Free Rules of Games and Sports MCQs with Answers

• A. 11cm
• B. 10cm
• C. 13cm
• D. 14cm

Explanation: The men's hammer head must have a minimum diameter of 110 mm, equal to 11 cm.

• A. 4kg
• B. 5kg
• C. 7.24kg
• D. 7.26kg

Explanation: The standard women's hammer weighs 4 kg. The 7.26 kg option is the men's hammer weight, while 5 kg is not the standard senior women's…

• A. 12cm
• B. 11cm
• C. 9.5cm
• D. 10cm

Explanation: The women's hammer head has a minimum diameter of 95 mm, or 9.5 cm. This is smaller than the men's minimum diameter of 11 cm.

• A. 4kg
• B. 5kg
• C. 7.24kg
• D. 7.26kg

Explanation: The senior men's hammer weighs 7.26 kg, also expressed as 16 lb. The 7.24 kg figure is a near approximation but is not the official…

• A. 7
• B. 8
• C. 9
• D. 10

Explanation: The standard 100 m hurdles event has 10 hurdles placed in each lane. This is the women's senior hurdle distance; men's senior hurdles are…

• A. 2
• B. 3
• C. 4
• D. 5

Explanation: The hammer is made up of three main parts: the metal head, the wire, and the handle.

• A. 7
• B. 8
• C. 9
• D. 10

Explanation: The 110 m hurdles event contains 10 hurdles. It is the standard senior men's hurdle race, whereas the women's equivalent is 100 m hurdles.

• A. 1.17m
• B. 1.18m
• C. 1.19m
• D. 1.2

Explanation: A hurdle must be at least 1.18 m wide, with the standard permitted width extending up to 1.20 m.

• A. men
• B. none of these
• C. both a,b
• D. woman

Explanation: The 80 m hurdles was traditionally a women's event, especially in older athletics rules, before the senior women's distance became 100 m…

• A. 1.22m
• B. 1.23m
• C. 1.24m
• D. 1.25m

Explanation: A standard athletics lane is 1.22 m wide, and hurdle races use the same lane width. The nearby values are not the regulation measurement.

• A. men
• B. both a,b
• C. woman
• D. none of these

Explanation: The 60 m hurdles is an indoor event contested by both men and women, although hurdle heights differ between the two categories.

• A. 1.068m
• B. 1.067m
• C. 1.078m
• D. none of these

Explanation: In the men's 110 m hurdles, the senior hurdle height is 1.067 m, commonly described as 42 inches.

• A. men
• B. woman
• C. none of these
• D. both a,b

Explanation: The 400 m hurdles is an event for both men and women, with different hurdle heights and usually different hurdle spacing specifications.

• A. 14.00m
• B. 14.02m
• C. 14.03m
• D. 14.04m

Explanation: In the men's 110 m hurdles, the final hurdle is followed by 14.02 m to the finish line.

• A. 8.4m
• B. 8.5m
• C. 8.3m
• D. 8.2m

Explanation: The distance between the centres of successive hurdles in the women's 100 m hurdles is 8.50 m.

• A. .914m
• B. .915m
• C. .916m
• D. .918m

Explanation: The men's 400 m hurdles use hurdles 0.914 m high, equal to 91.4 cm. The 1.067 m height belongs to the men's 110 m hurdles.

• A. 5
• B. 6
• C. 7
• D. 4

Explanation: The standard indoor 60 m hurdles race contains five hurdles. The stray “4” in the question appears to be a typing or scraping error, but…

• A. high hurdles race
• B. both a,b
• C. low hurdle race
• D. none of these

Explanation: Hurdle races are commonly classified as high-hurdle and low-hurdle races, so both listed types apply.

• A. 1.067m
• B. 1.057m
• C. 1.047m
• D. 1.037m

Explanation: Men's 110 m hurdles are 1.067 m high, or 106.7 cm. This is higher than the 0.914 m hurdles used in the men's 400 m hurdles.

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Explanation: A standard javelin has three main construction parts: the shaft, the metal head, and the cord grip.