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Chapter Questions
32 MCQs

01
PYQ 2014
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The minimum area of a triangle formed by any tangent to the ellipse and the co-ordinate axes is :
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12
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18
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26
4
36
02
PYQ 2020
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the ellipse, pass through the point (2, 3) and have eccentricity equal to . Then equation of the normal to this ellipse at is :
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03
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the minimum area of the triangle formed by a tangent to the ellipse and the co-ordinate axis is kab, then k is equal to _________.
04
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the tangents at the points P and Q on the ellipse
If S is the focus of the ellipse on its negative major axis, then SP2 + SQ2 is equal to ________.
05
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining the point (4, 3) and the points on the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 4 is an ellipse with eccentricity:
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06
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

The acute angle between the pair of tangents drawn to the ellipse 2x2 + 3y2 = 5 from the point (1, 3) is

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07
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let the eccentricity of an ellipse , , be . If this ellipse passes through the point , then is equal to :

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29
2
31
3
32
4
34
08
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

If m is the slope of a common tangent to the curves

and x2 + y2 = 12, then 12m2 is equal to:

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6

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9

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10

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12

09
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 + 2x + 8y – \lambda = 0 is 4, and l is the length of its major axis, then \lambda + l is equal to ________.
10
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let a line L pass through the point intersection of the lines and . If the line L also passes through the point and touches the circle , then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
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11
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

If the maximum distance of normal to the ellipse , from the origin is 1 , then the eccentricity of the ellipse is

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3
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12
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the largest circle centred at and inscribed in the ellipse If lies on , then is equal to
13
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

The line is the directrix of the ellipse with the corresponding focus If the tangent to at the point in the first quadrant passes through the point and intersects the -axis at , then is equal to ____

14
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let P , Q,R and S be four points on the ellipse 9x2 + 4y2 = 36. Let PQ and RS be mutually perpendicular and pass through the origin. If , where p and q are coprime, then p + q is equal to
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137
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143
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147
4
157
15
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the radius of the largest circle with centre (2, 0) inscribed in the ellipse is r, then is equal to
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92
2
69
3
72
4
115
16
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the eccentricity of an ellipse , is reciprocal to that of the hyperbola 2x2-2y2=1. if the ellipse intersects the hyperbola at right angles, then square of length of the latus-rectum of the ellipse is___.
17
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
In a group of 100 persons 75 speak English and 40 speak Hindi. Each person speaks at least one of the two languages. If the number of persons, who speak only English is a and the number of persons who speak only Hindi is b, then the eccentricity of the ellipse 25(β2 x2 + α2 y2) = α2 β2 is
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2
3
4
18
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let Q,R and S be four points on the ellipse 9x2 + 4y2 = 36. Let PQ and RS be mutually perpendicular and pass through the origin. If , where p and q are coprime, then p + q is equal to
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137
2
143
3
147
4
157
19
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the length of the minor axis of an ellipse is equal to half of the distance between the foci, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is.
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4
20
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the length of the minor axis of an ellipse is equal to half of the distance between the foci, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is:
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2
3
4
21
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
A parabola has vertex , equation of directrix is and equation of ellipse is , and ellipse passing through focur of parabola then square of length of latus rectum of ellipse is
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PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , , and
If and denote the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse then is equal to:
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16
2
8
3
6
4
12
23
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , where , be an ellipse whose eccentricity is and the length of the latus rectum is . Then the square of the eccentricity of is:
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3
2
3
4
24
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the ellipse , and , , have the same eccentricity . Let the product of their lengths of latus rectums be and the distance between the foci of be 4. If and meet at , , , and , then the area of the quadrilateral ABCD equals:
25
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and Then:
26
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be the eccentricities of the ellipse and the hyperbola respectively. If and , then the eccentricity of the ellipse having its axes along the coordinate axes and passing through all four foci (two of the ellipse and two of the hyperbola) is:
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2
3
4
27
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the equation of an ellipse is , then the length of the latus rectum of is?
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4

28
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the length of the minor axis of an ellipse is equal to one fourth of the distance between the foci, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is:
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2
3
4

29
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the product of the focal distances of the point $ \frac{7}{4} $. Then the absolute difference of the eccentricities of two such ellipses is:
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30
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse be . If its eccentricity is the maximum value of the function , then is equal to
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276
2
516
3
256
4
496
31
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let each of the two ellipses and

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PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the ellipse have eccentricity equal to the greatest value of the function and the length of its latus rectum is . Find the value of .