330+ Social Anthropology Solved MCQs
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Chapter: Introduction to Social Anthropology
1.
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The word “anthropology” has been derived from
|
A. |
Latin |
B. |
Greek |
C. |
German |
D. |
French |
Answer»
B. Greek
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2.
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Anthropology is a science of
|
A. |
Plants |
B. |
Fishes |
C. |
Man |
D. |
Rocks |
Answer»
C. Man
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3.
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Anthropologists are interested in all aspects of human species and human
|
A. |
Behavior |
B. |
Languages |
C. |
Food habits |
D. |
Entertainment |
Answer»
A. Behavior
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4.
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Kluckhohn was a famous___________ anthropologist -
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A. |
Chinese |
B. |
Brazil |
C. |
Indian |
D. |
American |
Answer»
D. American
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5.
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Topinard gave a definition of anthropology in
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A. |
1934 |
B. |
1876 |
C. |
1930 |
D. |
2001 |
Answer»
B. 1876
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6.
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Each branch of anthropology studies one special aspects of human
|
A. |
Behavior |
B. |
Movement |
C. |
Interaction |
D. |
Migration |
Answer»
A. Behavior
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7.
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Social Anthropology is called the natural science of
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A. |
Society |
B. |
Discipline |
C. |
Social |
D. |
Activities |
Answer»
A. Society
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8.
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French sociologist, Emile Durkheim had decisive influence on the development of Social
|
A. |
Culture |
B. |
Beings |
C. |
Anthropology |
D. |
Gathering |
Answer»
C. Anthropology
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9.
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According to Radcliffe Brown in 1952, social anthropology is that branch of Sociology which deals with primitive
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A. |
Societies |
B. |
People |
C. |
Culture |
D. |
Education system |
Answer»
A. Societies
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10.
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Archaeology is an important branch of
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A. |
Biology |
B. |
Geography |
C. |
Anthropology |
D. |
Physics |
Answer»
A. Biology
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11.
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Cultural Anthropology studies human
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A. |
Culture |
B. |
Life span |
C. |
Skeletal system |
D. |
Language |
Answer»
A. Culture
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12.
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Ethnology studies human
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A. |
Group |
B. |
Races |
C. |
Characters |
D. |
Movements |
Answer»
B. Races
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13.
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Anthropometry may be defined as measurement of
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A. |
Birds |
B. |
Height |
C. |
Size |
D. |
Man |
Answer»
D. Man
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14.
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Familial Anthropology studies
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A. |
Families of different culture and forms of marriage |
B. |
Human life span |
C. |
Entertainment |
D. |
Human development |
Answer»
A. Families of different culture and forms of marriage
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15.
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Economic Anthropology studies
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A. |
Import |
B. |
Money |
C. |
Economic Administration of Primitive societies |
D. |
Market |
Answer»
C. Economic Administration of Primitive societies
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16.
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Political Anthropology studies all types of
|
A. |
Political administration |
B. |
Historical administration |
C. |
Cultural administration |
D. |
Legal administration |
Answer»
A. Political administration
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17.
|
Linguistics Anthropology studies
|
A. |
Plants and Animals |
B. |
Mountains ranges |
C. |
Ocean |
D. |
Languages of different societies |
Answer»
D. Languages of different societies
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18.
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Scientific method is a systematic study of subject matter with a/an
|
A. |
Vast scope |
B. |
Limited scope |
C. |
Open scope |
D. |
Co-incident scope |
Answer»
B. Limited scope
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19.
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In social research, the first method normally applied is
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A. |
Verification |
B. |
Recording |
C. |
Observation |
D. |
Classification |
Answer»
C. Observation
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20.
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Scientific Principles are
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A. |
Localized |
B. |
Random |
C. |
Always wrong |
D. |
Universal |
Answer»
D. Universal
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21.
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All methods of social anthropology are
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A. |
Scientific |
B. |
Historical |
C. |
Primitive |
D. |
Not accepted |
Answer»
A. Scientific
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22.
