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This set of Sociology of Indian society - 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Dimensions of Family in India Set 1
Q1 | Which of the following is not a characteristic of Joint family?
- Co-residentiality
- Joint ownership of property
- Private ownership of property
- Common worship
Q2 | An essential ingredient of ‘Jointness’ in the term joint family according to TN Madan is
- Commensality
- Joint ownership of property
- Fulfilment of obligation towards kin
- Fulfilment of karma
Q3 | Which of the following factors has led to a breakdown of the link between kinship and the occupational structures in the joint family system?
- Urbanisation
- Industrialisation
- Legislative measures
- All of the above
Q4 | Joint family
- Consists of at least four generations
- Is also known as undivided family
- Was never known during the vedic period
- Is separate dwelling
Q5 | Changes in the joint family lead to
- A rise in the status of women
- An increase in the size of family
- Greater attachment to traditional occupations
- Greater economic interdependence
Q6 | A extended family may include all of the following members except
- Aunts
- Cousins
- Great-grandparents
- All of the above
Q7 | Joint family in India is characterised as an extended kin group by
- A.R Desai
- K.M Kapadia
- Irawati Karve
- A.D Ross
Q8 | Which of the following is not a primary kin?
- Mother
- Father
- Uncle
- Brother
Q9 | The extended family is the opposite of nuclear family. It does not exist in
- USA
- India
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
Q10 | Which type of residence does not help the formation of extended family?
- Virilocality
- Avunculocality
- Uxorilocality
- Neolocality
Q11 | The practice of levirate is found in
- Matrilineal societies
- Patrilineal Societies
- Bi-lineal societies
- All of the above
Q12 | Which of the following kinship terms indicates that father’s sister is given greater importancethan the Mother?
- Amitate
- Avunculate
- Couvade
- Teknonymy
Q13 | Which of the following types of descent is found among the Yako of Nigeria?
- Matrilineal
- Patrilineal
- Bilateral
- Double
Q14 | Bilateral descent is a kinship principle in which people belong to the kinship groups of boththeir
- Mother and Father
- Uncle and aunt
- Brother and sister
- Father and sister
Q15 | Who among the following follow the matrilineal family system?
- Nairs of Kerala
- Bhils
- Kadars
- Muslims
Q16 | In matrilocal family the husband goes to live in the house of his-
- uncle
- wife
- aunty
- grandfather
Q17 | Which one of the following statements about kinship is NOT true?
- Its usages create group of kins
- It creates relationship structure
- It defines role of different relationships
- It indicates expected behaviour of kins
Q18 | The Child Marriage Act amended in 1929 raised the minimum age of marriage for girls from-
- 15-18years
- 20-25years
- 14-20years
- 30-35years
Q19 | The prevalence of arranged marriages in India is related to
- the rules of endogamy that confine marriage alliance within specified groups
- the rules of exogamy that disallow marriage within one's clan/village/neighbourhood
- regulations about prescriptive (allowing) and prescriptive (prohibiting) nature of rules, guiding marriage among parallel and cross cousins
- All of the above
Q20 | Which one of the following is the family unit of Kodavas?
- Ghar
- Biradari
- Chulah
- Okka
Q21 | The family of orientation denotes a family
- In which a person is born and is socialized
- In which a woman is married
- In oriental countries
- Which conducts an orientation course
Q22 | The bond between the blood relative is called-
- Affinal kins
- Consanguineal kins
- Primary kins
- Secondary kins
Q23 | Affinal kin include one’s
- Father
- Father-in-law
- Brother
- Father’s brother
Q24 | Family started with patriarch belongs to the theory of
- Matriarchal
- Patriarchal
- Polygamy
- Feminist theory
Q25 | Which of the following theories about the origin of the family believed that in the past offering of wife or daughter to a guest was considered as a mark of hospitality?
- Sex communism
- Polygamy
- Patriarchal
- Polyandry