1.

A person of height 2m wants to get a frutt whích

is on a pole of height m. If he stands at a

istance of m from the foot of the pole, then

the angle at which he should throw the stone, so
that it hits the fruit is
(1) 60° (2) 45°
(3)90° (4) 30°
2.A straight highway leads to the foot of a 50m tall
tower. From the top of the tower the angles of
depression of two cars on the highway are 30°
and 60°, What is the distance between the two
cars ?

100
(1) m (2) 100/ m
(3)86.50m (4)None of these
3. From the top of a pillar of height 20m the angles
of elevation and depression of the top and bot
tom of another pillar are 30° and 45° respective
ly. The height of the second pillar (in metre) is :
20 20
4) (3-) m (2) J3
20
(3) 20/3 m (4) J m
 A

NN

50m

Setberom the , the anga

Non th

che angles at pount A n the gound is surh hal

and b
an 5 When the pont is mnnt 4 o
eres
wards the hght hoUse the angt of clevath l ()Nne these
comes sh that tan Then the hewht N ng rests ARanst a vertal wall atp
ght bousc S wh the gound, How higth
(1) 225 m 20 m rah
(S 215 m (4) 235 m (2) 12.9 m
(4) 12 m
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EME-2
 4. At a point Pon the ground, the angle of
of the top of a 10m tall building and of a
ter hovering some distance over the elhelevatlctop-on
building are 30° and 60° respectively. top of the
height of the helicopter above the Then,
ground is the
10
(1) J3 m
(2) 10/3 m
20
(3) Im (4) 30 m

5. There 1s asmall 1sland in the middle of a

wide river. There is atall tree on the 100 m
P and Q are points directly opposite1sland.
to eachPoints
otb
er on the two banks and in line with the
tree.at
the angles of elevation of the top of the tree
and Qare 30° and 45°, then the height of
tree 1s:
(1) 50V3 -1) m (2) 50/3 m
100
(3) 50(/3 +1) m (4)
J3 -1
m

6. If the angles of a tower from two points distant a

and b (b> a) from its foot and in the same straisht
line from it are 60° and 30°, then the height of
the tower is:
(1) Ja-b (2) /b-a

(3) fab (4) a

7. The angles of depression of two ships from the
top of the light house are 45° and 30° towards
east. If the ships are 100m apart. then the height
of the light house is :
(1) 50(/3 -1]m (2) 50(/3 +1)m
50
(3) 50(/3)m (4)
J3-1-m
8. A balloon of radius r makes an angle a at the eye
of an observer and the angle of elevation of its
centre is B. The height of its centre from the
ground level 1s given by:
(1) r sin ß cosec a/2
(2) r cOsec a/2 sin c
(3) r cOsec a sin B
(4) None of these
9. The angle of elevatlon '' of the top of a light house
at a polnt 'A' on the ground is such that
5
Lanß=o: When the point is moved 240m to
wards the light house, the angle of elevation be-
3
comes such that tan= 4
Then the height o!
light house is :
(1) 225 m (2) 200 m
(3) 215 m (4) 235 m
 10. Atthe foot of a mountain the elevatton of its sum-
mit 1s 45°: after ascending 1000 mtowards the
nnuntain up a slope of 30° incltnation, the cle
vationis found to be 60, Find the
mountain: height of the
(1) J3+l km
2 (2)
2 km

(3) (4) km
11. The anglcs of elevation of the top of a
Andthe top of the chimney on the roofbuilding
of the
Lutldíng from a point on he
A5° respecttvely. The height of ground are x nd
ee Then the height of the bulldinginis h me
chimney, metrc,
(1) h cot x+ h (2) h cot x- h
(3) h tan x-h (4) h tan x+ h
12. At the foot of a mountan thc elevation of its sum-
mit ts 45". After ascending lkm towards the
mounta1n upon an Incline of 30°, the elevation
changes to 60. The height of the mountain is
sin 15°

(1) 1.455 km (2) 1.766 km

(3) 1.366 km (4)2.366 km
13.At a distance a from the foot of a tower AB of
height b, a flagstaff BC and the tower AB of sub
tend equal angles. Then the height of the flag
staff is:

