SUPPLEMENT

As per
NEP 2020
A Textbook of Physical Education Class XI
Competency-Based Questions

1. CHANGING TRENDS AND CAREER

IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

EXERCISES

A. Multiple-Choice questions:
1. What is the primary goal of physical education?
(a) Increase productivity (b) Decrease productivity
(c) Improve academic scores (d) Improve professional relationships
2. What kind of a system do sports and games rely on and why?
(a) Two systems for coordination (b) Two systems for balance
(c) Two systems for concentration (d) Two systems for endurance
3. In what ways does effective coaching helps students?
(a) Development of skills and performance improvement
(b) Development of personality and performance improvement
(c) Development of mental peace and security
(d) Development of physique and agility improvement
4. ISSF World Cup is an international championship for which sport?
(a) Skating (b) Swimming (c) Shooting (d) Skiing
5. Khelo-India strives to promote
(a) ‘Sports for one’ as well as ‘Sports for all’
(b) ‘Sports for all’ as well as ‘Sports for excellence’
(c) ‘Sports for one’ as well as ‘Sports for many’
(d) ‘Sports for development’ as well as ‘Sports for excellence’

B. Match the following:

Match list – I with list – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List I – Acronym List II – Full-form
(a) IHF (1) International Amateur Athletic Federation
(b) SAI (2) International Shooting Sport Federation
(c) ISSF (3) International Handball Federation
(d) IAAF (4) Sports Authority of India
Select the correct set of options:
Code
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 4 4 2 3
(c) 2 1 3 2

(d) 1 3 4 1

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 . Assertion-Reason Type Questions:
C
Given below are the two statements labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
A: Sports and games are an integral part of human culture and social interactions.
R: A number of sports events and games are played around the world.
In the context of the two statements given above, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
D. Data-Based Questions:
Given below is the data which depicts the number of people engaged in various career options related
to physical education:
The number of people engaged in various career
options related to physical education
Teaching/Coaching
Sports Administration
Professional Sports Person
Sports Officiating and Umpiring
Sports Medicine
Sports Journalism/Broadcasting

On the basis of the pie-chart given above, answer the following questions:
1. Which is the most popular profession?
(a) Being a coach (b) Being an umpire
(c) Being a professional player (d) Being a journalist
2. Which profession shows minimum engagement?
(a) Journalism (b) Coaching
(c) Administration (d) Medicine
3. A school, college or academy can be a possible place of work for
(a) Sports Teachers/Coaches (b) Sports Administrators
(c) Sports Doctors/Physicians (d) All of these

E. Picture-Based Questions:
Identify the professions in sports:
1. 2.

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 F. Case-Based Questions:
A school did not have sports periods as part of its curriculum.
On the basis of the case given, answer the following questions:
Which of the following skills will most likely be missing in the students of such a school?
1.
Team work and cooperation (b)
(a) Public speaking skills
Listening skills
(c) (d) None of these
If the school creates a sports department in future, what sort of employees will it require?
2.
Sports doctor
(a) (b) Coach
Sports author
(c) (d) Both (a) and (b)
Which of the following is not an objective of physical education?
3.
Mental development
(a) (b) Economic development
Social development
(c) (d) Neuromuscular development

Extension Activity
Research on sports marketing techniques, benefits, impact and challenges. Organise a lecture on this topic
in your class.

Art Integration
Using old clothes and sewing kit, prepare knee pads, elbow pads, etc. protective gear.

