1) A poster is on top of a building.

Rajesh is standing on the ground at a distance of 50 m from the

building. The angles of elevation to the top of the poster and bottom of the poster are 45° and 30°
respectively. What is the height of the poster?

a. 50(3 - 1)/ 3 m
b. 503 m
c. 25/3 m
d. None of these

2) Guddi was standing on a road near a mall. She was 1000m away from the mall and able to see the
top of the mall from the road in such a way that top of the tree, which is in between her and the mall,
was exactly in line of sight with the top of the mall. The tree height is 10m and it is 20m away from
Guddi. How tall is the mall?

a. 423.5 m
b. 450 m
c. 470 m
d. 495 m

7) Raj stands in a corner of his square farm. Angle of elevation of a scarecrow placed in diagonally
opposite corner is 60°. He starts walking backwards in a straight line and after 80ft he realizes that
angle of elevation of the scarecrow now is 30°. What is area of the field?
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a. 1600 sq.ft.
b. 40 sq.ft.
c. 40/2 sq.ft.
d. 800 sq.ft.
Answer Explanation

ANSWER: 800 sq.ft.

8) Angles of elevation of pole are 60° and 45° from points at distances m and n on ground
respectively. Here m, when measured from base of pole is less than n. What is the height of the pole?
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a.
b.
c. 3mn units
d. mn units

9) Ramesh and Suresh’s mud forts have heights 8cm and 15 cm. They are 24 cm apart. How far are
the fort tops from each other?
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a. 31 cm
b. 24 cm
c. 25 cm
d. 24.5 cm

10) Rohit while seeing a bird on tree top made 45° angle of elevation. He walks 240ft. towards the tree
to observe the bird closely, thus making 60° angle of elevation. How far was Rohit from the tree
initially?
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a. (2403)/(3-1) ft
b. 240/(3-1) ft
c. 240/3 ft
d. 2403 ft
Answer Explanation
1) Tree top’s angle of elevation is 30° from a point on ground, 300m away the tree. When the tree grew
up its angle of elevation became 60° from the same point. How much did the tree grow?
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a. 1003 m
b. 2003 m
c. 300(1/3)
d. 200/3 m

12) Due to sun, a 6ft man casts a shadow of 4ft, whereas a pole next to the man casts a shadow of
36ft. What is the height of the pole?
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a. 63 ft
b. 72 ft
c. 54 ft
d. 48 ft

13) Shadow of a man is 1/3 times the height of the man. What will be the sun’s angle of elevation?
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a. 135°
b. 45°
c. 30°
d. 60°

14) A tree breaks and falls to the ground such that its upper part is still partially attached to its stem.
At what height did it break, if the original height of the tree was 24 cm and it makes an angle of 30° with
the ground?
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a. 12 cm
b. 8 cm
c. 9.5 cm
d. 7.5 cm

15) There is a tower of 10m between two parallel roads. The angles of depression of the roads from
the top of the tower are 30° and 45°. How far are the roads from each other?
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a. 27.32 m
b. 29.56 m
c. 203 m
d. 10/3 m

16) Mohan looks at a tree top and the angle made is 45°. He moves 10 cm back and again looks at the
tree top but this time angle made is 30°. How high is the tree top from ground?
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a. 10/(3+1) cm
b. 203 cm
c. 20 cm
d. 10/(3-1) cm

17) When height of a tree is equal to the length of its shadow, what is the angle of elevation of the
sun?
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a. 30 deg
b. 60 deg
c. 90 deg
d. 45 deg

Q1. Find the volume , if the surface area of a cube is 150 sq. cm?

A)25 cu.cm
B)125 cu.cm
C) 5 cu. cm.
D)120cu. cm

Q2. If the volume of a cube is 512 cu.cm, then the Surface area and the length
of the diagonal of the cube is
A)264 sq.cm and 13.85 cm
B) 164 sq.cm and 18 cm
C) 512 sq.cm and 8 cm
D) 128 sq.cm and 7 cm

Q3.Find the height of a Cuboid , if the volume and area of its base is 1240cm3
and 40 sq.cm respectively.

A)31 cm
B)20 cm
C)60cm
D)41cm

Q4. Find the area of base of Cuboid, if the volume and height are 4000cm3 and
50 cm respectively?

A)80 sq.cm
B)40 sq.cm
C)2000 sq.cm
D)1600 sq.cm

Q5.Find the surface of the cuboid if two cubes of each 20cm edge are joined
end-to-end?

A)1000cm2
B)2000cm2
C)1600cm2
D)4000cm2

Q6. A paper sheet is of rectangular shape of 24 cm by 13 cm from each of its

corners a square of 4 cm is cut off. An open box is made of the remaining
sheet, what is the volume of the box.

A) 320 cm3
B) 120 cm3
C) 160 cm3
D) 250 cm3

Q7. Find the lateral surface area of the cylinder, if the volume of a cylinder is
224Πcm3 and height 3.5cm?

A)350 cm2
B)300 cm2
C)175.84 cm2
D)360 cm2

Q8. The radii and height of two cylinders are in the ratio 3:2 and 4:5
respectively. Find the ratio of their volumes

A)9:5
B)18:10
C)21:25
D)8:3

Q9. A cylindrical container of diameter 14 cm and height 6 cm is full of Milk.

