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Circle.
1. If
r
r
1
m , ,
m
| |
|
\ .
r = 1, 2, 3, 4 are concyclic points
and
f (x) = x, when x is rational
= 1 x, when x is irrational
and a is a point where f (x) is continuous,
then m
1
m
2
m
3
m
4
=
(a) a (b) 2a
(c) 2a (d) None of these
2. If a circle passes through the points of
intersection of the lines x + y + 1 = 0 and x + y
3 = 0 with the co-ordinate axes, then
(a) = 1 (b) = 1
(c) = 2
(d) can have any real value
3. An equilateral triangle whose two vertices are
(2, 0) and (2, 0) and which lies in the first and
second quadrants only is circumscribed by a circle
whose equation is
(a)
2 2
3x + 3 y 4x 4 3 =0
(b)
2 2
3x + 3 y 4x 4 3 y =0
(c)
2 2
3x + 3 y 4y 4 3 =0 +
(d)
2 2
3x + 3 y 4y 4 3 =0
4. Three sides of a triangle are represented by
lines whose combined equation is (2x + y 4) (xy
4x 2y + 8) = 0, then the equation of its circumcircle
will be
(a) x
2
+ y
2
2x 4y = 0
(b) x
2
+ y
2
+ 2x + 4y = 0
(c) x
2
+ y
2
2x + 4y = 0
(d) x
2
+ y
2
+ 2x 4y = 0
5. Two circles, each having radius 4, have a
common tangent given by 3x + 2y 6 = 0 at (2, 0).
Then their centres are
(a)
| | | |

| |
\ . \ .
,
1 1
5 8 5 8
2 + , 2 ,
3 13 3 13
(b)
| | | |

| |
\ . \ .
,
1 1
12 8 12 8
2 + , 2 ,
3 13 3 13
(c) (2, 3), (4, 5)
(d) None of these
6. The range of values of u e [0, 2t] for which (1
+ sin u, 1 + cos u) lies inside the circle x
2
+ y
2
= 1 is
(a) (0, t) (b)
5 7
,
4 4
t t | |
|
\ .
(c)
,
3
2
t | |
t
|
\ .
(d)
,
3
2
2
t | |
t
|
\ .
7. The values of k for which the circles x
2
+ y
2
=
1 and x
2
+ y
2
4x + 8 = 0 have two common
tangents, is
(a)
9 9
,
4 4
| |