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Social Anthropology is a
|
A. |
Recent field of studies |
B. |
Things of the past |
C. |
Science |
D. |
Future knowledge |
Answer»
C. Science
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23.
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According to Ralph Piddington the primary trait of Primitive societies is
|
A. |
Illiteracy |
B. |
Pictorial |
C. |
Curving |
D. |
Statue |
Answer»
A. Illiteracy
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24.
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The Primitive Societies’ Technological level of development is
|
A. |
Very advance |
B. |
Very low |
C. |
Moderate |
D. |
Speedy |
Answer»
B. Very low
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25.
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The Primitive Societies are
|
A. |
Large communities |
B. |
Dying communities |
C. |
Little communities |
D. |
Growing communities |
Answer»
C. Little communities
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26.
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According Robert Redfield, the Primitive societies are
|
A. |
“The fold Society” |
B. |
Lively Society |
C. |
Open Society |
D. |
Closed Society |
Answer»
A. “The fold Society”
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27.
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Important reason for the study of Primitive Societies is
|
A. |
Less important now |
B. |
Not necessary |
C. |
A must |
D. |
Their utility in understanding civilized societies. |
Answer»
D. Their utility in understanding civilized societies.
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28.
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According to Evans Pritchard primitive societies are studied because of their
|
A. |
Social value |
B. |
Simplicity |
C. |
Intrinsic value |
D. |
Beauty |
Answer»
C. Intrinsic value
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29.
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The primitive societies are fast changing in the present day world due to
|
A. |
Cultural contact |
B. |
Invention |
C. |
Health care |
D. |
Mode of transportation |
Answer»
A. Cultural contact
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30.
|
The most important reason for the attention of Social Anthropologist to the study of
primitive societies is
|
A. |
Methodological |
B. |
Current affairs |
C. |
An eye opener |
D. |
Experimentation |
Answer»
A. Methodological
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31.
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The need for studying Social Anthropology in India is
|
A. |
Urgent |
B. |
Less important |
C. |
Forgotten |
D. |
Slowing down |
Answer»
A. Urgent
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32.
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Social Anthropology makes for sympathetic understanding of
|
A. |
Modern people |
B. |
Urban dwellers |
C. |
Primitive and tribal in isolation |
D. |
Mediaval people |
Answer»
C. Primitive and tribal in isolation
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33.
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If proper research is done among tribal people, the implementation of these
development programmes would yield
|
A. |
Unwanted results |
B. |
No result now |
C. |
Fruitful results |
D. |
Future inventions scope |
Answer»
C. Fruitful results
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34.
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Anthropology therefore, accepts and uses the general principles of
|
A. |
Biology |
B. |
Mathematic |
C. |
Philosophy |
D. |
Physics |
Answer»
A. Biology
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35.
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Anthropology is a large and
|
A. |
Specific subject |
B. |
Diversified subject |
C. |
Narrow subject |
D. |
Unwanted subject |
Answer»
B. Diversified subject
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36.
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It is unanimously agreed all over the world that one of the architects of Sociology is
|
A. |
Mahatma Gandhi |
B. |
Nehru |
C. |
Shah Jahan |
D. |
Emile Durkheim |
Answer»
D. Emile Durkheim
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37.
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The 19th century social anthropologists were greatly influenced by -
|
A. |
Charles Darwin |
B. |
Plato |
C. |
Aristotle |
D. |
Newton |
Answer»
A. Charles Darwin
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38.
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Bronislaw Malinowski studies the people of
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A. |
Gond |
B. |
Trobriand Islanders |
C. |
Toda |
D. |
Bhil |
Answer»
B. Trobriand Islanders
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39.
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The Primitives had been living in a state of
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A. |
Township |
B. |
Civilized society |
C. |
Nature |
D. |
Plenty |
Answer»
C. Nature
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40.
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The study of Primitive people would bring out
|
A. |
A new world of life |
B. |
New methodology |
C. |
New technology |
D. |
Old culture |
Answer»
A. A new world of life
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Chapter: Marriage
41.
