CHAMP-2025

MATHEMATICS REVISION DPP

TARGET : JEE (Main) 2025
NO. 13
Syllabus:- Parabola
SECTION - I
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) for its
answer, out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. The ends of a line segment are P (1, 3) and Q (1, 1). R is a point on the line segment PQ such that PR :
2
QR = 1 : A. If R is an interior point of the parabola y = Ax, then

 3   1 3
(1)  (0, 1) (2)     , 1 (3)    ,  (4) None of these
 5   2 5
2 2
2. The length of the common chord (in units) of the parabolas y = x and x = y is
1
(1) 2 2 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4)
2
2
3. If point (2a, a) lies inside the parabola x – 2x – 4y + 3 = 0 then interval of values of a is

1 3 1 3  3 1
(1)  ,  (2)  ,  (3) (1, 3) (4)   ,  
2 2 2 2  2 2

4. AB is a chord of the parabola y2 = 4ax with vertex at A. BC is drawn perpendicular to AB meeting the
axis at C. The projection of BC on the x-axis is-
(1) a (2) 2a (3) 4a (4) 8a
2 2 2
5. Let L1 be the length of the common chord of the curves x + y = 9 and y = 8x, and L2 be the length of
2
the latus rectum of y = 8x, then
L1
(1) L1 > L2 (2) L1 = L2 (3) L1 < L2 (4)  2
L2

3
A ray of light travels along the line y 
2
6. and strikes the curve y = 2(x + y), then equation of reflected
2
ray is
(1) 4x + 3y – 3 = 0 (2) 4x – 3y + 3 = 0 (3) 4x + 3y + 3 = 0 (4) 4x – 3y – 3 = 0

7. If a  0 and the line 2bx + 3cy + 4d = 0 passes through the points of intersection of the parabolas y 2 =

4ax and x2 = 4ay, then –

(1) d2 + (3b – 2c)2 = 0 (2) d2 + (3b + 2c)2 = 0 (3) d2 + (2b – 3c)2 = 0 (4) d2 + (2b + 3c)2 = 0
8. A parabola has the origin as its focus and the line x = 2 as the directrix. Then the vertex of the parabola
is at
(1) (2, 0) (2) (0, 2) (3) (1, 0) (4) (0, 1)
9. A circle is described whose center is the vertex and whose diameter is three-quarters of the latus
2
rectum of a parabola y = 4ax. The common chord of the circle and parabola is
a a a
(1) x  (2) x   (3) x  (4) None of these
2 2 4

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10. Find the equation of the parabola, which has vertex (0, 0) and is symmetric about y–ax\s and passes
through the point (2, –3).
2 2 2 2 2
(1) 3x = –4y (2) 3x = 4y (3) 2x = –3y (4) 4x = –3y
2 2
11. If P (at , 2at) be one end of a focal chord of the parabola y = 4ax, then the length of the chord is
2 2
 1  1  1  1
(1) a  t   (2) a  t   (3) a  t   (4) a  t  
 t  t  t  t
2
12. If the segment intercepted by the parabola y = 4ax with the line lx + my + n = 0 subtends a right angle
at the vertex, then-
(1) 4al + n = 0 (2) 4al + 4am + n = 0 (3) 4am + n = 0 (4) al + n = 0
2
13. The coordinates of the focus of the parabola described parametrically by x = 5t + 2, y = 10t + 4 are
(1) (7, 4) (2) (3, 4) (3) (3, –4) (4) (–7 ,4)
2 2 2 2
14. The Circle x + y = 9 meets the parabola y = 8x at P and Q . If the length of PQ is equal to  then  is

(1) 14 (2) 44 (3) 34 (4) 32

15. Find integral x- coordinates of the point on x-axis from which exactly three distinct chords of the circle
2 2 2
x + y = 25 can be drawn which are bisected by the parabola y = 20 x.
(1) 44 (2) 32 (3) 34 (4) 21
16. The equation of the latus rectum of a parabola is x + y = 8 and the equation of tangent at the vertex is
x + y = 12 then the square of length of the latus rectum is
(1) 444 (2) 332 (3) 344 (4) 128
2
17. Let O be the vertex and Q be any point on the parabola, x = 8y. If the point P divides the line segment
OQ internally in the ratio 1 : 3, then the locus of P is
2 2 2 2
(1) x = 2y (2) x = y (3) y = x (4) y = 2x
2
18. Angle between the tangents drawn to y = 4x at the points where it is intersected by the line y = x –1 is
 / k then the value of k is :
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 1 (4) 2
2
19. Let P be the point on the parabola, y = 8x which is at a minimum distance from the center C of the
2 2
circle x + (y + 6) = 1. Then the equation of the circle, passing through C and having its center at P is

2 2 x 2 2
(1) x + y – + 2y – 24 = 0 (2) x + y – 4x + 9y + 18 = 0
4
2 2 2 2
(3) x + y – 4x + 8y + 12 = 0 (4) x + y – x + 4y – 12 = 0
2
20. The focus of parabola x – 4x + 2y + 8 = 0 is
(1) (3/2, –2) (2) (5/2, –2) (3) (2, –3/2) (4) (2, –5/2)

SECTION-II
(NUMERICAL VALUE TYPE QUESTIONS)
This section contains Five (5) questions. The answer to each question is NUMERICAL VALUE with twodigit
integer and decimal upto one digit.

2 2
21. If normal chord at a point 't' on parabola y = 4x subtends a right angle at vertex then find the value of t
t2
22. Let x = 2t, y = be a conic. Let S be the focus and B be the point on the axis of the conic such that
3
SA  BA, where A is any point on the conic. If k is the ordinate of the centroid of SAB, then 18 × lim is
t 1

equal to

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23. Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y = 4x. If the centre of a circle having PQ as its diameter lies

on the line 5 y + 4 = 0, then find the length of the chord PQ.

2 2
24. If the equation of the parabola, whose vertex is at (5, 4) and the directrix is 3x + y – 29 = 0, x + ay +
bxy + cx + dy + k = 0 then a + b + c + d + k is equal to

25. If vertex of a parabola is (2, –1) and the equation of its directrix is 4x – 3y = 21, then the length of its
latus rectum is

ANSWER KEY_DPP-13

1. (1) 2. (3) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (3) 6. (1) 7. (4)

8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (1) 11. (4) 12. (1) 13. (1) 14. (4)

15. (4) 16. (4) 17. (1) 18. (4) 19. (2) 20. (4) 21. (2)

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22. (13) 23. (7.2) 24. (-576) 25. (8)

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