UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Q1: A sailor, standing on the deck of a ship, just sees the light beam from a lighthouse on the shore. If the height of the sailor's eye and of the light beam at the lighthouse, above the sea level, are 9 m and 25 m respectively, what is the distance between the sailor and the lighthouse ?

A 29.8 km

B 31.1 km

C 31.9 km

D 33.2 km

ANS:B - 31.1 km

Use formula Height = 0.0673 x d^2.
Here H1 abd H2 are given 25 and 9 respectively,
Find d1 and d2.
Then D = d1+ d2.



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