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The institution of marriage is
|
A. |
Universal |
B. |
Localized |
C. |
State wise |
D. |
Continental |
Answer»
A. Universal
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42.
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Thomas Hylland Erickson very rightly says that marriage is essential for human
|
A. |
Basic needs |
B. |
Survival |
C. |
Future |
D. |
Continuity |
Answer»
B. Survival
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43.
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The institution of marriage fulfills the Biological needs of
|
A. |
Group |
B. |
Animals |
C. |
Individual |
D. |
Family |
Answer»
C. Individual
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44.
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Freud argued that man has two innate needs
|
A. |
Housing and people |
B. |
Farming and implements |
C. |
Food and shelter |
D. |
Sex and hunger |
Answer»
D. Sex and hunger
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45.
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Sex is fulfilled through the institution of
|
A. |
Religion |
B. |
Festivals |
C. |
Marriage |
D. |
Banking |
Answer»
C. Marriage
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46.
|
Procreation is another institution of
|
A. |
Education |
B. |
Market |
C. |
Communication |
D. |
Marriage |
Answer»
D. Marriage
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47.
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Marriage is performed according to the tradition of
|
A. |
Society |
B. |
Village |
C. |
Interaction |
D. |
Movies |
Answer»
A. Society
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48.
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Among the tribal groups marriage is a social
|
A. |
Interaction |
B. |
Contract |
C. |
Relationship |
D. |
Life |
Answer»
B. Contract
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49.
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Dowry has been interpreted in terms of the nature of particular
|
A. |
Society |
B. |
Language |
C. |
Family |
D. |
Religion |
Answer»
A. Society
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50.
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There are cases where in the groom who is not economically well off renders
services to the parents of
|
A. |
The neighbor |
B. |
The siblings |
C. |
The step father |
D. |
The bride |
Answer»
D. The bride
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51.
|
Primitive people marry
|
A. |
Full age |
B. |
Young |
C. |
Unapproved |
D. |
Secretly |
Answer»
B. Young
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52.
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The Hindu concept of widowhood is absent among
|
A. |
The Tribal |
B. |
The Eskimos |
C. |
The North Indian |
D. |
European |
Answer»
A. The Tribal
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53.
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When a person marries outside social group is
|
A. |
Endogamy |
B. |
Monogamy |
C. |
Exogamy |
D. |
Polygamy |
Answer»
C. Exogamy
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54.
|
When a person marries within his own group
|
A. |
Exogamy |
B. |
Endogamy |
C. |
Polyandry |
D. |
Polygyny |
Answer»
B. Endogamy
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55.
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Monogamy appears to be a natural form of
|
A. |
Friendship’ |
B. |
Relationship |
C. |
Marriage |
D. |
Primary group |
Answer»
C. Marriage
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56.
|
The classical Hindu joint family is getting weak in the context of
|
A. |
Globalization |
B. |
Primitive society |
C. |
New religious order |
D. |
Modern law |
Answer»
A. Globalization
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57.
|
The prospective spouses meet each other before actually entering into marriage bond is
called marriage by
|
A. |
Capture |
B. |
Probation |
C. |
Purchase |
D. |
Trial |
Answer»
B. Probation
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58.
|
In Civilized society, marriage by capture is
|
A. |
Approved |
B. |
Encourage |
C. |
Condemned |
D. |
Celebrated |
Answer»
C. Condemned
|
59.
|
When one or both the parents object to the love marriage, the partners resort to marriage
by
|
A. |
Purchase |
B. |
Trial |
C. |
Probation |
D. |
Elopement |
Answer»
D. Elopement
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60.
|
In order to give legitimacy to sex hunger there is always some institution of
|
A. |
Property |
B. |
Marriage |
C. |
Adoption |
D. |
Transfer of wealth |
Answer»
B. Marriage
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61.
|
Marriage is a result of
|
A. |
Civil or Political |
B. |
Civil or Financial |
C. |
Civil or Religious ceremony |
D. |
Civil or Cultural ceremony |
Answer»
C. Civil or Religious ceremony
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62.
|
When marriage is contracted within the caste
|
A. |
Race endogamy |
B. |
Sub-caste endogamy |
C. |
Caste endogamy |
D. |
Class endogamy |
Answer»
C. Caste endogamy
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63.
|
Matrilineal societies can be seen among
|
A. |
The Garo |
B. |
The Mizo |
C. |
The Assamese |
D. |
The Naga |
Answer»
A. The Garo
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64.
|
The most prevalent method of securing bride in primitive societies is marriage by
|
A. |
Elopement |
B. |
Purchase |
C. |
Service |
D. |
Intrusion |
Answer»
B. Purchase
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65.