(1)
ba+b) (2)
b[a-b)
a' + b2

(3)
b[a?- 26) (4) b(a+b)
a -b

14.A tower on horizontal ground leans towards the

north. At two points due south at disiance a and
brespectively from the foot, the angular eleva
B. Find the
tlons of the top of the tower are a and
Inclinaton 9 of the tower to the horizon.

bcot a+a cot B bsina +bcosß

(1) a-b
(2) b-a

bcot a-acotß (4) None of these

(3) b-a
6. Apole. vertical wall at
15 mlong rests against a
How high up
an angle of 60° with the ground.
he wall will the pole reach ?
(1)10.8 m (2) 12.9 m
(3) 11.9 m (4) 12 m
 L6. The sinadow of avertical tower AB on level ground
is increaned by 1Om, when the altitude of the
sun changes from 45° to 30. The helghi of the
tower is :
(1) 13.7 m (2) 14.7 m
(3) 12.7 m (4) 15.7 m
17. ^ by is ly!ng a kite with a string of
m. If t.. string is taut and the ante length 100
cf evation
of the kite is 30, the helght of the
(1) 40 m
kite is :
(2) 15 m
(3)29 m (4) 50 m
18. From the top of a tower a
on the ground at an angle guard of
saw a prlsoner
If the prisoner is 80 m away depression of 80°.
from the foot of the
tower, the distance between the guard and the
prisoner is :
(1) 120 m (2) 160 m
(3) 170 In (4) 150 m
19. Acircus artist is
climbing a 20 m long rope which
is tightly stretched and tied from the top of a
vertical pole to the ground. Find
the pole, if the angle made by the the height of
ground level is 30°. ropewith the
(1) 11 m (2) 15 m
(3) 10 m (4) 18 m
20. A tree breaks due to storm and the
broken part
bends so that the top of the tree touches the
ground making an angle 30° with it. The dis
tance between the foot of the tree to the point
where the top touches the ground is 8 m. The
height of the tree is :
(1) 8/3 m (2) 7/3 m
(3) 6/3 m (4) 4/3 m
21.From a point on the ground the angles of eleva
tion of the bottem and top of a tower fixed at the
top of a 20 m high building are 45° and 60 re
specttvely. The height oi .e tower is :
(1) 24.64 m (2) 10.64 m
(3) 9.64 m (4) 14.64 m
22. From the top of a building 30m high the angle of
depression of a stone X on the side of the road
was 60°, The angle of depression of another stone
Yin line with the line joining the base of the build
ingand X, is 45. The distance between the two
stones is:

(1)10(3-V3) m

(2) 9(3+3)m
(3)8(3-3) m

(4) 8(3 +3] m

 23. AB and CD are the outer walls of two buildings
which are at a distance of AC from each other. If
AB = 30m and the angles of depresston of A,C
from D, Bare 60° and 30° respectively. Then the
height of CD is:
(1) 80mn (2) 90m
(3) 70m (4) 60m
24.A ran stands at a point A on the bank of a rivei
and looks at the top of a tree whích is exactly
opposite to him on the other bank. The angle of
elevation ts 45°, He then walke 200 m at right
angles to the bank and away from it to the point
B. From B he looks at the top of the trée and the
angle of elevatlon as 30°, The height of the tree
is:

(1)10(43 +1)m
(2) 100(3 -)m
(3)88 (13 +1)m
(4) 100 (3 +1)m
23. From an aeroplane vertically above a straight
road the angles of depressions of two consecu
tive kmn stones on the same side.are 45° and
f,60:The height'of the aeroplane is :
(1)2.366 km (2) 3.366 km
(3) 4.366 km (4) 1.366 km
26. Fromn the top of a hill 20Om, high the angles of
depression of the top and the bottom of a pillar
are 30° and 60° respectively. The height of the
pllar is:
200 100
(1) 3
m (2) 3
m