2. OLYMPIC VALUE EDUCATION

EXERCISES

A. Multiple-Choice questions:
1. Where can the ruins of the birthplace of Olympic games be found?
(a) Florence, Italy (b) Paris, France
(c) Olympia, Greece (d) Berlin, Germany
2. What was the other name of the Olympic Truce?
(a) Ekecheiria (b) Elecheiria
(c) Elkcheiria (d) Emcheiria
3. When were the first modern Olympics held?
(a) 1982 (b) 1882 (c) 1896 (d) 1892
4. Which of the following values are a part of Olympic values?
(a) Friendship and Solidarity (b) Peace and Equality
(c) Fair Play (d) All of these
5. When did women participate in the games for the first time?
(a) 1900 (b) 1880 (c) 1904 (d) 1888
6. Which of the following are the positions in the IOA board for which the elections are held?
(a) President and Senior Vice President
(b) Secretary General and Treasurer
(c) One representative elected out of the Athletes Commission
(d) All of the above

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 B. Match the following:
Match list – I with list – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List I – Olympic Games Venue List II – Year
(a) Antwerp (1) 2000
(b) Sydney (2) 2012
(c) London (3) 1896
(d) Athens (4) 1920
Select the correct set of options:

Code
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) 4 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 1 3 2

(d) 2 3 4 1

C. Assertion-Reason Type Questions:

Given below are the two statements labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
A: Olympic Games encourage the adoption of peace.
R: All individual differences are forgotten when participants arrive at the Games, and the event commences
with mutual respect and harmony.
In the context of the two statements given above, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
D. Data-Based Questions:
Given below is the depiction of equal importance of the values of Olympics:

Friendship and Solidarity

Peace
Fair Play
Equality

On the basis of the pie-chart given above, answer the following questions:
1. With the death of the 11 Israeli participants due to racism in 1972, which of the following value was
violated?
(a) Friendship and Solidarity (b) Peace
(c) Equality (d) Fair Play
2. Which of the following values is represented by a dove above the Olympic symbol?
(a) Friendship and Solidarity (b) Peace
(c) Equality (d) Fair Play
3. Penalising a player for adopting any unfair means to win the games is an example of
(a) Friendship and Solidarity (b) Peace
(c) Equality (d) Fair Play

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 E. Picture-Based Questions:
Identify the following pictures related to Olympic games and write their description:
1. 2.

3. 4.

F. Case-Based Questions:
The International Olympic Committee consists of President, Vice Presidents ad the members of the
Executive Board.
On the basis of the case given, answer the following questions:
For what term period will the President be elected?
1.
8 years (b)
(a) 12 years (c)
20 years (d)
None of these
How many VPs are elected for a term of four years?
2.
4 (b)
(a) 2 (c)
5 (d)
Both (a) and (b)
When is the President eligible for a re-election?
3.
Four years after the expiry of his/her term (b)
(a) Eight years after the expiry of his/her term
Right after the expiry of his/her term (d)
(c) Never again

Extension Activity
Form a mini Olympic Association and prepare a short one-act play to make your classmates understand the
functioning of the association.

Art Integration
Collect leaves of different medicinal plants and prepare wreaths. Paste them in a journal and write about
them in detail.

3. PHYSICAL FITNESS, WELLNESS AND LIFESTYLE

EXERCISES

A. Multiple-Choice questions:
1. What is wellness?
(a) It is the state of being healthy and free of diseases.

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 (b) It is the state of being healthy and happy.
(c) It is the state of being happy and fit.
(d) It is the state of being fit and content.
“Lifestyle is a set of attitudes, habits or possessions associated with a particular person or group.”
2.
What is the source of the given statement?
(a) Business Dictionary (b) Harper Collins Dictionary
(c) Encyclopaedia of Public Health (d) American Heritage Dictionary
What are the activities that require strength endurance?
3.
(a) Running (b) Cycling
(c) Combative sports (d) All of these
What is a key component of social wellness?
4.
(a) Balanced engagement with one’s spiritual surroundings
(b) Active engagement with one’s spiritual surroundings
(c) Passive engagement with one’s social surroundings
(d) Healthy engagement with one’s social surroundings
What does good cardiovascular endurance imply?
5.
(a) Heart, lungs and vascular system are in perfect working condition.
(b) Heart and mind are in perfect working condition.
(c) Respiratory and nervous system are in perfect working condition.
(d) Brain, heart and sensory system are in perfect working condition.