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The type of marriage when a person dies, his younger brother marries his wife
|
A. |
Sororate |
B. |
Levirate |
C. |
Bigamy |
D. |
Polyandry |
Answer»
B. Levirate
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66.
|
Like most species of animals, human beings must mate in order to
|
A. |
Live together |
B. |
Share their feelings |
C. |
Reproduce themselves |
D. |
Bring peace |
Answer»
C. Reproduce themselves
|
67.
|
Human infants have the longest period of
|
A. |
Infant dependency |
B. |
Learning |
C. |
Sleeping |
D. |
Breast feeding |
Answer»
A. Infant dependency
|
68.
|
Marriage rules are conventionally prescribed by the
|
A. |
Parents |
B. |
Elders |
C. |
Roommates |
D. |
Society |
Answer»
D. Society
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69.
|
Endogamy is also sometimes extended to village
|
A. |
Endogamy |
B. |
Council |
C. |
Headman |
D. |
Group |
Answer»
A. Endogamy
|
70.
|
In matrilineal society every child belongs to its
|
A. |
Mother’s lineage |
B. |
Father’s lineage |
C. |
Uncle’s lineage |
D. |
None of the above |
Answer»
A. Mother’s lineage
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71.
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Dissolution of marriage is made difficult by
|
A. |
Religious sacrament |
B. |
Religious festival |
C. |
Religious celebration |
D. |
Religious duty |
Answer»
A. Religious sacrament
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72.
|
The marriage ceremony consists of a series of ritual
|
A. |
Lamentation |
B. |
Performances |
C. |
Sacrifices |
D. |
Feast and sacrifice |
Answer»
B. Performances
|
73.
|
Female infanticide leads to scarcity of
|
A. |
Friends |
B. |
Workers |
C. |
Women |
D. |
Population |
Answer»
C. Women
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74.
|
The most universal prohibition regarding marriage is the union between
|
A. |
Human and non-human |
B. |
Blood relationship |
C. |
Same age group |
D. |
Similar talent |
Answer»
B. Blood relationship
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75.
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Incest has been defined as the sexual transaction between
|
A. |
Parents relationship |
B. |
Community relationship |
C. |
Blood relationship |
D. |
Animal relationship |
Answer»
D. Animal relationship
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76.
|
No one can deny that biological aim of marriage is the
|
A. |
Primary aim of society |
B. |
Secondary aim of society |
C. |
Regular aim of society |
D. |
Independent aim of individual |
Answer»
A. Primary aim of society
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77.
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Social anthropologist believes that some sort of marriage institution is found in every
|
A. |
Human society |
B. |
Linguistic society |
C. |
Merchant society |
D. |
Animal society |
Answer»
A. Human society
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78.
|
In the evolution of marriage endogamy takes the
|
A. |
Third stage |
B. |
Second stage |
C. |
Fourth stage |
D. |
First stage |
Answer»
D. First stage
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79.
|
In food-gathering societies, the status of male and female is
|
A. |
Not equal |
B. |
Almost equal |
C. |
So much different |
D. |
Not the issue |
Answer»
B. Almost equal
|
80.
|
Sagotra and Sapravara marriages are forbidden by
|
A. |
Muslim law |
B. |
Christian marriage |
C. |
Hindu Dharma Shastra |
D. |
Buddhist law |
Answer»
C. Hindu Dharma Shastra
|
Chapter: Family and Kinship
81.