400 250
(3)3 m (49 3
m

27. A vertical pole fixed to the ground is divided in

the ratlo 1:9 by a m¡rk on it, the two parts
subtend equal ángles at a place on the ground,
15m from the base of the pole. If the lower part
be shorter than the upper one, the height of the
pole is:
(1)40 45 m (2)60 J5 m
(3) 50 J5m (4)30 J5 m
28.A vertical pole on one side of astreet subtends a
right angle at a window exactly on the opposite
side. If the angle of elevation of the window from
the base of a pole be 60° and the width of the
street be 30m. The height of the window is :

(1) 10 43 m (2) 20 43 m
(3) 40 J3m (4) 30J3 m
 QUESTIONSSASKEDIN PREVIQUS sSC
standing in the ntddle of a rld,
EXAM^
29. Aboy
a tlying
tlon
bird in the nurth at an nie ct ooervCs
of 30 and afier 2intnucs, he obscrves the ctheva-
the souih at an angle of
same birdin
of60°. fshe btrd Mes all along tn a elevatlon
st:atght
lne
at a height of h0 3 m, then s speed in
1s:
k1m/h
()4.5 (2) 3
(4) 6
(3) 9
[SSA. Graduate Level Tier-I Exam,
30. Apole broken by the
storn: of vind and
its 2012)
struck the ground at an angle of 3y nd atLop a
distance of 20 mfrom thc font of tnc poic. the
hetght of the pole bcfore it WAs broken wag

(1) 20,3 m (2) - 3

(3) 50/3 m (4) 3

m

ISSC Graduate Level Tier-I Examn, 2012:

31.The length of a shadow of a vertical tower is

times its height. The angle of elevation of the Sun
is
(1) 30° (2) 45°
(3) 60* (4) 90
ISSC Grauate Level Tier T Exam, 2011)
32.When the angle of elevation of the sun incrcas
es from 30º to 60°, ihe shadow ofa post is di
minished by 5 metres. Then the, height of the
post is

5/3 2/3 m
(1) m (2)
2

(3) m (4) 5/3 m

5/3
[SSC Graduate Level Tier-I Exam, 2012]
33. A man is clinmbing a ladder which is inclined to
the wall at an angle of 30°. f he 2scends at a
rate of 2 m/s, then he approaches the wall at
the rate of
(1)I.5 m/s (2) ! m/s
(3)2 m/s (4)2.5 m/s
SSC Graduate evel Tier-I Examn, 20121
34. P and g are two points observed from the top 0
a bulding 1043 mhigh. If the angles of depres
sion of the potnts are complementary and Pg
20 m, then the distance of P from the buildings
(1) 25 m (2) 45 m
(3) 30 m (4) 40 m
[SSC Graduate Levet Tier-I Exam. 20121
 3o.Atreels broken by the wind. If the top of the tret
struck the ground at an angle of 30° and at a
distance of 30 m Irom the root, then the hetdht
of thetree ls
(1) 25/3 m (2) 30/3 m
(3) 15/3 m (4) 20/3 m
RSC Gradaate Level Tier-I Exam,
S6. From the top of a cim 90 metre high, the
2012]
of depresslon of the top and bottom of a angles
are obecrved to bc 30° and 60° respectively.tower
The
helght of the tower is :
(1) 45 m (2) 60 m
(3) 75 m (4) 30m
ISSC Graduate Level Tler-I Ezam,
7. The anglcs of elevation of the top of a tower2012)
fronm
two pointsat a distance x and y from the foot of
the tower are complementary. The height of the
tower fs

