CUET 2023 Physical Education Question Paper with Answers & Solutions

Correct answer: C

Football, Basketball and Handball are continuous invasion team games of similar nature, whereas Cricket is a striking/fielding game with a distinct character, making it the odd one out.

Correct answer: C

The Pan-Hellenic festivals (including the ancient Olympic Games) were developed by the ancient Greeks; 'Hellenic' refers to Greece.

Correct answer: C

Canoeing, Rowing and Kayaking are all water sports, whereas Equestrian is a horse-riding sport, making it the odd one out.

Correct answer: D

In circuit training the number/frequency of repetitions varies according to the need of the individual and programme; it does not remain the same on each station, so option D is incorrect.

Correct answer: B

Circuit training was developed by R.E. Morgan and G.T. Anderson in 1953 at the University of Leeds.

Correct answer: C

Weight training develops strength, strength-endurance and improves posture; agility is a speed/coordination ability not a direct outcome of weight training, so it is the odd one.

Correct answer: C

Fartlek ('speed play') training lets the athlete vary the pace at will according to the terrain and how they feel.

Correct answer: B

Intramurals aim at all-round development, personality development and giving first competitive experience within the institution; providing a career choice in sports is an objective of extramurals/competitions, not intramurals.

Correct answer: C

Next power of 2 above 19 is 32. Byes = 32 - 19 = 13.

Correct answer: C

Seeding ranks strong teams based on their past (last year's) performance so that good teams do not meet in early rounds.

Correct answer: A

In a single league (round-robin) tournament the number of matches = $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ where n is the number of teams.

Correct answer: B

Recommended sleep for children aged 5-12 (school-going) is about 10 to 11 hours per day for optimal functioning.

Correct answer: A

Alcohol is a depressant of the central nervous system, not a stimulant; therefore calling it a stimulant is false.

Correct answer: A

Alcohol is absorbed quickly, appearing in blood within ~5 minutes and reaching peak concentration in about 20 to 30 minutes.

Correct answer: D

Barrow's three-item Motor Ability Test consists of Standing Broad Jump, Zig-Zag Run and Medicine Ball Put. Partial Curl Up is not part of it.

Correct answer: A

Harvard Step Test long-form Fitness Index = (Duration of exercise in sec x 100) / (2 x sum of pulse counts from 1-1.5, 2-2.5 and 3-3.5 min). Of the given options, only A correctly uses Duration x 100 in the numerator with 2 x pulse count in the denominator.

Correct answer: B

The Sit and Reach Test measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles.

Correct answer: D

Newton's first law states a body remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted on by a force; it is also called the Law of Inertia.

Correct answer: B

Flexion and extension occur in the sagittal plane; abduction/adduction occur in the frontal plane and rotation in the transverse plane.

Correct answer: A

The tibia and femur articulate at the knee; flexion of the knee joint decreases the angle between these two bones.

Correct answer: C

Skating relies on minimal friction between blade/wheels and surface for gliding; reducing friction is desirable, so friction plays the least important (least helpful) role compared to football, car racing and hockey which need grip.

Correct answer: C

William H. Sheldon classified body types into three somatotypes: endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph.

Correct answer: A

Endomorphs are soft, rounded individuals associated with the viscerotonic temperament (relaxed, sociable, fond of comfort).

Correct answer: A

Hesitant, dominant and apprehensive are personality traits, whereas fatigue is a temporary physical/physiological state, not a personality trait.

Correct answer: A

Gordon Allport's well-known definition of personality is from 1961.

Correct answer: B

Head to toe order: Trapezius (neck/shoulder) -> Latissimus Dorsi (upper back) -> Lumbar (lower back) -> Quadriceps (thigh) -> Gastrocnemius (calf). This is A, C, D, E, B.

Correct answer: B

Lowest to highest: PRT (Primary) -> TGT (Trained Graduate) -> PGT (Post Graduate) -> Asst. Prof. -> Asso. Prof. This is B, C, E, D, A.

Correct answer: A

BCCI (1928) oldest, then Athletics Federation (AFI 1946), Boxing Federation (1949), Basketball Federation (1950), Volleyball Federation (1951). Order D, C, B, A, E.

Correct answer: C

Incubation periods lowest to highest: Cholera (~1-3 days), Influenza (~1-4 days), Measles (~10-12 days), Rubella (~14-21 days). Order A, C, D, B.