B. Match the following:

Match list – I with list – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List I – Components of Health Related Fitness List II – Assessment Activity

(a) Cardiovascular Endurance (1) Yoga
Muscular Strength
(b) (2) Aerobic Exercise
Muscular Endurance
(c) (3) Dancing
Flexibility
(d) (4) Squats
Select the correct set of options:
Code
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) 4 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 3 3 2

(d) 2 1 4 1

C. Assertion-Reason Type Questions:

Given below are the two statements labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
A: A physically fit person responds effortlessly to physical tasks.
R: It is due to her/his healthy organs that she/he does not get tired easily, has keen and focused mind and
has enough extra energy to recover quickly in case of exhaustion.
In the context of the two statements given above, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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 (b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

D. Data-Based Questions:
Given below is the depiction data collected from a sports training academy which assessed its students
for various components of physical fitness and the percentage of students who passed in various
categories are as follows:

Strength
Endurance
Speed
Flexibility

On the basis of the pie-chart given above, answer the following questions:
1. The percentage of people who passed the flexibility assessment were most like to perform
regularly.
(a) Yoga (b) Boxing
(c) Weightlifting (d) None of these
2. The students who passed the endurance test would have been tested for and
endurance.
(a) maximum, explosive (b) dynamic, static
(c) reaction, acceleration (d) short term, long term
3. How many categories does speed test have?
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 3 (d) 4

E. Picture-Based Questions:
Identify the following activities and write the kind of component of physical fitness and wellness
required for it:
1. 2.

3. 4.

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 F. Case-Based Questions:
In a class of 50 students, a teacher was taking a lesson on components of wellness. The students were
later assessed on what they had learnt.
On the basis of the case given, answer the following questions:
What will happen if a person does not pay attention to social wellness?
1.
It will result in consuming excess unhealthy food items.
(a)
It will result inability to build lasting friendships.
(b)
It will result in anxiety, depression, frustration.
(c)
All of these
(d)
How can financial wellness be achieved?
2.
By developing money management goals (b)
(a) By spending after saving
Focusing on the principle of ‘waste not, want not’ (d)
(c) All of these
If a person responds intelligently to circumstances and is receptive to new ideas and challenges, which
3.
of the following components of wellness justify her/his qualities?
Emotional wellness
(a) (b) Intellectual wellness
Environmental wellness
(c) (d) Spiritual wellness

Extension Activity
Since the pandemic has started the trend of online fitness classes, contact an aerobics teacher to conduct
online sessions for your colony residents. Set up a timetable and make a list of requirements. Ask around
and gather the minimum number of participants within the proposed time to host the classes.

Art Integration
Design a poster for your online aerobics class and put it up in your colony.

4. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS FOR CWSN

(Children With Special Needs – Divyang)

EXERCISES

A. Multiple-Choice questions:
Which of the following does not broadly define disability?
1.
Blindness and low-vision
(a) (b) Leprosy-cured
(c) Mental retardation and illness (d) Leukoderma-cured
Which of the following competitions have been organised by Special Olympic Bharat?
2.
National Games
(a)
(b) National Floor Hockey and Table Tennis Championship
(c) National Volleyball and Basketball Championship
(d) All of the above
When was the term ‘Paralympic’ used officially for the first time?
3.
In 1988, Summer Paralympics in Britain, United Kingdom
(a)
(b) In 1988, Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece

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 F. Case-Based Questions:
A boxer suffers from severe muscle cramps and has a history of injuring himself during or after most
matches.
On the basis of the case given, answer the following questions:
1. How do you think muscle cramps can be avoided?
(a) Gradual slowing down of the activity (b) Performing proper warm-up
(c) Proper hydration (d) All of these
2. Which of the following is an important safety equipment for a boxer?
(a) Shoes (b) Boxing vest
(c) Glasses (d) Mouth guard
3. Which of the following is a pre-activity safety measure that the boxer must undertake?
(a) Perform general warm-up (b) Perform specific warm-up
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Gradually slow down the activity

Extension Activity
Divide your class in teams of two. Blindfold one of the two members and tell the other member to help the
blindfolded partner. She/he will help her/him to cross the playground in your school without stepping on
any of the obstacles. You can use empty paper cups to lay down obstacles.

