CBSE Class 12 Physical Education Unit 8 Biomechanics and Sports MCQs

Question: An object continues to remain in its state of rest or of uniform motion is a straight line unless it is compelled by an external force to change that state. Which law is this?
a) Newton’s first law of motion
b) Newton’s second law of motion
c) Newton’s third law of motion
d) None of these

Answer: a

Question: Which law is related to the following example?
“A skater gliding on ice will continue gliding with same speed and in the same direction, unless and external force acts upon the skater.”
a) Second law of motion
b) First law of motion
c) Third law of motion
d) None of these

Answer: b

Question: First law of motion is also known as……………
a) Law of Motivation
b) Law of momentum
c) Law of inertia
d) None of these

Answer: c

Question: Where the centre of mass of a body is located in a uniform gravitational field, this point is known as ……………..
a) Centre of moment
b) Centre of gravity
c) Centre of dislocation
d) d) None of these

Answer: b

Question: Law of acceleration is known as ………………….
a) Third law of motion
b) First law of motion
c) Second law of motion
d) None of these

Answer: c

Question: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This law is known as…………..
a) 1st law of motion
b) 2nd law of motion
c) 3rd law of motion
d) None of these

Answer: c

Question: Third law is known as law of ………………
a) Inertia
b) Reaction
c) Momentum
d) None of these

Answer: b

Question: The rate of change of momentum of a body is directly proportional to the applied force, and takes place in the direction in which the force acts. The law is………………
a) First law of motion
b) Second law of motion
c) Third law of motion
d) None of these

Answer: b

Question: …………………..is a state of balance.
a) Non equilibrium
b) Imbalance
c) Equilibrium
d) None of these

Answer: c

Question: When a body is balanced at its rest it is called………………………..
a) Dynamic Equilibrium
b) Static Equilibrium
c) Unstable equilibrium
d) None of these

Answer: b

Question: …………………..is a resistance to motion.
a) Friction
b) Concurrence
c) Flexion
d) None of these

Answer: a

Question: When a body is balanced during movement is called……………….
a) Static Equilibrium
b) Dynamic Equilibrium
c) Unstable Equilibrium
d) None of these

Answer: b

Question: ………………………is a body in free fall thrown.
a) A Projectile
b) A target
c) A goal
d) None of these

Answer:

Question: who is the father of biomechanics?
a) Hippocrates
b) Borelli
c) Aristotle
d) Coubertin

Answer: c

Question: In swimming, a swimmer pushes the water backwards and the water pushes the swimmer forward with the same force. This is an application of which law of motion given by Newton?
a) First law of Newton
b) Second law of Newton
c) Third law of Newton
d) Fourth law of Newton

Answer: c

Question: During the _______, the international community adopted the terms Biomechanics to describe the application of mechanical principles in the study of living organisms.
a) Early 1970s
b) Late 1970s
c) Early 1980s
d) Late 1980s

Answer: a

Question: The term biomechanics is a combination of two word, ‘bio’ and ‘mechanics’. Here mechanics refers: a) Field of Kinesiology
b) Field of Biology
c) Field of pedagogy
d) Field of Physics

Answer: d

Question: Which of the following is not the importance of Biomechanics
a) Minimize injury
b) To understand of various forces that affect human movements
c) To understand Physiology of human body
d) Improvement of sports Equipment’s

Answer: c

Question: Which of the following is not the part of Newton's Second Law?
a) Force
b) Mass
c) Acceleration
d) Reaction

Answer: d

Question:  ______ refers to a movement that decreases the angle between two body parts
a) Flexion
b) Extension
c) Abduction
d) Adduction

Answer: a

Question:  __________refers to a movement that increases the angle between two body parts.
I. Flexion
II. Extension
III. Abduction
IV Adduction

Answer: b

Question: Flexion is:
a) Bending
b) Turning
c) Twisting
d) Straightening

Answer: a

Question: The anatomical term ‘Lateral’ means:
a) Towards the back
b) Towards the head
c) Away from the middle of the body
d) Towards the feet

Answer: c

Question:  The term extension refers to:
a) Bending
b) Turning
c) Twisting
d) Straightening

Answer: d

Question: where did the word biomechanics come from?
a) Latin
b) Greek
c) German
d) French

Answer: b

Question:  _______ at the elbow increases the angle between the ulna and the humerus
a) Flexion
b) Extension
c) Abduction
d) Adduction

Answer: b

Question:  Gliding movements are found in:
a) Carpus and tarsus
b) Tibia and fibula
c) Radius and ulna
d) None of these

Answer: a

Question: Who discovered the new technique of high jump with the help of biomechanics?
a) Bartlett
b) Newton
c) Dick Fosbury
d) Gill

Answer: c

Question: Muscles which cause the joints to bend are called
a) Flexors
b) Extensors
c) Abductors
d) Adductors

Answer: a

Question: Biomechanics helps in improving ….......
a) Sports performance
b) Equipment
c) Technique
d) All of the above

Answer: d

Question: Lifting the hand sidewise when our hand is moving away from the midline of the body is example of:
a) Abduction
b) Adduction
c) Flexion
d) Extension

