1

2 2
x y
1. Tangent are drawn from a point P(3, 4) to the ellipse   1 , touching the ellipse in the points Q and R.
9 16
The angle between PQ and PR is

2. Let F1, F2 be two foci of the ellipse and PT and PN tangent and normal respectively to the ellipse at point P.
Then
(A) PN bisects F1PF2 (B) PT bisects F1PF2
(C) PT bisects angle (180° - F1PF2) (D) None of these

3. The length of the major axis of the ellipse

(3 x  4 y  7 ) 2
(5 x  10) 2  (5 y  15 ) 2  is
4
20 20
(A) 10 (B) (C) (D) 4
3 7
x2 y2
4. If SK be the perpendicular form the focus S on the tangent at any point P on the ellipse  =1, then
a2 b2
locus of K is
(A) a2x2 + b2y2 = (ax – by)2 (B) x2 + y2 = a2
(C) x2 + y2 = b2 (D) x2 + y2 = a2 + b2

5. Tangents are drawn from the points on the line x – y – 5 = 0 to x 2 + 4y2 = 4. Then all the chords of contact
pass through a fixed point, whose coordinates are ____________
x2 x2
6. If the curves  y 2  1 and 2  y 2  1 for suitable value of ‘a’ cut on four concyclic points, the equation of
4 a
circle passing through these four points is
(A) x2 + y2 = 2 (B) x2 + y2 = 1
(C) x2 + y2 = 4 (D) none of these
2
y2
7. If P is a point on the ellipse x  =1 whose foci are S and S. Then PS + PS is
16 20
4
(A) 8 (B) (C) 10 (D) 4
5

8. The distance of the center of the ellipse x 2+2y2 – 2 = 0 to those tangents of the ellipse which are equally
inclined to both the axes is
3 3 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 3 2

9. The length of the common chord of the ellipse

( x  1) 2 ( y  2) 2 2 2
  1 and the circle (x-1) + (y-2) = 1.
9 4
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) None of these

x2 y2
10. If  
3 bx+ay = 2ab touched the ellipse  = 1 then eccentric angle  is
a2 b2
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 3 2

x2 y2
11. If a tangent of slope ‘m’ at a point of the ellipse  = 1 passes through (2a, 0) and if ‘e’ denotes the
a2 b2
eccentricity of the ellipse then
(A) m2 + e2 = 1 (B) 2m2 + e2 = 1
2 2
(C) 3m + e = 1 (D) none of these
12. The eccentricity of the ellipse 9x2 + 5y2 – 30y = 0 is
(A) 1/3 (B) 2/3
(C) 3/4 (D) 1/2

13. The line 3x + 5y = k touches the ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 = 400 if the value of k is
1
 2
(A)  5 (B)  15
(C)  25 (D)  15

14. The locus of a point whose chord of contact with respect to the ellipse x 2 + 2y2 = 1 subtends a right angle at
the centre of the ellipse is
(A) x2 + 4y2 = 3 (B) y2 = 4x
2 2
(C) 2x + y = 1 (D) none of these
x2 y2 � �
15. If the equation the family of the ellipse is  0 < a < �then the locus of the extremities
1 �
2 2
cos a sin a � 4 �
of the latus rectum is
 2
(A) 2y 1  x  1  x
2
   
(B) 2y 2 1  x2  1  x2 
2

 
2
(C) y 2  1  x 2 (D) None of these

16. A circle is a limiting case of on ellipse whose eccentricity

(A) tends to a (B) tends to 0
(C) tends to B (D) tends to (a + b)

x2 y2
17. The equation + = 1 represents an ellipse with major axis along x–axis if
6a 2a
(A) a < 6 (B) 2 < a < 6
(C) a > 2 (D) a < 2

18. The area of the triangle formed by the points on the ellipse 25x 2 + 16y2 = 400 whose eccentric angles are /2,
 and 3/2 is
(A) 10 sq. units (B) 20 sq. units
(C) 30 sq. units (D) 40 sq. units

19. If the straight line 3x + 4y = 24 intersects the axes at A and B and the straight line
4x + 3y = 24 at C and D, then points A, B, C, D lies on
(A) circle (B) parabola
(C) ellipse (D) hyperbola
x2 y2
20. If a tangent of slope 2 of the ellipse 2
 2  1 is normal to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x + 1 = 0, then the maximum
a b
value of ab is
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) none of these

x2 y2
21. The slopes of the common tangents of the ellipse  =1 and the circle x2 + y2 = 3 are
4 1
(A)  1 (B)  2
(C)  3 (D) none of these

