Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
1. The length of shadow of a tower on the plane ground is 
times the height of the tower. The angle of elevation of sun is ( )
A) 45° B) 30° C) 60° D) 90°
2. The angle of depression of a car, standing on the ground, from the top of a 75 m tower is 30°. The distance of the car from the base of the tower is ...... m. ( )
A) 25 B) 50 C) 75 D) 150
3. A ladder 15 m long just reaches the top of a vertical wall. If the ladder makes an angle of 60° with the wall, then the height of the wall is ....... m. ( )
A) 15 
D) 15
4. The angle of depression of a car parked on the road from the top of a 150 m high tower is 30°. The distance of the car from the tower is ........ m. ( )
A) 50 B) 150 C) 150
D) 75
5. If the height of a vertical pole is times the length of its shadow on the ground, then the angle of elevation of the sun at that time is ( )
A) 30° B) 75° C) 45° D) 60°
6. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a point on the ground 50 m away from the foot of the tower is 45°. Then the height of the tower is ....... m. ( )
A) 50 B) 50 
7. A ladder makes an angle of 60° with the ground when placed against a wall. If the ladder is 2 m away from the wall, then the length of the ladder is ...... m. ( )
A) 
B) 4 C) 2 D) 4
8. The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow is 1 : . The angle of elevation of the sum is ( )
A) 30° B) 45° C) 60° D) 90°
9. The angle of elevation of a tower from a distance of 100 m from its foot is 60°. Then the height of the tower is ...... m. ( )
10. If the altitude of the sun is at 60°, then the height of the vertical tower that will cast a shadow of length 30 m is.... m. ( )
A) 30 B) 15 C) 
D) 15
Answers: 1−B; 2−A; 3−C; 4−A; 5−D; 6−B; 7−D; 8−A; 9−B; 10−A.
Writer: T.S.V.S. Suryanarayana Murthy
