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Manzil JEE - Practice (2025)

Parabola
Most Important JEE PYQs

1. Let R be the focus of the parabola y2 = 20x and the line t2

5. Let x = 2t, y = be a conic. Let S be the focus and B
y = mx + c intersect the parabola at two points P and Q. Let 3
the points G(10, 10) be the centroid of the triangle PQR. If be the point on the axis of the conic such that SA ⊥ BA,
c – m = 6, then (PQ)2 is [8 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] where A is any point on the conic. If k is the ordinate of
(a) 296 (b) 325 the centroid of DSAB, then lim k is equal to
t→1
(c) 317 (d) 346 [25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]

 1  17 19 11 13
2. Let y = f (x) represent a parabola with focus  − , 0  and (a) (b) (c) (d)
 2  18 18 18 18
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directrix y = − . Then [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] 6. The length of the latus rectum of a parabola, whose vertex
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
( ( )) π
S =  x ∈ R : tan −1 f ( x ) + sin −1 f ( x ) + 1 =  :
 2
and focus are on the positive x-axis at a distance R and
S(>R) respectively from the origin, is :
(a) contains exactly two elements [31 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)]
(b) contains exactly one element (a) 4(S + R) (b) 2(S + R)
(c) is an infinite set (c) 2(S – R) (d) 4(S – R)
(d) is an empty set 7. If the area of the triangle whose one vertex is the vertex of
the parabola, y2 + 4(x – a2) = 0 and the other two vertices
3. Let A(0,1), B(1, 1) and C(1, 0) be the mid – points of the are the points of intersection of the parabola and y – axis,
sides of a triangle with incentre at the point D. If the focus is 250 sq. units, then a value of ‘a’ is
(
of the parabola y2 = 4ax passing through D is α + β 2,0 , ) [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
α (a) 5 5 (b) 5(21/3)
where α and β are rational numbers, then 2 is equal to
β (c) (10)2/3 (d) 5
[8 April, 2023 (Shift-II)] 8. Let A (4, –4) and B(9, 6) be points on the parabola y2 = 4x.
(a) 6 (b) 8 Let C be chosen on the arc AOB of the parabola, where
9 O is the origin, such that the area of ∆ACB is maximum.
(c) 12 (d) Then, the area (in sq. units) of ∆ACB, is:
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4. If the equation of the parabola, whose vertex is at (5,4) [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
and the directrix is 3x + y – 29 = 0, is x2 + ay2 + bxy + cx
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+ dy + k = 0, then a + b + c + d + k is equal to (a) 31 (b) 32
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[27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
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(a) 575 (b) –575 (c) 576 (d) –576 (c) 30 (d) 31
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9. If the length of the latus rectum of a parabola, whose focus 16. Axis of a parabola lies along x-axis. If its vertex and focus
is (a,a) and the tangent at its vertex is x + y = a, is 16 , are at distance 2 and 4 respectively from the origin, on the
then |a| is equal to : [27 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] positive x-axis then which of the following points does
not lie on it? [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
(a) 2 2 (b) 2 3 (c) 4 2 (d) 4
(a) (5, 2 6) (b) (8, 6)
10. Let P be a variable point on the parabola y = 4x2 +1. Then,
the locus of the mid-point of the point P and the foot of (c) (6, 4 2) (d) (4, –4)
the perpendicular drawn from the point P to the line y = 17. The length of the chord of the parabola x2 = 4y having
x is: equation x – 2 y + 4 2 = 0 is:
[20 July, 2021 (Shift-II)] [10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) 2(x – 3y)2 + (3x – y) + 2 = 0 (a) 3 2 (b) 2 11

