BECE Physical Health Education 2013 Paper 1 Past Questions

Question 1

In modern time, the main objective of physical education is .......

A.development of human being
B.modern Olympic game organization
C.building school for physical education
D.modern scientific nature of physical; education
E.to develop strong and powerful army

Objective

Question 2

The ancient physical education was mainly for .......

A.throwing
B.fighting
C.jumping
D.dancing
E.survival

Objective

Question 3

Where did the first recorded Olympic game took place?

A.Greece
B.Rome
C.Germany
D.Nigeria
E.Egypt

Objective

Question 4

In Spartan, how many years did a boy spend at home before he was taken to the barracks for military training?

A.8
B.6
C.10
D.4
E.2

Objective

Question 5

Where was the 2012 Olympic Games held?

A.Rome
B.Spain
C.London
D.Germany
E.Cairo

Objective

Question 6

The following are pioneers of physical education in Nigeria except

A.J. A. Adedeji
B.Adam Smith
C.Isaac Akoye
D.Eze Achiugo
E.H. J Ekperigin

Objective

Question 7

Which of these is not a quality of a healthy person?

A.physical fitness
B.Ability to rest and sleep
C.Inability to use leisure time profitably
D.mentally balanced
E.ility to interact with others

Objective

Question 8

The following are objective of Health Education except

A.create awareness of communicable diseases
B.have the knowledge of first aid nd injury management
C.provide the opportunity for learning motor skills needed for recreation .
D.provide student and youth with healthy drug free lifestyle
E.to acquire and practice desirable health habits

Objective

Question 9

The Olympic games was revived by

A.Adolph Spies
B.H. J. Ekperigin
C.Henrik Ling
D.Pierre Coubertin
E.Guts muths

Objective

Question 10

When was the first Olympic Games staged in Athens?

A.2002
B.1896
C.2004
D.1796
E.2006

Objective

Question 11

When did the first Olympic Games take place?

A.676 BC
B.476 BC
C.567 BC
D.394 AD
E.776 BC

Objective

Question 12

Sparta is often called the .......state

A.Air force
B.Police
C.Soldier
D.Civilian
E.Navy

Objective

Question 13

The all round fitness of an individual implies that one is ....... fit.

A.physically
B.morally
C.totally
D.socially
E.mentally

Objective

Question 14

Which of the following is a healthy related physical fitness component?

A.Speed
B.Flexibility
C.Balance
D.Coordination
E.Power

Objective

Question 15

The following are benefits derived form physical fitness except

A.development of personal appearance
B.enjoyment of life
C.adequate energy to meet the different type of life demand
D.ability to perform more work and to recover faster from fatigue
E.ability to make new friends

Objective

Question 16

The following influence physical fitness except

A.peer group
B.heredity
C.nutrition
D.body type
E.exposure to training

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Question 17

Which of these components involves bending, stretching and twisting of the body?

A.flexibility
B.strength
C.balance
D.endurance
E.power

Objective

Question 18

Muscular strength is required to perform the following activities except

A.weight lifting
B.dancing
C.running
D.jumping
E.sleeping

Objective

Question 19

In gymnastics, the following involves leg activities except

A.Caterpillar walk
B.cat spring
C.pull up
D.star jump
E.duck walk

Objective

Question 20

The following are warm up exercises except

A.press up
B.long jump
C.jogging
D.frog jump
E.duck fight

Objective

Question 21

Which of the following is not an importance of physical fitness?

A.reduces excess eight and fat
B.maintain good height
C.prevention of early fatigue
D.it enables the body to resist disease attacks
E.maintain good posture

Objective

Question 22

Which of the following activities is used to test speed?

A.sprint races
B.long jump
C.Javeline throw
D.shot put
E.marathon race.