Art Integration
Make an adventure sport junkie’s list of sports she/he would undertake. Find the places in and around India
where the activities are offered and make a well-researched journal on the same.

7. TEST, MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION

EXERCISES

A. Multiple-Choice questions:
1. “A test is a tool to evaluate the skill, knowledge, capacities or aptitudes of an individual or a group.”
Who gave this statement?
(a) John F Kennedy (b) H M Barrow
(c) Webster Dictionary (d) Jack Nelson
2. What is the systematic assessment of information using criteria governed by a set of standards that
provides useful feedback about the performance of a sportsperson called?
(a) Assessment (b) Evaluation
(c) Test (d) Measurement
3. WHR is the measurement of the
(a) wrist circumference divided by height circumference
(b) waist circumference divided by height circumference
(c) waist circumference divided by hip circumference
(d) wrist circumference divided by hip circumference
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of endomorphs?
(a) Difficulty in losing weight (b) Prone to knee and feet problems
(c) Underdeveloped muscles (d) Thick bones and muscles

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 What is skinfolds measurement?
5.
Manual technique of measuring body fat
(a)
(b) Manual technique of measuring body composition
(c) Manual technique of measuring body mass
(d) Manual technique of measuring body weight

B. Match the following:

Match list – I with list – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List I – Fitness Component List II – Measurement Test
(a) Cardiorespiratory Endurance (1) Weightlifting
(b) Muscular Strength (2) Sit and Reach test
(c) Muscular Endurance (3) Running on Treadmill
(d) Flexibility (4) VO2 Max test
Select the correct set of options:
Code
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) 4 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 3
(c) 3 1 4 2

(d) 2 4 1 1

. Assertion-Reason Type Questions:

C
Given below are the two statements labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
A: In the field of sports, objectives are set to decide which goals to achieve, and how to motivate and build
self-confidence to successfully achieve them.
R: Test, measurement and evaluation are not important factors involved in this process.
In the context of the two statements given above, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

D. Data-Based Questions:
A class of students was divided into three categories and the percentage of each categories is as follows:

Endomorph
Mesomorph
Ectomorph

On the basis of the pie-chart given above, answer the following questions:
1. Which of the following categories do maximum percentage of children fall?
(a) Endomorph (b) Ectomorph
(c) Mesomorph (d) Both (a) and (b)

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 What are the characteristics of the children who fall in Mesomorph category?
2.
Lean
(a) (b) Muscular
Fat abdomen
(c) (d) Both (a) and (b)
A soft and round body shape with short arms, legs and neck is an example of an
3.
Endomorph
(a) (b) Mesomorph
Ectomorph
(c) (d) All of these

E. Picture-Based Questions:
Identify the following adventure sports:
1. 2.

3. 4.

F. Case-Based Questions:
The BMI for three adults was calculated to be A – 56; B – 27; C – 13.
On the basis of the case given, answer the following questions:
The person ‘A’ is
1.
underweight.
(a) (b) normal.
overweight.
(c) (d) extremely obese.
Person ‘B’ should workout to
2.
increase his BMI to 29.
(a) (b) decrease his BMI to 17.
increase his BMI to 31.
(c) (d) decrease his BMI to 21.
What should be the lest ideal BMI for person C?
3.
32.5
(a) (b) 25.5
18.5
(c) (d) 15.5

Extension Activity
Assess yourself on various grounds to identify your somatotype. Repeat the same exercise with your friend
or sibling.

Art Integration
Prepare a BMI chart with images to represent various BMI scores through pictures of people with their food
and lifestyle habits.