The Milk is emptied into a rectangular tub of length 33 cm and breadth 14 cm.
The height of which Milk rises in the tub is
A)4cm
B)8cm
C)12cm
D) 2cm

Q10.If the surface area of a cube is 294 sq.cm ,then its volume is

A)49 cu.cm
B)343 cu.cm
C) 7cu.cm.
D)214cu. cm

Q11. If the volume of a cube is 64 cu.cm, then the Surface area and the length
of the diagonal of the cube is

A) 96 sq.cm and 6.92 cm

B) 164 sq.cm and 18.90 cm
C) 212 sq.cm and 8 cm
D) 88 sq.cm and 7 cm

Q12. The area of three adjacent faces of a cuboid are a, b and c. If its volume is
Z, then which option is correct?

A) Z2 = abc
B) Z3 = abc
C)Z = abc/3
D)None of these

Q13. Find the total surface area of the cylinder, if the volume of a cylinder is
224Πcm3 and height 3.5cm?

A)350.67 cm2
B)722.56 cm2
C)577.76 cm2
D)360.04 cm2

Q14. A hollow cylinder open at both ends is made of steel 2cm thick. What will
be the volume of steel used in making the cylinder, if the external diameter is
24cm and the length of cylinder is 55cm.

A)7598.8 cu.cm
B)8500 cu.cm
C)4800 cu.cm
D)3467.80 cu.cm

Q15.What will be the lateral surface area of cone , if its radius and vertical
height are 10 cm and 24 cm respectively?

A)816.4cm2
B) 408.2cm2
C)212.8cm2
D)none of these

Q16. How many cm of paper sheet 10cm wide will be required to make a cone,
the radius of whose base is 9 cm and whose height is 12cm.

A)45.50
B)24
C)42.39
D)29

Q17. Find the capacity of a Flower pot, if the radii of the ends of a pot of height
12cm are 8 cm and 4cm?

A)1406.72cm3
B)406.34 cm3
C)345 cm3
D)129 cm3

Q18. The radii of two cones are equal. If their slant height are in the ratio 3:2.
Then the ratio of their curved surface areas are

A)2:3
B)1:2
C)3:2
D)None of these

Q19. Find the surface area of sphere, if its volume and radius are
38808cm3 and 21cm respectively?

A)5544cm2
B) 1548cm2
C) 544cm2
D)6000cm2

Q20. The surface area of a cube is 384 sq.cm ,what will be the volume of a
cube

A)8 cu.cm
B)512 cu.cm
C)64 cu.cm.
D)128 cu.cm

Q21. A cylindrical container of radius 28 m and height 24 m is full of water. The

Water is emptied into a swimming pool of length 100 m and breadth 28 m. The
height of which Water rises in the swimming pool is

A) 21.12 m
B) 32.21m
C) 19.56m
D) 28.50m

Q22. A hollow cylindrical pipe open at both ends is made of rubber 5cm thick.
What will be the volume of rubber used in making the pipe, if the external
diameter is 100cm and the length of cylinder is 50cm.

A)74575 cu.cm
B)85000 cu.cm
C)48000 cu.cm
D)34678 cu.cm

Q23.What will be the curved surface area of cone , if its diameter and vertical
length are 100 cm and 25 cm respectively?

A)8776.3cm2
B)2214.2cm2
C)1432.8cm2
D)1242.9cm2

Q24. Find the capacity of a Water bucket, if the diameter of the ends of a
bucket of height 42cm are 16 cm and 12cm?

A)26024.32cm3
B)14061.34 cm3
C)32345 cm3
D)23129 cm3

Q25.What will be the radius of the sphere, if the number of square cm on the
surface of a sphere is equal to the number of cubic cm in its volume.

A)6cm
B)3cm
C)8cm
D)4cm

Q26. What will be radii of hemisphere if the ratio of the volumes of two
hemisphere is 216 : 64?
A)6:4
B)64:216
C)4:11
D)none of these

Q27.How many metal sphere each of radius 4cm can be made by melting a big
metal sphere whose radius is 16.

A)64
B)16
C)78
D)28

Q28. If the side of a cube is increased by x%, then find increase in percent of
its volume .

A)[(1+x/100) 3 -1] *100 %

B) [(1+x/100) 3 -1]%
C) [(1+2x/100) 3 -1]
D)none of these.

Q29. A metal sphere of radius 3cm is drawn into a wire of diameter 44mm.
Then find the length of the wire ?

A)9cm
B)30 cm
C)9m
D)30m

Q30. Find the volume, If the surface area of a cube is 2400 sq.cm.

A)4800 cu.cm
B)8000 cu.cm
C)400 cu.cm.
D)20 cu.cm

Q31. If the volume of a cube is 4096 cu.cm, then the Surface area and the
length of the diagonal of the cube is

A) 1536 sq.cm and 27.71 cm

B) 1164 sq.cm and 118.90 cm
C) 2212 sq.cm and 18 cm
D) 188 sq.cm and 17 cm

Q32. The radii and height of two cylinders are in the ratio 4:5 and 3:2
respectively. Find the ratio of their volumes

A)24:25
B)8:11
C)12:25
D)8:3

Q33. A cylindrical container of diameter 42 m and height 24 m is full of Diesel.

The Diesel is emptied into a rectangular pool of length 132 m and breadth 56
m. The height of which Diesel rises in the pool is

A) 22m
B) 18m
C) 9m
D) 4.5m

Q34.What will be the lateral surface area of cone , if its diameter and vertical
length are 24 cm and 8 cm respectively?

