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Conic Sections Quiz

The document contains multiple choice questions about conic sections and their properties. It tests understanding of concepts like what shapes are formed by cutting a cone with a plane, the definitions of ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola, and properties of eccentricity for different conic sections.

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Conic Sections Quiz

The document contains multiple choice questions about conic sections and their properties. It tests understanding of concepts like what shapes are formed by cutting a cone with a plane, the definitions of ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola, and properties of eccentricity for different conic sections.

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MCQ

1. The sections cut by a plane on a right circular cone are


called as ______
a) Parabolic sections
b) Conic sections
c) Elliptical sections
d) Hyperbolic sections

2. Which of the following is a conic section?


a) Circle
b) Rectangle
c) Triangle
d) Square

3. In conics, the _____ is revolving to form two anti-parallel


cones joined at the apex.
a) Ellipse
b) Circle
c) Generator
d) Parabola

4. While cutting, if the plane is at an angle and it cuts all the


generators, then the conic formed is called as ______
a) Circle
b) Ellipse
c) Parabola
d) Hyperbola

5. If the plane cuts at an angle to the axis but does not cut all
the generators then what is the name of the conics formed?
a) Ellipse
b) Hyperbola
c) Circle
d) Parabola

6. When the plane cuts the cone at angle parallel to the axis of
the cone, then _____ is formed.
a) Hyperbola
b) Parabola
c) Circle
d) Ellipse

7. Which of the following is not a conic section?


a) Apex
b) Hyperbola
c) Ellipse
d) Parabola

8. The locus of point moving in a plane such that the distance


between a fixed point and a fixed straight line is constant is
called as ________
a) Conic
b) Rectangle
c) Square
d) Polygon

9. The ratio of the distance from the focus to the distance from
the directrix is called as eccentricity.
a) True
b) False

10. Which of the following conics has an eccentricity of unity?


a) Circle
b) Parabola
c) Hyperbola
d) Ellipse

11. Which of the following has an eccentricity less than one?


a) Circle
b) Parabola
c) Hyperbola
d) Ellipse

12. Ifthe distance from the focus is 10 units and the distance
from the directrix is 30 units, then what is the eccentricity?
a) 0.3333
b) 0.8333
c) 1.6667
d) 0.0333

13. Ifthe value of eccentricity is 12, then what is the name of the
conic?
a) Ellipse
b) Hyperbola
c) Parabola
d) Circle

14. Ifthe distance from the focus is 3 units and the distance from
the directrix is 3 units, then how much is the eccentricity?
a) Infinity
b) Zero
c) Unity
d) Less than one

15. Ifthe distance from the focus is 2 mm and the distance from
the directrix is 0.5 mm then what is the name of the conic
section?
a) Circle
b) Ellipse
c) Parabola
d) Hyperbola

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