General Awareness

Sports Science and Psychology

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Sports science and psychology questions explore mental toughness, training periodization, sports ethics, and coaching responsibilities. These topics occasionally appear in general awareness sections of banking and SSC exams. Practice these questions to understand athlete performance and management.

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Sports Science and Psychology Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge

Why are some goals very tough to achieve?

  1. because some goals are made so that no one can achieve them

  2. how do i know

  3. what are goals - i know how many beckham has scored

  4. who cares
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is a satirical question about unrealistic goals. Option A suggests some goals are intentionally designed to be impossible to achieve - a cynical commentary on how organizations might set unattainable targets. Options B, C, and D are dismissive non-answers that don't engage with the question, serving as comic relief or filler options.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Warm-up is...

  1. A waste of valuable energy that should be saved for the weights.

  2. Great for getting the body to burn extra calories during the following workout.

  3. A neat trick for getting your body going so you can lift heavier weights

  4. A way to prepare your joints and muscles so that your risk of injury decreases.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A warm-up is designed to gradually increase body temperature and blood flow to muscles, which improves elasticity and prepares joints for physical stress. This physiological preparation significantly reduces the risk of strains and other injuries compared to starting intense exercise with cold muscles.

Multiple choice general knowledge

A good training partner should...

  1. Be timely, reliable and encourage you to make progress

  2. Push you to lift heavier and heavier, no matter what.

  3. Be so hardcore that he never takes a day off for any reason, ever.

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A good partner provides consistency, motivation, and steady progression. Pushing heavier regardless of form or readiness (B) causes injury. Never taking rest days (C) is counterproductive and unhealthy. 'All the above' (D) would include bad options B and C.

Multiple choice

What does "endurance'' mean in the passage?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Gymnastics is a collection of physical activities that need great physical strength along with stamina, flexibility, endurance as well as balance. Gymnastics is encouraged as a physical activity among children who are able to tumble and perform stretching and bending on different equipments used during the acts. This not only boosts their physical performance but also helps them build social and intellectual skills. Gymnastics has become very popular as a sport which keeps you active and fit and is also enjoyable and improves focus. It is very easy for children to learn gymnastic skills in early childhood as their flexibility and acquisition are at its peak.

  1. They ability to dance

  2. The ability to move

  3. The ability to understand

  4. The ability to continue doing something physically difficult
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Endurance is the ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way. So, option 4 is correct.

Multiple choice

Why is gymnastics easy for the children?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Gymnastics is a collection of physical activities that need great physical strength along with stamina, flexibility, endurance as well as balance. Gymnastics is encouraged as a physical activity among children who are able to tumble and perform stretching and bending on different equipments used during the acts. This not only boosts their physical performance but also helps them build social and intellectual skills. Gymnastics has become very popular as a sport which keeps you active and fit and is also enjoyable and improves focus. It is very easy for children to learn gymnastic skills in early childhood as their flexibility and acquisition are at its peak.

  1. Because they have a lot of energy

  2. Because their bodies are flexible

  3. They are adaptable to any condition

  4. They are not like adults
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the passage, "...in early childhood as their flexibility and acquisition are at its peak." gives us the answer. Hence, option 2 is correct.

Multiple choice

Who among the following have more chances to be recommended for gymnastics?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Gymnastics is a collection of physical activities that need great physical strength along with stamina, flexibility, endurance as well as balance. Gymnastics is encouraged as a physical activity among children who are able to tumble and perform stretching and bending on different equipments used during the acts. This not only boosts their physical performance, but also helps them build social and intellectual skills. Gymnastics has become very popular as a sport which keeps you active and fit and is also enjoyable and improves focus. It is very easy for children to learn gymnastic skills in early childhood as their flexibility and acquisition are at its peak.

  1. Children

  2. Adults

  3. Ladies

  4. Old people

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The passage says, "Gymnastics is encouraged as a physical activity among children who are able to tumble and perform stretching and bending on different equipment used during the acts." So, option 1 is correct.

Multiple choice

What do gymnasts need?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Gymnastics is a collection of physical activities that need great physical strength along with stamina, flexibility, endurance as well as balance. Gymnastics is encouraged as a physical activity among children who are able to tumble and perform stretching and bending on different equipments used during the acts. This not only boosts their physical performance, but also helps them build social and intellectual skills. Gymnastics has become very popular as a sport which keeps you active and fit and is also enjoyable and improves focus. It is very easy for children to learn gymnastic skills in early childhood as their flexibility and acquisition are at its peak.

  1. Physical strength, flexibility, endurance and balance

  2. Physical strength only

  3. A heavy body

  4. Flexibility
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to the passage gymnastics is something  "...that need great physical strength along with stamina, flexibility, endurance as well as balance." So option 1 is correct.

Multiple choice

In a team, what is important to win a game?

  1. Self-centred nature

  2. Co-operation and hard work

  3. Scolding your opponent

  4. Quarrelling with your team-mate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Co-operation and hard work is the key to success in any game. It is important to understand each other's strength and weaknesses.

Multiple choice

Why is it important to play games?

  1. It promotes physical growth.

  2. For enjoyment

  3. It promotes physical and mental growth.

  4. It promotes economic growth.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Playing games provides good health as it promotes physical and mental growth.

Multiple choice

Why is glucose necessary for sportsmen?

  1. It helps in growth and development.

  2. It helps as a quick source of energy.

  3. It helps to repair the body, like healing the wounds.

  4. It helps to protect your body against illnesses.

  5. It helps in carrying digested food.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Glucose is derived primarily from carbohydrates. As glucose is easily digested and quickly absorbed by the blood, so it instantly gives energy to our body.

Multiple choice

Why does a long jumper run before taking a leap?

