of common chord of ellipse and

Q.7 4 Marks
is
A tangent at any point on the ellipse intersect the major axis at
point and are foot of perpendiculars drawn from the focus and of A) units
the ellipse. If , then is equal to

A)
B) units

B)

C) units
C)

D) units
D)

Q.12 4 Marks

Q.8 4 Marks
The line , meets the ellipse in the real points, if
If touches the ellipse at a point then eccentric
A)
angle of is
A) B)

B) C)

C) D) none of these

D)

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Q.13 4 Marks Q.18 4 Marks

Let and be the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from foci on a The area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents and normals at the
tangent to an ellipse whose length of semi-major axis is if extremities of the latus rectum of the parabola is
then the value of eccentricity is A)

A)
B)

B) C)

D)
C)

D) Q.19 4 Marks

The line is a tangent to the ellipse if,

Q.14 4 Marks A) a2 + b2 = 45
The eccentricity of the ellipse which meets the straight line on the
B) 45 = 5b2 + 9a2
axis of and the straight line on the axis of and whose axes lie
along the axes of co-ordinate, is - C) 9 = a2 + b2

A)
D) 45 = 5a2 + 9b2

B)
Q.20 4 Marks

C) Let be a point on the ellipse in the first quadrant

whose foci are . Then least possible value of circumradius of triangle
D) None of these is (Note : Where is the eccentricity of ellipse)
A)

Q.15 4 Marks B)
Let from a point chords of contact are drawn to the ellipse
where all these chords touch the ellipse . Then, C)
the perimeter (in units) of the locus of point is
A) D)

B)

Q.21 4 Marks
C)
If a circle and ellipse is given by the equations x y and
D) x y
, then the equation of common tangent between circle and ellipse
in the first quadrant is
Q.16 4 Marks
A)
A line is reflected from the inner surface of ellipse .
The reflected line will pass through
B)
A)

B)
C)

C) ,
D) None of these

D)
Q.22 4 Marks

4 Marks The equation of the chord of the ellipse which is bisected at

Q.17
the point is
If the line intersects the ellipse in points, whose
A)
eccentric angles differ by then is equal to
B)
A)

C)
B)
D)
C)

D)

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Q.23 4 Marks Q.28 4 Marks

The locus of the point of intersection of the perpendicular tangents to the ellipse
The locus of pole of tangents to the ellipse with respect to the
is
parabola , is
A)
A)

B)
B)

C)
C)

D)
D)

Q.24 4 Marks
Q.29 4 Marks
If are the eccentric angles of the extremities of a focal chord of an ellipse,
then the eccentricity of the ellipse is -
If the line be normal to the ellipse , then
A)
A)

B)
B)

C)
C)

D)
D)

Q.25 4 Marks
Q.30 4 Marks
The midpoint of a chord of the ellipse is .
x y
The equation of the chord is If PQ is a chord of the ellipse , which subtends right angle at the
a b
A) centre then its distance from the centre is equal to :
ab
B) A)
a b

C)
a
B)
D) a b

b
Q.26 4 Marks C)
a b

The eccentric angle of a point on the ellipse at a distance of

ab
units from the focus on the positive -axis : D)
a b
A)

B) Q.31 4 Marks

The area of the quadrilateral formed by the tangents at the end points of latus-
C) rectum to the ellipse is

D) none of these A) sq. units

B) sq. units
Q.27 4 Marks

Equation of the latusrectum of the ellipse C) sq. units

are
D) sq. units
A)

B) Q.32 4 Marks

The eccentric angle of a point in the first quadrant, which lies on the ellipse
C) and is unit away from the centre of the ellipse is
A)
D)
B)

C)

D)

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Q.33 4 Marks Q.37 4 Marks

x y
The normal at a variable point on an ellipse of eccentricity Let d be the perpendicular distance from the centre of the ellipse
a b
meets the axes of the ellipse in and then the locus of the mid-point of to the tangent drawn at a point P on the ellipse. If F1 and F2 are the two foci of
is a conic with an eccentricity such that -
the ellipse, then the value of (PF1 - PF2)2 is
A)
b
A) d
B) d

b
C) B) d
d

D) is independent of b
C) d
d

Q.34 4 Marks
b
D) d
The line interesects the ellipse at two points. The d
point of intersection of the tangents to the ellipse at these points is

A) 4 Marks
Q.38
If constant, then the locus of the point of intersection of tangents at
B)
and to the ellipse is

C) A) a circle

B) a straight line
D)

C) an ellipse

Q.35 4 Marks D) a parabola

Area of a triangle formed by tangent and normal to the curve at

Q.39 4 Marks
with the -axis is
If a line is a tangent to the ellipse , then can
A)
not be equal to :
A)

B)
B)

C)
C)

D)
D)

Q.40 4 Marks
E) None of these
is tangent to an ellipse having foci at and then which of the
following is/are true
Q.36 4 Marks
A) Eccentricity of the ellipse is
are foci of an ellipse of major axis of length units and is any point
on the ellipse such that the perimeter of the triangle is Then
B) Point of contact of the tangent to the given ellipse is
eccentricity of the ellipse is
A)
C) Length of semi-minor axis of the given ellipse is

