Circle

2026 Q1 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the circle $x^2 + y^2 = 4$ intersect x-axis at the points A$(a, 0)$, $a > 0$ and B$(b, 0)$. Let $P(2 \cos \alpha, 2 \sin \alpha)$, $0 < \alpha < \frac{\pi}{2}$ and $Q(2 \cos \beta, 2 \sin \beta)$ be two points such that $(\alpha - \beta) = \frac{\pi}{2}$. Then the point of intersection of AQ and BP lies on :

A.

$x^2 + y^2 - 4x - 4 = 0$

B.

$x^2 + y^2 - 4x - 4y = 0$

C.

$x^2 + y^2 - 4x - 4y - 4 = 0$

D.

$x^2 + y^2 - 4y - 4 = 0$

2026 Q2 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $y=x$ be the equation of a chord of the circle $\mathrm{C}_1$ (in the closed half-plane $x \geq 0$ ) of diameter 10 passing through the origin. Let $\mathrm{C}_2$ be another circle described on the given chord as its diameter. If the equation of the chord of the circle $\mathrm{C}_2$, which passes through the point $(2,3)$ and is farthest from the center of $\mathrm{C}_2$, is $x+a y+b=0$, then $a-b$ is equal to

A.

-6

B.

10

C.

6

D.

-2

2026 Q3 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let a circle of radius 4 pass through the origin O , the points $\mathrm{A}(-\sqrt{3} a, 0)$ and $\mathrm{B}(0,-\sqrt{2} b)$, where $a$ and $b$ are real parameters and $a b \neq 0$. Then the locus of the centroid of $\triangle \mathrm{OAB}$ is a circle of radius

A.

$\frac{7}{3}$

B.

$\frac{11}{3}$

C.

$\frac{5}{3}$

D.

$\frac{8}{3}$

2026 Q4 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the set of all values of $r$, for which the circles $(x+1)^2+(y+4)^2=r^2$ and $x^2+y^2-4 x-2 y-4=0$ intersect at two distinct points be the interval $(\alpha, \beta)$. Then $\alpha \beta$ is equal to

A.

21

B.

24

C.

20

D.

25

2026 Q5 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let PQ and MN be two straight lines touching the circle $x^2+y^2-4 x-6 y-3=0$ at the points $A$ and $B$ respectively. Let $O$ be the centre of the circle and $\angle A O B=\pi / 3$. Then the locus of the point of intersection of the lines PQ and MN is :

A.

$x^2+y^2-18 x-12 y-25=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2-12 x-18 y-25=0$

C.

$3\left(x^2+y^2\right)-12 x-18 y-25=0$

D.

$3\left(x^2+y^2\right)-18 x-12 y+25=0$

2026 Q6 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $P$ is a point on the circle $x^2+y^2=4, Q$ is a point on the straight line $5 x+y+2=0$ and $x-y+1=0$ is the perpendicular bisector of PQ , then 13 times the sum of abscissa of all such points P is $\_\_\_\_$ .
2026 Q7 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

Consider the circle C : $x^2+y^2-6 x-8 y-11=0$. Let a variable chord AB of the circle C subtend a right angle at the origin. If the locus of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin on the chord AB is the circle $x^2+y^2-\alpha x-\beta y-\gamma=0$, then $\alpha+\beta+2 \gamma$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q8 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

Let the line $x-y=4$ intersect the circle $\mathrm{C}:(x-4)^2+(y+3)^2=9$ at the points Q and R . If $\mathrm{P}(\alpha, \beta)$ is a point on C such that $\mathrm{PQ}=\mathrm{PR}$, then $(6 \alpha+8 \beta)^2$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q9 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

Let the centre of the circle $x^2+y^2+2 \mathrm{~g} x+2 f y+25=0$ be in the first quadrant and lie on the line $2 x-y=4$. Let the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle be $27 \sqrt{3}$. Then the square of the length of the chord of the circle on the line $x=1$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q10 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

Let a circle C have its centre in the first quadrant, intersect the coordinate axes at exactly three points and cut off equal intercepts from the coordinate axes. If the length of the chord of C on the line $x + y = 1$ is $\sqrt{14}$, then the square of the radius of C is ________.

