Circle

597 Questions
2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 21st January Evening Shift
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online

Let $P$ be the point on the parabola $y = x^2$ such that the slope of the tangent to the parabola at the point $P$ is $4$. Let $Q$ be the point in the first quadrant lying on the circle $x^2 + y^2 = 2$ such that the slope of the tangent to the circle at the point $Q$ is $-1$. Let $R$ be the point in the first quadrant lying on the ellipse $x^2 + 4y^2 = 8$ such that the slope of the tangent to the ellipse at the point $R$ is $-\frac{1}{2}$. Then the radius of the circle passing through the points $P, Q$ and $R$ is

A.

$\sqrt{10}$

B.

$\sqrt{5}$

C.

$\sqrt{\dfrac{5}{2}}$

D.

$2\sqrt{5}$

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

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 ________.

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

The radius of the circle having three chords along Y-axis, the line $y=x$ and the line $2 x+3 y=10$

A.

$\frac{10}{\sqrt{13}}$

B.

$\frac{\sqrt{26}}{3}$

C.

$\frac{5}{\sqrt{13}}$

D.

$\frac{10}{3}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

Among the chords of the circle $x^2+y^2=75$, the number of chords having their mid-points on the line $x=8$ and having their slopes as integers is

A.

8

B.

6

C.

4

D.

2

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

The equation of the circle which touches the circle $S \equiv x^2+y^2-10 x-4 y+19=0$ at the point $(2,3)$ internally and having radius equal to half of the radius of the circle $S=0$ is

A.

$x^2+y^2+7 x+5 y+64=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2-7 x-5 y+16=0$

C.

$x^2+y^2-14 x-10 y+16=0$

D.

$x^2+y^2-5 x-7 y+16=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

If $P\left(\frac{7}{5}, \frac{6}{5}\right)$ is the inverse point of $A(1,2)$ with respect to a circle with centre $C(2,0)$, then the radius of that circle is

A.

9

B.

3

C.

$\sqrt{3}$

D.

1

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

If the circle $S=0$ intersect the three circle

$ \begin{aligned} & S_1 \equiv x^2+y^2+4 x-7=0 \\ & S_2 \equiv x^2+y^2+y=0 \text { and } S_3 \equiv x^2+y^2+\frac{3}{2} x+\frac{5}{2} y-\frac{9}{2}=0 \end{aligned} $

orthogonally, then radical axis of $S=0$ and $S_1=0$ is

A.

$4 x-y-7=0$

B.

$x+y-3=0$

C.

$4 x+y-3=0$

D.

$x-y-2=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Evening Shift

If a tangent of the circle $x^2+y^2+2 x+2 y+1=0$ is radical axis of the circles $x^2+y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0$ and $2 x^2+2 y^2+3 x+8 y+2 c=0$, then

A.

$g=\frac{3}{7}$ or $f=4$

B.

$g=\frac{3}{2}$ or $f=\frac{2}{3}$

C.

$g=\frac{3}{5}$ or $f=1$

D.

$g=\frac{3}{4}$ or $f=2$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

If the length of the chord $2 x+3 y+k=0$ of the circle $x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y-11=0$ is $2 \sqrt{3}$, then the sum of all possible values of $k$ is

A.

26

B.

8

C.

13

D.

4

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

The power of a point $(2,-1)$ with respect to a circle $C$ of radius 4 is 9 . The centre of the circle $C$ lies on the lines $x+y=0$ and in the 2nd quadrant. If ( $\alpha, \beta$ ) is the centre of the circle $C$ then $\beta-\alpha=$

A.

-4

B.

-10

C.

4

D.

10

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

The angle between the tangents drawn from the point $P(k, 6 k)$ to the circle $x^2+y^2+6 x-6 y+2=0$ is $2 \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)$. If the coordinates of $P$ are integers, then $k=$

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

-2

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

The tangents drawn from a point $(2,-1)$ touch the circle $x^2+y^2+4 x-2 y+1=0$ at the points $A$ and $B$. If $C$ is the centre of the circle, then the area (in sq. units) of the $\triangle A B C$ is

A.

$\frac{4}{5}$

B.

4

C.

8

D.

$\frac{8}{5}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

If $\theta$ is the angle between the circles $x^2+y^2-4 x+2 y-4=0$ and $x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y-11=0$ then $\sin \theta=$

A.