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8. FUNDAMENTALS OF ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND
KINESIOLOGY IN SPORTS

EXERCISES

A. Multiple-Choice questions:
1. The study of how living systems function is called
(a) psychology (b) physiology
(c) kinesiology (d) radiology
2. What are immovable joints also called?
(a) Synarthrosis (b) Amphiarthrosis
(c) Synchrondrosis (d) Diarthrosis
3. Pharynx, larynx and diaphragm are a part of which system?
(a) Skeletal system (b) Cardiovascular system
(c) Respiratory system (d) Circulatory system
4. Which part of the human body can cover the distance around the earth twice, if laid end to end two
times?
(a) D Skin cells (b) Blood vessels
(c) Epicardium (d) Atriums
What are the two sub-categories of equilibrium based on the position of centre of gravity?
5.
Static and dynamic
(a) (b) Stable and potential
(c) Physical and mental (d) Unstable and neutral

B. Match the following:

I. Match list – I with list – II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List I – Types of Bones List II – Name
(a) Long Bone (1) Tarsal
(b) Flat Bone (2) Sternum
(c) Sesamoid Bone (3) Femur
(d) Short Bone (4) Patella
Select the correct set of options:
Code
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(a) 4 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 3
(c) 3 1 4 2

(d) 2 4 1 1

. Assertion-Reason Type Questions:

C
II. Given below are the two statements labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
A: Kinesiology is not really important in sports and physical education.
R: Using Kinesiology, exercise methods can be evaluated and altered for better performance and safety.

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 In the context of the two statements given above, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

D. Data-Based Questions:
A class was being taught about the functions of circulatory system:

Transportation of Oxygen, Essential Nutrients and Hormones

Stabilisation of pH Balance
Maintenance of Body Temperature
Removal of Waste Products
Boosting the Immune System

On the basis of the pie-chart given above, answer the following questions:
Which of the following gases does circulatory system throw out of our body?
1.
CO
(a) (b) Hydrogen
CO2
(c) (d) Nitrogen
What is the ideal pH range in our blood plasma?
2.
4 to 6
(a) (b) 3.5 to 5.5
5.5 to 7.5
(c) (d) 7.35 to 7.45
A rise in body temperature is controlled by the blood vessels close to the
3.
body surface
(a) (b) heart
respiratory system
(c) (d) all of these

E. Picture-Based Questions:
Identify the following parts of the respiratory system:
1. 2.

3. 4.

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 F. Case-Based Questions:
‘Balance’ in sports is another word for ‘stability’. The degree of stability is influenced by a number of
factors such as:
◆ Area of Base Support
◆ Vertical Distance of the COG from the Centre of the Base of Support
◆ Location of the COG
◆ Horizontal Distance of the COG from the Direction of Movement
◆ Weight of the Body
◆ Friction
On the basis of the information given above, answer the following questions:
Stability is directly proportional to
1. from the edge of the base towards the given
direction of movement.
(a) vertical speed of the COG (b) horizontal speed of the COG
(c) vertical distance of the COG (d) horizontal distance of the COG
Why do different sports have different weight categories?
2.
because stability is inversely proportional to the mass of the body
(a)
because stability is directly proportional to the mass of the body
(b)
(c) because stability is inversely proportional to the weight of the body
(d) because stability is directly proportional to the weight of the body
When there is insufficient friction between two bodies there is
3. chance of slipping and
therefore
lesser; less stability (b) greater; more stability (c) greater; less stability (d) lesser; more stability
(a)

Extension Activity
Just like COVID-19, research on various diseases that have broken out in the past and caused problems to
respiratory system. Prepare a Power Point presentation on the same.

Art Integration
Collect food items that look like a part of our body and write about its benefit. Prepare a non-working
model for the children of the Primary grades.

9. PSYCHOLOGY AND SPORTS

EXERCISES

A. Multiple-Choice questions:
“Sports psychology explores one’s behaviour in athletics.” Who gave this statement?
1.
Singer
(a) (b) John Lauther
(c) Clark and Clark (d) K M Burns
The mental aspects used in sports psychology are:
2.
energy, balance, focus, flow and motivation.
(a) (b) imagery, focus, simulation and stability.
(c) energy, balance, focus, simulation and stability. (d) imagery, focus, simulation, flow and motivation.

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