22. Angle subtended by common tangents of two ellipses 4(x  4)2 + 25y2 = 100 and
4(x + 1)2 + y2 = 4 at origin is
  
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
3 4 2
x2 y2
23. If eccentric angle of a point lying in the first quadrant on the ellipse  = 1 be  and line joining centre
a2 b2
to point makes angle f with xaxis then   f will be maximum when  is equal to
a b 
(A) tan1 (B) tan1 (C) (D) none of these
b a 4
x2 y2
24. If the ellipse  = 1 is rotated about centre in its own plane by 90° in clockwise direction then the point
a2 b2
(a cos, b sin) becomes
(A) (a cos,  b sin) (B) (b sin, a cos)
(C) b sin, a cos) (D) none of these
2
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25. If the circle (x + c)2 + y2 = a2 and ellipse
 x  h 2

y2
 1 (a, b, c , h are positive) have common tangent
2
b a2
parallel to xaxis only then
(A) c > b + a  h (B) c < b + a  h
(C) c > b + a (D) none of these
x2 y2
26. If the ellipse  y2  1 meets the ellipse x2  1 in four distinct points and
4 a2
a = b2 – 5b + 7, then b does not lie in
(A) [4, 5] (B) (–¥, 2) È (3, ¥)
(C) (–¥, 0) (D) [2, 3]

27. The auxiliary circle of a family of ellipse passes through origin and makes intercept of 8 and 6 units on the x-
1
axis and the y-axis respectively. If eccentricity of all such family of ellipse is then locus of the focus will be
2
x2 y2
(A)   25 (B) 4x2 + 4y2 – 32x – 24y + 75 = 0
16 9
x2 y2
(C)   25 (D) none of these
16 9
x2 y2
28. From a point on 4x + 3y = 25 two mutually perpendicular tangents are drawn to   1 and from their
16 9
points of contact normals are drawn which intersect at point P. The coordinates of P is
� 3� � 3�
(A) (0, 0) 2,
(B) � � (C) �2,  (D) none of these
� 2� � 2�
�

29. The eccentricity of ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 + 12x + 12y + 5 = 0 is

13 13 5 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 3 2

30. Let P be any point on any directrix of an ellipse. Then chords of contact of point P w.r.t the ellipse and its
auxiliary circle intersect at
(A) some point on the major axis depending upon the position of point P
(B) mid point of the line segment joining the centre to the corresponding focus
(C) corresponding focus
(D) none of these
31. The equation of the line passing through the centre and bisecting the chord 7x + y  1 = 0, of the ellipse x2 +
y2
= 1 is
7
(A) x = y (B) 2x = y
(C) x = 2y (D) x + y = 0

32. Let P be any point on a directrix of an ellipse of eccentricity e. S be the corresponding focus and C the centre
of the ellipse. The line PC meets the ellipse at A. The angle between PS and tangent at A is a then a, is equal
to

(A) tan–1 e (B)
2
(C) tan–1 (1 – e2) (D) none of these

33. For the ellipse 9(x – 4)2 + 4(y – 3)2 – 36 = 0 match section I with section II
Section – I Section – II
i) Equation of the directrix a) y=3
ii) Equation of the major axis b) x=4
iii) Equation of the minor axis c) y=3+ 5
iv) Equation of the latus rectum whose distance d) x=4+ 5
from the x-axis is more.

3
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9
e) y=3+
5
f) y=3– 5
(A) e, a, b, f (B) e, a, b, c
(C) e, b, a, f (D) e, a, b, c

34. If tangents PQ and PR are drawn from a point on the circle x 2  y 2  25 to the ellipse
2 2
x y
 2  1, (b < 4), so that the fourth vertex S of parallelogram PQSR lies on the circumcircle of triangle
16 b
PQR, then eccentricity of the ellipse is
5 7
(A) (B)
4 3
7 5
(C) (D)
4 3
2 2
x y
35. A normal is drawn to the ellipse 2  2  1 whose centre is at O. If maximum radius of the
a  2a  2 a  1
circle, centered at the origin and touching the normal, is 5 then values of ‘a’ are
(A) 2, 4 (B) 2, –3
(C) 3, –4 (D) 2, –4

x 2 y 2 2x x 2 y 2 2x
36. Common tangents of the ellipses   and   = 0 subtends an angle a at origin, then
a2 b2 c b2 a2 c
 
(A) a = (B) a =
4 2
3
(C) a = (D) none of these
2
x2 y2
37. P is a point on ellipse  = 1. The inradius of triangle PSS (S and S are foci of ellipse) where its area
a2 b2
is maximum is
be b(1  e)
(A) (B)
1 e e
ae
(C) (D) none of these
1 e

x2 y2
38. If the ellipse  = 1 is inscribed in a square of side length 2 a then a is equal to
a 2  7 13  5a
6
(A) (B) ( ¥,  7)È( 7 , 13/5)
5
(C) ( ¥,  7 ) È (13/5, 7) (D) no such ‘a’ exists

x2 y2
39. From a point P on ellipse  = 1, the normal intersects the axis at M. If S and S are foci of the ellipse
a2 b2
MS  MS
then is equal to
PS  PS
1 1
(A) e2 B) (C) e (D)
e2 e