$\frac{\sqrt{47}}{24}$

B.

$\frac{23}{25}$

C.

$\frac{23}{24}$

D.

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{5}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 4th May Morning Shift

If the line $x+y=2$ cuts the circle $x^2+y^2+2 x-4 y+4=0$ at two points $A$ and $B$, then the radius of the circle passing through $A, B$ and orthogonal to $x^2+y^2-2 x-4 y-4=0$ is

A.

3

B.

4

C.

5

D.

6

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

If $(3,-2)$ is the centre of the circle $S \equiv x^2+y^2+2 g x+2 f y-23=0$ and $A$ is a point on the circle $S=0$ such that its distance from a point $P(-1,-5)$ is least, then $A=$

A.

$(3,-2)$

B.

$\left(\frac{9}{5}, \frac{28}{5}\right)$

C.

$\left(\frac{3}{5},-\frac{2}{5}\right)$

D.

$\left(\frac{-9}{5}, \frac{-28}{5}\right)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

Two circles which touch both the coordinate axes intersect at the points $A$ and $B$. If $A=(1,2)$, then $A B=$

A.

5

B.

13

C.

$2 \sqrt{2}$

D.

$\sqrt{2}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

The lines $4 x-3 y+2=0$ intersects the circle $x^2+y^2-2 x+6 y+c=0$ at two points $A, B$ and $A B=8$. If $(1, k)$ is a point on the given circle and $k>0$, then $k=$

A.

8

B.

4

C.

2

D.

1

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

If $2 x-3 y+5=0$ and $4 x-5 y+7=0$ are the equations of the normals drawn to a circle and $(2,5)$ is a point on the given circle, then the radius of the circle is

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

4

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

If $(\alpha, \beta)$ is the centre of the circle which passes through the point $(1,-1)$ and cuts the circles

$ x^2+y^2+2 x-3 y-5=0, x^2+y^2-3 x+2 y+1=0 $

orthogonally, then $\alpha-5 \beta=$

A.

-10

B.

5

C.

-11

D.

10

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Evening Shift

The centre of the circle touching the circles $x^2+y^2-4 x-6 y-12=0$

$x^2+y^2+6 x+18 y+26=0$ at their point of contact and passing through the point $(1,-1)$ is

A.

$\left(\frac{1}{3},-1\right)$

B.

$\left(\frac{1}{5}, \frac{6}{5}\right)$

C.

$\left(\frac{1}{2}, 1\right)$

D.

$\left(-\frac{1}{4},-\frac{1}{2}\right)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

The equation of the locus of a point, which is at a distance of 5 units from a fixed point $(1,4)$ and also from a fixed line $2 x+3 y-1=0$ is

A.

$9 x^2+12 x y+4 y^2-30 x-108 y+222=0$

B.

$9 x^2-12 x y+4 y^2-30 x-98 y+220=0$

C.

$9 x^2+12 x y+4 y^2-22 x-108 y+222=0$

D.

$9 x^2-12 x y+4 y^2-22 x-98 y+220=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

If the equation of the circumcircle of the triangle formed by the lines $L_1 \equiv x+y=0$,

$L_2 \equiv 2 x+y-1=0, L_3 \equiv x-3 y+2=0$ is $\lambda_1 L_1 L_2+\lambda_2 L_2 L_3+\lambda_3 L_3 L_1=0$, then $\frac{7 \lambda_1}{\lambda_2}+\frac{\lambda_3}{\lambda_1}=$

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

4

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

A circle $C$ touches $X$-axis and makes an intercept of length 2 units on $Y$-axis. If the centre of this circle lies on the line $y=x+1$, then a circle passing through the centre of the circle $C$ is

A.

$x^2+y^2-2 x-4 y+1=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2-26 x-20 y+19=0$

C.

$x^2+y^2-20 x-26 y+19=0$

D.

$x^2+y^2+2 x-4 y+1=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

If $m_1, m_2$ are the slopes of the tangents drawn through the point $(-1,-2)$ to the circle $(x-3)^2+(y-4)^2=4$, then $\sqrt{3}\left|m_1-m_2\right|=$

A.

1

B.

2

C.

3

D.

