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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA Sociology) , Sociology (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 1. |
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 | |
| 2. |
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 | |
| 3. |
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 | |
| 4. |
The family is a social group characterized by common |
| A. | Language |
| B. | Kitchen |
| C. | Bank account |
| D. | Residence |
| Answer» D. Residence | |
| 5. |
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 | |
| 6. |
According to Strauss, the prime condition of a family is |
| A. | Building |
| B. | Family |
| C. | Agricultural land |
| D. | Forest |
| Answer» B. Family | |
| 7. |
True family is a Universal |
| A. | Social Institution |
| B. | Educational institution |
| C. | Cultural institution |
| D. | Religious institution. |
| Answer» A. Social Institution | |
| 8. |
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 | |
| 9. |
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 | |
| 10. |
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 | |
| 11. |
Talcott Parsons calls the nuclear family |
| A. | Group of people |
| B. | Isolated family |
| C. | Small family |
| D. | Traditional family |
| Answer» B. Isolated family | |
| 12. |
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 | |
| 13. |
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 | |
| 14. |
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 | |
| 15. |
In Polyandrous family, a woman has |
| A. | One husband |
| B. | Several husbands |
| C. | Two husbands |
| D. | Limited husbands |
| Answer» B. Several husbands | |
| 16. |
In the words of MacIver and Page, the family has |
| A. | Specific origin |
| B. | End |
| C. | No origin |
| D. | Continuity |
| Answer» C. No origin | |
| 17. |
The child’s first school is his home and his |
| A. | Church |
| B. | Neighbors |
| C. | Family |
| D. | Classroom |
| Answer» C. Family | |
| 18. |
According to Hindu Shastras procreation is the main function of |
| A. | The member |
| B. | The family |
| C. | Father |
| D. | Mother |
| Answer» B. The family | |
| 19. |
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 | |
| 20. |
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 | |
| 21. |
Kinship is defined as the connection or relationship between persons by |
| A. | Occupation |
| B. | Blood or marriage |
| C. | Membership |
| D. | Same locality |
| Answer» B. Blood or marriage | |
| 22. |
If kins are related by blood, it is called |
| A. | Consanguineal kinship |
| B. | Affinal kin |
| C. | Line of decent |
| D. | Rang kinship |
| Answer» A. Consanguineal kinship | |
| 23. |
When the kins are related by marriage, the kinship relation is called |
| A. | Classification kin |
| B. | Consanguineal kinship |
| C. | Affinal relationship |
| D. | Descriptive kin |
| Answer» C. Affinal relationship | |
| 24. |
Tribal society is closely knit by |
| A. | Language spoken |
| B. | Kinship relation |
| C. | Nearness |
| D. | Sharing of food items |
| Answer» B. Kinship relation | |
| 25. |
Some people think that if kinship is taken out of social Anthropology, there is nothing left to |
| A. | Read |
| B. | Discuss |
| C. | Study |
| D. | Communicate |
| Answer» C. Study | |
| 26. |
It is through kinship that a person earns his |
| A. | Salary |
| B. | Food |
| C. | Livelihood |
| D. | Basic needs |
| Answer» C. Livelihood | |
| 27. |
Kinship is a social recognition and expression of |
| A. | Genealogical relationship |
| B. | Father son relation |
| C. | Paternal relation |
| D. | Maternal relation |
| Answer» A. Genealogical relationship | |
| 28. |
Kinship is established as special branch of study in |
| A. | Geography |
| B. | Philosophy |
| C. | Social anthropology |
| D. | History |
| Answer» C. Social anthropology | |
| 29. |
Husband and wife, parents and their children who are directly related to one another is known as |
| A. | Primary kinship |
| B. | Secondary kinship |
| C. | Tertiary kinship |
| D. | Affinal kinship |
| Answer» A. Primary kinship | |
| 30. |
When the relationship is includes to step-mother, brother in-law and sister in-law with primary kin of an individual |
| A. | Primary kinship |
| B. | Tertiary kinship |
| C. | Secondary kinship |
| D. | Consanguineous kinship |
| Answer» C. Secondary kinship | |
| 31. |
Descent traces its origin to person who are |
| A. | Kings |
| B. | Headman |
| C. | Unknown people |
| D. | Ancestors |
| Answer» D. Ancestors | |
| 32. |
Members of a descent group trace their origin to a single ancestor who happened to live |
| A. | In the future |
| B. | In the past |
| C. | In the present |
| D. | In recent past |
| Answer» B. In the past | |
| 33. |
The members of a descent group are united by |
| A. | Blood tie |
| B. | Marriage tie |
| C. | In-laws tie |
| D. | Friendship tie |
| Answer» A. Blood tie | |
| 34. |
When the members of this descent group trace their origin to a single ancestor it is |
| A. | Bilateral descent |
| B. | Patrilineal descent |
| C. | Unilateral descent |
| D. | Matrilineal descent |
| Answer» C. Unilateral descent | |
| 35. |
Tracing the mother’s lineage is called |
| A. | Matrilineal descent |
| B. | Bilateral decent |
| C. | Unilateral decent |
| D. | Patrilineal decent |
| Answer» A. Matrilineal descent | |
| 36. |
If a person is related to ego directly then he is ego’s |
| A. | Primary kin |
| B. | Secondary kin |
| C. | Affinal kin |
| D. | Primary Affinal kin |
| Answer» A. Primary kin | |
| 37. |
A kinship system may be called a broad range kinship or a narrow range kinship according to |
| A. | People involved |
| B. | Suggested number |
| C. | Number of persons it include |
| D. | Closely related group |
| Answer» C. Number of persons it include | |
| 38. |
Family is always associated with a common |
| A. | Habitation |
| B. | Source of income |
| C. | Dress |
| D. | Labour |
| Answer» A. Habitation | |
| 39. |
To a Hindu, a family is a sacred |
| A. | Goal |
| B. | Events |
| C. | Institution |
| D. | Practice |
| Answer» C. Institution | |
| 40. |
The family, throughout the world, is characterized by its |
| A. | Precision |
| B. | Un-precision |
| C. | Appearance |
| D. | Not specified |
| Answer» A. Precision | |
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