A)543.34cm2
B) 214.2cm2
C)432.8cm2
D)none of these

Q.35 How many metre of cloth 10 m wide will be required to make a conical
tent, the diameter of whose base is 28 m and whose height is 20m.

A)107.30
B)24.5
C)72.39
D)201

Q36. The diameter of two cones are equal. If their slant height are in the ratio
15:11 . Then the ratio of their curved surface areas are

A)15:11
B)2:1
C)3:5
D)1:3

Q37. How many metal balls each of radius 18cm can be made by melting a big
metal ball whose radius is 2cm.

A)729
B)81
C)78
D)189

Q38. If the diameter of a sphere is doubled , how does its surface area
change?

A)decrease two times

B)increase two times
C)decreases four times
D)increases four times

Q39. Find the length of wire used, if the curved surface of a cylinder is 1000
sq.cm. A wire of diameter 5mm is wound around it, so as to cover it
completely?

A)2000cm
B)2400cm
C)3200cm
D)none of these

Q40. Two solid spheres of metal having radius 1.5cm and 2cm are molten and
the cast into one big sphere. If the radius of the sphere is x, then find x3 ?

A)11.375 cu.cm
B)12.08 cu.cm
C)13.89 cu.cm
D) none of these

Q41. The paint in a certain container is sufficient to paint an area equals to

5.875m2. How many bricks of dimensions 12.5 cm* 10 cm* 7.5 cm can be
painted out of this container?

A)1200
B)234
C)100
D)245

Q42. The volume of a cuboid whose sides are in the ratio of 1:2:4 is same as
that of the cube. What is the ratio of the length of diagonal of cuboid to that of
cube?

A)3.
B)(1.75)1 / 2
C) 9
D) 3 and 1 / 2

Q43. A cone is inscribed in a hemisphere such that their bases are common. If
X is the volume of the cone and Y that of the hemisphere, then what is the
value of the Y: X.

A)2:1
B)1:2
C)2:3
D)None of these

Q44. A square has its side equal to the radius of ball. The ball revolves round a
side to generate a surface of total area X. If Y be the surface area of the sphere
,then which option is correct?

A) X=Y
B)X=2Y
C)X>Y
D)None of these

Q45. A conical flask of base radius ‘r’ and height ‘h’ is full of water. The water
is now poured into a cylinderical flask of radius ‘2r’. What is the height to
which water will rise in the flask?

A)h/2
B)h/6
C)h
D)h/12

Q46. The length , breadth and height of a rectangular parallelopiped are in the
ratio 6:3:1. If the surface area of a cube is equal to the surface area of this
parallelopiped , then what is the ratio of the volume of the cube to the volume
to the parallelopiped?

A)1:3
B)3:2
C)3:1
D)none of these

Q47. Find the lateral surface area , if the radius and height of a right circular
cone are in the ratio 3:4 and its volume is 96Π cm3?

A)60Πcm2
B) )10Πcm2
C)160Πcm2
D) none of these

Q48. From a cylindrical log whose height is equal to its diameter, the greatest
possible sphere has been taken out. What is the fraction of the original log
which is cut away?

A)1/2
B)2
C)2/3
D)1/2

Q49. The ratio of the volume of a right cylinder and a right circular cone of the
same base and height will be

A)3:1
B)2:3
C)1:1
D)none of these

Q50. The ratio b/w the volume of a sphere and the volume of a circumscribing
right cylinder is