B)
D) Length of semi-major axis of the given ellipse is

C)

Q.41 4 Marks
D)

The line will cut the ellipse in points whose

eccentric angle differ by , if
A)

B)

C)

D)

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Q.42 4 Marks Q.46 4 Marks

If is a focal chord of the ellipse then the harmonic Statement I The chord of ellipse through origin is bisected
at origin.
mean of and is
Statement II The centre of the ellipse is a point through every chord is
A) bisected.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true and the statement II is the
A)
B) correct explanation of the Statement I

B)
Both Statement I and Statement II are true but the Statement II is not
C) the correct explanation of the Statement I

C) Statement I is true and but Statement II is false

D)

D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

E)

Q.47 4 Marks

Q.43 4 Marks The values that m can take so that the straight line touches the
curve is
The two conics and intersect, if
A)
A)
B)
B)
C)
C)

D)
D)

Q.48 4 Marks
Q.44 4 Marks
If , then the chord joining two points and on the ellipse
The distance of the point of contact from the origin of the line with
the ellipse will subtend a right angle at:

A) A) center

B) B) focus

C) end of major axis

C)

D) end of minor axis

D)

Q.49 4 Marks

Q.45 4 Marks If the eccentric angles of two points and on the ellipse whose
If three points are taken on the ellipse with eccentric
center is , differ by a right angle, then the area of is

angles , then A) sq. units

A) The area of is dependent on B) sq. units

B) The area of is independent of C) sq. units

C) The maximum value of area of is

D) sq. units

D) The maximum value of area of is Q.50 4 Marks

The length of the diameter of the ellipse perpendicular to the

asymptotes of the hyperbola passing through the first and third

quadrant is

A)

B)

C)

D)

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Q.51 4 Marks Q.56 4 Marks

The line meets the ellipse in the real and distinct points if If roots of quadratic equation are not real, then
represents a/an
and only if
A) A) Ellipse

B) Circle
B)

C) Parabola
C)

D) Hyperbola
D) none of these.

Q.57 4 Marks
Q.52 4 Marks
If is an equilateral triangle inscribed in the auxiliary circle of the ellipse
x y
Let P be a point on the ellipse , b a. Let the line parallel to and is the corresponding triangle inscribed
a b

y-axis passing through P meet the circle x y a at the point Q such that within the ellipse, then centroid of the triangle lies
P and Q are on the same side of x-axis. For two positive real numbers r and s,
A) at the centre of ellipse.
find the locus of the point R on PQ such that PR : RQ = r : s as P varies over
the ellipse.
B) at the focus of ellipse.
x y r s
A)
a ar bs C) between focus and centre on major axis.

D) none of these.
r s
B)
r bs

Q.58 4 Marks
r s
C) The latus rectum of conic is and its eccentricity is . Then the length of focal
r s
chord making an angle with the major axis is
D) None A) less than

B) greater than
Q.53 4 Marks
C) less than
If the locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from centre upon any tangent
to the ellipse is , then is equal D) greater than
to
A)
Q.59 4 Marks

B) The eccentric angle of a point lying in the first quadrant on the ellipse
is . If makes an angle with positive direction of -axis,
C)
then will be maximum when
D)

A)

Q.54 4 Marks

The line meets an ellipse in the real and distinct points if B)

and only if
A) C)

B)
D)

C)

Q.60 4 Marks
D)

If the line be normal to the ellipse , then

Q.55 4 Marks , where K is always greater than or equal to

The normal at a variable point on the ellipse of A)

eccentricity meets the axes of the ellipse at and then the locus of the
midpoint of is a conic with an eccentricity such that B)

A) is independent of
C)

B)
D)

C)

D)

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Q.61 4 Marks Q.66 4 Marks

The area of the parallelogram formed by the tangents at the points whose The area of the triangle inscribed in an ellipse bears the ratio as to the
eccentric angles are, on the ellipse area of the triangle formed by joining the points on the auxiliary circle
is ____ square units. corresponding to the vertices of the first triangle, then the eccentricity of the
ellipse is :
A)
A)
B)

C) B)

D)

C)

Q.62 4 Marks

If the ellipse is inscribed in rectangle whose length to breadth D)

ratio is , then the area of rectangle is

A) 4 Marks
Q.67

B) The area of a triangle inscribed in an ellipse bears a

constant ratio to the area of the triangle formed by joining points on the auxiliary
circle corresponding to the vertices of the first triangle. This ratio is
C)
A)

D)
B)

Q.63 4 Marks
C)
The line passing through the extremity of the major axis and extremity of
the minor axis of the ellipse meets its auxiliary circle at the D) None of these
point . Then, the area of the triangle with vertices at and the origin is

A)
Q.68 4 Marks

The line passing through the extremity of the major axis and extremity of
B)
the minor axis of the ellipse meets its auxiliary circle at the point
. Then, the area of the triangle with vertices at and the origin is
C)
A)

D)
B)

Q.64 4 Marks C)

The two conics and intersect if is

D)

A)