2026 Q11 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let C be a circle having centre in the first quadrant and touching the $x$-axis at a distance of 3 units from the origin. If the circle $C$ has an intercept of length $6 \sqrt{3}$ on $y$-axis, then the length of the chord of the circle C on the line $x-y=3$ is :

A.

${ }8$

B.

${ }6$

C.

$6 \sqrt{2}$

D.

$ 8 \sqrt{2} $

2026 Q12 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let the point P be the vertex of the parabola $y=x^2-6 x+12$. If a line passing through the point P intersects the circle $x^2+y^2-2 x-4 y+3=0$ at the points R and S , then the maximum value of $(\mathrm{PR}+\mathrm{PS})^2$ is :

A.

10

B.

20

C.

25

D.

5

2026 Q13 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let P be a moving point on the circle $x^2+y^2-6 x-8 y+21=0$. Then, the maximum distance of P from the vertex of the parabola $x^2+6 x+y+13=0$ is equal to:

A.

8

B.

10

C.

12

D.

9

2026 Q14 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Suppose that two chords, drawn from the point $(1,2)$ on the circle $x^2+y^2+x-3 y=0$ are bisected by the $y$-axis. If the other ends of these chords are R and S , and the mid point of the line segment RS is $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $6(\alpha+\beta)$ is equal to :

A.

1

B.

3

C.

4

D.

6

2026 Q15 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let a circle pass through the origin and its centre be the point of intersection of two mutually perpendicular lines $x + (k-1)y + 3 = 0$ and $2x + k^2y - 4 = 0$. If the line $x - y + 2 = 0$ intersects the circle at the points A and B, then $(AB)^2$ is equal to :

A.

10

B.

27

C.

18

D.

34

2025 Q16 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $C_1$ be the circle in the third quadrant of radius 3 , that touches both coordinate axes. Let $C_2$ be the circle with centre $(1,3)$ that touches $\mathrm{C}_1$ externally at the point $(\alpha, \beta)$. If $(\beta-\alpha)^2=\frac{m}{n}$ , $\operatorname{gcd}(m, n)=1$, then $m+n$ is equal to

A.
22
B.
13
C.
9
D.
31
2025 Q17 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If the four distinct points $(4,6),(-1,5),(0,0)$ and $(k, 3 k)$ lie on a circle of radius $r$, then $10 k+r^2$ is equal to
A.
34
B.
32
C.
35
D.
33
2025 Q18 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let a circle C pass through the points (4, 2) and (0, 2), and its centre lie on 3x + 2y + 2 = 0. Then the length of the chord, of the circle C, whose mid-point is (1, 2), is:

A.

4$\sqrt{2}$

B.

2$\sqrt{2}$

C.

2$\sqrt{3}$

D.

$\sqrt{3}$

2025 Q19 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the line x+y=1 meet the circle $x^2+y^2=4$ at the points A and B. If the line perpendicular to AB and passing through the mid-point of the chord AB intersects the circle at C and D, then the area of the quadrilateral ABCD is equal to :

A.

$ \sqrt{14} $

B.

$ 3\sqrt{7} $

C.

$ 2\sqrt{14} $

D.

$ 5\sqrt{7} $

2025 Q20 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the equation of the circle, which touches $x$-axis at the point $(a, 0), a>0$ and cuts off an intercept of length $b$ on $y-a x i s$ be $x^2+y^2-\alpha x+\beta y+\gamma=0$. If the circle lies below $x-a x i s$, then the ordered pair $\left(2 a, b^2\right)$ is equal to

A.
$\left(\alpha, \beta^2+4 \gamma\right)$
B.
$\left(\alpha, \beta^2-4 \gamma\right)$
C.
$\left(\gamma, \beta^2-4 \alpha\right)$
D.
$\left(\gamma, \beta^2+4 \alpha\right)$
2025 Q21 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let circle $C$ be the image of $x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y-4=0$ in the line $2 x-3 y+5=0$ and $A$ be the point on $C$ such that $O A$ is parallel to $x$-axis and $A$ lies on the right hand side of the centre $O$ of $C$. If $B(\alpha, \beta)$, with $\beta<4$, lies on $C$ such that the length of the arc $A B$ is $(1 / 6)^{\text {th }}$ of the perimeter of $C$, then $\beta-\sqrt{3} \alpha$ is equal to

