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Some Applications of Trigonometry PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 10: Some Applications of Trigonometry (Mathematics) had 18 questions across the 40 official CBSE Class 10 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 10 of them. Asked in 10 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Heights and Distances, Angle of Elevation.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 10 of 10 years.
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heights and Distances | 15 | 10 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Angle of Elevation | 3 | 3 | 2026, 2020, 2017 |
How to practise Some Applications of Trigonometry PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Some Applications of Trigonometry questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
Questions by year
Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.
CBSE Class 102026
CBSE Class 102025
CBSE Class 102024
- Q.35 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Long answer · Heights and Distances: Tower height and distance using pole on top PDF
CBSE Class 102023
- Q.33 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Long answer · Heights and Distances: Distance between towers, other tower height and wire length PDF
CBSE Class 102022
CBSE Class 102020
CBSE Class 102019
- Q.26 (Mathematics (30/1/1)) · Long answer · Heights and Distances: Boat speed as elevation of lighthouse top changes 60 to 30 degrees PDF
CBSE Class 102018
- Q.29 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Long answer · Heights and Distances: Distance between two ships seen from a lighthouse PDF
CBSE Class 102017
- Q.3 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Very short answer · Angle of Elevation: Sun's elevation from tower height and shadow length PDF
- Q.13 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Short answer · Heights and Distances: Tower height from complementary elevation angles at 4 m and 16 m PDF
- Q.27 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Long answer · Heights and Distances: River width from aeroplane depression angles 45 and 60 degrees PDF
CBSE Class 102016
- Q.3 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Very short answer · Heights and Distances: Length of ladder at 60 degrees with foot 2.5 m from wall PDF
- Q.19 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Short answer · Heights and Distances: Hill height and distance from ship using elevation and depression PDF
- Q.26 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Long answer · Heights and Distances: Tower height and distance using elevations from ground and 40 m above PDF
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FAQ
How many Some Applications of Trigonometry questions come in CBSE Class 10?
In the official papers we tagged: 2 in 2026, 2 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 2 in 2020, 1 in 2019, 1 in 2018, 3 in 2017 and 3 in 2016. That is 18 questions in all, about 5% of Mathematics.
Which Some Applications of Trigonometry topics repeat in CBSE Class 10?
Asked in the most papers: Heights and Distances, Angle of Elevation. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official CBSE Class 10 questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 10 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.