A)2:1
B)1:5
C)1:3
D)2:3

1. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The
angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships
are 30º and 45º respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance
between the two ships is:
A. 300 m B. 173 m
C. 273 m D. 200 m
2. A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes
an angle of elevation of 30º with the man's eye. The man walks some
distance towards the tower to watch its top and the angle of the elevation
becomes 45º. What is the distance between the base of the tower and the
point P?
A. 9 units B. 3√ 3 33 units
C. Data inadequate D. 12 units
3. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower
is 30º. If the tower is 200 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of
the tower is:
A. 346 m B. 400 m
C. 312 m D. 298 m
4. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a
tree is equal to the height of the tree, is:
A. None of these B. 60°
C. 45° D. 30°
5. An observer 2 m tall is 10√ 3 103 m away from a tower. The angle of
elevation from his eye to the top of the tower is 30º. The height of the
tower is:
A. None of these B. 12 m
C. 14 m D. 10 m
6. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60º and the
foot of the ladder is 12.4 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is:
A. 14.8 m B. 6.2 m
C. 12.4 m D. 24.8 m
7. A man on the top of a vertical observation tower observers a car moving
at a uniform speed coming directly towards it. If it takes 8 minutes for the
angle of depression to change from 30° to 45°, how soon after this will the
car reach the observation tower?
A. 8 min 17 second B. 10 min 57 second
C. 14 min 34 second D. 12 min 23 second
8. A man is watching from the top of a tower a boat speeding away from
the tower. The boat makes an angle of depression of 45° with the man's eye
when at a distance of 100 metres from the tower. After 10 seconds, the
angle of depression becomes 30°. What is the approximate speed of the
boat, assuming that it is running in still water?
A. 26.28 km/hr B. 32.42 km/hr
C. 24.22 km/hr D. 31.25 km/hr
9. The top of a 15 metre high tower makes an angle of elevation of 60° with
the bottom of an electronic pole and angle of elevation of 30° with the top
of the pole. What is the height of the electric pole?
A. 5 metres B. 8 metres
C. 10 metres D. 12 metres
10. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a certain point is 30°.
If the observer moves 40 m towards the tower, the angle of elevation of the
top of the tower increases by 15°. The height of the tower is:
A. 64.2 m B. 62.2 m
C. 52.2 m D. 54.6 m
11. On the same side of a tower, two objects are located. Observed from the
top of the tower, their angles of depression are 45° and 60°. If the height of
the tower is 600 m, the distance between the objects is approximately
equal to :
A. 272 m B. 284 m
C. 288 m D. 254 m
12. A ladder 10 m long just reaches the top of a wall and makes an angle of
60° with the wall.Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the
wall (√ 3 =1.73)(3=1.73)
A. 4.32 m B. 17.3 m
C. 5 m D. 8.65 m
13. From a tower of 80 m high, the angle of depression of a bus is 30°. How
far is the bus from the tower?
A. 40 m B. 138.4 m
C. 46.24 m D. 160 m
14. The angle of elevation of the top of a lighthouse 60 m high, from two
points on the ground on its opposite sides are 45° and 60°. What is the
distance between these two points?
A. 45 m B. 30 m
C. 103.8 m D. 94.6 m
15. From the top of a hill 100 m high, the angles of depression of the top
and bottom of a pole are 30° and 60° respectively. What is the height of
the pole?
A. 52 m B. 50 m
C. 66.67 m D. 33.33 m
16. A vertical tower stands on ground and is surmounted by a vertical
flagpole of height 18 m. At a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of
the bottom and the top of the flagpole are 30° and 60° respectively. What
is the height of the tower?
A. 9 m B. 10.40 m
C. 15.57 m D. 12 m
17. A balloon leaves the earth at a point A and rises vertically at uniform
speed. At the end of 2 minutes, John finds the angular elevation of the
balloon as 60°. If the point at which John is standing is 150 m away from
point A, what is the speed of the balloon?
A. 0.63 meter/sec B. 2.16 meter/sec
C. 3.87 meter/sec D. 0.72 meter/sec
18. The angles of depression and elevation of the top of a wall 11 m high
from top and bottom of a tree are 60° and 30° respectively. What is the
height of the tree?
A. 22 m B. 44 m
C. 33 m D. None of these
19. Two vertical poles are 200 m apart and the height of one is double that
of the other. From the middle point of the line joining their feet, an
observer finds the angular elevations of their tops to be complementary.
Find the heights of the poles.
A. 141 m and 282 m B. 70.5 m and 141 m
C. 65 m and 130 m D. 130 m and 260 m
20. To a man standing outside his house, the angles of elevation of the top
and bottom of a window are 60° and 45° respectively. If the height of the
man is 180 cm and he is 5 m away from the wall, what is the length of the
window?
A. 8.65 m B. 2 m
C. 2.5 m D. 3.65 m
21. The elevation of the summit of a mountain from its foot is 45°. After
ascending 2 km towards the mountain upon an incline of 30°,the elevation
changes to 60°. What is the approximate height of the mountain?
A. 1.2 km B. 0.6 km
C. 1.4 km D. 2.7 km
22. Two persons are on either sides of a tower of height 50 m. The persons
observers the top of the tower at an angle of elevation of 30° and 60°. If a
car crosses these two persons in 10 seconds, what is the speed of the car?
A. 24√ 3 km/hr243 km/hr B. None of these
C. 24√ 3 km/hr243 km/hr D. 20√ 3 3 km/hr
23. Find the angle of elevation of the sun when the shadow of a pole of 18
m height is 6√ 3 63m long?
A. 30° B. 60°
C. 45° D. None of these
24. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the
ground is sin−1(35)sin−1⁡(35). If the point of observation is 20 meters away
from the foot of the tower, what is the height of the tower?
A. 9 m B. 18 m
C. 15 m D. 12 m
25. A person, standing exactly midway between two towers, observes the
top of the two towers at angle of elevation of 22.5° and 67.5°. What is the
ratio of the height of the taller tower to the height of the shorter tower?
(Given that tan 22.5° = √ 2 −1)2−1)
A. 1−2√ 2 1−22 : 1 B. 1+2√ 2 1+22 : 1
C. 3+2√ 2 3+22 : 1 D. 3−2√ 2 3−22 : 1
26. A flagstaff is placed on top of a building. The flagstaff and building
subtend equal angles at a point on level ground which is 200 m away from
the foot of the building. If the height of the flagstaff is 50 m and the height
of the building is h, which of the following is true?
A. h3 - 50h2 + (200)2h + (200)250 = 0
B. None of these