(1) (2) Jx+y

(3) xy (4)
(SSC CPOSI & Assistant Inteligence Officer
Exam, 2012]
38. At a point ona horizontal line through the base
of a monument, the angle of elevation of the top
of the monument is found to be such that its

tangent is EOn walking 138 metres towards

the monument the secant of the angle of eleva

tlon ts found to be
193
12
-.The height of the monu
ment (tn metre) is
(1)35 (2) 49
(3) 42 (4) 56
S8C (10+2) Hiher Seconary Level Data Entry
Operator and LDC Eram, 2012)
30. The angles of elevatlon of the top of a tower from
two points AandB Iying on the horizontal
through the foot of the tower are respectively 15
and 30°. If A and B are on the same side of the
tower and AB = 48 metre, then the height of the
tower is :
(1) 2443 metre (2) 24 metre
(3) 24.2 metre (4) 96 metre
(SSC FOCI Ansistaant Grade-III Exam, 2012]
W. The angles of elevation of the top of a bullding
Irom the top and bottom of a tree are x and y
Tespectively. If the height of the tree is h metre,
then, in metre, the height of the bullding is
 hcot x hcot y
(1) cot x + cot y (2) cot x + cot y
h cot x
(3) hcot y
cot x - col y (4) col x- coty
(S8C(10+2) Higher Seconary Level Data Eatry
Operator and LDC ErAm, 2012]
41.1f the angde of elevation of the Sun changcs from
30° to 45°, the length of the shadow of a pillar
decrcases by 20 metres. The height of the plllar

(1) 20 (/3-1) m (2) 20 (J5+ 1) m

(3) 10 (3-1) m (4) 10 (J3+1) m
ISSC (10+2) Hlgher Secondary Level Dta Eatry
Operator and LDC EAm, 2012]
42. There are two vertical posts, one on each
side of
a road, just opposite to cach other. One post 1s
108 metre high. From the top of thís post, the
angles of depression of the top and foot of the
other post are 30° and 60° respectively. The
height of the other post, in metre, is
(2)36 (2) 72
(3) 108 (4) 110
|SSC (10+2) Higher Secondary Level Data Entry
Operator and LDC Exam, 2012)
43. Two poles of equal heights are standing oppo
site to each other on either side of a road which
is 100m wide. From a point between them on
road, angles of elevation of their tops are 30°
and 60°. The height of each pole in metre, is
(1) 25 /3 (2) 20 J3
(3) 28/3 (4) 30 J3
[SSC (10+2) Higher Secondary Level Data Entry
Operator and LDC Examn, 2012]
44. The angles of elevation of the top of a building
and the top of the chimnney on the roof of the
building from a point on the ground are x and
is h me
45° respectively. The height of buildingmetre, is:
tre. Then the height of the chimney,in
(1)h cot x + h (2) h cot x- h
(3) h tan x-h (4) h tan x+ h
Level Data Entry
[SSC (10+2)Higher Secondary LDC
Operator and Exam, 2012]
tower fron
46. The angle of elevation of the top of a moving a
a pofnt A on the ground is 30°. footOn
distanceof 20 metres towards the of the tow
er to a point B, the angle of elevation increases
to60°. The height of the tower is
(1) 3 m (2) 5/3 m
(3) 10J3 m (4) 20 J3 m
[SSC (10+2) Higher Secondary Level Data Entry
Operator and LDC Ezam, 2012)
 46. A telegraph post is bent at a point above the
ground due to storm. Its top just meets the
ground at adistance of 8,J3 metres from its foot
and makes an angle of 30°, then the height of
the post is :
(1) 16 metres (2) 23 metres
(3) 24 metres (4) 10 metres
(SSC (10+2) Higher Secondary Level Data Entry
Operator and LDC Exanm, 2012]
47.A ladder is resting against a wall at a height of
1Om. If the ladder is inclined with the ground at
an angle of 30°, then thc distance of the foot of
the ladder from the wall is
10 20
(1) m (2) Ja m
(3) 1043 m (4) 2043 m
[SSC (10+2) Higher Secondary Level Data Entry
Operator and LDC Exam, 2012]
48. One lies a kite with a thread 150 metre long. If
the thread of the kite makes an angle of 60° with
the horizontal line, then the height of the kite
from the ground (assuming the thread to be in a
straight line) is
(1) 50metre (2) 75 V3 metre
(3) 25 /3 metre (4) 80 metre
[SSCFCI Assistant Grade-III Exam, 2012]
49. The angle of elevation of a cloud at a height h
above the level of water in a lake is a and the
angle of the depression of its image in the lake is
B. Then, the height of the cloud above the sur
face of the lake is
(1) h cot B (2) h (cot a + cot B)
cot a + cot B
(3) h cot a (4) h cot a - cot ß

