PARABOLA [1]

G-20 BATCH : TARGET – 2025

CLASS TEST-3 : PARABOLA
PART-A
[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
Q.1 to Q.4 has four choices (a), (b), (c), (d) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. [4 × 3 = 12]
Q.1) Let a ray of light is travelling along the line 4x + 3y – 2k = 0 and strikes a parabola at (1, p). After
reflection it moves along the line 3x – 4y + k = 0. If the directrix of the parabola is the line 3x – 4y+
15 = 0 then the latus rectum of the parabola is
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 16
Q.2) A chord PQ is a normal to the parabola y2 = 4ax at P and subtends a right angle at the vertex. If SQ =
 SP where S is the focus then the value of  , is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q.3) A ray of light moving parallel to the x-axis get reflected from a parabolic mirror whose equation is
( y − 2)2 = 4 ( x + 1). After reflection, the ray must pass through the point
(a) (0, 2) (b) (2, 0) (c) (0, –2) (d) (–1, 2)

Q.4) If the line y − 3x + 3 = 0 cut the parabola y2 = x + 2 at A and B, then the value of PA  PB is

[where P = ( 3,0)]

(a)
(
4 2+ 3 ) (b)
(
4 2+ 3 ) (c)
(
4 2− 3 ) (d)
(
4 2− 3 )
3 3 3 3

[PARAGRAPH TYPE]
Q.5 to Q.14 has four choices (a), (b), (c), (d) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. [10 × 3 = 30]
Paragraph for question nos. 5 & 6

Normals are drawn from P(4, 1) to the parabola y2 = 4x. The tangents at the feet of normal to the

parabola y2 = 4x form a triangle ABC.

Q.5) The centroid of triangle ABC is equal to

 4   −1 1   1 −1   −2 
(a)  − ,0  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  ,0 
 3   3 3 3 3   3 

Q.6) The area of triangle ABC is equal to

5 5 5 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 8 2 16

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Paragraph for question nos. 7 & 8

Consider a circle S: ( x + 2 ) + y2 = 1 and a parabola P : y2 = 4x

2

Q.7) If n is number of common tangents to both the curves and m1,m2 ,.......mn are the slopes of these
n
tangents then  mi2 equals
i =1

5 10 20
(a) (b) (c) (d) 10
3 3 3
Q.8) If pair of tangents are drawn from each and every point on the circle S to the parabola P, then
maximum perpendicular distance from the origin to the corresponding chord of contact is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
Paragraph for question nos. 9 to 11

Consider the parabola x 2 = 4y and circle C: x 2 + ( y − 5) = r 2 ( r  0 ). Given that the circle C

2

touches the parabola at the points P and Q.

Q.9) Radius of the circle C is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Q.10) The distance between chord PQ and directrix of the parabola is
5
(a) (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 4/3
3

Q.11) The equation of the circle which passes through the vertex of the parabola x 2 = 4y and touches it at
the point M ( −4, 4 ) , is

(a) x2 + y2 − 10x − 18y = 0 (b) x 2 + y2 − 8x − 16y = 0

(c) x2 + y2 + 8x = 0 (d) x2 + y2 − 8x = 0

Paragraph for question nos. 12 to 14

Consider the following lines L1 : x = y + 1,L2 : x + y = 5 and L3 : y = 4. Let L1 is axis to a parabola,

L 2 is tangent at the vertex to this parabola and L3 is another tangent to this parabola at some point P.
Let C be the circle circumscribing the triangle formed by tangent and normal at point P and axis of
parabola. The tangent and normal at the extremities of latus rectum of this parabola forms a
quadrilateral ABCD.

Q.12) The equation of circle C is

(a) x 2 + y2 − 2x = 31 (b) x 2 + y2 − 2y = 31

(c) x 2 + y2 − 2x − 2y = 31 (d) x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y = 31

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Q.13) Which of the following parabola is equal to the given parabola?

(a) y2 = 16 2x (b) x 2 = −4 2y (c) y2 = − 2x (d) y2 = 8 2x

Q.14) The area of quadrilateral ABCD is equal to
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64

[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

Q.15 to Q.18 has four choices (a), (b), (c), (d) out of which ONE OR MORE may be correct. [4 × 4 = 16]

Q.15) The common tangents of the circle ( x + 1) + y2 = 1 and the parabola y2 = 4x is(are)
2

1 −1
(a) x = 0 (b) y = x+ 3 (c) y = x− 3 (d) y = x
3 3
Q.16) Suppose two tangents drawn to a parabola at points A and B on it are x + y + 2 = 0 and x – y + 4 = 0.
While the normal drawn at A and B meet at C(1, 2) lying on its axis, then
(a) Equation of axis of parabola is x − 4y + 7 = 0 (b) Length of Latus rectum of parabola is 17

(c) Equation of axis of parabola is x + 4y – 9 = 0 (d) Length of Latus rectum of parabola is 15

Q.17) Let PQ be a chord of parabola y2 = 4x. A circle drawn with PQ as a diameter passes through the
vertex V of the parabola. If area ( PVQ ) = 20, then the coordinates of P are

(a) (16,8 ) (b) (16, −8 ) (c) ( −16,8 ) (d) ( −16, −8 )

Q.18) The circle x2 + y2 − 4x = 6 and the parabola y2 = 9x intersect at P and Q in the first and the fourth
quadrants respectively. Tangents to the circle at P and Q intersect the x-axis at R and tangents to the
parabola at P and Q intersect the x-axis at S. Then
(a) length of PQ equals 8.
7
(b) radius of circle described on RS as diameter equals .
2
(c) (1, –1) is a point on the common chord of circle and parabola.
27
(d) area of triangle PRS equals .
2
PART-D
[INTEGER TYPE]
Q.1 to Q.2 are “Integer Type” questions. (The answer to each of the questions are upto 4 digits) [2×4 = 8]

Q.1) Chord of the curve 3x2 − y2 − 2x + 4y = 0, which subtend a right angle at the origin, always passes
through vertex of a concave up parabola whose axis is parallel to y-axis and length of latus rectum is
8. If extremity of latus rectum of parabola is L1 ( ,  ) , L 2 ( ,  ) , then find (  +  +  +  ) .

Q.2) Consider a parabola y2 = −16x and P(x, y) be any point lying on it. If maximum and minimum value
2 ( y − 1)
of z = are M and m respectively, then find M + m .
2x − 1

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ANSWER KEY
1 2 3 4 5
(a) (c) (a) (a) (d)
6 7 8 9 10
(c) (b) (a) (c) (c)
PART-A
11 12 13 14 15
(b) (a) (d) (d) (a, b, c)
16 17 18
(a, b) (a, b) (b, c)
1 2
PART-D
(2) (2)

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