4

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

A line meets the circle $x^2+y^2-4 x-4 y-8=0$ in two points $A$ and $B$. If $P(2,-2)$ is a point on the circle such that $P A=P B=2$, then the equation of the line $A B$ is

A.

$2 x+3 y=0$

B.

$3 x+2 y=0$

C.

$2 x+3=0$

D.

$2 y+3=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

If the centre $(\alpha, \beta)$ of a circle cutting the circles $x^2+y^2-2 y-3=0$ and $x^2+y^2+4 x+3=0$ orthogonally lies on the line $2 x-3 y+4=0$, then $2 \alpha+\beta=$

A.

3

B.

-3

C.

0

D.

1

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 3rd May Morning Shift

The radius of a circle $C_1$ is thrice the radius of another circle $C_2$ and the centres of $C_1$ and $C_2$ are $(1,2)$ and $(3,-2)$ respectively. If they cut each other orthogonally and the radius of the circle $C_1$ is $3 r$, then the equation of the circle with $r$ as radius and $(1,-2)$ as centre is

A.

$x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y-3=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y+7=0$

C.

$x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y-7=0$

D.

$x^2+y^2-2 x+4 y+3=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift
The slope of a common tangent to the circles $x^2+y^2=16$ and $(x-9)^2+y^2=16$ is
A.

$\frac{8}{\sqrt{13}}$

B.

$\frac{4}{\sqrt{13}}$

C.

$\frac{\sqrt{17}}{8}$

D.

$\frac{8}{\sqrt{17}}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

The equation of the circle whose radius is 3 and which touches the circle $x^2+y^2-4 x-6 y-12=0$ internally at $(-1,-1)$ is

A.

$5 x^2+5 y^2-8 x-14 y-32=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2-12 x-14 y-28=0$

C.

$3 x^2+3 y^2-8 x-14 y-31=0$

D.

$x^2+y^2-5 x-7 y-14=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

Suppose $C_1$ and $C_2$ are two circles having no common points, then

A.

There will be 3 common tangents to $C_1$ to $C_2$

B.

There will be exactly two common tangents to $C_1$ and $C_2$

C.

There will be no common tangent or there will be exactly two common tangents to $C_1$ and $C_2$

D.

There will be no common tangents or there will be four common tangents to $C_1$ and $C_2$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

The locus of the centre of the circle touching the $X$-axis and passing through the point $(-1,1)$ is

A.

a circle with centre at $\left(-1, \frac{1}{2}\right)$

B.

a pair of lines intersecting at $(-1,1)$

C.

a parabola with focus at $(-1,1)$

D.

a hyperbola with centre at $(-1,1)$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

The centres of all circles passing through the points of intersection of the circles $x^2+y^2+2 x-2 y+1=0$ and $x^2+y^2-2 x+2 y-2=0$ and having radius $\sqrt{14}$ lie on the curve

A.

$x+y=0$

B.

$y^2=4 x-2$

C.

$3 x^2+5 x=y$

D.

$2 x^2+3 y^2=7$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Evening Shift

$A$ circle $S$ given by $x^2+y^2-14 x+6 y+33=0$ cuts the $X$-axis at $A$ and $B(O B>O A)$. $C$ is mid-point of $A B . L$ is a line through $C$ and having slope ( -1 ). If $L$ is the diameter of a circle $S^{\prime}$ and also the radical axis of the circles $S$ and $S^{\prime}$, then the equation of the circle $S^{\prime}$ is

A.

$x^2+y^2-17 x+3 y+54=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2+17 x-3 y-54=0$

C.

$x^2+y^2-17 x+3 y+51=0$

D.

$x^2+y^2-3 x+17 y-51=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

If the equation of the circle passing through the points $(-1,0),(-1,1),(1,1)$ is $a x^2+a y^2+2 g x+2 f y-2=0$, then $a=$

A.

1

B.

-1

C.

2

D.

-2

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

For the circle $x-2=5 \cos \theta, y+1=5 \sin \theta$, where $\theta$ is the perimeter, the line $x=1+\frac{r}{2}, y=-2+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} r$ where $r$ is the perimeter, is a

A.

Chord of the circle other than diameter

B.

Tangent of the circle

C.

Diameter of the circle

D.

Line that does not meet the circle