ISSC FCIAssistant Grade-III Exam, 2012]

50. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point
on the ground is 60°. After 15 seconds flight, the
elevation changes to 30°. If the aeroplane is flying
at a height of 1500-/3 m, find the speed of the
plane.
(1)300 m/sec (2) 200 m/sec
(3) 100 m/sec (4) 150 m/sec
[SSC Delhi Police S.I. Exam, 19.08.2012]
51. Two posts are x metres apart and the height of
one is double that of the other. If from the mid
point of the line joining their feet, an observer
finds the angular elevations of their tops to be
complementary, then the height (in metres) of
the shorter post is
 X
(2) 4

(3) x2 (4)
52. An aeroplane when lying at a
height
of
from the ground passes vertically
er aeroplane at an instant,. when the
clevation of the two aeroplanes from
the
5anges0 0m
above anoh.
point on the ground are 60° and 45°
same
ly. The vertical distance between the
at that instant is raeespect
roplanesiv e.
(1)5000(/3 - 1)m (2) 5000(3- /3) m

(3) |m (4) 4500 m

(SSC Graduate Level Tier-II Exam,

53. The shadow of a tower is J3 times its 16.09.2012)
Then the angle of elevation of the top of the heitogwerht.
(1) 45° (2) 30°
(3) 60° (4) 90°
[SSC FCI Asstt. Grade-III Exam
11,11.2012 (Ist Sittingl
54. A man 6 ft tall casts a shadow 4 It long at the
same time when a flag pole casts a shadow 50 f
long. The height of the flag pole is
(1) 80 ft (2) 75 ft
(3) 60 ft (4) 70f
(SSC FCI Asstt. Grade-III Exam,
11.11.2012 (IInd Sittingl]
55. A man standing at a point P is watching the top
of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of
30°. The man walks somne distance towards the
tower andthen his angle of elevation of the top of
the tower is 60°. If the height of the tower is 30
m, then the distance he moves is
(1) 22 m (2) 22 J3 in
(3) 20 m (4) 20 /3 m
[SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator
and LDCExam, 21.10.2012 (Ist Sitting
56. The distance between two vertical poles is 60 n
The heightof one of the poles is double the heign
of the other. The angles of elevation of the top ol
seg
the poles from the middle point of the lineeaci
ment joining their feet are complementary to
other. The heights of the poles are :
(1) 10m and 20 m (2) 20 m and 40m
3042"
(3)20.9 m and 41.8 m (4) 15./5 m and
Operat
[SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry
(IInd
Sitting)
and LDC Exam, 21.10.2012
S7. There are two temples, one on each bank of a
river. just opposite to each other. One temple is
54m high. From the top of this temple, the an
gles of depression of the top and the foot of the
other temple are 30° and 60° respectively. The
length of the temple is :
(1) 18 m (2) 36 m
(3) 36 J3 m (4) 18/3 m
ISSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator
and LDC Exam, 21.10.2012 (IInd Sitting)]
58. The shadow of the tower becomes 60 metres long
er when the altitude of the sun changes from 45°
to 30°. Then the height of the tower is

) 20(45+i)m (2) 24(V3+1)m

(3) 3o(3+1)m (4) 30(43 -)m
59. An aeroplane when flying at a height of 3125m
from the ground passes vertically below another
plane at an instant when the angles of elevation
of the two planes from the same point on the
ground are 30° and 60° respectively. The distance
between the two planes at that instant is
(1) 6520m (2) 6000 m
(3) 5000 m (4) 6250 m
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator
and LDC Exam, 28.10.2012 (Ist Sitting)
50. Avertical post 15 ft high is broken at acertain
height and its upper part, not completely
rated, meets the ground at an angle of 30°. Find
the height at which the post is broken.
(1)10ft (2) 5ft

(3) 15/3(2-/a)n (4) 5J3 ft

(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator
and LDC Exan, 04.11.2012 (IInd Sitting)]