|
Family is an important and primary unit of any
|
A. |
Social organization |
B. |
Religious organization |
C. |
Cultural organization |
D. |
Scientific organization |
Answer»
A. Social organization
|
82.
|
It is the family which rears and brings up
|
A. |
Grand parents |
B. |
Non family members |
C. |
A child |
D. |
Strangers. |
Answer»
C. A child
|
83.
|
I.P Desai made a break through by stating that the Indian family essentially
|
A. |
Nuclear family |
B. |
A joint family |
C. |
Agricultural family |
D. |
Traders family |
Answer»
B. A joint family
|
84.
|
The family is a social group characterized by common
|
A. |
Language |
B. |
Kitchen |
C. |
Bank account |
D. |
Residence |
Answer»
D. Residence
|
85.
|
The structure of the family varies from
|
A. |
Their colour of skin |
B. |
Their occupation |
C. |
Society to Society |
D. |
House to house |
Answer»
C. Society to Society
|
86.
|
According to Strauss, the prime condition of a family is
|
A. |
Building |
B. |
Family |
C. |
Agricultural land |
D. |
Forest |
Answer»
B. Family
|
87.
|
True family is a Universal
|
A. |
Social Institution |
B. |
Educational institution |
C. |
Cultural institution |
D. |
Religious institution. |
Answer»
A. Social Institution
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88.
|
In bilateral family form, family descent is stressed from
|
A. |
Only mother |
B. |
Both the parents |
C. |
Only father |
D. |
None of the above |
Answer»
B. Both the parents
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89.
|
Family is universal institution and it is created to fulfill some basic needs of
|
A. |
Parents |
B. |
Boys |
C. |
Girls |
D. |
Mankind |
Answer»
D. Mankind
|
90.
|
In Social Anthropology, generally, when we talk about family, we have to look at
it in the context of
|
A. |
Modern life |
B. |
Medieval life |
C. |
Rural life |
D. |
Primitive life |
Answer»
D. Primitive life
|
91.
|
Talcott Parsons calls the nuclear family
|
A. |
Group of people |
B. |
Isolated family |
C. |
Small family |
D. |
Traditional family |
Answer»
B. Isolated family
|
92.
|
Extended family consists of
|
A. |
Specific members |
B. |
Community |
C. |
A woman, her husband, children and married children |
D. |
All the neighbors’ family |
Answer»
C. A woman, her husband, children and married children
|
93.
|
Iravati Karve defines the joint family as where
|
A. |
All the members live under one roof |
B. |
Members live in various houses |
C. |
Members live elsewhere |
D. |
Members do not have close relationship |
Answer»
A. All the members live under one roof
|
94.
|
Matrilocal family is a family in which the marriage couple resides with
|
A. |
Brother’s family |
B. |
Husband’s family |
C. |
Uncle’s family |
D. |
Wife’s family |
Answer»
D. Wife’s family
|
95.
|
In Polyandrous family, a woman has
|
A. |
One husband |
B. |
Several husbands |
C. |
Two husbands |
D. |
Limited husbands |
Answer»
B. Several husbands
|
96.
|
In the words of MacIver and Page, the family has
|
A. |
Specific origin |
B. |
End |
C. |
No origin |
D. |
Continuity |
Answer»
C. No origin
|
97.
|
The child’s first school is his home and his
|
A. |
Church |
B. |
Neighbors |
C. |
Family |
D. |
Classroom |
Answer»
C. Family
|
98.
|
According to Hindu Shastras procreation is the main function of
|
A. |
The member |
B. |
The family |
C. |
Father |
D. |
Mother |
Answer»
B. The family
|
99.
|
The fundamental functions of the family according to Reed is to regulate and gratify
|
A. |
Sexual need |
B. |
Hunger for food |
C. |
Thirst for knowledge |
D. |
General knowledge |
Answer»
A. Sexual need
|
100.
|
A family where the entire authority is in the hands of the father is called
|
A. |
Matriarchal family |
B. |
Patriarchal family |
C. |
Patrilineal family |
D. |
Matrilineal family |
Answer»
B. Patriarchal family
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