|
\ .
(b)
, ,
9 9
4 4
| ( |

|
(
\ .
(c)
, ,
9 9
4 4
| | | |

| |
\ . \ .
(d) None of these
8. The chord of contact of the pair of tangents to
the circle x
2
+ y
2
= 4 drawn from any point on the
line x + 2y = 1 passes through the fixed point
(a) (2, 4) (b) (4, 8)
(c) (2, 8) (d) (3, 2)
9. The equation of the line(s) parallel to x 2y =
1 which touches (touch) the circle x
2
+ y
2
4x 2y
15 = 0 is (are)
(a) x 2y + 2 = 0, x 2y 2 = 0
(b) x 2y + 10 = 0, x 2y 10 = 0
(c) x 2y + 5 = 0, x 2y 5 = 0
(d) x 2y + 4 = 0, x 2y 4 = 0
10. The equation x
2
+ y
2
2x + 4y + 5 = 0
represents
(a) A point
(b) A pair of straight line
(c) A circle of non zero radius
(d) None of these
11. Three sides of a triangle have the equations
r r r
L y m x c = 0 ; r = 1, 2, 3. Then L
2
L
3
+
L
3
L
1
+ vL
1
L
2
= 0, where = 0, = 0, v = 0, is the
equation of the circumcircle of the triangle if
(a) (m
2
+ m
3
) + (m
3
+ m
1
) + v(m
1
+ m
2
) = 0
(b) (m
2
m
3
1) + (m
3
m
1
1) + v(m
1
m
2
1) = 0
(c) Both (a) and (b) hold together
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(d) None of these
12. The triangles PQR is inscribed in the circle x
2
+ y
2
= 25. If Q and R have co-ordinates (3, 4) and (
4, 3) respectively, then Z QPR is equal to
(a)
2
t
(b)
3
t
(c)
4
t
(d)
6
t
13. The number of integral values of for which
x
2
+ y
2
+ x(1 )y + 5 = 0
is the equation of a circle whose radius cannot
exceed 5, is
(a) 14 (b) 18
(c) 16 (d) None of these
14. The abscissa and ordinates of the points A
and B are the roots of the equations x
2
+ 2ax + b = 0
and x
2
+ 2cx + d = 0 respectively. Equation of circle
with AB as diameter is
(a) x
2
+ y
2
+ 2ax + 2cy + b + d = 0
(b) x
2
+ y
2
2ax 2cy b d = 0
(c) x
2
+ y
2
2ax 2cy + b + d = 0
(d) x
2
+ y
2
+ 2ax + 2cy b d = 0
15. If a circle passes through the points of
intersection of the lines 2x y + 1 = 0 and x + y 3
= 0 with the axes of reference then the value of is
(a)
1
2
(b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 2
16. A variable circle having fixed radius a,
passes through origin and meets the co-ordinate axes
in points A and B. Locus of centroid of triangle OAB,
O being the origin is
(a) 9 (x
2
+ y
2
) = 4a
2
(b) 9 (x
2
+ y
2
) = a
2
(c) 9 (x
2
+ y
2
) = 2a
2
(d) 9 (x
2
+ y
2
) = 8a
2
17. If the circles x
2
+ y
2
+ 2x + 2ky + 6 = 0 and x
2
+ y
2
+ 2ky + k = 0 intersect orthogonally, then k is
(a) 2 or
3
2
(b) 2 or
3
2

(c) 2 or
3
2
(d) 2 or
3
2
18. The straight x cos u + y sin u = 2 will touch the
circle x
2
+ y
2
2x = 0 if
(a) u = n t, n e I
(b) u = (2n + 1)t, n e I
(c) u = 2nt, n e I
(d) None of these
19. A triangle is formed by the lines whose
combined equation is given by (x + y 4)(xy
2x y + 2) = 0. The equation of its circumcircle
is
(a) x
2
+ y
2
5x 3y + 8 = 0
(b) x
2
+ y
2
3x 5y + 8 = 0
(c) x
2
+ y
2
3x 5y 8 = 0
(d) None of these
20. Length of the chord cut off by y = 2x + 1 from
the circle x
2
+ y
2
= 4, is equal to
(a)
13
2
5
(b)
17
2
5
(c)
11
2
5
(d)
19
2
5
21. If the chord of contact of the tangents from a
point on the circle x
2
+ y
2
= a
2
to the circle x
2
+ y
2
=
b
2
touch the circle x
2
+ y
2
= c
2
, then the roots of the
equation ax
2
+ 2bx + c = 0 are necessarily
(a) Imaginary (b) Real and equal
(c) Real and unequal (d) Rational
22. The equation of the circle passing through
(1, 0) and (0, 1) and having smallest possible radius
is
(a) 2x
2
+ y
2
2x y = 0
(b) x
2
+ 2y
2
x 2y = 0
(c) x
2
+ y
2
x y = 0
(d) x
2
+ x
2
+ x + y = 0
23. The intercept on the line y = x by the circle x
2
+ y
2
2x = 0 is AB. The equation of the circle with AB
as a diameter is
(a) x
2
+ y
2
+ x + y = 0
(b) x
2
+ y
2
= x + y (c) x
2
+ y
2
3x + y = 0
(d) None of these
24. If chord x cos u + y sin u = p of x
2
+ y
2
= a
2
subtends a right angle at the origin, then
(a) a
2
= p
2
(b) a
2
= 2p
2
(c) a
2
= 3p
2
(d) None of these
25. Two circle, each of radius 5, have a common
tangent at (1, 1) whose equation is 3x + 4y 7 = 0.
Then their centres are
(a) (4, 5), (2, 3) (b) (4, 3), (2, 5)
(c) (4, 5), (2, 3) (d) None of these