  1. He gains energy to take him through the long distance.

  2. It helps him to apply large force.

  3. By increasing his action, he improves his reaction.

  4. To give his body larger inertia of motion, which is in rest

  5. To improve his blood circulation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

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Multiple choice

What is the aim of every player these days?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

In the modern world, sports have assumed a very horrible shape and form. They play a very wild, savage and dangerous role. There is cut-throat competition in almost all the games and sports played today. Every player plays to win. Victory by hook or crook is the be-all and end-all of every sport. Some of the rural sports give vent to animal passions and involve a lot of cruelty to animals. Rural folk enjoy the pleasure of fishing, cock fighting, bear-baiting and rat-hunting. In the Middle ages, games were played in a very brutal and cruel manner. In a big town, only group activities provide an outlet to a person's surplus energy and animal passions. Organized games flourish in urban areas. Modern sporting contests and competitions provide sadistic pleasure by causing pain to others. To a great extent, George Orwell is right when he relates animal like psyche with the modern, competitive sports. Players turn into devils. They make every possible effort to hit, wound and maim the opponents. It is wrong to believe that international sporting competitions promote friendship and good will. On the other hand, they create hatred, bitterness, hostility and revenge. For a time, it seems that running, jumping and kicking a ball are the tests of national character. Brutal is the behavior of the players. Wild is the attitude of the spectators, and shocking is the behavior of the nations behind the spectators.

  1. To play and enjoy the game

  2. To play in a sportsman spirit

  3. To win the game by hook or crook

  4. To win by adhering to the rules of the game

  5. To promote the feelings of good will
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; this is the foremost thought in the minds of all the players these days.

Multiple choice

The writer in the passage does all EXCEPT

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

In the modern world, sports have assumed a very horrible shape and form. They play a very wild, savage and dangerous role. There is cut-throat competition in almost all the games and sports played today. Every player plays to win. Victory by hook or crook is the be-all and end-all of every sport. Some of the rural sports give vent to animal passions and involve a lot of cruelty to animals. Rural folk enjoy the pleasure of fishing, cock fighting, bear-baiting and rat-hunting. In the Middle ages, games were played in a very brutal and cruel manner. In a big town, only group activities provide an outlet to a person's surplus energy and animal passions. Organized games flourish in urban areas. Modern sporting contests and competitions provide sadistic pleasure by causing pain to others. To a great extent, George Orwell is right when he relates animal like psyche with the modern, competitive sports. Players turn into devils. They make every possible effort to hit, wound and maim the opponents. It is wrong to believe that international sporting competitions promote friendship and good will. On the other hand, they create hatred, bitterness, hostility and revenge. For a time, it seems that running, jumping and kicking a ball are the tests of national character. Brutal is the behavior of the players. Wild is the attitude of the spectators, and shocking is the behavior of the nations behind the spectators.

  1. express his disgust at the games in the modern times

  2. talk about the different games played in rural and urban areas

  3. reveal the psyche of spectators during games

  4. the kind of relationships the games develop among people and nations

  5. recount the positive attributes of games
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; this is not mentioned in the passage.

Multiple choice

What role do the modern sports play in our lives?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

In the modern world, sports have assumed a very horrible shape and form. They play a very wild, savage and dangerous role. There is cut-throat competition in almost all the games and sports played today. Every player plays to win. Victory by hook or crook is the be-all and end-all of every sport. Some of the rural sports give vent to animal passions and involve a lot of cruelty to animals. Rural folk enjoy the pleasure of fishing, cock fighting, bear-baiting and rat-hunting. In the Middle ages, games were played in a very brutal and cruel manner. In a big town, only group activities provide an outlet to a person's surplus energy and animal passions. Organized games flourish in urban areas. Modern sporting contests and competitions provide sadistic pleasure by causing pain to others. To a great extent, George Orwell is right when he relates animal like psyche with the modern, competitive sports. Players turn into devils. They make every possible effort to hit, wound and maim the opponents. It is wrong to believe that international sporting competitions promote friendship and good will. On the other hand, they create hatred, bitterness, hostility and revenge. For a time, it seems that running, jumping and kicking a ball are the tests of national character. Brutal is the behavior of the players. Wild is the attitude of the spectators, and shocking is the behavior of the nations behind the spectators.

  1. They develop cut-throat competition.

  2. They develop healthy competition.

  3. They promote friendliness.

  4. They develop sportsman spirit.

  5. They develop empathy for others.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; the games in the modern days develop neck to neck competition.

Multiple choice

What is yardstick of the national character these days?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

In the modern world, sports have assumed a very horrible shape and form. They play a very wild, savage and dangerous role. There is cut-throat competition in almost all the games and sports played today. Every player plays to win. Victory by hook or crook is the be-all and end-all of every sport. Some of the rural sports give vent to animal passions and involve a lot of cruelty to animals. Rural folk enjoy the pleasure of fishing, cock fighting, bear-baiting and rat-hunting. In the Middle ages, games were played in a very brutal and cruel manner. In a big town, only group activities provide an outlet to a person's surplus energy and animal passions. Organized games flourish in urban areas. Modern sporting contests and competitions provide sadistic pleasure by causing pain to others. To a great extent, George Orwell is right when he relates animal like psyche with the modern, competitive sports. Players turn into devils. They make every possible effort to hit, wound and maim the opponents. It is wrong to believe that international sporting competitions promote friendship and good will. On the other hand, they create hatred, bitterness, hostility and revenge. For a time, it seems that running, jumping and kicking a ball are the tests of national character. Brutal is the behavior of the players. Wild is the attitude of the spectators, and shocking is the behavior of the nations behind the spectators.

  1. The achievements in sports

  2. The inculcation of moral values in people

  3. The development of discipline

  4. The literacy of people

  5. The spirit of nationalism
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; according to the passage, this is the only criterion to test the national character.