(b) (3x – y)2 + (x – 3y) + 2 = 0 (c) 8 2 (d) 6 3

(c) 2(3x – y)2 + (x – 3y) + 2 = 0 18. The area (in sq. units) of the smaller of the two circles
that touch the parabola, y2 = 4x at the point (1, 2) and the
(d) (3x – y)2 + 2 (x – 3y) + 2 = 0
x-axis is : [9 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
 3 (a) 4π(2 − 2) (b) 8π(3 − 2 2)
11. If the point on the curve y2 = 6x, nearest to the point  3, 
is (a, b) , then 2 (a+b) is equal to.
2 (c) 4π(3 + 2) (d)  
4π(33+ 2)
2 
19. If one end of a focal chord of the parabola, y2 = 16x is at
[20 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
(1, 4), then the length of this focal chord is
12. Let the latus ractum of the parabola y2 = 4x be the common [9 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
chord to the circles C1 and C2 each of them having radius (a) 25 (b) 24
2 5. Then, the distance between the centres of the circles (c) 20 (d) 22
C1 and C2 is [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift II)]
20. If P(h, k) be point on the parabola x = 4y2, which is nearest
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 8 5 (d) 4 5 to the point Q(0, 33), then the distance of P from the
13. The locus of a point which divides the line joining the point directrix of the parabola y2 = 4(x + y) is equal to:
(0, – 1) and a point on the parabola, x2 = 4y, internally in [30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
the ratio 1:2, is [8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)] (a) 2 (b) 4
(a) 9x2 – 12y = 8 (b) x2 – 3y = 2 (c) 8 (d) 6
(c) 9x2 – 3y = 2 (d) 4x2 – 3y = 2 3 
21. The shortest distance between the point  , 0  and the
14. The centre of the circle passing through the point (0, 1) 2 
curve y = x ( x > 0 ) , is: [10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
and touching the parabola y = x2 at the point (2, 4) is :
5 3
[6 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)] (a) (b)
2 2
 −53 16   6 53  3 5
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c) (d)
 10 5   5 10  2 4
22. Let a tangent to the curve y2 = 24x meet the curve xy =
 −16 53   3 16  2 at the points A and B. Then the mid points of such line
(c)  ,  (d)  , 
 5 10   10 5  segments AB lie on a parabola with the
15. The area (in sq. units) of an equilateral triangle inscribed in [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
the parabola y = 8x, with one of its vertices on the vertex
2 (a) directrix 4x = 3
of this parabola, is : [2 Sep, 2020 (Shift II)] (b) directrix 4x = –3
3
(a) 64 3 (b) 256 3 (c) Length of latus rectum
2
(c) 128 3 (d) 192 3 (d) Length of latus rectum 2
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23. The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining the 27. A circle of radius 2 units passes through the vertex and
focus of the parabola y2 = 4ax to a moving point of the the focus of the parabola y2 = 2x and touches the parabola
parabola, is another parabola whose directrix is:
2
[24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]  1
(a) x = a (b) x = 0 y=  x −  + α, where a > 0. Then (4a – 8)2 is equal
 4
a a
(c) x = − (d) x = to ________. [27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
2 2
24. If vertex of a parabola is (2, –1) and the equation of its 28. Let P1 be a parabola with vertex (3, 2) and focus (4, 4) and
directrix is 4x – 3y = 21, then the length of its latus rectum
P2 be its mirror image with respect to the line x + 2y = 6.
is: [28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16 Then the directrix of P2 is x + 2y = _____.
25. If P is a point on the parabola y = x2 + 4 which is closest [24 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
to the straight line y = 4x – 1, then the co-ordinates of P
are: [24 Feb, 2021(Shift-II)] 29. The sum of diameters of the circles that touch (i) the
(a) (–2, 8) (b) (1, 5)
(c) (3, 13) (d) (2, 8) 8 6
parabola 75x 2 = 64(5y – 3) at the point  ,  and
26. Let P be a point on the parabola, y2 = 12x and N be the 5 5
foot of the perpendicular drawn from P on the axis of the (ii) the y-axis, is equal to ______.
parabola. A line is now drawn through the mid-point M
of PN, parallel to its axis which meets the parabola at Q. [25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
If the y-intercept of the line NQ is 4/3 then:
[3 Sep, 2020 (Shift I)] 30. If the lines x + y = a and x – y = b touch the curve
1 y = x2 –3x + 2 at the points where the curve intersects the
(a) MQ = (b) PN = 3
4 a
1 x-axis, then b is equal to _______.
(c) PN = 4 (d) MQ =
3 [5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]

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