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This set of Social Anthropology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Family and Kinship

Q1 | In the words of MacIver and Page, the family has
  • Specific origin
  • End
  • No origin
  • Continuity
Q2 | The child’s first school is his home and his
  • Church
  • Neighbors
  • Family
  • Classroom
Q3 | According to Hindu Shastras procreation is the main function of
  • The member
  • The family
  • Father
  • Mother
Q4 | The fundamental functions of the family according to Reed is to regulate and gratify
  • Sexual need
  • Hunger for food
  • Thirst for knowledge
  • General knowledge
Q5 | A family where the entire authority is in the hands of the father is called
  • Matriarchal family
  • Patriarchal family
  • Patrilineal family
  • Matrilineal family
Q6 | Kinship is defined as the connection or relationship between persons by
  • Occupation
  • Blood or marriage
  • Membership
  • Same locality
Q7 | If kins are related by blood, it is called
  • Consanguineal kinship
  • Affinal kin
  • Line of decent
  • Rang kinship
Q8 | When the kins are related by marriage, the kinship relation is called
  • Classification kin
  • Consanguineal kinship
  • Affinal relationship
  • Descriptive kin
Q9 | Tribal society is closely knit by
  • Language spoken
  • Kinship relation
  • Nearness
  • Sharing of food items
Q10 | Some people think that if kinship is taken out of social Anthropology, there is nothing leftto
  • Read
  • Discuss
  • Study
  • Communicate
Q11 | It is through kinship that a person earns his
  • Salary
  • Food
  • Livelihood
  • Basic needs
Q12 | Kinship is a social recognition and expression of
  • Genealogical relationship
  • Father son relation
  • Paternal relation
  • Maternal relation
Q13 | Kinship is established as special branch of study in
  • Geography
  • Philosophy
  • Social anthropology
  • History
Q14 | Husband and wife, parents and their children who are directly related to one another is known as
  • Primary kinship
  • Secondary kinship
  • Tertiary kinship
  • Affinal kinship
Q15 | When the relationship is includes to step-mother, brother in-law and sister in-law withprimary kin of an individual
  • Primary kinship
  • Tertiary kinship
  • Secondary kinship
  • Consanguineous kinship
Q16 | Descent traces its origin to person who are
  • Kings
  • Headman
  • Unknown people
  • Ancestors
Q17 | Members of a descent group trace their origin to a single ancestor who happened to live
  • In the future
  • In the past
  • In the present
  • In recent past
Q18 | The members of a descent group are united by
  • Blood tie
  • Marriage tie
  • In-laws tie
  • Friendship tie
Q19 | When the members of this descent group trace their origin to a single ancestor it is
  • Bilateral descent
  • Patrilineal descent
  • Unilateral descent
  • Matrilineal descent
Q20 | Tracing the mother’s lineage is called
  • Matrilineal descent
  • Bilateral decent
  • Unilateral decent
  • Patrilineal decent
Q21 | If a person is related to ego directly then he is ego’s
  • Primary kin
  • Secondary kin
  • Affinal kin
  • Primary Affinal kin
Q22 | A kinship system may be called a broad range kinship or a narrow range kinship according to
  • People involved
  • Suggested number
  • Number of persons it include
  • Closely related group
Q23 | Family is always associated with a common
  • Habitation
  • Source of income
  • Dress
  • Labour
Q24 | To a Hindu, a family is a sacred
  • Goal
  • Events
  • Institution
  • Practice
Q25 | The family, throughout the world, is characterized by its
  • Precision
  • Un-precision
  • Appearance
  • Not specified