NCERT Solutions
Class 12 Physical Education
8 chapters · 16 important questions
Planning in Sports
Covers concept of planning in sports, types of tournaments (knock-out, league, combination, fixture drawing), procedure for seeding, intramurals and extramurals, and sports events organisation.
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Important Questions
Draw a fixture for 11 teams in a knock-out tournament. How many byes are given and how many matches played?
Distinguish between intramurals and extramurals. Give two examples of each.
Sports and Nutrition
Covers macro and micro nutrients, balanced diet, food groups, dietary supplements, eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia), nutritive and non-nutritive components, obesity, and sports-specific diet.
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Important Questions
What is a balanced diet? Explain the role of each macro nutrient in sports performance.
Define anorexia nervosa and bulimia. What are their causes and effects?
Yoga and Lifestyle
Covers yoga as a lifestyle tool, asanas for prevention and management of lifestyle diseases (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, asthma, back pain), and introduction to major yoga traditions.
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Important Questions
Name and describe two asanas beneficial for diabetes. What precautions should be taken?
Explain any three yoga asanas for the prevention of obesity with their benefits and contraindications.
Physical Education and Sports for CWSN
Covers Concept of Inclusive Education, adapting physical activities for Children With Special Needs (CWSN), Disability Etiquette, types of disabilities, and Paralympic events.
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Important Questions
What is meant by inclusion in physical education? How can sports activities be adapted for students with locomotor disability?
What are the Paralympic Games? Name five Paralympic sports events.
Children and Women in Sports
Covers motor development in children, exercise guidelines for children, common sports injuries in children, sociological factors affecting women's participation, sports for women, and gender issues in sport.
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Important Questions
What is the Female Athlete Triad? Explain its three components and their effects on health.
What are the barriers to women's participation in sports in India? Suggest measures to overcome them.
Test, Measurement and Evaluation in Sports
Covers concept of test, measurement and evaluation in sports, motor fitness tests, health-related fitness tests, Rikli & Jones test for senior citizens, Barrow Motor Ability Test, and interpretation of results.
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Important Questions
Describe the Harvard Step Test. How is the fitness index calculated? Interpret the result.
What is the Barrow Three-Item Motor Ability Test? Explain each item with procedure and purpose.
Physiology and Sports
Covers structure and function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, effects of exercise (immediate and long-term), oxygen debt, vital capacity, VO₂ max, and muscle fibre types.
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Important Questions
Explain the long-term physiological adaptations of the cardiovascular system due to regular exercise.
What is VO₂ max? How is it related to athletic performance? Name two methods to measure it.
Biomechanics and Sports
Covers fundamental concepts of biomechanics applied to sports: Newton's laws, levers in the body, friction, projectile motion, centre of gravity, and stability principles.
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Important Questions
Classify the levers found in the human body. Give one example of each class from sports movements.
Explain how Newton's Third Law of Motion is applied in swimming and running.