Answer: a

Question: Bending the foot upward at the ankle toward the shin is called:
a) Planter flexion
b) Dorsi flexion
c) Elevation
d) Supination

Answer: b

Question: __________is a movement towards the midline of the body:
a) Abduction
b) Adduction
c) Flexion
d) Extension

Answer: b

Question: Moving a finger in a circular motion without moving the hand is example of
a) Protraction
b) Inversion
c) Circumduction
d) Rotation

Answer: c

Question: Which law of motion defined “to every action there is equal and opposite reaction?
a) First law of Newton
b) Second law of Newton
c) Third law of Newton
d) All of the above

Answer: c

Question: Twisting the head from side to side is example of:
a) Depression
b) Eversion
c) Circumduction
d) Rotation

Answer: d

Question: Bending the foot downward at the ankle toward the sole is called:
a) Planter flexion
b) Dorsi flexion
c) Elevation
d) Inversion

Answer: a

Question: angular movements occurs between:
a) Flat bones
b) Long bones
c) Short bones
d) Sesamoid bones

Answer: b

Question: Sole of the foot rotates towards the midline of the body:
a) Planter flexion
b) Dorsi flexion
c) Elevation
d) Inversion

Answer: d

Question: Planter surface of the foot rotates away from the midline of the body:
a) Depression
b) Eversion
c) Circumduction
d) Inversion

Answer: b

Question: Newton’s First law of motion is known as the:
a) Law of reaction
b) Law of inertia
c) Law of acceleration
d) Law of effect

Answer: 2

Question: Thrusting the chin forward is example of:
a) Protraction
b) Inversion
c) Circumduction
d) Rotation

Answer: a

Question: Rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces upward is called:
a) Planter flexion
b) Dorsi flexion
c) Elevation
d) Supination

Answer: d

Question: Returning the upper limb from the horizontal position to the side of the body is example of:
a) Abduction
b) Adduction
c) Circumduction
d) Rotation

Answer: b

Question: Newton’s second law of motion is known as the:
a) Law of reaction
b) Law of inertia
c) Law of acceleration
d) Law of exercise

Answer: c

Question: When the knee bending, the ankle moves closer to the buttock is the example of:
a) Flexion
b) Extension
c) Abduction
d) Adduction

Answer: a

Question: Newton’s third law of motion is known as the:
a) Law of reaction
b) Law of inertia
c) Law of acceleration
d) Law of force

Answer: a

Question: What is the opposite of flexion?
a) Adduction
b) Extension
c) Eversion
d) Protraction

Answer: b

Question: In which year the laws of motion invented?
a) 1657
b) 1667
c) 1677
d) 1687

Answer: d

Question: According to Newton’s Second Law of Motion, the greater the movement of an object, the
a) Longer distance will it travel
b) Stronger will it resist the external forces
c) Speedier it will cover the given distance
d) More stable will it remain in its motion

Answer: d

Question: Newton’s Third Law of Motion is also known as :
a) Law of acceleration
b) Law of Inertia
c) Reciprocal Action Force
d) Law of Effect

Answer: c

Question: Acceleration due to an external force acting on a moving object is technically defined as change in that object’s :
a) Location
b) Direction
c) Velocity
d) Movement

Answer: c

Question: Drooping the shoulders are examples of:
a) Protraction
b) Retraction
c) Elevation
d) Depression

Answer: d

Question: Pulling the chin backward is example of:
a) Retraction
b) Depression
c) Elevation
d) Protraction

Answer: a

Question: In the long jump take off which law works:
a) First law of Newton
b) Second law of Newton
c) Third law of Newton
d) All of the above

Answer: c

Question: Who invented the laws of motion?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Isaac newton
c) Coleman Griffith
d) Wilhelm Wundt

Answer: b

Question: In cricket, the greater the force exerted by the bat on the ball, the higher is the speed with which the ball moves towards the boundary. This is an application of which law of motion given by Newton?
a) First law of Newton
b) Second law of Newton
c) Third law of Newton
d) Fourth law of Newton

Answer: b

Question: Which one of the following is an example of the law of reaction?
a) Bouncing on trampoline
b) Springing on the diving board
c) Thrust against the water in swimming
d) All of the above

Answer: d

Question: Newton’s Second Law of Motion is also known as :
a) Law of Reaction
b) Law of Inertia
c) Reciprocal Action Force
d) Law of Resultant force

Answer: d

Question: In shooting, when a gun or pistol is fired, the bullet moves forward. The gun or pistol jerks backward. This is an application of which law of motion given by Newton?
a) First law of Newton
b) Second law of Newton
c) Third law of Newton
d) Fourth law of Newton

Answer: c

Question: Inertia of an object is measured by its:
a) Temperature
b) Mass
c) Shape
d) None of these

Answer: b

Question: Shrugging the shoulders are example of:
a) Inversion
b) Elevation
c) Eversion
d) Depression

Answer: b

Question: In which of the following sports, 2nd law of motion has been applied?
a) Sprints
b) Basketball dribbling
c) Swimming
d) None of these

Answer: a