Objective

Question 23

The preliminary exercise which stimulate the body muscles ready for the main sporting activities is called

A.warm up
B.squats
C.power
D.endurance
E.sprint

Objective

Question 24

The following are skill related physical fitness except

A.agility
B.accuracy
C.balance
D.speed
E.power

Objective

Question 25

The peculiar characteristics contained in genes which rae transferred from parents to their offsprings is called

A.attitude
B.customs
C.heredity
D.tradition
E.behaviour

Objective

Question 26

Which of the following physical fitness activities is used to measure speed?

A.400m
B.sit-up
C.50m dash
D.pull ups

Objective

Question 27

The following factors promotes personal health except

A.maintaining
B.adequate rest
C.regular exercises
D.aging balanced diet
E.eating between meal schedule

Objective

Question 28

A dancer that somersaults to entertain he crowd, performed which of these?

A.Tumbling
B.Stunt
C.Hanging
D.Climbing
E.Vaulting

Objective

Question 29

The following are computer games except

A.play stations
B.nature park
C.bitch rally
D.draught playing
E.vehicle rally

Objective

Question 30

Which of these is not an indoor activity?

A.Snake and ladder
B.Table tennis
C.Ludo
D.picnic
E.Scrabble

Objective

Question 31

Dancing is an aspect of physical health education used for

A.relaxing
B.body control
C.exercising
D.self expression
E.acquiring styles

Objective

Question 32

Which of the following activities is for an elderly person?

A.Running
B.Cycling
C.Swimming
D.Walking
E.Camping

Objective

Question 33

For jogging exercise to be effective, it is usually carried out .......

A.indoors
B. in stadium
C. in pitches
D.outdoors
E.in courts

Objective

Question 34

The information supplied by the computer to play games is referred to as ......

A.document
B.hardware
C.output
D.input
E.data

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Question 35

Sewage simply means .......

A.non solidable waste
B.solid waste
C.rubbish
D.trash
E.liquid waste

Objective

Question 36

Which of the following outdoor camp activities is a one legged race?

A.Frog jump
B.Crab walk
C.Chinese get-up
D.Langa
E.Egg race

Objective

Question 37

The modern method of sewage disposal is .......

A.pit-hole latrine
B.water cistern
C.bucket latrine
D.open dump
E.borehole latrine

Objective

Question 38

The following are natural sources of water supply except

A.spring
B.lake
C.river
D.stream
E.well

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Question 39

Effluent simply means

A.liquid waste
B.non-soluble
C.rubbish
D.solid waste
E.trash

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Question 40

The following factors influence the choice of recreational activity except

A.age
B.health status
C.religion
D.interest
E.sex

Objective

Question 41

The type of hazardous pollution caused by automobiles is .......

A.carbon monoxide
B.nitrogen
C.hydrogen
D.oxygen
E.carbon dioxide

Objective

Question 42

The following are importance of nutrition except

A.improves
B.promote healthy living
C.develop the muscular system
D.reduces body immunity
E.provides energy for the body system

Objective

Question 43

An example of monosaccharide sugar is .......

A.sucrose
B.starch
C.maltose
D.glycogen
E.glucose

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Question 44

The energy derived from food is measured in

A.kilograms
B.litres
C.calories
D.centigrams
E.grams

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Question 45

During digestion protein is reduced to

A.glycerol
B.glucose
C.amino acid
D.fatty acid
E.disaccharides

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Question 46

Food that contains the necessary nutrients in the right proportion is a ........ diet.

A.sumptuous
B.spiced
C.sweet
D.balanced
E.delicious

Objective

Question 47

When clotting of blood is delayed, the body lacks vitamin .......

A.C
B.B
C.D
D.K

Objective

Question 48

Which of the following agencies does not protect consumer health product.

A.NAFDAC
B.UNESCO
C.MOH
D.SON
E.FAO

Objective

Question 49

These are preventive measures of consumers against fake product except

A.education of consumers
B.consumer protection agency
C.strict operational environment
D.treatment of fake product
E.prosecution of offenders

Objective

Question 50

Carbohydrates can be broken down into the following except

A.glycogen
B.calcium
C.polysaccharide
D.disaccharide
E.monosaccharide

Objective