C. h3 + 50h2 + (200)2h - (200)250 = 0

D. h3 - 50h2 - (200)2h + (200)250 = 0
27. From the foot and the top of a building of height 230 m, a person
observes the top of a tower with angles of elevation of b and a respectively.
What is the distance between the top of these buildings if tan a = 5/12 and
tan b = 4/5
A. 400 m B. 250 m
C. 600 m D. 650 m
28. A vertical pole fixed to the ground is divided in the ratio 1:9 by a mark
on it with lower part shorter than the upper part. If the two parts subtend
equal angles at a place on the ground, 15 m away from the base of the pole,
what is the height of the pole?
A. 60√ 5 m605 m B. 15√ 5 m155 m
C. 15√ 3 m153 m D. 60√ 3 m
29. An aeroplane when 900 m high passes vertically above another
aeroplane at an instant when their angles of elevation at same observing
point are 60° and 45° respectively. Approximately, how many meters
higher is the one than the other?
A. 381 m B. 169 m
C. 254 m D. 211 m
30. When the sun's altitude changes from 30° to 60°, the length of the
shadow of a tower decreases by 70m. What is the height of the tower?
A. 35 m B. 140 m
C. 60.6 m D. 20.2 m
1. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree 3 times the height of

the tree, is:

A. 10º B. 30º

C. 50º D. 70º

Answer: B

2. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 30º. If the tower is 100

m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is:

A. 148 m B. 154 m

C. 162 m D. 173 m

Answer: D

3. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60º and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m

away from the wall. The length of the ladder is:

A. 9.2 m B. 19.2 m

C. 29.2 m D. 39.2 m

Answer: A

4. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top

of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30º and 45º respectively. If the lighthouse is 100

A. 173 m B. 273 m
C. 373 m D. 473 m

Answer: B

5. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 30º. If the tower is 200

m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is:

A. 306 m B. 321 m

C. 346 m D. 377 m

Answer: C

6. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is equal to the height of

the tree, is:

A. 15° B. 25°

C. 35° D. 45°

Answer: D

7. An observer 2 m tall is 10 √ 3 m away from a tower. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top

of the tower is 30º. The height of the tower is:

A. 10 m B. 12 m

C. 14 m D. 16 m

Answer: B

8. A flagstaff is placed on top of a building. The flagstaff and building subtend equal angles at a point

on level ground is 200 m away from the foot of the building. If the height of flagstaff is 50 m

A. h³ + 50h² - (200)²h + (200)²50 = 0 B. h³ - 50h² - (200)²h + (200)²50 = 0

C. h³ - 50h² + (200)²h + (200)²50 = 0 D. h³ + 50h² + (200)²h - (200)²50 = 0

Answer: D

9. From the foot and the top of a building of height 230 m, a person observes the top of a tower with

angles of elevation of b and a respectively. What is the distance between the top of these buildings

A. 600 m B. 650 m

C. 700 m D. 750 m

Answer: B

10. A vertical pole fixed to the ground is divided in the ratio 1:9 by a mark on it with lower part

shorter than the upper part. If the two parts subtend equal angles at a place on the ground, 15 m

away f

A. 60√5 m B. 70√5 m
C. 80√5 m D. 90√5 m

Answer: A

11. An aeroplane when 900 m high passes vertically above another aeroplane at an instant when

their angles of elevation at same observing point are 60° and 45° respectively. Approximately, how

many meters

A. 231 m B. 261 m

C. 341 m D. 381 m

Answer: D

12. When the sun's altitude changes from 30° to 60°, the length of the shadow of a tower decreases

by 70m. What is the height of the tower?

A. 55.6 m B. 60.6 m

C. 65.6 m D. 70.6 m

Answer: B

13. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60º and the foot of the ladder is 12.4

m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is:

A. 20.8 m B. 22.8 m

C. 24.8 m D. None of these

Answer: C

14. A man on the top of a vertical observation tower observers a car moving at a uniform speed

coming directly towards it. If it takes 8 minutes for the angle of depression to change from 30° to

45°, how

A. 6 min 57 second B. 8 min 57 second

C. 10 min 57 second D. 12 min 57 second

Answer: C

15. A man watching from top of a tower boat speeding away from tower. The boat makes angle of

depression of 45° with the man's eye when distance of 100 mtr from tower. After 10 sec, the angle
of

depressio

A. 23.28 km/hr B. 24.28 km/hr

C. 25.28 km/hr D. 26.28 km/hr

Answer: D
16. The top of a 15 metre high tower makes an angle of elevation of 60° with the bottom of an

electronic pole and angle of elevation of 30° with the top of the pole. What is the height of the

electric pol

A. 10 meters B. 15 meters

C. 20 meters D. 25 meters

Answer: A

17. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a certain point is 30°. If the observer moves 40

m towards the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower increases by 15°. The height -

A. 44.6 m B. 54.6 m

C. 64.6 m D. 74.6 m

Answer: B

18. The elevation of the summit of a mountain from its foot is 45°. After ascending 2 km towards the

mountain upon an incline of 30°,the elevation changes to 60°. What is the approximate height of the

mou

A. 12.7 km B. 22.7 km

C. 2.7 km D. 32.7 km

Answer: C

19. Two persons are on either sides of a tower of height 50 m. The persons observers the top of the

tower at an angle of elevation of 30° and 60°. If a car crosses these two persons in 10 seconds, what

is

A. 17√3 km/hr B. 21√3 km/hr

C. 22√3 km/hr D. 24√3 km/hr

Answer: D

20. Find the angle of elevation of the sun when the shadow of a pole of 18 m height is 6 √ 3 m long?

A. 60° B. 70°

C. 80° D. None of these

Answer: A

21. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the ground is sin−1⁡(35). If the

point of observation is 20 meters away from the foot of the tower, what is the height of the tower?

