Family and Kinship

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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
Q2 | The child’s first school is his home and his
Q3 | According to Hindu Shastras procreation is the main function of
Q4 | The fundamental functions of the family according to Reed is to regulate and gratify
Q5 | A family where the entire authority is in the hands of the father is called
Q6 | Kinship is defined as the connection or relationship between persons by
Q7 | If kins are related by blood, it is called
Q8 | When the kins are related by marriage, the kinship relation is called
Q9 | Tribal society is closely knit by
Q10 | Some people think that if kinship is taken out of social Anthropology, there is nothing leftto
Q11 | It is through kinship that a person earns his
Q12 | Kinship is a social recognition and expression of
Q13 | Kinship is established as special branch of study in
Q14 | Husband and wife, parents and their children who are directly related to one another is known as
Q15 | When the relationship is includes to step-mother, brother in-law and sister in-law withprimary kin of an individual
Q16 | Descent traces its origin to person who are
Q17 | Members of a descent group trace their origin to a single ancestor who happened to live
Q18 | The members of a descent group are united by
Q19 | When the members of this descent group trace their origin to a single ancestor it is
Q20 | Tracing the mother’s lineage is called
Q21 | If a person is related to ego directly then he is ego’s
Q22 | A kinship system may be called a broad range kinship or a narrow range kinship according to
Q23 | Family is always associated with a common
Q24 | To a Hindu, a family is a sacred
Q25 | The family, throughout the world, is characterized by its
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