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GATE Biomechanics: Muscles and Joint Kinematics – Previous Year Questions

6 GATE previous year questions on Muscles and Joint Kinematics (Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2020 BM Q12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A seated person has feet on the ground and rises to stand. Which listed kinematic motion does NOT occur as part of this rising movement?
  2. GATE 2020 BM Q58 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A standing person flexes the hip by 50° from the initial trochanter–knee–ankle line and then flexes the knee by 20°. Hip-to-knee length is 400 mm and…
  3. GATE 2021 BM Q29 (1 mark, Multiple select) – For equal muscle volume, which comparisons of pennate and parallel-fibre muscles are true?
  4. GATE 2022 BM Q23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A skeletal muscle is recruited to lift a load, but the force generated by contraction is insufficient to lift it. What type of contraction is…
  5. GATE 2023 BM Q65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A stone is thrown from height 2 m above the ground at 30° to the horizontal. It lands 6 m horizontally from its release point. Neglect air resistance…
  6. GATE 2025 BM Q48 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which definitions of muscle testing are correct?