A. 10 m B. 15 m

C. 20 m D. 25 m
Answer: B

22. A person, standing exactly midway between two towers, observes the top of the two towers at

angle of elevation of 22.5° and 67.5°. What is the ratio ? (Given that tan 22.5° = √ 2 − 1 )

A. 7+2√2: 1 B. 1+2√2: 1

C. 5+2√2: 1 D. 3+2√2: 1

Answer: D

23. On the same side of a tower, two objects are located. Observed from the top of the tower, their

angles of depression are 45° and 60°. If the height of the tower is 600 m, the distance between the

obje

A. 254 m B. 264 m

C. 274 m D. 284 m

Answer: A

24. A ladder 10 m long just reaches the top of a wall and makes an angle of 60° with the wall.Find

the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall ( √ 3 = 1.73 )

A. 8.65 m B. 10.65 m

C. 12.65 m D. 14.65 m

Answer: A

25. From a tower of 80 m high, the angle of depression of a bus is 30°. How far is the bus from the

tower?

A. 118.4 m B. 128.4 m

C. 138.4 m D. 148.4 m

Answer: C

26. The angle of elevation of the top of a lighthouse 60 m high, from two points on the ground on its

opposite sides are 45° and 60°. What is the distance between these two points?

A. 104.6 m B. 94.6 m

C. 84.6 m D. 74.6 m

Answer: B

27. From the top of a hill 100 m high, the angles of depression of the top and bottom of a pole are

30° and 60° respectively. What is the height of the pole?

A. 46.67 m B. 56.67 m

C. 66.67 m D. None of these

Answer: C

28. A vertical tower stands on ground and is surmounted by a vertical flagpole of height 18 m. At a

point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the bottom and the top of the flagpole are 30° and 60°

re

A. 9 m B. 4 m

C. 12 m D. 8 m

Answer: A

29. A balloon leaves the earth at a point A and rises vertically at uniform speed. At the end of 2

minutes, John finds the angular elevation of the balloon as 60°. If the point at which John is standing

A. 1.13 meter/sec B. 2.16 meter/sec

C. 3.22 meter/sec D. 4.48 meter/sec

Answer: B

30. The angles of depression and elevation of the top of a wall 11 m high from top and bottom of a

tree are 60° and 30° respectively. What is the height of the tree?

A. 11 m B. 22 m

C. 33 m D. 44 m

Answer: D

31. Two vertical poles are 200 m apart and the height of one is double that of the other. From the

middle point of the line joining their feet, an observer finds the angular elevations of their tops to be

A. 90.5 m and 121 m B. 80.5 m and 131 m

C. 70.5 m and 141 m D. 60.5 m and 151 m

Answer: C

32. To a man standing outside his house, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of a window

are 60° and 45° respectively. If the height of the man is 180 cm and he is 5 m away from the wall,

what i

A. 1.65 m B. 2.65 m

C. 3.65 m D. 4.65 m

Answer: C

33. The thread of a kite is 120 m long and it is making 30° angular elevation with the ground .What

is the height of the kite?

A. 60 m B. 20 m

C. 40 m D. 10 m

Answer: A

34. A tree bent by the wind .The top of the tree meets the ground at an angle of 60°.If the distance

between the top of the foot be 8 m then what was the height of the tree?

A. 8(√3-2) B. 8(√3+2)

C. 8(√3-4) D. 8(√3+4)

Answer: B

35. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground is 30° . On walking 100m

towards the tower the angle of elevation changes to 60° . Find the height of the tower.

A. 80√3 B. 70√3

C. 60√3 D. 50√3

Answer: D

36. From the top of a temple near a river the angles of depression of both the banks of river are 45°

& 30°. If the height of the temple is 100 m then find out the width of the river.

A. 50(√3-1)m B. 100(√3-1)m

C. 200(√3-1)m D. 300(√3-1)m

Answer: B

37. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point is 30 °. On walking 40 m towards the

tower the angle changes to 45°.Find the height of the tower?

A. 40 (√3+1)m B. 30 (√3+1)m

C. 20 (√3+1)m D. 10 (√3+1)m

Answer: C

38. The shadow of a building is 20 m long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 60º. Find the

height of the building.

A. 34.64 m B. 38.64 m

C. 42.64 m D. 49.64 m

Answer: A

39. If a vertical pole 6 m high has a shadow of length 2 √3 metres, find the angle of elevation of the

sun.

A. 10º B. 20º
C. 40º D. 60º

Answer: D

40. A ladder against a vertical wall makes an angle of 45º with the ground. The foot of the ladder is

3m from the wall. Find the length of the ladder.

A. 2.23 m B. 4.23 m

C. 6.23 m D. 8.23 m

Answer: B

41. A balloon is connected to a meteorological station by a cable of length 200 m, inclined at 60º to

the horizontal. Find the height of the balloon from the ground. Assume that there is no slack in the c

A. 152.9 m B. 164.6 m

C. 173.2 m D. 188.4 m

Answer: C

42. The pilot of a helicopter, at an altitude of 1200m finds that the two ships are sailing towards it in

the same direction. The angle of depression of the ships as observed from the helicopter are 60º a

A. √3 m B. 200√3 m

C. 400√3 m D. 700√3 m

Answer: C

43. A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and is surmounted by a flagstaff of height 7m. At a

point on the plane, the angle of elevation of the bottom of the flagstaff is 30º and that of the top o

A. 9.562 m B. 19.562 m

C. 29.562 m D. 39.562 m

Answer: A

44. From the top of a building 30 m high, the top and bottom of a tower are observed to have angles

of depression 30º and 45º respectively. Find the height of the tower.

