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Sociology of Indian society - 2 | Set 1

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Joint family?

Correct : C. Private ownership of property

2. An essential ingredient of ‘Jointness’ in the term joint family according to TN Madan is

Correct : A. Commensality

3. Which of the following factors has led to a breakdown of the link between kinship and the occupational structures in the joint family system?

Correct : D. All of the above

4. Joint family

Correct : A. Consists of at least four generations

5. Changes in the joint family lead to

Correct : D. Greater economic interdependence

6. A extended family may include all of the following members except

Correct : D. All of the above

7. Joint family in India is characterised as an extended kin group by

Correct : D. A.D Ross

8. Which of the following is not a primary kin?

Correct : C. Uncle

9. The extended family is the opposite of nuclear family. It does not exist in

Correct : A. USA

10. Which type of residence does not help the formation of extended family?

Correct : D. Neolocality

11. The practice of levirate is found in

Correct : B. Patrilineal Societies

12. Which of the following kinship terms indicates that father’s sister is given greater importance than the Mother?

Correct : D. Teknonymy

13. Which of the following types of descent is found among the Yako of Nigeria?

Correct : A. Matrilineal

14. Bilateral descent is a kinship principle in which people belong to the kinship groups of both their

Correct : D. Father and sister

15. Who among the following follow the matrilineal family system?

Correct : A. Nairs of Kerala

16. In matrilocal family the husband goes to live in the house of his-

Correct : B. wife

17. Which one of the following statements about kinship is NOT true?

Correct : D. It indicates expected behaviour of kins

18. The Child Marriage Act amended in 1929 raised the minimum age of marriage for girls from-

Correct : A. 15-18years

19. The prevalence of arranged marriages in India is related to

Correct : D. All of the above

20. Which one of the following is the family unit of Kodavas?

Correct : D. Okka

21. The family of orientation denotes a family

Correct : A. In which a person is born and is socialized

22. The bond between the blood relative is called-

Correct : B. Consanguineal kins

23. Affinal kin include one’s

Correct : B. Father-in-law

24. Family started with patriarch belongs to the theory of

Correct : B. Patriarchal

25. 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?

Correct : A. Sex communism

26. Sir Henry Main gave

Correct : C. Theory of polygamy

27. Which of the following is not true for joint family system?

Correct : D. Ownership of source of production

28. Which of the following is not an important advantage of a joint family system?

Correct : D. It encourages individualism

29. Joint family system is on the decline, which of the following is not the main cause for its disintegration?

Correct : D. None of the above

30. According to Iravati Karve, the ancient family in India was joint in terms of

Correct : D. All of the above

31. Which is considered as essential to the origin of the family?

Correct : D. All of the above

32. The joint family system in the villages continue to exist. Mark out among the following the reason that does not explain its survival

Correct : D. It survives since the village community is not civilised enough to discard it

33. In simple society primary kinship group is importance for an individual

Correct : D. All of the above

34. Which of the following state that separate families were held together by the authority and protection of elder male descent?

Correct : B. Sir Henry Maine

35. Joint family or extended family is the most common and uniform family pattern found in

Correct : A. India

36. I.P.Desai made a study of urban families in Mahuwa in Gujarat in

Correct : A. 1955

37. In which year was The Prevention of Sati Act introduced

Correct : A. 1829

38. The joint family does not provide proper opportunities for the members to develop their

Correct : D. Talents

39. Muslim families were largely joint families based on the principle of

Correct : A. Patriarch

40. “Marriage is a socially approved way of establishing a family of procreation”. Whose definition is this?

Correct : A. Gillin and Gillin

41. A marriage in which a woman of upper caste marries a man of lower caste is known as:

Correct : C. Hypergamy

42. Marriage of a woman to her husband’s brother is known as:

Correct : C. Levirate

43. Among the Hindus of India, marriage is a :

Correct : D. None of the above

44. Which is the common form of Hindu Exogamy?

Correct : D. Sapinda Exogamy

45. “Marriage is a relatively permanent bond between permissible mates”. Who said this?

Correct : C. Louse

46. When was The Hindu Marriage Act passed?

Correct : C. 1955

47. Which of the following comes under the patterns of ‘Joking relationship’ among the patrilineal Hindu families in North India?

