Mathematics - Heights and Distances

Practise 3 KVPY previous year questions on Heights and Distances, compiled from papers spanning 2016 to 2020. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KVPY tests.

1A person standing on the top of a building of height 60 3 feet observed the top of a tower to lie at an elevation of 45 . That person descen2020 (SB/SX)
2A sphere with centre sits atop a pole as shown in the figure. An observer on the ground is at a distance from the foot of the pole. She note2016 (SB/SX)
3A wall is inclined to the floor at an angle of . A ladder of length is resting on the wall. As the ladder slides down, its mid-point traces 2016 (SB/SX)

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Heights and Distances?

This chapter includes 3 questions compiled from KVPY papers spanning 2016 to 2020.

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

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

3.Is Heights and Distances an important chapter for KVPY Mathematics?

Heights and Distances has appeared in 2 of the 11 years of KVPY papers covered here, with 3 questions across 2 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.