All Free Health and Physical Education MCQs with Answers

• A. 4cm
• B. 3cm
• C. 5cm
• D. 6cm

Explanation: The lines marking the discus-throw circle are 5 cm wide. The 4 cm and 3 cm choices do not match the standard athletics marking width.

• A. black
• B. red
• C. green
• D. white

Explanation: The rim of the discus-throwing circle is painted white to make the boundary clearly visible.

• A. 2kg
• B. 1kg
• C. 3kg
• D. 4kg

Explanation: The standard women's discus weighs 1 kg, whereas the men's discus weighs 2 kg. Therefore, the women's implement is option b.

• A. 3
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 6

Explanation: In the hammer throw, when more than eight athletes compete, each athlete receives three initial trials.

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Explanation: The usual time allowed for one pole-vault trial is one minute when the standard single-attempt limit applies.

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Explanation: The usual time allowed for one high-jump trial is one minute under the standard single-attempt limit.

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Explanation: A competitor is generally allowed one minute to make a javelin throw after being called.

• A. 9.5cm
• B. 9.4cm
• C. 9.6cm
• D. 9.3cm

Explanation: Under standard athletics specifications, the women's hammer head must have a diameter of about 9.5 to 11 cm, so the minimum is 9.5 cm.

• A. Field events
• B. non of these
• C. games
• D. track events

Explanation: Staggered starting positions are used in track races run around a curved track, such as the 200 m, 400 m and relay races, to give runners…

• A. 2cm
• B. 3cm
• C. 4cm
• D. 5cm

Explanation: The raised kerb along the inside of an athletics track is conventionally about 5 cm high.

• A. track events
• B. race walking
• C. field events
• D. non of these

Explanation: Race walking is the official name for the athletics discipline in which competitors must maintain contact with the ground and keep the…

• A. sit
• B. fire
• C. non of these
• D. on your marks

Explanation: Race walking begins with the starter's command “On your marks”; the command “set” is not normally used before a race-walking start.

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Explanation: Cross-country team scoring normally assigns points equal to finishing position, so the runner finishing second receives two points.

• A. 5
• B. 6
• C. 7
• D. 8

Explanation: In the standard position-based scoring system, a runner's points equal the finishing position, so fifth place earns five points.

• A. cross contry
• B. race walking
• C. hurdles
• D. non of these

Explanation: In athletics, the steeplechase is an obstacle race containing fixed hurdles and a water jump, so “hurdles” is the closest available…

• A. standing position
• B. crouch position
• C. both a,b
• D. non of these

Explanation: Steeplechase runners use a standing start because it is a distance event, unlike sprint races that commonly use starting blocks and a…

• A. 49m
• B. 40m
• C. 43m
• D. 56m

Explanation: In the 400 m hurdles, the tenth and final hurdle is at 360 m, leaving 40 m from that hurdle to the finish line.

• A. 43m
• B. 44m
• C. 45m
• D. 46m

Explanation: The first hurdle in the 400 m hurdles is placed 45 m from the starting line.

• A. 4cm
• B. 5cm
• C. 7cm
• D. 6cm

Explanation: The javelin runway arc is marked by a 7 cm wide line. The 5 cm measurement is commonly associated with runway lines in some other…

• A. 20mm
• B. 30mm
• C. 25mm
• D. 34mm

Explanation: For the women's javelin, the shaft diameter at its thickest point is 20 to 25 mm, so the minimum is 20 mm.