CBSE Class 10 Trigonometry Questions (2010-2024)
1. 2024: If sin α = √3/2, cos β = √3/2, then find tan α × tan β. (Short Answer, 1 Mark)
2. 2024: Evaluate: 5 × tan 60° × (sin² 60° + cos² 60°) × tan 30°. (Long Answer, 3 Marks)
3. 2023: (sec² θ – 1)(cosec² θ – 1) is equal to: (a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2. (Objective, 1 Mark)
4. 2023: If sin θ – cos θ = 0, then find the value of sin⁴ θ + cos⁴ θ. (Short Answer, 2
Marks)
5. 2023: Prove that sin A – 2 sin³ A = 2 cos³ A – cos A = tan A. (Long Answer, 4 Marks)
6. 2022: Given cos θ = √3/2, find the value of cosec² θ – sec² θ / cosec² θ + sec² θ.
(Objective, 1 Mark)
7. 2022: 1/cosec θ (1 – cot θ) + 1/sec θ (1 – tan θ) is equal to: (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) sin θ + cos θ
(d) sin θ – cos θ. (Objective, 1 Mark)
8. 2021: If 3 sin A = 1, then find the value of sec A. (Short Answer, 2 Marks)
9. 2021: Show that: 1 + cot² θ = cosec² θ. (Long Answer, 4 Marks)
10. 2020: If sin A = 1/2, find the values of cos A and tan A. (Concept, 2 Marks)
11. 2020: Given 15 cot A = 8, then find the values of sin A and sec A. (Short Answer, 2
Marks)
12. 2020: Evaluate: tan² 30° + sec² 60°. (Short Answer, 1 Mark)
13. 2019: Find the value of tan 45° × sin 30°. (Short Answer, 1 Mark)
14. 2019: Prove that 1 + cot² θ = cosec² θ. (Proof, 2 Marks)
15. 2018: If cos θ = 3/5, find the values of sec θ and tan θ. (Concept, 2 Marks)
16. 2018: Prove that: 1 + tan² θ = sec² θ. (Proof, 2 Marks)
17. 2017: If sin A = 0.6, find the value of cos A and tan A. (Concept, 2 Marks)
18. 2017: A man is standing 10 meters away from a pole, and the angle of elevation to
the top of the pole is 30°. Find the height of the pole. (Application, 3 Marks)
19. 2016: Evaluate: cos 60° + sec 30°. (Short Answer, 1 Mark)
20. 2016: A tree breaks and falls such that it makes an angle of 30° with the ground. If
the height of the tree is 20 m, find the length of the tree. (Application, 3 Marks)
21. 2015: If sec θ = 2, find the values of cos θ and tan θ. (Concept, 2 Marks)
22. 2015: Prove that: cos² θ + sin² θ = 1. (Proof, 2 Marks)
23. 2014: Find the value of sin 30° + cos 60°. (Short Answer, 1 Mark)
24. 2014: If tan A = 1, find sec A and cos A. (Concept, 2 Marks)
25. 2013: If sin θ = 3/5, find the values of cos θ and tan θ. (Concept, 2 Marks)
26. 2013: A building is 100 m tall. From a point 50 m away, the angle of elevation of the
top of the building is 30°. Find the height of the building. (Application, 3 Marks)
27. 2012: Find the value of sec 30° + cosec 60°. (Short Answer, 1 Mark)
28. 2012: If tan θ = 1/√3, find the value of sin θ and cos θ. (Concept, 2 Marks)
29. 2011: Find the height of a tower using trigonometry, given the distance from the base
and angle of elevation. (Application, 3 Marks)
30. 2011: Prove: 1 + tan² θ = sec² θ. (Proof, 2 Marks)
31. 2010: Calculate: sin 60° + cos 30°. (Short Answer, 1 Mark)
32. 2010: If cos θ = 0.6, find sec θ and tan θ. (Concept, 2 Mark)