A.
$4-\sqrt{3}$
B.
 $3$
C.
$4$
D.
$3+\sqrt{3}$
2025 Q22 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A circle C of radius 2 lies in the second quadrant and touches both the coordinate axes. Let r be the radius of a circle that has centre at the point $(2,5)$ and intersects the circle $C$ at exactly two points. If the set of all possible values of r is the interval $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $3 \beta-2 \alpha$ is equal to :

A.
10
B.
12
C.
14
D.
15
2025 Q23 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $C$ be the circle $x^2+(y-1)^2=2, E_1$ and $E_2$ be two ellipses whose centres lie at the origin and major axes lie on x -axis and y -axis respectively. Let the straight line $x+y=3$ touch the curves $C, E_1$ and $E_2$ at $P\left(x_1, y_1\right), Q\left(x_2, y_2\right)$ and $R\left(x_3, y_3\right)$ respectively. Given that $P$ is the mid point of the line segment $Q R$ and $P Q=\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{3}$, the value of $9\left(x_1 y_1+x_2 y_2+x_3 y_3\right)$ is equal to _______.

2025 Q24 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The absolute difference between the squares of the radii of the two circles passing through the point $(-9,4)$ and touching the lines $x+y=3$ and $x-y=3$, is equal to ________ .

2025 Q25 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the circle $C$ touch the line $x-y+1=0$, have the centre on the positive $x$-axis, and cut off a chord of length $\frac{4}{\sqrt{13}}$ along the line $-3 x+2 y=1$. Let H be the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{\alpha^2}-\frac{y^2}{\beta^2}=1$, whose one of the foci is the centre of $C$ and the length of the transverse axis is the diameter of $C$. Then $2 \alpha^2+3 \beta^2$ is equal to ________.

2024 Q26 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let a circle passing through $(2,0)$ have its centre at the point $(\mathrm{h}, \mathrm{k})$. Let $(x_{\mathrm{c}}, y_{\mathrm{c}})$ be the point of intersection of the lines $3 x+5 y=1$ and $(2+\mathrm{c}) x+5 \mathrm{c}^2 y=1$. If $\mathrm{h}=\lim _\limits{\mathrm{c} \rightarrow 1} x_{\mathrm{c}}$ and $\mathrm{k}=\lim _\limits{\mathrm{c} \rightarrow 1} y_{\mathrm{c}}$, then the equation of the circle is :

A.
$5 x^2+5 y^2-4 x-2 y-12=0$
B.
$25 x^2+25 y^2-20 x+2 y-60=0$
C.
$25 x^2+25 y^2-2 x+2 y-60=0$
D.
$5 x^2+5 y^2-4 x+2 y-12=0$
2024 Q27 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the image of the point $(-4,5)$ in the line $x+2 y=2$ lies on the circle $(x+4)^2+(y-3)^2=r^2$, then $r$ is equal to:

A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
1
2024 Q28 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the circles $C_1:(x-\alpha)^2+(y-\beta)^2=r_1^2$ and $C_2:(x-8)^2+\left(y-\frac{15}{2}\right)^2=r_2^2$ touch each other externally at the point $(6,6)$. If the point $(6,6)$ divides the line segment joining the centres of the circles $C_1$ and $C_2$ internally in the ratio $2: 1$, then $(\alpha+\beta)+4\left(r_1^2+r_2^2\right)$ equals

A.
130
B.
110
C.
145
D.
125
2024 Q29 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\mathrm{P}(6,1)$ be the orthocentre of the triangle whose vertices are $\mathrm{A}(5,-2), \mathrm{B}(8,3)$ and $\mathrm{C}(\mathrm{h}, \mathrm{k})$, then the point $\mathrm{C}$ lies on the circle :

A.
$x^2+y^2-74=0$
B.
$x^2+y^2-65=0$
C.
$x^2+y^2-61=0$
D.
$x^2+y^2-52=0$
2024 Q30 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side of length 12. If the area and perimeter of any square inscribed in this circle are $m$ and $n$, respectively, then $m+n^2$ is equal to

