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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY &

REHABILITATION
KINESIOLOGY-I
1.The science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and
anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.

a. Biomechanics
b. Static
c. Kinesiology
d. Kinetics
2. ___________ is the description of motion and includes the Time Space and Mass
aspects of a moving object:
a. Kinematics
b. Kinetics
c. Mechanics
d. Static
3. ___________ is the description of motion and include forces aspects of a moving
object:
a. Kinematics
b. Kinetics
c. Mechanics
d. Static
4. Study that focuses specifically on the minute movements occurring within the
Joints and between the joint Surfaces
a. Kinetics
b. Kinematics
c. Osteokinematics
d. Arthrokinematics
5. Motion is what we easily visualize and feel as the bones move during functional
activities is:
a. Osteokinematics
b. Arthrokinematics
c. Sliding Movements
d. Rolling
6. Rolling Spinning and Sliding are the types of
a. Accessory movements
b. Joint play
c. Arthrokinematics
d. All of the above
7. This pure Translatory Motion, where one component glides over the other.
a. Rolling
b. Sliding
 c. Spinning
d. Traction
8. Which of the following is not the underlying aim of Kinesiology?
a. Efficiency
b. Disability
c. Effectiveness
d. Safety

9. Therapist using a technique to increase intra articular surfaces of joint is

a. Relaxation
b. Fixation
c. Traction
d. Range of motion
10. According to WHO _____________ of people with disabilities is a process aimed
at enabling them to reach and maintain their optimal physical, sensory,
intellectual, psychological and social functional levels
a. Rehabilitation
b. Physical care
c. Social work
d. Physical care of patient
11. From functional standpoint, these primary forces affect body movement except
a. Gravity
b. Muscles
c. Power
d. Externally applied resistance
12. The Theoretical point around which the mass of the object is balanced. It is
around the center where gravity acts are called
a. Mass of the body
b. Gravity
c. Anatomical position of the body
d. COG
13. The stability is Directly proportional to_____ and Inversely proportional to______
a. COG (center of gravity), BOS (base of support)
b. LOG (line of gravity), BOS (base of support)
c. BOS (base of support), COG (center of gravity)
d. ALL OF ABOVE
14. The stability is Directly proportional to_____ and Inversely proportional to______
a. COG (center of gravity), BOS (base of support)
b. LOG (line of gravity), BOS (base of support)
c. BOS (base of support), COG (center of gravity)
d. ALL OF ABOVE
15. Osteokinematics motions are classically described as taking place in one of the
a. One cardinal plane
b. Two cardinal planes
c. Three cardinal planes
d. Four cardinal planes
16. Stable equilibrium has ________ base of support and_________ the center of
gravity:
a. Large, lowering
b. Small, lowering
 c. Narrow, higher
d. Large, higher
17. Radial-ulnar deviation is an example of what cardinal plane?
a. Sagittal plane
b. Frontal plane
c. Transverse plane
d. None of above
18. Which of the following situations has the most stability?
a. Wide BOS, high COG, weight of the body outside the BOS perimeter
b. Narrow BOS, low COG, weight of the body within the BOS perimeter
c. Narrow BOS, high COG, weight of the body above the BOS perimeter
d. Wide BOS, high COG, weight of the body within the BOS perimeter
19. The amount of strength needed to lift a 10-pound bag of groceries is an
example of:
a. Newton’s 1st law
b. Newton’s 2nd law
c. Newton’s 3rd law
d. Newton’s 4th law
20. Statement related to COG that is incorrect is:
a. The COG of an object is defined as the point through which its whole
weight appears to act
b. The COG is sometimes confused with the center of mass
c. The COG always lies inside the object
d. For an object placed in a uniform gravitational field, the COG coincides with
the center of mass
21. If a body is in rest or in uniform velocity, it is said to be in:
a. Rest
b. Uniform motion
c. Equilibrium
d. Constant force
22. ___________ is the motion along a curved path
a. Plane motion
b. Rectilinear motion
c. Curvilinear motion
d. All of above
23. Abduction and adduction occur in the Frontal plane around an
a. Medial-lateral axis
b. Anterior-posterior axis
c. Vertical axis
d. Transverse axis
24. Dorsi flexion and plantar flexion occur in which axis
a. Frontal axis
b. Coronal axis
c. Medio-Lateral axis
d. All of above
25. Same point of a surface comes in contact with same point of another surface:
a. Rolling
b. Spinning
c. Sliding
d. Traction