Examples in sports (throwing, gymnastics, swimming) – MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Throwing a cricket ball is an example of which type of motion? (A) Linear motion (B) Angular motion (C) Projectile motion (D) Oscillatory motion 2. The arm movement in throwing a javelin is mainly: (A) Linear motion (B) Angular motion at the shoulder joint (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 3. In shot put, the ball’s path after release is: (A) Angular motion (B) Linear motion (C) Projectile motion (D) Oscillatory motion 4. The circular swing of the arm before releasing a discus is: (A) Angular motion (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Translatory motion 5. Throwing a basketball in a free throw follows: (A) Oscillatory motion (B) Angular motion only (C) Projectile motion (D) Random motion 6. The run-up during a javelin throw is: (A) Linear motion (B) Angular motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 7. Throwing a football involves: (A) Angular motion of arm + projectile motion of ball (B) Linear motion only (C) Oscillatory motion only (D) Random motion 8. The circular swing of the hammer in hammer throw is: (A) Angular motion (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 9. When a shuttlecock is hit in badminton, its flight is: (A) Oscillatory motion (B) Projectile motion (C) Linear motion (D) Angular motion 10. In throwing events, the body shows: (A) Only linear motion (B) Only angular motion (C) Combination of angular and projectile motion (D) Oscillatory motion only 11. A gymnast performing a somersault demonstrates: (A) Linear motion (B) Angular motion around the body’s center of gravity (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 12. A handstand position shows: (A) Static balance, no motion (B) Angular motion (C) Linear motion (D) Oscillatory motion 13. Swinging on rings in gymnastics is: (A) Linear motion (B) Angular oscillatory motion (C) Random motion (D) Projectile motion 14. A gymnast performing a cartwheel shows motion in: (A) Sagittal plane (B) Frontal plane (C) Transverse plane (D) Random plane 15. Rotation of a gymnast while performing a twist jump is: (A) Angular motion in transverse plane (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 16. Balancing on a beam with small side-to-side sway is: (A) Oscillatory angular motion (B) Linear motion (C) Static motion (D) Random motion 17. A gymnast dismounting from bars follows: (A) Angular motion only (B) Linear motion only (C) Projectile motion after release (D) Oscillatory motion only 18. Splits on the ground represent: (A) Angular motion at hip joints (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 19. Performing continuous flips in air is: (A) Angular motion with rotation around the body axis (B) Linear motion only (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 20. The body turning during a vault jump shows: (A) Angular motion in transverse plane (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Static motion 21. Swimming forward in a straight line is: (A) Angular motion (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 22. The arm strokes in freestyle are: (A) Angular motion at shoulder joints (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Static motion 23. Leg kicking in freestyle swimming is: (A) Angular motion at hip joints (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion only (D) Static motion 24. The body gliding forward in water after a push is: (A) Angular motion (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Rotatory motion 25. Butterfly stroke arm movement is: (A) Angular motion around shoulders (B) Linear motion only (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 26. The upward and downward motion of legs in dolphin kick is: (A) Oscillatory angular motion (B) Linear motion (C) Random motion (D) Static motion 27. The whole-body motion in freestyle combines: (A) Linear displacement of body + angular motion of limbs (B) Linear only (C) Angular only (D) Oscillatory only 28. Swimming in a curved path during turning is: (A) Curvilinear motion (B) Linear motion (C) Angular motion only (D) Oscillatory motion 29. Rotating the body while doing backstroke is: (A) Angular motion along longitudinal axis (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 30. Pushing off from the wall at start is: (A) Linear motion (B) Angular motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 31. In all three sports, the common type of motion in the limbs is: (A) Linear motion (B) Angular motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Static motion 32. The flight of the body in gymnastics and of the ball in throwing share: (A) Oscillatory motion (B) Projectile motion (C) Static balance (D) Random motion 33. Swimming forward and running in a sprint both show: (A) Linear displacement of body (B) Angular motion only (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 34. The arm action in swimming and throwing is similar because both involve: (A) Angular motion at the shoulder joint (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Static motion 35. In gymnastics flips, swimming rolls, and discus throw, the similarity is: (A) Angular rotation around body or object axis (B) Linear only (C) Oscillatory only (D) Random motion 36. Which type of motion dominates in all three sports combined? (A) Linear motion (B) Angular + Linear (general motion) (C) Oscillatory only (D) Static 37. In swimming, gymnastics, and throwing, balance and stability depend on: (A) Center of gravity control (B) Oscillatory motion (C) Linear path only (D) Random stability 38. In sports, “general motion” usually refers to: (A) Combination of linear + angular motion (B) Only linear motion (C) Only angular motion (D) Random motion 39. The follow-through in throwing is important because: (A) It completes angular motion safely (B) It adds linear motion (C) It creates oscillation (D) It reduces gravity 40. Gymnastics balance and swimming strokes both depend heavily on: (A) Angular control of limbs (B) Linear velocity only (C) Oscillatory sway (D) Static posture only 41. The arc-shaped motion of arms in butterfly swimming is: (A) Angular in sagittal plane (B) Linear in transverse plane (C) Oscillatory only (D) Random 42. The projectile path of a basketball shot and a gymnast’s leap are both: (A) Curvilinear motions (B) Oscillatory motions (C) Linear motions (D) Static positions 43. The main type of motion in discus throw before release is: (A) Angular motion (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 44. Swimming underwater in a straight line is: (A) Linear motion (B) Angular motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Random motion 45. A gymnast’s swinging legs while doing a giant circle on bars is: (A) Angular motion (B) Oscillatory motion (C) Linear motion (D) Static balance 46. The curved path of a javelin in air is: (A) Projectile motion (B) Linear motion (C) Angular motion (D) Oscillatory motion 47. In swimming freestyle, the head turning to breathe involves: (A) Angular motion at the neck (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Static balance 48. A gymnast rotating while performing a spin is: (A) Angular motion (B) Linear motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Static 49. The body movement in a long jump after take-off is: (A) Projectile motion (B) Angular motion (C) Oscillatory motion (D) Linear motion only 50. 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