A.
408
B.
414
C.
312
D.
396
2024 Q31 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the circle $C_1: x^2+y^2-2(x+y)+1=0$ and $\mathrm{C_2}$ be a circle having centre at $(-1,0)$ and radius 2 . If the line of the common chord of $\mathrm{C}_1$ and $\mathrm{C}_2$ intersects the $\mathrm{y}$-axis at the point $\mathrm{P}$, then the square of the distance of P from the centre of $\mathrm{C_1}$ is:

A.
4
B.
6
C.
2
D.
1
2024 Q32 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let ABCD and AEFG be squares of side 4 and 2 units, respectively. The point E is on the line segment AB and the point F is on the diagonal AC. Then the radius r of the circle passing through the point F and touching the line segments BC and CD satisfies :

A.
$\mathrm{r}=1$
B.
$2 \mathrm{r}^2-4 \mathrm{r}+1=0$
C.
$2 \mathrm{r}^2-8 \mathrm{r}+7=0$
D.
$\mathrm{r}^2-8 \mathrm{r}+8=0$
2024 Q33 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let a circle C of radius 1 and closer to the origin be such that the lines passing through the point $(3,2)$ and parallel to the coordinate axes touch it. Then the shortest distance of the circle C from the point $(5,5)$ is :

A.
4$\sqrt2$
B.
4
C.
5
D.
2$\sqrt2$
2024 Q34 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\mathrm{C}$ be a circle with radius $\sqrt{10}$ units and centre at the origin. Let the line $x+y=2$ intersects the circle $\mathrm{C}$ at the points $\mathrm{P}$ and $\mathrm{Q}$. Let $\mathrm{MN}$ be a chord of $\mathrm{C}$ of length 2 unit and slope $-1$. Then, a distance (in units) between the chord PQ and the chord $\mathrm{MN}$ is

A.
$3-\sqrt{2}$
B.
$2-\sqrt{3}$
C.
$\sqrt{2}-1$
D.
$\sqrt{2}+1$
2024 Q35 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A square is inscribed in the circle $x^2+y^2-10 x-6 y+30=0$. One side of this square is parallel to $y=x+3$. If $\left(x_i, y_i\right)$ are the vertices of the square, then $\Sigma\left(x_i^2+y_i^2\right)$ is equal to:

A.
152
B.
148
C.
156
D.
160
2024 Q36 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let the locus of the midpoints of the chords of the circle $x^2+(y-1)^2=1$ drawn from the origin intersect the line $x+y=1$ at $\mathrm{P}$ and $\mathrm{Q}$. Then, the length of $\mathrm{PQ}$ is :
A.
$\frac{1}{2}$
B.
1
C.
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
D.
$\sqrt{2}$
2024 Q37 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $C: x^2+y^2=4$ and $C^{\prime}: x^2+y^2-4 \lambda x+9=0$ be two circles. If the set of all values of $\lambda$ so that the circles $\mathrm{C}$ and $\mathrm{C}$ intersect at two distinct points, is $\mathrm{R}-[\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}]$, then the point $(8 \mathrm{a}+12,16 \mathrm{~b}-20)$ lies on the curve :
A.
$x^2+2 y^2-5 x+6 y=3$
B.
$5 x^2-y=-11$
C.
$x^2-4 y^2=7$
D.
$6 x^2+y^2=42$
2024 Q38 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let a variable line passing through the centre of the circle $x^2+y^2-16 x-4 y=0$, meet the positive co-ordinate axes at the points $A$ and $B$. Then the minimum value of $O A+O B$, where $O$ is the origin, is equal to

A.
12
B.
20
C.
24
D.
18
2024 Q39 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If one of the diameters of the circle $x^2+y^2-10 x+4 y+13=0$ is a chord of another circle $\mathrm{C}$, whose center is the point of intersection of the lines $2 x+3 y=12$ and $3 x-2 y=5$, then the radius of the circle $\mathrm{C}$ is :