Correct : C. Between ego and his elder brother’s wife

48. What is the purest form of Hindu Marriage?

Correct : A. Brahma Vivaha

49. The type of marriage in which a girl selects her husband by herself is:

Correct : B. Gandharva Vivaha

50. The form of marriage found among the Hindus is:

Correct : B. Polyandry

51. The form of marriage in which a man seduced a girl or forced a girl who is sleeping or intoxicated is

Correct : B. Paisacha Vivaha

52. Monogamy contributes to the family:

Correct : D. All of the above

53. The first and the highest aim of the Hindu Marriage is:

Correct : A. Dharma

54. The ritual in which the bride and bridegroom go ‘seven – steps’ together is known as:

Correct : B. Saptapadi

55. Which social reformer played an important role for widow remarriage?

Correct : C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

56. “Muslim marriage is a contract for the purpose of legalising sexual intercourse and the procreation of children”. Who said this?

Correct : A. Roland Wilson

57. Marriage among the Muslims is regarded as:

Correct : B. Contract

58. The type of marriage in which a Muslim husband can give divorce his wife as per the Muslim Law without the intervention of the Court is known as:

Correct : B. Talaq

59. The type of marriage in which a woman is free to choose her husband and cast him away at her will is known as:

Correct : D. Beena

60. The type of marriage in which the husband exercises authoritarian power is known as:

Correct : A. Baal

61. Among the Muslims, at one time there was the practice of temporary marriage called:

Correct : C. Muta

62. Which of the Muslim communities is matrilineal?

Correct : A. The Moors of Sri - Lanka

63. According to ‘The Shariah Act, 1937’, the form of divorce among the Muslims is:

Correct : D. All of the above

64. “Among the Christians, marriage has been defined as a voluntary union for life of one man and woman to the exclusion of others. This type of marriage is based on monogamy and not on the religious beliefs of the partners” Who said this?

Correct : A. C.B. Mamoria

65. The aims and objectives of Christian Marriage is:

Correct : D. All of the above

66. Among the Christians, the selection of marriage partners takes place in:

Correct : D. All of the above

67. The Indian Christian Marriage Act was passed in the year:

Correct : B. 1872

68. The Indian Christian Marriage Act prohibits polygamy and polyandry and prescribed

Correct : B. Monogamy

69. The Indian Divorce Act was passed in the year

Correct : A. 1869

70. In Christian Marriage, the wife can give or demand divorce from her husband on the ground of:

Correct : D. All of the above

71. Christian Women are treated equally with men on the ground of:

Correct : D. All of the above

72. The ‘Special Marriage Act’ was passed in the year:

Correct : A. 1954

73. The movement which has promoted inter-caste marriage in India is:

Correct : C. Arya Samaj Movement

74. The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in the year:

Correct : B. 1929

75. The Widow-Remarriage Act was passed in the year:

Correct : A. 1856

76. The ‘Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act ‘was passed in the year:

Correct : B. 1939

77. The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in the year:

Correct : A. 1961

78. Which of the following is the most common form of marriage in the world?

Correct : B. Monogamy

79. Which among the following is not a feature of Christian Marriage?

Correct : D. Marriage is sinful

80. The word caste is taken from Spanish and Portuguese words known as –

Correct : A. Casta

81. Caste System is often defined as a –

Correct : A. Closed –system

82. The caste system is a form of –

Correct : A. Social stratification

83. Social mobility is more rigid in –

Correct : C. Caste system

84. Caste system is closely associated with –

Correct : A. Birth

85. Caste system is often described as –

Correct : B. Ascribed –status

86. The untouchables are often known as –

Correct : A. Harijans

87. The caste has its own ruler popularly known as –

Correct : D. Caste Panchayat

88. The Brahmins are often known as the –

Correct : A. Twice-Born caste

89. The word ‘Caste’ has emerged from the Spanish work Casta meaning –

Correct : A. Lineage

90. In the matters of commensality, a superior caste cannot accept food prepared by a lower caste known as –

Correct : A. Kancha food

91. Learning priesthood and teaching were the prestigious professions which was only confined for the –

Correct : C. The Brahmins

92. Caste system is –

Correct : A. Endogamous group

93. Weaving, scavenging and tanning were regarded as the occupation for –

Correct : C. The Shudras

94. According to traditional theory of Purushasukta, the Brahmins originated from the Prajapathi Brahma’s –

Correct : D. Mouth

95. Marrying outside one’s own gotra that is, Sagotra Exogamy was prevalent among the

Correct : A. The Brahmins

96. The Primary task of the Kshatriyas is –

Correct : D. Warrior

97. Which of the following factor is not associated with the changes in Caste System –

Correct : D. Caste Panchayat

98. The concept of ‘Dominant Caste’ was introduced by

Correct : A. M.N. Srinavas

99. A system governed by relationship based on reciprocity intercaste relations in village is known as –

Correct : A. Jajmani System

100. Chanting the Vedic Mantras was a great privilege of the

Correct : C. The Brahmins