A. 60(1-1/√3) m B. 50(1-1/√3) m

C. 40(1-1/√3) m D. 30(1-1/√3) m

Answer: D

45. From the top of a cliff 25 m high the angle of elevation of a tower is found to be equal to the

angle of depression of the foot of the tower. Find the height of the tower.

A. 20 m B. 50 m

C. 130 m D. 170 m
Answer: B

46. The altitude of the sun at any instant is 60º. Find the height of the vertical pole that will cast a

shadow of 30 m.

A. 10√3 m B. 20√3 m

C. 30√3 m D. 40√3 m

Answer: C

47. When the sun is 30º above the horizontal, Find the length of shadow cast by a building 50m high.

A. 50√3 m B. 70√3 m

C. 90√3 m D. 110√3 m

Answer: A

48. If the elevation of the sun changed from 30º to 60º, then find the difference between the lengths

of shadows of a pole 15 m high, made at these two positions.

A. 4√3 m B. 7√3 m

C. 10√3 m D. 13√3 m

Answer: C

49. The heights of two poles are 80 m and 62.5 m. If the line joining their tops makes an angle of 45º

with the horizontal, then find the distance between the poles.

A. 3.5 m B. 8.5 m

C. 12.5 m D. 17.5 m

Answer: D

50. If the angle of elevation of cloud from a point 200 m above a lake is 30º and the angle of

depression of its reflection in the lake is 60º, then find the height of the cloud above the lake.

A. 400 m B. 600 m

C. 800 m D. 1000 m

Answer: A

51. The banks of a river are parallel. A swimmer starts from a point on one of the banks and swims

in a straight line inclined to the bank at 45º and reaches the opposite bank at a point 20 m

A. 12.12 m B. 14.14 m

C. 16.16 m D. 18.18 m

Answer: B

52. A man on cliff observes fishing trawler at angle of depression of 30º which is approaching the
shore to point. 6 minutes later, the angle of depression of the trawler is found to be 60º.

A. 1 min B. 2 min

C. 3 min D. None of these

Answer: C

53. A boat is being rowed away from a cliff 150m high. At the top of the cliff the angle of depression

of the boat changes from 60º to 45º in 2 minutes. Find the speed of the boat.

A. 1.9 km/hr B. 2.3 km/hr

C. 3.8 km/hr D. 4.5 km/hr

Answer: A

54. A tower is 100√3 metres high. Find the angle of elevation of its top from a point 100 metres away

from its foot.

A. 50º B. 40º

C. 80º D. 60º

Answer: D

55. From a point on the ground 40 m away from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of the
top

of the tower is 30º. The angle of elevation of the top of a water tank (on the top of the tower) is 45º

A. 22.5, 17.4 m B. 23.1, 16.9 m

C. 24.1, 15.7 m D. 25.1, 14.2 m

Answer: B

56. There is a small island in middle of 100 m wide river and a tall tree stands on island. P and Q are

points directly opposite to each other on two banks. If angles of elevation is 30º and 45º.

A. 17.7 m B. 28.8 m

C. 36.6 m D. 42.2 m

Answer: C

57. At the foot of a mountain the elevation of its summit is 45º; after ascending 1000 m towards the

mountain up a slope of 30º inclination is found to be 60º. Find the height of the mountain.

A. 1.366 km B. 1.477 m

C. 1.788 km D. 1.922 km

Answer: A

58. An aeroplane when flying at a height of 4000m from the ground passes vertically above another
aeroplane at an instant when the angles of the elevation of the two planes from the same point on

the grou

A. 1490.53 m B. 1590.53 m

C. 1690.53 m D. 1790.53 m

Answer: C

59. From the top of a hill, the angle of depression of two consecutive kilometer stones, due east are

found to be 30º and 45º respectively. Find the distance of the two stones from the foot of the hill.

A. 1.366 km, 2.366 km B. 2.366 km, 3.366 km

C. 3.366 km, 4.366 km D. None of these

Answer: A

60. A man standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of a tree on the

opposite bank is 60º. When he moves 50 m away from the bank, he finds the angle of elevation to
be

30º.

A. 38.3, 19 m B. 45.3, 32 m

C. 41.3, 28 m D. 43.3, 25 m

Answer: D

61. The elevation of T, from A is xº where tan xº = 2/5 and AF = 200 m. The elevation of T from B,

where AB = 80 m is yº. Calculate : (a)the height of the tower TF, (b)the angle ’y’ correct to nearest

deg

A. 100 m, 31º B. 80 m, 34º

C. 60 m, 36º D. 40 m, 39º

Answer: B

62. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two points P and Q at a distance of ‘a’ and ‘b’

respectively, from the base and in the same straight line with it are complementary. Prove that

height

A. Statement is proved B. Statement is not proved

C. Statement is not correct D. Data is Inadequate

Answer: A

63. From a window A, 10 m above ground the angle of elevation of the top C to a tower is xº , where

tan xº = 5/2 and the angle of depression of the foot D of the tower is yº , where tan yº = 1/4 . Calcula
A. 30 m B. 70 m

C. 110 m D. 130 m

Answer: C

64. The shadow of a vertical tower on a level ground increases by 10 m when the altitude of the sun

changes from 45º to 30º. Find the height of the tower, correct to two decimal places.

