JAMB - Physical Education (2023)

1
Track events are done on a ___
Answer
(C)
running track
2
The ability of the body systems to work together efficiently to allow you to be healthy and perform activities of daily living is
Answer
(A)
physical fitness
3
How many points is required to win a badminton game ?
Answer
(D)
21
4
Fruit and vegetables are important because
Answer
(D)
They provide you with a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients
5
Which of the following helps human sperm with locomotion?
Answer
(A)
flagellum
6
A sport where participants should have no means of contact is called ?
Answer
(C)
non-contact games
7
What year was the first modern olympic game held ?
Answer
(B)
1896
8
The amount of force you can put out is dependent on your:
Answer
(A)
muscular strength
9
The condition of the body physically, mentally and otherwise not only the absence of disease or an infirmity is
Answer
(C)
health education
10
The following are the injuries that can be sustained at sport except ____
Answer
(D)
stomach ache
11
Which of the following is an indoor recreational activity?
Answer
(D)
playing chess
12
Which of the following is a track event ?
Answer
(C)
100m race
13
What do you call a person who performs gymnastics ?
Answer
(D)
gymnast
14
The following are the examples of sports except
Answer
(D)
marketing
15
The type of exchange in a relay race, in which the receiver's hand is behind them at the waist height with the palm facing down is called ?
Answer
(D)
the Upsweep
16
Which of the following is the international governing body responsible for soccer ?
Answer
(A)
FIFA
17
The sideways curvature of the spine is called ?
Answer
(D)
Scoliosis
18
Which of the following is an indoor game ?
Answer
(B)
chess
19
Which of the following is not an official in a gymnastic game ?
Answer
(B)
lines men
20
The sport injury that results in the break of bone is called ?
Answer
(B)
fracture
21
Which of the following games is a traditional game in Nigeria before colonization ?
Answer
(D)
ayo game
22
Which of the following is an example of sprint race ?
Answer
(D)
100m
23
Which of the following control breathing rate in humans?
Answer
(A)
medulla oblongata
24
Which of the following is not a component of physical fitness.
Answer
(B)
fat
25
Hockey pitch, nets and flag posts are facilities used in ?
Answer
(C)
hockey game
26
The assistant referees in a soccer game are also called ?
Answer
(A)
linesmen
27
Which of the following is not a skill and technique in boxing
Answer
(C)
kicking
28
How many trials are allowed in shot put?
Answer
(A)
3
29
Which of the following is not an objective of physical Eduaction ?
Answer
(C)
To be able to bully people
30
Food serves the following purpose except ____
Answer
(C)
increase hunger.
31
Which of the following is a field event ?
Answer
(A)
Javelin throw
32
Who is regarded as the father of physical eduction in Nigeria ?
Answer
(D)
Harding James Ekperigin
33
Which of the following is an example of non-contact games
Answer
(C)
swimming
34
Which of the following factors does not affect posture ?
Answer
(A)
complexion
35
Recreational activities are meant to be done during ___
Answer
(B)
leisure time
36
The capacity to change direction effectively and quickly while maintaining body posture is called ?
Answer
(C)
Agility
37
Which of the following is not a swimming stroke ?
Answer
(A)
downstroke
38
One of these is a component of school health programme.
Answer
(C)
Health services
39
The swimming pattern in which both arms are extended and pulledback together in a circular motion while both legs are thrust out and pulled back together is called ?
Answer
(C)
Breaststroke
40
Which of the following is not a throw event ?
Answer
(B)
pole vault
41
To promote unity and solidarity among African nations, All Africa games was founded by the African Union (AU). What year were the first games held ?
Answer
(A)
1965
42
Saliva helps in the digestion of
Answer
(A)
Starch
43
How many players make up a basketball team on the court at a time?
Answer
(B)
5
44
Which organ is not part of the alimentary canal?
Answer
(D)
skin
45
In which form of nationalism has its goals achieved through revolution.
Answer
(D)
revolutionary nationalism
46
____ is the study of the structure and relationship between body parts
Answer
(A)
Anatomy
47
Which of the following part of human skeleton forms the helmet that protect the human brain
Answer
(A)
Cranium
48
Which of the following is not an institutional game in Nigeria ?
Answer
(B)
NBA
49
If the assistant referee in a soccer match raises the flag, at a 45 degree angle and points it horizontally along the touch line, what does that indicate?
Answer
(A)
throw-in
50
The human heart is located in the
Answer
(C)
Thoracic cavity
51
Which of the following cannot be found in a first aid box ?
Answer
(D)
soda drinks
52
Which of the following part of the human body is responsible for movement ?
Answer
(B)
muscles
53
Excess presence of which of the following causes tooth decay in children?
Answer
(A)
fluoride
54
Which of the following type of cartilage is present at the joints of long bones in humans?
Answer
(A)
Calcified
55
The following are examples of protein foods except
Answer
(D)
rice
56
Which of the following is not a benefit of recreation ?
Answer
(A)
It is time wasting
57
In the bucal cavity of human beings, digestion of which of the following get started
Answer
(C)
Carbohydrates
58
The type of family in which one spouse(man or woman) has several other spouses is called?
Answer
(A)
polygamous family
59
The type of hazardous pollution caused by automobile is ______
Answer
(B)
carbon monoxide
60
Herbert Macaulay is considered as the founder of Nigerian Nationalism. He was a Nigerian nationalist, politician, engineer, architect, journalist, and musician and is considered by many Nigerians as the founder of Nigerian nationalism.
Answer
(C)
Herbert Macaulay
61
Which of the following is not an equipment/facility used in badminton games?
Answer
(A)
paddles
62
After digestion protein is converted into
Answer
(C)
Amino acid
63
Which of the following is not a skill in Judo ?
Answer
(D)
kicking
64
The following are key locomotor skills except
Answer
(C)
singing
65
1. The human ankle has _____ bones
Answer
(A)
7
66
The smallest unit of social organization in our society is
Answer
(B)
family
67
A deuce in a table tennis game means
Answer
(D)
a tie
68
Carbon monoxide is a source of ______ pollution.
Answer
(C)
air
69
Which of the following is the vestigial bony part of the human skeleton?
Answer
(C)
Coccyx
70
Which of the following is not a water-borne disease?
Answer
(B)
Headache