1 .

Biomechanics helps in _______

1. Treating injuries to sports person

2. Improving performance of athletes
3. Increasing friction between the athlete and the ground surface
4. All of the above
2. Abduction and adduction take place at which Axis

1. Oblique
2. Longitudinal or vertical
3. Frontal or medio lateral
4. Sagittal or anteroposterior
3. Flexion and extension are

1. Movements in the frontal plane about the said sagittal axis

2. Movement in the sagittal plane about the frontal axis
3. Movement in the horizontal plane about the vertical axis
4. None of the above
4. Biomechanics is a branch of

1. Biology
2. Kinesiology
3. Science
4. Physics
5. ______ refers to the study of human movement including the interaction between the
athlete Sports Equipment and the exercise environment

1. Kinesiology
2. Physical education
3. Biomechanics
4. Sports education
6. Biomechanics can play a crucial role in

1. Injury prevention
2. Performance enhancement
3. Physical movement
4. Both a and b
7. Which of the following is not a type of movement related to physical activity
 1. Extension
2. Adduction
3. Abduction
4. None of this
8. _____ takes place when the angle between two bones attached to a joint

1. Flexion, increase
2. Extension, decrease
3. Adduction, increase
4. Extension, increase
9. Understanding of proper sports and exercise movements will allow the participants to
be more _______ for long-term development

1. Efficient
2. Technically sound
3. Prone to good habits
4. All of this
10. Coaches should make use of the method of _________ biomechanical analysis in
their everyday practice to produce changes in the techniques used by their students

1. Quantitative
2. Qualitative
3. Effective
4. None of these
11. Which of Newton’s Law of Motion deals with acceleration

1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. None of these
12. Why it is important to know biomechanics in sports

1. Improve sports performance

2. Prevent sports injuries
3. Both a and b
4. None of the above
13. Sophisticated Sports Equipment gives advantage to ________ athletes

1. Elite
2. Recreational
3. Both A and B
4. None of the above
14. This type of movement takes place when the angle decreases between the two bones
attached to a joint. It is ________

1. Adduction
2. Abduction
3. Extension
 4. Flexion
15. Name the movement in which the angle decreases between the two bones attached to
a joint

1. Adduction
2. Flexion
3. Abduction
4. Extension
16. ___________ is a movement laterally towards the middle of body

1. Abduction
2. Adduction
3. Extension
4. Flexion
17. __________ means moving the body parts away from the imaginary Central Line.

1. Adduction
2. Abduction
3. Extension
4. External rotation
18. This is a rotatory movement around the longitudinal axis of a bone away from the
middle of the body it is called ___________

1. External rotation
2. Internal rotation
3. Outward rotation
4. Both a and b
19. _________ involves the sequential combination of flexion, adduction, extension, and
abduction at a joint

1. Internal rotation
2. External rotation
3. Circumduction
4. None of the above
20. Newton’s first law is also known as

1. Law of Inertia
2. Balance of linear momentum
3. Law of action
4. None of the above
21. Movement that occurs primarily in the sagittal plane is

1. Adduction, lateral flexion, flexion, dorsiflexion plantar

2. Flexion, extension, dorsiflexion, plantar flexion
3. Flexion, extension, dorsiflexion internal external rotation
4. Supination and pronation of the forearm

22. A forward upward movement of the foot at the ankle joint is

 5. (a) Plantar flexion (b) dorsi flexion (c) inversion (d) eversion.

23. ___________ take place when the angle between the two bones attached to the joint
increases

1. Flexion
2. Extension
3. Adduction
4. None of these
24. Newton’s second law of motion can be applied in sports like

1. Baseball
2. Swimming
3. Football
4. Both a and c
25. As per Newton’s third law of motion to every action there is always an ________ and
opposite reaction

1. Unequal
2. Equal
3. Multiple time
4. Double
26. In Basketball which of the following law of motion is implemented

1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fourth
27. Acceleration of an object will increase as the net force increases depending on its

1. Density
2. Mass
3. Shape
4. Volume
28. In normal walking at a person preferred speed, the ratio of the duration of the
stance and swing phases is roughly

1. 1 to 1
2. 2 to 3
3. 2 to 1
4. 3 to 2
29. In plantar flexion of the foot about the ankle joints

1. The foot moves upward toward the front of the calf

2. The foot moves upwards towards the rear of the calf
3. The foot moves sideways
4. None of the above
30. At Touch Down in walking the knee is normally
 1. Fully extended
2. Slightly flexed
3. Fully flexed
4. Slightly extended
31. Flexion and extension are

1. Movement in the frontal plane about the sagittal axis

2. Movement in the Sagittal plane about the frontal axis
3. Movement in the horizontal plane about the vertical axis
4. None of the above
32. Internal and external rotation is movements in which the Anatomical plane

1. Sagittal
2. Frontal
3. Horizontal
4. None of these
33. Extension is a movement in which

1. Body part moves away from body

2. The angle of joint reduces
3. The angle of joint increases
4. Combination of all movements
34. The plane which divides the body into left and right is called

1. Coronal plane
2. Sagittal plane
3. Vertical plane
4. Transverse plane
35. Sports biomechanics can be described as

1. Mechanics of sports
2. Kinesiology
3. Physics of sports
4. Sports dynamics
36. Newton’s second law of motion is also known as

1. Law of reaction
2. Law of Inertia
3. Resultant force
4. Law of effect
37. Boxer’s muscles are

(a) trapezius

(b) Sterno cliedo mastoid

(c) Abdominal
(d) serratus anterior

38. ‘Neck joint’ is an example of

(a) Pivot joint

(b) Hinge joint

(c) Saddle joint

(d) Condyloid joint.

39. ‘Trapeziums’ muscles help in

(a) Pushing the neck backward

(b) Punching

(c) Raising the leg forward

(d) None of the above.

40. Strongest ligament of the hip joint is

(a) pub femoral

(b) Ileofemoral

(c) Ischiofemoral

(d) None of the above.

41. Which type of lever is most effective in sport movements?

(a) Third class

(b) Second class

(c) First class

(d) None of the above.

42. Which muscle is involved in the elevation of arm?

(a) Deltoid (b) Biceps (c) Triceps (d) Quadriceps.

43. Which of the following is an example of bi-axial joint?

(a) Hinge

(b) Pivot

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above.

44. Number of bones in the axial skeleton is

(a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 20.

45. Number of bones in the appendicle skeleton is

(a) 120 (b) 180 (c) 126 (d) 116.

46. Movements possible in condyloid joint are

(a) Flexion and extension

(b) Circumduction only

(c) Flexion, extension abduction, adduction

(d) Flexion, extension, abduction adduction and circumduction.

47. Which of the following is an example of uniaxial joint?

(a) Condyloid

(b) Saddle

(c) Hinge

(d) Condyloid and saddle both.

48. The cartilage which serves to cushion the impact of large forces on bone ends is
called

(a) Fibrous cartilage

(b) Hyaline cartilage

(c) Notch

(d) fossa.

49. Function of long bones in the body is to

(a) Give strength

(b) Give protection

(c) Act as lever

(d) Provide surface area for muscle attachment.

50. Bending forward of the trunk is an example of movement in the

(a) Frontal plane

(b) Transverse plane

(c) sagittal plane

(d) Longitudinal axis.

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