A. 12.44 m B. 13.66 m

C. 14.77 m D. 15.22 m

Answer: B

65. Two poles standing on the same side of a tower in a straight line with it, measure the angles of

elevation of the top of the tower at 25º and 50º respectively. If the height of the tower is 70 m, find

A. 31.27 m B. 89.27 m

C. 29.27 m D. 92.27 m

Answer: B

66. Vertical tower is 20 m high. A man standing at some distance from the tower knows that the

cosine of the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 0.53. How far is he standing from the foot

of the

A. 12.5 m B. 16.7 m

C. 25.3 m D. 31.9 m

Answer: A

67. AB is a tower, and two objects C and D are located on the ground on the same side of AB. When

observed from the top A of the tower, their angles of depression are 45º and 60º. Find the distance

betwee

A. 107 m B. 117 m

C. 127 m D. 137 m

Answer: C

68. A tower stands vertically on the ground. From a point on the ground, which is 15 m away from

the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60°. Find the
height

A. 11√3 m B. 15√3 m

C. 19√3 m D. 23√3 m
Answer: B

69. An electrician has to repair an electric fault on a pole of height 5 m. She needs to reach a point

1.3m below the top of the pole to undertake the repair work. What should be the length of the
ladder

A. 4.32 m B. 2.56 m

C. 4.76 m D. 2.14 m

Answer: D

70. An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a chimney. The angle of elevation of the top of the

chimney from her eyes is 45°. What is the height of the chimney?

A. 24 m B. 26 m

C. 28 m D. 30 m

Answer: D

71. From a point P on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of a 10 m tall building is 30°. A

flag is hoisted at the top of the building and the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff from

A. 1.98 m B. 3.57 m

C. 5.76 m D. 7.32 m

Answer: D

72. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun’s

altitude is 30° than when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower.

A. 10√3 m B. 20√3 m

C. 30√3 m D. 40√3 m

Answer: B

73. The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8 m tall building from the top of a
multistoreyed building are 30° and 45°, respectively. Find the height of the multi-storeyed building
and t

A. 4(3+√3) m B. 5(3+√3) m

C. 6(3+√3) m D. 7(3+√3) m

Answer: A

74. From a point on a bridge across a river, the angles of depression of the banks on opposite sides

of the river are 30° and 45°, respectively. If the bridge is at a height of 3 m from the banks, find th

A. 3(√3+1) m B. 7(√3+1) m

C. 11(√3+1) m D. 17(√3+1) m
Answer: A

75. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top

of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100

A. 273 m B. 333 m

C. 485 m D. 627 m

Answer: A

76. A man standing at point P is watching the top of tower, which makes angle of elevation of 30º

with man's eye.Man walks some distance towards the tower to watch its top & angle of elevation is

60º.

A. 2 units B. 10 units

C. Data inadequate D. None of these

Answer: C

77. An observer 1.6 m tall is 20√3 away from a tower. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top

of the tower is 30º. The heights of the tower is:

A. 11.2 m B. 13.5 m

C. 17.8 m D. 21.6 m

Answer: D

78. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree √3 times the height of

the tree, is:

A. 30º B. 45º

C. 60º D. 75º

Answer: A

79. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top

of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100

A. 173 m B. 200 m

C. 273 m D. 300 m

Answer: C

80. A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of

30º with the man's eye. The man walks some distance towards the tower to watch its top and the

angle of

A. 8 units B. 12 units
C. None of these D. Data inadequate

Answer: D

81. An observer 1.6 m tall is 203 away from a tower. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top of

the tower is 30º. The heights of the tower is:

A. 21.6 m B. 23.2 m

C. 24.72 m D. None of these

Answer: A

82. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top

of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30 degree and 45 degree respectively. If the light

A. 276 metre B. 273 metre

C. 270 metre D. 263 metre

Answer: B

83. From a point C on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30 degree. If the

tower is 100 meter high, find the distance from point C to the foot of the tower.

A. 170 meter B. 172 meter

C. 173 meter D. 167 meter

Answer: C

84. A man is watching form the top of the tower a boat speeding away from the tower. The boat

makes the angle of depression of 45 degree with the man's eye when at a distance of 60 metres
from

the tower.

A. 22 Km/Hr B. 28 Km/Hr

C. 32 Km/Hr D. 36 Km/Hr

Answer: C

85. The Top of a 15 metre high tower makes an angle of elevation of 60 degree with the bottom of
an

electric pole and angle of elevation of 30 degree with the top of pole. Find the height of the electric

A. 7 metre B. 8 metre

C. 9 metre D. 10 metre

Answer: D

86. The angle of elevation of the sun is 60°. Find the length of the shadow of a man who is 180 cm

tall.
A. 127.27 cm B. 103.92 cm

C. 311.77 cm D. None of these

Answer: B

87. A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is

1 cm and iron weighs 8 g/cm3 , then the weight of the pipe is

A. 3.6 kg B. 3.696 kg

C. 36 kg D. 36.9 kg

Answer: B

88. 40 feet rope is cut into 2. One piece is 18 feet longer than the other. What is the length of the

shorter piece?

A. 11 B. 12

C. 18 D. 22

Answer: A