NCERT solutions for Health and Physical Education [English] Class 11 chapter 4 - Individual Games [Latest edition]

Athletics at the 1960 Summer Paralympics consisted of 25 events, 13 for men and 12 for women. Prepare the list of these events both for men and women.

Collect information about your favourite athletes and share in the class.

Collect the information about the events under ‘Decathlon’ and ‘Heptathlon’, which are to be completed on the first day of the competition and on the second day of competition.

Make a list of winners of Dronacharya Award for the last five years and share with other students.

Collect information about the medal winners of Paralympics Games in any two athletic events who have received Arjuna Award and prepare a chart on their achievements to share on the school notice board.

Collect information about the Arjuna award and Dhyan Chand award winners, Prepare a chart on their achievements to share on the school notice board.

Do you have indoor badminton hall in your school or nearby? if yes, collect the information about the game and compare with the information given in your book.

Collect information about the Olympic Medalists and All England winners of your country in badminton.

Make a list of the Olympic events of swimming.

Check the Table Tennis tables of your school by bouncing a Table Tennis ball as per the rules.

Play doubles and mixed doubles in Table Tennis with your classmates by following the laws of the game.

Revise the fundamental skills of Table Tennis game.

Collect information about the wrestlers of India and their achievement at international wrestling.

Collect information about Arjuna award winners in wrestling and discuss about the participation of Indian women in wrestling.

Collect information about Dronacharya awardees and their contribution to Indian Wrestling.

Collect information about budding wrestlers through Khelo India Programme.

Collect information about all the Indian wrestlers who won medals at Olympic Games.

Explain the meaning of athletics.

Explain the history of athletics.

Describe the events organised in athletics.

Describe the classification of track events in athletics.

Describe the classification of field events in athletics.

Enlist the different types of throw events. Explain shot put throw in detail.

Enlist the different types of jump events. Explain high jump in detail.

Explain the types of crouch start in short distance running.

What is the distance of runway in long jump and triple jump?

What is the size of landing area in high jump?

Name any four throwing events.

Name the famous technique used for high jump.

What is relay?

What is the weight of discus for men and women?

Which type of track is called a standard track?

What is the weight of the shot in shot put for men and women?

The thickness of the take-off board in long jump and triple jump is ______.

Maximum weight of the crossbar in high jump is ______.

The ______ of shot put in women is 4 kg.

28 hurdle jumps and 7 water jumps are there in ______.

State whether true or false:

400 m track is known as standard track.

State whether true or false:

5 runners participate in a relay race.

State whether true or false:

Bunch start is a throwing technique.

State whether true or false:

Disco put style is applied in discus throw.

State whether true or false:

There are two types of tracks.

Write the history of Badminton in Olympics.

Write various types of events played in Badminton.

Write the dimensions of the Racket.

Draw a well labelled diagram of the Badminton court with measurements and specifications.

Who won India’s first Olympic medal in Badminton?

What is the legal height a badminton player is allowed to serve from?

Weight of a shuttle should be ______.

Height of the badminton court for international competitions shall be ______.

The colour of the lines of badminton court should be __________.

State whether true or false:

Thomas Cup was first held in 1956.

State whether true or false:

In badminton, doubles A side has only one service.

State whether true or false:

A 60 seconds interval between each game is allowed.

State whether true or false:

A player can win a game with a score of 30–28 points.

State whether true or false:

High serve is used sometimes in badminton men’s singles.

Explain the history of gymnastics in Olympics.

Explain the evolution of gymnastics in India.

How many types of gymnastics are there? Enlist the men’s and women’s apparatus used in artistic gymnastics.

Write down the specifications of uneven bars.

Write down the specifications of a pommel horse.

Enlist some advanced skills in gymnastics.

Explain the process of ‘Cartwheel on Balancing Beam’.

When was the gymnastics introduced in the Olympic Games?

Who is considered as the father of modern gymnastics?

How many events are there in Artistic Gymnastics for men?

What is the full form of F.I.G.?

When did women compete for the first time in Olympics?

In which year did Nadia Comaneci received the first perfect score in Olympics?

Gymnastics begun in ancient Greece about __________ years ago.

Today, gymnastics is often termed as the ultimate combination of ______.

