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Parabola

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Chapter Questions
49 MCQs

01
PYQ 2013
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
The line meets the parabola, only at the point . The line is tangent to the parabola, at the point
1
Statement-1 is true; Statement-2 is false
2
Statement-1 is true; Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1
3
Statement-1 is false; Statement-2 is true
4
Statement-1 a true; Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement-1
02
PYQ 2018
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Two parabolas with a common vertex and with axes along x-axis and y-axis, respectively, intersect each other in the first quadrant. If the length of the latus rectum of each parabola is 3, then the equation of the common tangent to the two parabolas is :
1
2
3
4
03
PYQ 2018
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Tangents drawn from the point to the parabola touch the parabola at and . If is the focus of the parabola, then the area of the triangle (in s units) is equal to :
1
24
2
32
3
48
4
64
04
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The area (in s units) of the smaller of the two circles that touch the parabola, at the point and the x-axis is :
1
2
3
4
05
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The length of the chord of the parabola having equation is :
1
2
3
4
06
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The sum of diameters of the circles that touch (i) the parabola 75x2 = 64(5y – 3) at the point ( ) and (ii) the y-axis is equal to _______.
07
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the tangents drawn at the points and on the parabola intersect at the point , then the orthocentre of the triangle is :
1
2
3
4
08
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the line y = 4 + kx, k > 0, is the tangent to the parabola y = xx2 at the point P and V is the vertex of the parabola, then the slope of the line through P and V is:
1
2
3
4
09
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the equation of the parabola, whose vertex is at and the directrix is , is , then is equal to
1
575
2
-575
3
576
4
-576
10
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If vertex of a parabola is (2, –1) and the equation of its directrix is 4x – 3y = 21, then the length of its latus rectum is :
1

2

2

8

3

12

4

16

11
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y2 = 4x such that it subtends an angle of π/2 at the point (3, 0). Let the line segment PQ be also a focal chord of the ellipse If e is the eccentricity of the ellipse E, then the value of is equal to
1
2
3
4
12
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

The equation of a common tangent to the parabolas y = x2 and y = –(x – 2)2 is

1
y = 4(x – 2)
2
y = 4(x – 1)
3
y = 4(x + 1)
4
y = 4(x + 2)
13
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the tangent drawn to the parabola at the point is perpendicular to the line . Then the normal to the hyperbola at the point does NOT pass through the point :
1
2
3
4
14
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A particle is moving in the xy-plane along a curve C passing through the point (3, 3). The tangent to the curve C at the point P meets the x-axis at Q. If the y-axis bisects the segment PQ, then C is a parabola with
1
Length of latus rectum 3
2
Length of latus rectum 6
3
4
15
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The area of the region enclosed between the parabolas y2 = 2x – 1 and y2 = 4x – 3 is
1
2
3
4
¾
16
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

If the length of the latus rectum of a parabola, whose focus is (a, a) and the tangent at its vertex is x + y = a, is 16, then |a| is equal to :

17
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Two tangent lines l1 and l2 are drawn from the point (2, 0) to the parabola 2y2 = – x. If the lines l1 and l2 are also tangent to the circle (x – 5)2 + y2 = r, then 17r is equal to _________.
18
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let P1 be a parabola with vertex (3, 2) and focus (4, 4) and P2 be its mirror image with respect to the line x + 2y = 6. Then the directrix of P2 is x + 2y = _______.

19
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the normal at the point P on the parabola y2 = 6x pass through the point (5, –8). If the tangent at P to the parabola intersects its directrix at the point Q, then the ordinate of the point Q is
1

-3

2

3

4

-2

20
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let P : y2 = 4ax, a > 0 be a parabola with focus S. Let the tangents to the parabola P make an angle of \pi /4 with the line y = 3x + 5 touch the parabola P at A and B. Then the value of a for which A, B and S are collinear is
1
8 only
2
2 only
3

only

4
any a > 0
21
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If be a point on the parabola , which is nearest to the point , then the distance of from the directrix of the parabola is equal to :
1
4
2
2
3
8
4
6
22
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let a tangent to the curve meet the curve at the points and Then the mid points of such line segments lie on a parabola with the
1
length of latus rectum
2
length of latus rectum 2
3
directrix
4
directrix
23
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let represent a parabola with focus and directrix Then :

