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Mathematics

Circles

29 previous year questions.

Volume: 29 Ques
Yield: High

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Chapter Questions
29 MCQs

01
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the equation represent circles of varying radius . Then the number of elements in the set is _________.
02
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let B be the centre of the circle . Let the tangents at two points P and Q on the circle intersect at the point . Then is equal to _________.
03
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Consider a circle C which touches the y-axis at (0, 6) and cuts off an intercept on the x-axis. Then the radius of the circle C is equal to :
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8
2

3
9
4

04
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Match circles M, N, O, P and determine the shape formed by joining their centers in order.
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Rectangle
2
Rhombus
3
Square
4
Parallelogram
05
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let S1 : x² + y² = 9 and S2 : (x - 2)² + y² = 1. Then the locus of center of a variable circle S which touches S1 internally and S2 externally always passes through the points :
1
(2, 3/2)
2
(0, ±√3)
3
(1, ±2)
4
(1/2, ± √5 /2)
06
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the lines and , (here ) be normal to a circle . If the line is tangent to this circle , then its radius is :
1
3/√2
2
1/√2
3
3/2√2
4
3/√2
07
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the line 2x + 3y – k = 0, k > 0, intersect the x-axis and y-axis at the points A and B, respectively. If the equation of the circle having the line segment AB as a diameter is x2 + y2 – 3x – 2y = 0 and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse x2 + 9y2 = k2 is m n , where m and n are coprime, then 2m + n is equal to
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10
2
11
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13
4
12
08
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let C be a circle with radius units and centre at the origin. Let the line intersects the circle C at the points P and Q. Let MN be a chord of C of length 2 unit and slope . Then, a distance (in units) between the chord PQ and the chord MN is
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2
3
4
09
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two circles. If the set of all values of such that the circles and intersect at two distinct points is , then the point lies on the curve:
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2
3
4
10
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the centre of a circle, passing through the point , and touching the circle , be . Then for all possible values of the coordinates of the centre , is equal to __________.
11
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
A square is inscribed in the circle . One side of this square is parallel to . If are the vertices of the square, then is equal to:
1
148
2
156
3
160
4
152
12
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let a circle C of radius 1 and closer to the origin be such that the lines passing through the point (3, 2) and parallel to the coordinate axes touch it. Then the shortest distance of the circle C from the point (5, 5) is :
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2
5
3
4
4
13
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the line pass through the point of intersection (in the first quadrant) of the circle and the parabola . Let the line touch two circles and of equal radius . If the centers and of the circles and lie on the y-axis, then the square of the area of the triangle is equal to ____.
14
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Equation of two diameters of a circle are and .The line joining the points and intersects the circle at only one point .Then is equal to.
15
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the circle and be a circle having centre at and radius 2. If the line of the common chord of and intersects the y-axis at the point P, then the square of the distance of P from the centre of is:
1
2
2
1
3
6
4
4
16
PYQ 2025
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the circle in the third quadrant of radius 3, that touches both coordinate axes. Let be the circle with center that touches externally at the point . If , and , then is equal to:
1
2
3
4

17
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the triangle such that the equations of lines and are: respectively, and the points and lie on the x-axis. If is the orthocentre of the triangle , then the area of the triangle is equal to:
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4
2
10
3
8
4
6
18
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The absolute difference between the squares of the radii of the two circles passing through the point and touching the lines and , is equal to:
19
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the equation of a circle is , what is the radius of the circle?
1
1
2
2
3
3
4

20
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Suppose that two chords, drawn from the point (1, 2) on the circle are bisected by the y-axis. If the other ends of these chords are R and S, and the midpoint of the line segment RS is , then is equal to:
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1
2
3
3
4
4
6
21
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A circle passes through . If 2 chords (PS \& PR) drawn from P are bisected by -axis, then mid point of RS is , find
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3
2
5
3
4
4
7
22
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let a circle pass through the origin and its center be the point of intersection of two mutually perpendicular lines and . If the line intersects the circle at the points A and B, then is equal to:
1
10
2
27
3
18
4
34
23
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a circle having centre in the first quadrant and touching the -axis at a distance of units from the origin. If the circle has an intercept of length on -axis, then the length of the chord of the circle on the line is:
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2
3
4
24
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If Latus rectum of parabola and ellipse coincide then the value of is, where is eccentricity of ellipse
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3/2
25
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a polynomial function such that , and . Then is equal to ________.
26
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Parabola is passing through and vertex of parabola is at minimum distance from x-axis then is
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1
2
2
3
3
4
4
27
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let `C' be a circle with radius `6' units centred at origin. Let be a point. If is a variable point in xy-plane such that circle drawn taking as diameter touches the circle , then eccentricity of the locus of point `B' is
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2
2

3
3
4

28
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the circle intersect the -axis at points and . Let , , and be two points on the circle such that . Then the point of intersection of lines and lies on:
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2

3

4
29
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let PQ and MN be two straight lines touching the circle at the points A and B respectively. Let O be the centre of the circle and . Then the locus of the point of intersection of the lines PQ and MN is:
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