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1. 1990/II/19

Find sin VAH. A.

1 2

The figure shows a right pyramid with a square base. VAB, VBC, VCD and VDA are equilateral triangles.
1 4 1 2 1 3

B.

C.

D.

E.

3 2

2. 1990/II/47

In the figure, A, B and C are three points on the same horizontal plane. A is due north of B, C is due east of B and H is a point vertically above A. Which of the following angles is/are 90o? I.

ABC III. HBC A. I only

II.

HAC

B.

II only

C.

I and II only

D.

I and III only

E.

I ,II and III

3. 1990/II/54

I. UPT RQT A. All of them

In the figure, PTQ, SQR and RUT are equilateral triangles. Which of the following is/are true? II. PU = QS B. None of them III. PQSU is a parallelogram C. I and II only D. I and III only E. II and III only.

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4. 1991/II/45 Question 4 and 5 refer to the figure below, which shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH with AE = 2a, EF = 2b and FG = 2c. AC and BD intersect at X. XE =

A.

a 2 + b 2 + c 2 B.

a 2 + b 2 + ( 2c ) 2

C.

a 2 + (2b) 2 + c 2

D.

( 2a ) 2 + b 2 + c 2

E.

2 a2 + b2 + c2

5. 1991/II/46

If the angle between XE and the plane EFGH is , then tan A.

a b

B.

2a b

C.

( 2a ) 2 + c 2 b

D.

a b +c
2 2

E.

2a

b + c2
2

6. 1992/II/15

Find the ratio of the volume of the tetrahedron ACHD to the volume of the cube ABCDEFGH in the figure. A. 1:8 B. 1:6 C. 1:4 D. 1:3 E. 1:2

7. 1992/II/47

In the figure, if is the angle between the diagonals AG and BH of the cuboid, then A. sin

2 = 2 3

B.

sin

3 = 2 4

C.

sin

1 = 2 3

D. sin =

2 3

E. sin =

3 4

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8. 1992/II/48

In the figure, OA is perpendicular to the plane ABC. OA = AB = AC = 2cm and BC = 2 2cm . If M and N are the mid-points of OB and OC respectively, find the area of AMN.
A. 1 cm 2 2 B.

1cm 2

C.

2cm 2

D.

3 cm 2 2

E.

3cm 2

9. 1993/II/48

In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. The diagonal AH makes an angle with the base ABCD. Find tan . A. 3 5 B. 3 12 C. 3 13 D. 3 178 E. 153 5

10. 1994/II/20

and PC =5, find tan . A. 3 5 B. 5 6

In the figure, PC is a vertical pole standing on the horizontal plane ABC. If ABC =90, BAC =30, AC =6 5 3 3 3 5 5 3 9

C.

D.

E.

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11. 1995/II/51

In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid. tan = 1 1 B. C. 1 D. A. 3 3

E.

12. 1996/II/23

The figure shows a cube. Which of the following is/ are equal to AGE?

AGF II. BDF III. DEG A. I only 13. 1996/II/49

I.

B.

II only

C.

III only

D.

I and II only

E.

II and III only

The figure shows a right prism with a right-angled triangle as the cross-section. Find the angle between the line
BF and the plane ABCD correct to the nearest degree.

A.

22

B.

34

C.

37

D.

42

E.

56

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14. 1997/II/41

In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle inclined at an angle of 45 to the horizontal plane BCEF. Find the inclination of AC to the horizontal plane correct to the nearest degree. A. 27 B. 30 C. 35 D. 45 E. 55

15. 1998/II/48

The figure shows a right pyramid with a square base ABCD. Let be the angle between the planes VAB and VCD. Find sin A. 1 2

. 2

B.

3 2

C.

1 3

D.

1 5

E.

2 5

16. 1999/II/49

In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a rectangular block. Find the inclination of EM to the plane ABCD correct to the nearest degree. A. 23 B. 25 C. 65 D. 71 E. 75

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17. 2000/II/52

The figure shows a right triangular prism. Find its volume. 1 2 1 A. sin cos sin cos m3 B. sin cos 2 sin cos m3 3 3 1 2 1 sin cos sin cos m3 E. sin cos 2 sin cos m3 D. 2 2

C.

1 sin cos sin cos m3 2

18. 2001/II/51

In the figure, PC is a vertical pole standing on the horizontal ground ABC. D is a point on line AB. If BCA = CDB = 90 , AC = 3 m, BC = 4 m and PC = 5 m, find tan . 12 16 25 25 25 A. B. C. D. E. 25 25 16 12 9

19. 2002/II/49

In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a rectangular block with a square base ABCD. Find FBH correct to the nearest degree. A. 21 B. 41 C. 45 D. 60

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20. 2003/II/48

The figure shows a cuboid. Which of the following are right angles? I. CAF II. DHG III. AGC A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

21. 2004/II/48

The figure shows the cube ABCDEFGH of side 2 cm. X and Y are the mid-points of AB and GH respectively. Find XY. A. 3 B.

2 2

C.

D.

22. 2004/II/49

In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a rectangular block. EG and FH meet at X. M is the mid-point of EH. Which of the following makes the greatest angle with the plane ABCD? A.
AG

B.

AH

C.

AM

D.

AX

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23. 2005/II/47

A. 15

then BCD =

In the figure, B, C and D are three points on a horizontal plane such that CBD = 90. If AB is a vertical pole, B. 30 C. 45 D. 60

24. 2005/II/48

In the figure, VABCD is a right pyramid with a square base. If the angle between VA and the base is 45, then

AVB = A. 45. 25. 2006/II/24

B.

60.

C.

75.

D.

90.

The figure shows a right prism ABCDEF with a right-angled triangle as the cross-section. The angle between BD and the plane CDEF is A.

BDE

B.

BDF

C.

DBE

D.

DBF

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26. 2007/II/24

In the figure, ABCDE is a right pyramid with the square base BCDE. F is a point lying on AC such that BF and DF are perpendicular to AC. The angle between the plane ABC and the plane ACD is A.

ACB

B.

BAD

C.

BCD

D.

BFD

27. 2008/II/49

The figure shows a right prism ABCDEF with a right-angled triangle as the cross-section. A , B , E and F lie on the horizontal ground. G and H are two points on the horizontal ground so that G , A , B and H are collinear. It is given that AB = 6 m , AG = 3 m and BH = 2 m . If DAE = a , CBF = b , CHF = c and DGE = d , Which of the following must be true? A.
a<d<c

B.

c<a<d

C.

c<d<b

D.

d<c<b

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