1.

The equation of the circle passing through the origin and cutting intercepts of length 3 and 4 units from the
positive axes, is
(a) x 2 + y 2 + 6 x + 8 y + 1 = 0
(b) x 2 + y 2 − 6 x − 8 y = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2 + 3 x + 4 y = 0
(d) x 2 + y 2 − 3 x − 4 y = 0
2. Circle x 2 + y 2 + 6 y = 0 touches
(a) y-axis at the origin (b) x-axis at the origin
(c) x-axis at the point (3, 0) (d) The line y + 3 = 0
3. The circle represented by the equation x 2 + y 2 + 2 gx + 2 fy + c = 0 will be a point circle, if
(a) g 2 + f 2 = c (b) g 2 + f 2  c
(c) g 2 + f 2 + c = 0 (d) None of these
4. The equation of the circle having centre (1, − 2) and passing through the point of intersection of lines
3 x + y = 14 , 2 x + 5 y = 18 is [MP PET 1990]
(a) x 2 + y 2 − 2 x + 4 y − 20 = 0
(b) x 2 + y 2 − 2 x − 4 y − 20 = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2 + 2 x − 4 y − 20 = 0
(d) x 2 + y 2 + 2 x + 4 y − 20 = 0
5. For the circle x 2 + y 2 + 6 x − 8 y + 9 = 0 , which of the following statements is true
(a) Circle passes through the point (−3, 4 )
(b) Circle touches x-axis
(c) Circle touches y-axis
(d) None of these
6. Equation of the circle which touches the lines x = 0, y = 0 and 3 x + 4 y = 4 is [MP PET
1991]
(a) x 2 − 4 x + y 2 + 4 y + 4 = 0
(b) x 2 − 4 x + y 2 − 4 y + 4 = 0
(c) x 2 + 4 x + y 2 + 4 y + 4 = 0
(d) x 2 + 4 x + y 2 − 4 y + 4 = 0
7. For the line 3 x + 2y = 12 and the circle x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 6 y + 3 = 0 , which of the following statements is true
(a) Line is a tangent to the circle
(b) Line is a chord of the circle
(c) Line is a diameter of the circle
(d) None of these
8. The locus of the centre of the circle which cuts a chord of length 2 a from the positive x-axis and passes
through a point on positive y-axis distant b from the origin is
(a) x 2 + 2by = b 2 + a 2 (b) x 2 − 2by = b 2 + a 2
(c) x 2 + 2by = a 2 − b 2 (d) x 2 − 2by = b 2 − a 2
9. The equation of circle passing through (4, 5) and having the centre at (2, 2), is [MNR 1986; MP
PET 1984]
 (a) x 2 + y 2 + 4 x + 4 y − 5 = 0
(b) x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 4 y − 5 = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2 − 4 x = 13
(d) x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 4 y + 5 = 0
10. A circle touches x-axis and cuts off a chord of length 2l from y-axis. The locus of the centre of the circle is
(a) A straight line (b) A circle
(c) An ellipse (d) A hyperbola
11. Radius of circle (x − 5)(x − 1) + (y − 7)(y − 4) = 0 is
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5/2 (d) 7/2
12. The equation of the circle which passes through the points (2, 3) and (4, 5) and the centre lies on the straight
line y − 4 x + 3 = 0 , is [RPET 1985; MP PET 1989]

(a) x + y + 4 x − 10 y + 25 = 0
2 2

(b) x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 10 y + 25 = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 10 y + 16 = 0
(d) x 2 + y 2 − 14 y + 8 = 0
13. The equation of the circle with centre at (1, –2) and passing through the centre of the given circle
x 2 + y 2 + 2 y − 3 = 0 , is
(a) x 2 + y 2 − 2 x + 4 y + 3 = 0
(b) x 2 + y 2 − 2 x + 4 y − 3 = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2 + 2 x − 4 y − 3 = 0
(d) x 2 + y 2 + 2 x − 4 y + 3 = 0
14. The equation of the circle concentric with the circle x 2 + y 2 + 8 x + 10 y − 7 = 0 and passing through the
centre of the circle x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 6 y = 0 is
(a) x 2 + y 2 + 8 x + 10 y + 59 = 0
(b) x 2 + y 2 + 8 x + 10 y − 59 = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 6 y + 87 = 0
(d) x 2 + y 2 − 4 x − 6 y − 87 = 0
15. The equation of the circle passing through the points (0, 0), (0, b) and (a, b) is [AMU
1978]
(a) x 2 + y 2 + ax + by = 0 (b) x 2 + y 2 − ax + by = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2 − ax − by = 0 (d) x 2 + y 2 + ax − by = 0
16. The equation ax 2 + by 2 + 2hxy + 2 gx + 2 fy + c = 0 will represent a circle, if
[MNR 1979; MP PET 1988; RPET 1997, 2003]
(a) a = b = 0 and c = 0 (b) f = g and h = 0
(c) a = b  0 and h = 0 (d) f = g and c = 0
17. The equations of the circles touching both the axes and passing through the point (1, 2) are
(a) x 2 + y 2 − 2 x − 2y + 1 = 0, x 2 + y 2 − 10 x − 10 y + 25 = 0
(b) x 2 + y 2 − 2 x − 2y − 1 = 0, x 2 + y 2 − 10 x − 10 y − 25 = 0
 (c) x 2 + y 2 + 2 x + 2y + 1 = 0, x 2 + y 2 + 10 x + 10 y + 25 = 0
(d) None of these
18. Which of the following line is a diameter of the circle x 2 + y 2 − 6 x − 8 y − 9 = 0
(a) 3 x − 4 y = 0 (b) 4 x − 3y = 9
(c) x + y = 7 (d) x − y = 1
19. A circle is concentric with the circle x 2 + y 2 − 6 x + 12 y + 15 = 0 and has area double of its area. The equation
of the circle is
(a) x 2 + y 2 − 6 x + 12 y − 15 = 0
(b) x 2 + y 2 − 6 x + 12 y + 15 = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2 − 6 x + 12 y + 45 = 0
(d) None of these
20. If the radius of the circle x 2 + y 2 + 2 gx + 2 fy + c = 0 be r, then it will touch both the axes, if
(a) g = f = r (b) g = f = c = r
(c) g = f = c = r (d) g = f and c 2 = r
21. The equation of the circle with centre on the x-axis, radius 4 and passing through the origin, is
(a) x 2 + y 2 + 4 x = 0 (b) x 2 + y 2 − 8 y = 0
(c) x 2 + y 2  8 x = 0 (d) x 2 + y 2 + 8 y = 0