Marriage Set 2
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This set of Social Anthropology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Marriage Set 2
Q1 | Dissolution of marriage is made difficult by
- Religious sacrament
- Religious festival
- Religious celebration
- Religious duty
Q2 | The marriage ceremony consists of a series of ritual
- Lamentation
- Performances
- Sacrifices
- Feast and sacrifice
Q3 | Female infanticide leads to scarcity of
- Friends
- Workers
- Women
- Population
Q4 | The most universal prohibition regarding marriage is the union between
- Human and non-human
- Blood relationship
- Same age group
- Similar talent
Q5 | Incest has been defined as the sexual transaction between
- Parents relationship
- Community relationship
- Blood relationship
- Animal relationship
Q6 | No one can deny that biological aim of marriage is the
- Primary aim of society
- Secondary aim of society
- Regular aim of society
- Independent aim of individual
Q7 | Social anthropologist believes that some sort of marriage institution is found in every
- Human society
- Linguistic society
- Merchant society
- Animal society
Q8 | In the evolution of marriage endogamy takes the
- Third stage
- Second stage
- Fourth stage
- First stage
Q9 | In food-gathering societies, the status of male and female is
- Not equal
- Almost equal
- So much different
- Not the issue
Q10 | Sagotra and Sapravara marriages are forbidden by
- Muslim law
- Christian marriage
- Hindu Dharma Shastra
- Buddhist law
Q11 | Family is an important and primary unit of any
- Social organization
- Religious organization
- Cultural organization
- Scientific organization
Q12 | It is the family which rears and brings up
- Grand parents
- Non family members
- A child
- Strangers.
Q13 | I.P Desai made a break through by stating that the Indian family essentially
- Nuclear family
- A joint family
- Agricultural family
- Traders family
Q14 | The family is a social group characterized by common
- Language
- Kitchen
- Bank account
- Residence
Q15 | The structure of the family varies from
- Their colour of skin
- Their occupation
- Society to Society
- House to house
Q16 | According to Strauss, the prime condition of a family is
- Building
- Family
- Agricultural land
- Forest
Q17 | True family is a Universal
- Social Institution
- Educational institution
- Cultural institution
- Religious institution.
Q18 | In bilateral family form, family descent is stressed from
- Only mother
- Both the parents
- Only father
- None of the above
Q19 | Family is universal institution and it is created to fulfill some basic needs of
- Parents
- Boys
- Girls
- Mankind
Q20 | In Social Anthropology, generally, when we talk about family, we have to look atit in the context of
- Modern life
- Medieval life
- Rural life
- Primitive life
Q21 | Talcott Parsons calls the nuclear family
- Group of people
- Isolated family
- Small family
- Traditional family
Q22 | Extended family consists of
- Specific members
- Community
- A woman, her husband, children and married children
- All the neighbors’ family
Q23 | Iravati Karve defines the joint family as where
- All the members live under one roof
- Members live in various houses
- Members live elsewhere
- Members do not have close relationship
Q24 | Matrilocal family is a family in which the marriage couple resides with
- Brother’s family
- Husband’s family
- Uncle’s family
- Wife’s family
Q25 | In Polyandrous family, a woman has
- One husband
- Several husbands
- Two husbands
- Limited husbands