IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS : 1. A locus is the path of a point which moves in ……………………… Ans: Same plane. 2. When the section plane is inclined to the axis and is parallel to one of the generators, the section is a ………………… Ans: Parabola. 3. When the section plane is inclined to the axis and cuts all the generators, on one side of the apex, the section is an ……………….. Ans: Ellipse. 4. When the section plane cuts both the parts of the double cone on one side of the axis, the section is ……………. Ans: Hyperbola. 5. If eccentricity (e) of a curve is equal to 1, the curve is said to be ………………. Ans: Parabola. 6. If eccentricity (e) of a curve is less than 1, the curve is said to be ………………. Ans: Ellipse. 7. If eccentricity (e) of a curve is greater than 1, the curve is said to be …………. Ans: Hyperbola. 8. The ………… is the point at which the conic cuts the axis. Ans: Apex / Vertex. 9. The ………….. is the point at which the generator cuts the axis. Ans: Apex / Vertex. 10. The point at