Parabola Class Test (Mains Batch)

Q1. The tangent to the parabola

2
4 y ax = is inclined at
3
t
with the axis of the parabola.
The point of contact is
A)
2
,
3 3
a a | |
|
\ .
B)
( ) , 2 a a
C)
( )
3 , 2 3 a a D) ,
3
a
a
| |
|
\ .

Q2. The vertex of the parabola whose focus is (-1,1) and directrix is 4 3 24 0 x y + = is
A)
( )
5
0,
2
B)
( )
3
0,
2

C)
( )
3
1,
2
D)
( )
5
1,
2

Q3. A ray of light moving along the line y=2 gets reflected by a concave parabolic mirror
whose equation is
2
16 y x = . The reflected ray meets the parabola again at Q. The coordinates
of Q are
A) (64, 32) B) (64, -32)
C) (32, -64) D) (32, -32)

Q4. The value of for which the equation
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
1 3 5 x y x y + = + represents a
parabola is
A) 1 B)
1
2

C)
1
4
D) None
Q5. The value of for which the equation
2 2
4 7 0 x xy y x + + = represents a parabola is
A) 2 B) 4
C) 6 D) 8



Q6. If PQ is a focal chord of
2
4 y ax = . S is the focus of the parabola then the value of
1 1
PS QS
+ is equal to
A) 4/a B) 2/a
C) 1/a D) 1/2a
Q7. If the tangent at (1,2) to the parabola
2
4 y x = meets the tangent at vertex at P. Then
coordinates of P are
A) (0, 2) B) (0, 1)
C) (0, 0) D) (-1, 0)
Q8. If the equation of the directrix is 3 4 3 0 x y + + = and the equation of the latus rectum is
3 4 17 0 x y + = . Then the length of the latus rectum is
A) 4 B) 8
C) 2 D) None
Q9. The equation of the tangent to
2
16 y x = which is perpendicular to x+3y+1=0 is
A) 3 9 2 y x = + B) 3 9 4 y x = +
C) 3 9 4 y x = D) None
Q10. The focal length of a point on a parabola
2
8 y x = is 4, its coordinates are
A) (2, 4) B) (-2, 4)
C) (-2, -4) D) (1, 1)