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Rules and officiating

Physical Education

Useful for: OSSTET, OSSC RHT — Regular High School Teacher, OSSC Physical Education Instructor, OSSSC Govt Physical Education Teacher (PET), SSB PET, SSB School Teachers

Overview

Officiating applies the rules of a game fairly and consistently; officials need rule knowledge, positioning and clear signals.

Key points

  • Officials must be impartial, consistent and confident.
  • Team sizes on the field: football 11, hockey 11, cricket 11, volleyball 6, basketball 5, kabaddi 7.
  • Volleyball court: 18 m × 9 m; men’s net height 2.43 m.
  • Basketball court: 28 m × 15 m.
  • A cricket pitch is 22 yards long.
  • Rules are set by international federations and updated periodically.

Explanation

  • Good positioning gives clear sightlines.
  • Signals must be clear and standard.
  • Pre-match checks of equipment and ground are part of officiating.
  • Officials manage player behaviour and safety.
  • Continuous learning keeps officials updated.

Step by step

  1. Identify the concept, rule or fact asked.
  2. Recall the definition, formula, example or year.
  3. Apply it and eliminate mismatched options.

Examples

  • Players on court in volleyball → 6.
  • Length of a cricket pitch → 22 yards.
  • Basketball court size → 28 m × 15 m.

Traps and advanced points

  • Trap: Wrong team sizes.
  • Trap: Inconsistent decisions.
  • Trap: Ignoring rule updates.

Quick revision

  • Team sizes.
  • Court dimensions.
  • Impartiality and signals.

Practice MCQs

  1. Players on court in volleyball per team —

    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 7
    4. 11

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    Answer: (b) 6. 6 players.

  2. Players on court in basketball per team —

    1. 6
    2. 7
    3. 9
    4. 5

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    Answer: (d) 5. 5 players.

  3. Players per side in kabaddi on court —

    1. 9
    2. 5
    3. 6
    4. 7

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    Answer: (d) 7. 7 players.

  4. A cricket pitch is how long?

    1. 20 yards
    2. 22 yards
    3. 24 yards
    4. 26 yards

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    Answer: (b) 22 yards. 22 yards.

  5. Volleyball court size is —

    1. 13.4 m × 6.1 m
    2. 18 m × 9 m
    3. 28 m × 15 m
    4. 20 m × 10 m

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    Answer: (b) 18 m × 9 m. 18 × 9 m.

  6. Basketball court size is —

    1. 28 m × 15 m
    2. 30 m × 20 m
    3. 24 m × 12 m
    4. 18 m × 9 m

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    Answer: (a) 28 m × 15 m. 28 × 15 m.

  7. Men’s volleyball net height is —

    1. 2.55 m
    2. 2.24 m
    3. 2.43 m
    4. 2.10 m

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    Answer: (c) 2.43 m. 2.43 m.

  8. Football and hockey have how many players per team on the field?

    1. 10
    2. 11
    3. 12
    4. 9

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    Answer: (b) 11. 11 each.

  9. A key quality of a good official is —

    1. favouritism
    2. silence
    3. speed only
    4. impartiality

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    Answer: (d) impartiality. Fairness and consistency.

  10. Sports rules are set and updated by —

    1. players
    2. international federations
    3. school principals
    4. spectators

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    Answer: (b) international federations. Federations revise rules periodically.

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