1
is an empty set
2
contains exactly one element
3
contains exactly two elements
4
is an infinite set
24
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the set of all such that the area of the triangle formed by the tangent at the point , on the parabola ax and the lines is unit , then is equal to _____
25
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

If the x-intercept of a focal chord of the parabola is 3 , then the length of this chord is equal to ___

26
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let be the set of all such that the area of the triangle formed by the tangent at the point , on the parabola ax and the lines is unit , then is equal to _____

27
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y2 = 36x of length 100, making an acute angle with the positive x-axis. Let the ordinate of P be positive and M be the point on the line segment PQ such that PM:MQ = 3:1. Then which of the following points does lie on the line passing through M and perpendicular to the line PQ?
1
(3,33)
2
(-6, 45)
3
(-3, 43)
4
(6,29)
28
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let y = p(x) be the parabola passing through the points (–1, 0), (0, 1) and (1, 0). If the area of the region is A, then 12(π-4A) is equal to__.
29
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let R be the focus of the parabola y2 = 20x and the line y=mx+c intersect the parabola at two points Pand Q. Let the point G(10,10) be the centroid of the triangle PQR. If c-m=6, then (PQ)2 is

1
296
2
325
3
317
4
346
30
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the circle of minimum area touching the parabola and the lines . Then, which one of the following points lies on the circle ?
1
2
3
4
31
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The area (in square units) of the region described by: $ $ is:
32
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a chord of the parabola and the midpoint of be at . Then, which of the following points lies on the line passing through the points and ?
1
(3, -3)
2
3
(2, -9)
4
33
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

If the shortest distance of the parabola from the centre of the circle is d, then d2 is equal to:

1

16

2

24

3

36

4

20

34
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the length of the focal chord of the parabola be 15 units. If the distance of from the origin is , then is equal to _____
35
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The area of the region enclosed by the parabola , the line and the positive coordinate axes is ______.
36
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
lie on the parabola and also lie on chord with midpoint of another parabola , then value of is
1
192
2
92
3
64
4
128
37
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the lines passing through the point and touching the parabola Let and be the points on the lines and such that the is an isosceles triangle with base . If the slopes of the lines are and , then is equal to ______.
38
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The area of the region enclosed by the parabolas and is in (sq. unit)?
1

2

3

4

39
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Two parabolas have the same focus and their directrices are the -axis and the -axis, respectively. If these parabolas intersect at the points and , then is equal to:

1
192
2
392
3
96
4
384
40
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let P be the parabola, whose focus is and directrix is . Then the sum of the ordinates of the points on P, whose abscissa is -2, is:
1
2
3
4

41
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let the focal chord PQ of the parabola make an angle of with the positive x-axis, where P lies in the first quadrant. If the circle, whose one diameter is PS, being the focus of the parabola, touches the y-axis at the point , then is equal to:

1
15
2
25
3
30
4
20
42
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a point on the parabola and PQ be a focal chord of the parabola. If M and N are the foot of the perpendiculars drawn from P and Q respectively on the directrix of the parabola, then the area of the quadrilateral PQMN is equal to:
1

2

3

4

43
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let A and B be the two points of intersection of the line and the mirror image of the parabola with respect to the line . If denotes the distance between A and B, and denotes the area of , where is the focus of the parabola , then the value of is:
44
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the line intersects the parabola at the points A and B, then at the vertex of the parabola, the line segment AB subtends an angle equal to:
1

2

3

4
45
PYQ 2025
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let be the parabola and its focus. Let be a focal chord of the parabola such that . Let be the circle described by taking as a diameter. If the equation of the circle is: then is equal to:

46
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the point of the focal chord of the parabola be . If the focus of the parabola divides the chord in the ratio , gcd( ) = 1, then is equal to:
1
17
2
10
3
37
4
26
47
PYQ 2025
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a point on the parabola and PQ be a focal chord of the parabola. If M and N are the foot of the perpendiculars drawn from P and Q respectively on the directrix of the parabola, then the area of the quadrilateral PQMN is equal to:
1

2

3

4

48
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the parabola passing through the point be such that the distance between its vertex and the x-axis is minimum. Then the value of is:
1
2
2
4
3
5
4
8
49
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
An equilateral triangle OAB is inscribed in the parabola with the vertex O at the vertex of the parabola. Then the minimum distance of the circle having AB as a diameter from the origin is
1
2
3
4