Important Questions of Heights and Distances Quantitative Aptitude | Zigya

Previous Year Papers

Download Solved Question Papers Free for Offline Practice and view Solutions Online.

Test Series

Take Zigya Full and Sectional Test Series. Time it out for real assessment and get your results instantly.

Test Yourself

Practice and master your preparation for a specific topic or chapter. Check you scores at the end of the test.
Advertisement

 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

Advertisement
41.

Two persons are on either side of a temple, 75 m high, observe the angle of elevation of the top of the temple to be 30° and 60° respectively. The distance between the persons is

  • 173.2 m

  • 100 m

  • 157.7 m

  • 273.2 m

61 Views

42.

A 1.6 m tall observer is 45 m away from a tower. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top of the tower is 30°, then the height of the tower (in m) is:

  • 25.98

  • 26.58

  • 27.58

  • 27.98

74 Views

43.

From the top of a building 60 m high, the angle of depression of the top and bottom of a tower are observed to be 30° and 60°. The height of the tower (in metre) is:

  • 40

  • 45

  • 50

  • 55

56 Views

44.

If the elevation of the Sun changes from 30° to 60°,  then the difference between the lengths of shadows of a pole 15 m high, is

  • 7.5 m

  • 15 m

  • 10√3 m

  • 5√3 m

41 Views

Advertisement
45.

When the angle of elevation of the sun increases from 30° to 60°, the shadow of a post is diminished by 5 m. Then, the height of the post is

  • 5√3 / 2 m

  • 2√3 / 5 m

  • 2 / 5√3 m

  • 4 / 5√3 m

41 Views

46.

From the top of a cliff 90 m high, the angles of depression of the top and bottom of a  tower are observed to be 30° and 60° respectively. The height of the tower is

  • 60 m

  • 75 m

  • 30 m

  • 45 m

61 Views

47.

A vertical stick 12 cm long casts a shadow 8 cm long on the ground. At the same time, a tower casts a shadow 40 m long on the ground. The height of the tower is

  • 60 m

  • 65 m

  • 70 m

  • 72 m

51 Views

48.

The tops of two poles of height 24 m and 36 m are connected by wire. If the wire makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, then the length of the wire is

  • 8√3 m

  • 8 m

  • 6√3 m

  • 6 m

48 Views

Advertisement
49.

A man standing in one corner of a square football field observes that the angle subtend by a pole in the corner just diagonally opposite to this corner is 60°. When he retires 80 m from the corner, along the same straight line, he finds the angle to be 30°. The length of the field is

  • 20 m

  • 40√2 m

  • 40 m

  • 20√2 m

45 Views

50.

Two poles of height 7 m and 12 m stand on a plane ground. If the distance between their feet is 12 m, the distance between their top will be

  • 13 m

  • 19 m

  • 15 m

  • 17 m


Advertisement