Nadia Comaneci was the first female gymnast who received perfect score in 1976 at ______ Olympics.

Like any other sport, gymnastics is a physical exercise that develops agility, coordination and ______.

State whether true or false:

Gymnastics is an Olympic sport.

State whether true or false:

There are three events in women Gymnastics.

State whether true or false:

Roman rings is a men’s apparatus.

State whether true or false:

Balancing beam is an apparatus for men.

State whether true or false:

Floor exercise is an apparatus for both men and women.

Explain the history of Judo.

Describe the basic rules of Judo.

Explain about the emergence of Judo in India.

Explain the measurement and specifications of the contest area in Judo.

Where did Judo come from?

What is the difference between Judo and Jujutsu?

What are the working principles of Judo?

What is Kuzushi?

What is Kiai?

What are the Judo ranks?

Who created Judo?

What are the main types of Judo techniques?

The two types of penalties awarded in Judo are ______ and ______.

The competition area of Judo is a minimum of ______.

Judo was introduced in Olympic Games in ______ in Tokyo only in female category.

State whether True or False:

Judo was included in the Asian Games in 1986.

State whether True or False:

Judo was introduced in Olympic Games in 1964 in Tokyo only in male category.

State whether True or False:

The contest area is of different colour from the safety area.

State whether True or False:

Contest occurs under the supervision of a referee and two judges.

Explain the world and Indian history of swimming.

Write about the most renowned swimmers of India.

Explain the teaching stages of front crawl stroke.

Explain the teaching stages of back crawl stroke.

When was the first swimming association formed?

Discuss about SFI within 50 words.

Explain the dimensions of a standard swimming pool?

What is the difference between freestyle and breast stroke?

__________ºC to __________ºC is the normal range of temperature for water in swimming pool.

In a standard pool, there are ______ lanes.

Grab is a type of ______ in swimming.

Jellyfish is a type of ______ in swimming.

State whether true or false:

During the relay, we can change the swimmer of a team.

State whether true or false:

During breast stroke, if the swimmer is tired he/she can use freestyle swimming.

State whether true or false:

Back stroke in swimming starts from the water level.

State whether true or false:

During one’s turn, the swimmer is allowed to touch the floor.

Briefly write the history of Table Tennis.

Briefly write the scoring system in Table Tennis.

Write about the expedite system in Table Tennis.

How many types of strokes are there in table tennis? Explain.

How does a standard Table Tennis game end?

Besides the green colour? Which colour table can be used for the table?

What should be the height of the ball when tossed for the service?

Which country has won the most international titles in the 20th century?

What is the size of Table Tennis table?

In Table Tennis, penhold grip is used by ______ players.

Diameter of the Table Tennis ball shall be ______ mm.

Table Tennis became an Olympic sport in ______.

Height of the table from the floor is ______.

State whether true or false:

Table Tennis was included in Asian Games in 1958 in Tokyo.

State whether true or false:

Table Tennis racket may be of any size, shape or weight.

State whether true or false:

Table Tennis Federation of India was established in 1924.

State whether true or false:

Table Tennis is an indoor game.

Differentiate between freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling in detail.

Draw the labelled diagram of a wrestling playing mat.

Discuss different age and weight categories in wrestling for male and female.

Discuss the various ways of winning points by a wrestler.

List down the match officials in wrestling.

Who was the first wrestler to win an Olympic medal?

What are the two types of wrestling styles?

What is the name of the governing body of wrestling in India?

What does WFI stands for?

What is the term used for wrestling costume?

What is the major difference between Greco-roman and free style wrestling?

The first national wrestling championship under WFI was held in ______.

Passivity zone is of ______ m in width.

First Indian male medallist in Olympics was ______.

First Indian woman medallist in Olympics was ______.

______ is the only Indian wrestler to win two medals at the Olympics Games.

State whether true or false:

The registered office of wrestling federation of India is located in UT of Delhi.

State whether true or false:

Women wrestlers participated first time in Olympics after the gap of 100 years of their male counterpart.

State whether true or false:

In freestyle wrestling, the techniques are used only above the waist.

State whether true or false:

Wrestling is a combat sports originated from Martial Arts.

State whether true or false:

Weight categories in Greco-Roman and freestyle are same.