All Free Health and Physical Education MCQs with Answers

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  • A. straight running
  • B. curve running
  • C. circle running
  • D. motion running

Explanation: Linear motion occurs along a straight path, so straight running is its simplest sporting example.

Correct answer: straight running
  • A. Rousseau
  • B. Hypocrites
  • C. Aristotle
  • D. Gestalt

Explanation: Hippocrates is widely regarded as a pioneer of medical gymnastics because he used exercise and movement therapeutically.

Correct answer: Hypocrites
  • A. 21 years
  • B. In 6 year
  • C. 19 years
  • D. up to 3 years

Explanation: Growth is especially rapid during infancy and early childhood, with the first three years showing the greatest overall increase in body…

Correct answer: up to 3 years
  • A. Anaemia
  • B. Hyper tention
  • C. Mentalillness
  • D. Pepticulcer

Explanation: Hypertension, mental illness and peptic ulcer are commonly associated with prolonged stress.

Correct answer: Anaemia
  • A. all of the above
  • B. where you eat
  • C. the type and amount of food that you eat
  • D. Who you eat with

Explanation: A complete food record includes what and how much a person eats, as well as the people and places associated with eating.

Correct answer: all of the above
  • A. Caffeine.
  • B. Bicarbonate.
  • C. Anabolic steroid.
  • D. Growth hormone.

Explanation: Bicarbonate acts as a buffer for hydrogen ions produced during intense exercise, helping delay the rise in acidity associated with lactate…

Correct answer: Bicarbonate.
  • A. 1 hour
  • B. Immediately before to give a boost of energy
  • C. 8 to 10 hoursTry Prep Courses
  • D. 2 to 4 hours

Explanation: A light meal is generally taken about 2 to 4 hours before exercise so digestion can occur while energy remains available during the event.

Correct answer: 2 to 4 hours
  • A. 1 kcal
  • B. 1 C
  • C. 1 c
  • D. both b and c

Explanation: One kilocalorie is defined as the heat needed to raise 1,000 grams of water by 1°C.

Correct answer: 1 kcal
  • A. Increased fat intake
  • B. Decreased Calorie intake
  • C. Increased protein intake
  • D. Decreased vitamin intake

Explanation: The Atkins diet may produce weight loss chiefly because restricting carbohydrate often reduces total calorie intake, even though the diet…

Correct answer: Decreased Calorie intake
  • A. Age
  • B. Height/Weight
  • C. All of the above
  • D. Physical activity

Explanation: Estimated Energy Requirement uses demographic and body-size factors such as age, along with height and weight, and adjusts for physical…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Burn fat faster
  • B. Provide glycogen stores
  • C. Build muscles
  • D. Increase foot speed

Explanation: Carnitine is marketed as a substance that transports fatty acids into mitochondria, so athletes may take it hoping to burn fat faster.

Correct answer: Burn fat faster
  • A. Rubeola
  • B. Vibro cholera
  • C. Rubella
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, usually spread through contaminated water or food.

Correct answer: Vibro cholera
  • A. Kidney malfunction.
  • B. Reduced blood volume.
  • C. All of the above.
  • D. Increased body temperature.

Explanation: Repeated dehydration can reduce blood volume, impair kidney function, and increase body temperature because less fluid is available for…

Correct answer: All of the above.
  • A. Before a meal
  • B. After a meal
  • C. At least 2 hours either side of a meal
  • D. When you will or can do it

Explanation: The best exercise time is the time a person can follow consistently, provided strenuous exercise is not done immediately after a heavy…

Correct answer: When you will or can do it
  • A. Resting energy expenditure
  • B. All of the above
  • C. Physical activity
  • D. Thermic effect of food (eating)

Explanation: Daily energy expenditure is the sum of resting energy expenditure, the thermic effect of food, and physical activity.

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Can range from zero for sedentary people
  • B. May be a large part of the total energy expenditure
  • C. All of the above
  • D. Is high in construction workers

Explanation: The thermic effect of exercise may be nearly zero in a sedentary person and can become a substantial part of daily expenditure in highly…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. 73 kg
  • B. 353 kg
  • C. 320 kg
  • D. 82 kg

Explanation: Using 1 kilogram as approximately 2.2 pounds, 160 pounds divided by 2.2 is about 72.7 kilograms.

Correct answer: 73 kg
  • A. All of the above
  • B. Fewer infections.
  • C. Fewer injuries.
  • D. Reduced risk for developing obesity.

Explanation: Regular moderate activity helps control body weight, supports immune function, and improves strength, coordination, and physical…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Potato chips
  • B. French fries
  • C. Rice
  • D. All bran (high fiber) cereal

Explanation: Rice is a readily digested, carbohydrate-rich food and is commonly used for carbohydrate loading before endurance events.

Correct answer: Rice
  • A. Calcium
  • B. Potassium
  • C. Copper
  • D. Iron

Explanation: Iron is needed to make haemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of red blood cells, so iron deficiency can reduce oxygen transport and…

Correct answer: Iron