Engineering Curve MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. When the point is within the circle, the curve is called an

1. Inferior trochoid
2. Superior trochoid
3. Inscribed trochoid
4. Superior trochiod

2. Which of the following is a conic section?

1. Circle
2. Square
3. Pentagon
4. Rectangle

3. While cutting, if the plane is at an angle and it cuts all the generators, then the conic formed is called

1. Circle
2. Ellipse
3. Parabola
4. Hyperbola

4. Parabolic curves is not used in

1. Arches
2. Bridges
3. Sound reflectors
4. Boring

5. If the plane cuts at an angle to the axis but does not cut all the generators then what is the name of the conics formed?

1. Ellipse
2. Hyperbola
3. Circle
4. Parabola

6. When the plane cuts the cone at an angle parallel to the axis of the cone, then............is formed.

1. Hyperbola
2. Parabola
3. Circle
4. Ellipse

7. The sections cut by a plane on a right circular cone are called as

1. Parabolic sections
2. Conic sections
3. Elliptical sections
4. Hyperbolic sections

8. Which of the following is not a conic section?

1. Apex
2. Hyperbola
3. Ellipse
4. Parabola

9. The locus of a point moving in a plane such that the distance between a fixed point and a fixed straight line is constant is called

1. Conic
2. Rectangle
3. Square
4. Polygon

10. For eccentricity in ellipse "e" which relation is correct?

1. e < 1
2. e = 1
3. e > 1
4. e = infinite

11. Which of the following conics has an eccentricity of unity?

1. Circle
2. Parabola
3. Hyperbola
4. Ellipse

12. Which of the following has an eccentricity less than one?

1. Circle
2. Parabola
3. Hyperbola
4. Ellipse

13. Which of the following is not present in a circle?

1. Angle
2. Centre
3. Sector
4. Eccentricity