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Mathematics - Hyperbola

Practise 13 NDA previous year questions on Hyperbola, compiled from papers spanning 2010 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty NDA tests.

Hyperbola has been asked in 9 of the 21 years of NDA papers analysed (2006–2026), with 13 questions in all. 62% of them were easy, 38% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2025, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 2 questions across 5 papers, about 0.4 per paper.

The chapter's 3 topics are not weighted equally: Equation of hyperbola (11 questions, 85%), General Equation of 2nd degree curve (1 question, 8%), and Rectangular hyperbola (1 question, 8%) have been asked the most. Equation of hyperbola has also led over the last five years, with 3 questions.

  1. 1What is the distance between the two foci of the hyperbola ?2025 (Phase 1)Equation of hyperbola
  2. 2What is the distance between the foci of the hyperbola ?2025 (Phase 2)Equation of hyperbola
  3. 3Consider the following statements in respect of hyperbola 1. The two foci are independent of 0 . 2. The eccentricity is . 3. The distance be2023 (Phase 2)Equation of hyperbola
  4. 4If any point on a hyperbola is , then what is the eccentricity of the hyperbola?2021 (Phase 1)Equation of hyperbola
  5. 5The equation represents2019 (Phase 1)Equation of hyperbola
  6. 6What is the equation of the hyperbola having latus rectum and eccentrieity 8 and respectively?2016 (Phase 2)Equation of hyperbola
  7. 7What is the eccentricity of rectangular hyperbola?2016 (Phase 2)Rectangular hyperbola
  8. 8The hyperbola passes through the point and the length of its latus rectum is units. The length of the conjugate axis is2015 (Phase 1)Equation of hyperbola
  9. 9The eccentricity of the hyperbola is2015 (Phase 2)Equation of hyperbola
  10. 10The difference of focal distances of any point on a hyperbola is equal to2013 (Phase 1)Equation of hyperbola
  11. 11The foci of the hyperbola are2013 (Phase 2)Equation of hyperbola
  12. 12What are the points of intersection of the curve with its conjugate axis?2011 (Phase 1)Equation of hyperbola
  13. 13What is the locus of points, the difference of whose distances from two points being constant?2010 (Phase 1)General Equation of 2nd degree curve

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Hyperbola?

This chapter includes 13 questions compiled from NDA papers spanning 2010 to 2025.

2.Are these questions only from NDA, or from other exams too?

These are NDA questions specifically for the Hyperbola chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Hyperbola an important chapter for NDA Mathematics?

Hyperbola has appeared in 9 of the 17 years of NDA papers covered here, with 13 questions across 12 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Hyperbola questions in NDA?

Of the 13 questions analysed for this chapter, 62% are easy, 38% moderate and 0% tough. 2025 had the most, with 2 questions.

5.Which topics in Hyperbola should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Hyperbola:

  • Equation of hyperbola - 11 questions (85%)
  • General Equation of 2nd degree curve - 1 question (8%)
  • Rectangular hyperbola - 1 question (8%)
6.Is Hyperbola's weightage in NDA going up or down?

Across all 12 papers analysed, Hyperbola has averaged about 1.1 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.4 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.