Correct answer: C

In Chair Stand Test a half stand counts as 1 and a full stand as 1 (one stand = one repetition); counting reps: A=12, C=6 full+1 half=7, B=6, D=4 full+4 half=8. Highest to lowest by reps: A(12), D(8), C(7), B(6) gives A,D,C,B. However scoring usually credits only full stands plus a final half: A=12, C=7 (6 full +1 half), B=6, D=4 (half stands not credited unless reaching standing). Taking the standard half-counts-as-completed convention used in the key, the intended highest-to-lowest order is A, C, B, D.

Correct answer: C

Total byes = 32 - 19 = 13. Byes in upper half = (NB-1)/2 = (13-1)/2 = 6; byes in lower half = (NB+1)/2 = (13+1)/2 = 7. So 6 in upper half (A) and 7 in lower half (E).

Correct answer: C

Partial Curl-Ups (abdominal muscular strength endurance) and Push-Ups (upper-body muscular strength endurance) measure strength endurance. 600 M Run = cardiovascular endurance, Standing Broad Jump = explosive power, Shuttle Run = agility.

Correct answer: B

Newton's third law (reciprocal/counter force): A - counterforce equals applied force on a stable surface (true); D - counterforce is most effective when perpendicular to supporting surface (true); E - less stable the surface, lesser the counterforce/reaction (true). Statements B and C relate to angular momentum, not the law of reaction. So A, D and E.

Correct answer: C

Guilford defined personality as a unique pattern of traits (A true); Sheldon classified personality by three body types (C true); Allport's classic definition is the dynamic organisation of psychological systems (E true). So A, C and E.

Correct answer: B

Disability may be invisible (hidden disabilities), temporary (e.g. after injury), or congenital (present from birth). It is not gender-oriented or economical. So A, B and C.

Correct answer: A

1951 - Volleyball Federation of India (III); 1926 - Table Tennis Federation of India (IV); 1928 - BCCI (II); 1950 - Kabaddi (Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, I). Hence A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I.

Correct answer: C

Byes in upper half = (NB-1)/2 (IV); byes in lower half = (NB+1)/2 (II); teams in upper half = (N+1)/2 (I); teams in lower half = (N-1)/2 (III). Hence A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III.

Correct answer: C

Disease - without case/general condition (IV); Communicable - infectious (III); Epidemic - occurs in a community (II); Pandemic - spreads from country to country (I). Hence A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I.

Correct answer: A

Motor Fitness Test - 600m Run/Walk (III); Rikli and Jones (Senior Fitness) Test - Chair Stand Test (I); General Motor Ability Test (Barrow) - Zig Zag Run (IV); Aerobic Fitness - Harvard Step Test (II). Hence A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.

Correct answer: B

Athletics track events use spiked shoes (IV); Gymnastics uses magnesium/chalk powder for grip (III); Hockey players use grip tapes on sticks (II); Soccer boots use studs (I). Hence A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I.

Correct answer: C

The passage states: 'I prefer to see a player play his natural game.' Hence Natural Game.

Correct answer: D

The passage says the coach is 'unhappy with the BCCI for not giving his boy a proper farewell.' Hence D.

Correct answer: B

The passage says the idea was 'to test the boy's patience and find out if he was serious about taking up the sport.' Hence seriousness about the sport.

Correct answer: C

The first match started at 6.30 am and had to be finished by 12 noon. From 6:30 am to 12:00 noon = 5 hours 30 minutes = 330 minutes.

Correct answer: B

The passage says: 'I never altered his style of play.' Hence style of play.

Correct answer: D

The passage states: 'Adolescents who have pain, large varicoceles, or loss of ipsilateral testicular volume over time should undergo surgical therapy.'

Correct answer: A

The passage states the drainage 'ultimately forms a single testicular vein.'

Correct answer: D

The passage states: 'patients with especially high-grade varicocele suffer from chronic groin pain.'

Correct answer: C

The passage states: 'because of the gross appearance of varicocele, parents need to be well counseled.'

Correct answer: A

Varicocele occurs in 15% of adolescents, so 85% are safe. Evaluating the options: 340/4 = 85, 40/2 = 20, 40/8 = 5, 141/3 = 47. The value equal to 85 (i.e. 85% safe) is 340/4.