Q.69 4 Marks

B) Area of the greatest rectangle inscribed in the ellipse is

A)
C)
B)

D)
C)

Q.65 4 Marks D)

An ellipse has the point and as its foci and as one of

its tangent, then the value of , where are the length of semi-major
Q.70 4 Marks
and semi-minor axis of ellipse respectively, is
The centre of the ellipse is
A)
A)
B)
B)
C)
C)
D)
D)

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Q.71 4 Marks Q.76 4 Marks

The length of the portion of the common tangent to and The value of for which the line is a normal to the conic
between the two points of contact is
is
A) units
A)

B) units
B)

C) units C)

D) units D)

Q.72 4 Marks
Q.77 4 Marks

If is tangent to , then the value of is An ellipse passes through the point and its axes lie on the coordinate
axes. If is a tangent to the ellipse, then the equation of the
ellipse is
A)
A)

B)
B)

C)
C)

D) D) no such ellipse exists.

Q.78 4 Marks
Q.73 4 Marks

Tangent is drawn to the ellipse at A light ray emanating from the point is incident on the ellipse

. Then, the value of such that at point with abscicca zero, then the equation of the
reflected ray after first reflection is
sum of intercepts on axes made by this tangent is minimum, is
A)
A)

B) B)

C) C)

D)
D)

Q.74 4 Marks
Q.79 4 Marks
If and are the angles subtended by the major axis of an ellipse at the
extremities of a pair of conjugate diameters, then Equation of tangents to the ellipse , which are perpendicular to the
A) Constant. line , are

A)
B) Variable.

B)
C) Constant.

D) Constant. C)

E) none of these. D)

Q.75 4 Marks

An ellipse is described by using an endless string which is passed over two

pins. If the axes are and the necessary length of the string and
the distance between the pins respectively in are

A)

B)

C)

D)

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Q.80 4 Marks Q.85 4 Marks

If the length of portion of the major axis intercepted between the tangent and
The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to
normal at a point on the ellipse is equal to
and is
the length of semi-major axis, then eccentricity of the ellipse is
A) A)

B)
B)
C)

C)
D)

E) none of these D)

Q.81 4 Marks
Q.86 4 Marks
The line , meets the ellipse in the real points, if The pole of the straight line with respect to the ellipse
is
A)
A)
B)
B)
C)
C)
D)
D)
E)

Q.87 4 Marks
Q.82 4 Marks
A straight line touches the ellipse and the circle
If the eccentricity of an ellipse be and the distance between its foci be ,
then its latus rectum is . If a focal chord of ellipse (which is parallel to ) meets the
circle at , then the length of is
A)
A)

B) B)

C) C)

D) D)

4 Marks Q.88 4 Marks

Q.83
An ellipse having foci at and and passing through the origin has Find cos cos sin sin , if circumecentre of an equilateral triangle
eccentricity equal to x y
inscribed in , with vertices having eccentric angles , ,
a b
A) respectively is .
x y
B) A)
a b

C) B) x y a b

D) x y
C)
a b

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Q.84 D)
a b
The locus of the mid- point of the chords of the ellipse ,
the tangents at the ends of which intersect on the circle is
Q.89 4 Marks
A)
A focus of an ellipse is at the origin. The directrix is the line and the
eccentricity is then length of semi major axis is
B)
A) 5/3

C) B) 8/3

D) None of these C) 2/3

D) 4/3

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Q.90 4 Marks Q.95 4 Marks

will represent a conic having eccentricity less than if ' If the point of intersection of the ellipses and be at
' lies in the interval the extremities of the conjugate diameters of the former, then -
A)
A)
B)

B)
C)

D)
C)

E)
D)

Q.91 4 Marks

The minimum area of a triangle formed by any tangent to the ellipse 4 Marks
Q.96
and the co-ordinate axes is :
If and , then the maximum area of triangle inscribed in
A) the ellipse is

B) A) sq. unit

C)
B) sq. unit
D)

C) sq. unit
Q.92 4 Marks

An ellipse has as semi minor axis, and it's foci and the angle ′ is a
right angle. Then, the eccentricity of the ellipse is D) sq. unit

A)

Q.97 4 Marks

B) Which of the following points lies on the locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn
upon any tangent to the ellipse, from any of its foci?
C)

A)
D)

B)
Q.93 4 Marks

From the focus of the ellipse , a ray of light is sent which C)

makes an angle with the positive direction of -axis, upon

D)
reaching the ellipse surface, the ray is reflected from it. Slope of the reflected
ray is
Q.98 4 Marks
A)
Let be a variable point on the ellipse with foci and . If
B) be the area of , then the maximum value of :
A)
C)
B) abe

D)
C)

D)
Q.94 4 Marks

An ellipse has foci at and in the -plane and tangent to it is

the -axis. The length of its major axis is
A)

B)

C)

D)

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Q.99 4 Marks

If the chords of contact of tangents from two points & to the

ellipse are at right angles then is equal to

A)

B)

C)

D)

Q.100 4 Marks

If and

are four points, the value of for which the area of

quadrilateral is maximum, is equal to

A)

B)

C)

D)

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