A.
4
B.
3$\sqrt2$
C.
6
D.
$\sqrt{20}$
2024 Q40 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the circles $(x+1)^2+(y+2)^2=r^2$ and $x^2+y^2-4 x-4 y+4=0$ intersect at exactly two distinct points, then

A.
$\frac{1}{2}<\mathrm{r}<7$
B.
$3<\mathrm{r}<7$
C.
$5<\mathrm{r}<9$
D.
$0<\mathrm{r}<7$
2024 Q41 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Four distinct points $(2 k, 3 k),(1,0),(0,1)$ and $(0,0)$ lie on a circle for $k$ equal to :
A.
$\frac{3}{13}$
B.
$\frac{2}{13}$
C.
$\frac{5}{13}$
D.
$\frac{1}{13}$
2024 Q42 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the centre of a circle, passing through the points $(0,0),(1,0)$ and touching the circle $x^2+y^2=9$, be $(h, k)$. Then for all possible values of the coordinates of the centre $(h, k), 4\left(h^2+k^2\right)$ is equal to __________.

2024 Q43 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Consider two circles $C_1: x^2+y^2=25$ and $C_2:(x-\alpha)^2+y^2=16$, where $\alpha \in(5,9)$. Let the angle between the two radii (one to each circle) drawn from one of the intersection points of $C_1$ and $C_2$ be $\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{63}}{8}\right)$. If the length of common chord of $C_1$ and $C_2$ is $\beta$, then the value of $(\alpha \beta)^2$ equals _______.

2024 Q44 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Equations of two diameters of a circle are $2 x-3 y=5$ and $3 x-4 y=7$. The line joining the points $\left(-\frac{22}{7},-4\right)$ and $\left(-\frac{1}{7}, 3\right)$ intersects the circle at only one point $P(\alpha, \beta)$. Then, $17 \beta-\alpha$ is equal to _________.

2024 Q45 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Consider a circle $(x-\alpha)^2+(y-\beta)^2=50$, where $\alpha, \beta>0$. If the circle touches the line $y+x=0$ at the point $P$, whose distance from the origin is $4 \sqrt{2}$, then $(\alpha+\beta)^2$ is equal to __________.

2023 Q46 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The number of common tangents, to the circles

$x^{2}+y^{2}-18 x-15 y+131=0$

and $x^{2}+y^{2}-6 x-6 y-7=0$, is :
A.
4
B.
2
C.
3
D.
1
2023 Q47 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the centre of a circle C be $(\alpha, \beta)$ and its radius $r < 8$. Let $3 x+4 y=24$ and $3 x-4 y=32$ be two tangents and $4 x+3 y=1$ be a normal to C. Then $(\alpha-\beta+r)$ is equal to :

A.
7
B.
9
C.
5
D.
6
2023 Q48 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let A be the point $(1,2)$ and B be any point on the curve $x^{2}+y^{2}=16$. If the centre of the locus of the point P, which divides the line segment $\mathrm{AB}$ in the ratio $3: 2$ is the point C$(\alpha, \beta)$, then the length of the line segment $\mathrm{AC}$ is :

A.
$\frac{3 \sqrt{5}}{5}$
B.
$\frac{6 \sqrt{5}}{5}$
C.
$\frac{2 \sqrt{5}}{5}$
D.
$\frac{4 \sqrt{5}}{5}$
2023 Q49 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A line segment AB of length $\lambda$ moves such that the points A and B remain on the periphery of a circle of radius $\lambda$. Then the locus of the point, that divides the line segment AB in the ratio 2 : 3, is a circle of radius :

A.
${2 \over 3}\lambda $
B.
${3 \over 5}\lambda $
C.
${{\sqrt {19} } \over 7}\lambda $
D.
${{\sqrt {19} } \over 5}\lambda $
2023 Q50 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let O be the origin and OP and OQ be the tangents to the circle $x^2+y^2-6x+4y+8=0$ at the points P and Q on it. If the circumcircle of the triangle OPQ passes through the point $\left( {\alpha ,{1 \over 2}} \right)$, then a value of $\alpha$ is :

A.
1
B.
$-\frac{1}{2}$
C.
$\frac{5}{2}$
D.
$\frac{3}{2}$