1. Which one of the following terms is used by sociologists to describe the relatively stable, widely established procedures that develop around the norms and values of society?
[A] Ideology
[B] Legislation
[C] Role
[D] Institution
Answer is [B]
2. The rule of residence by which the married couple go to live with a brother of the groom’s mother is known as
[A] Matrilocal
[B] Patrilocal
[C] Avunculocal
[D] Neolocal
Answer is [C]
3. Marriage of a woman to her husband’s brother is known as
[A] Sororal polygyny
[B] Non-Sororal Polygyny
[C] Fraternal Polyandry
[D] Non-fraternal Polyandry
Answer is [C]
4. Marriage of a man to his wife’s sister is known as
[A] Sororal polygyny
[B] Non-Sororal Polygyny
[C] Fraternal Polyandry
[D] Non-fraternal Polyandry
Answer is [A]
5. When several brothers share a common wife it is called as ____.
[A] Sororal polygyny
[B] Non-Sororal Polygyny
[C] Adelphic polyandry
[D] Non-fraternal Polyandry
Answer is [C]
6. When a man of higher caste or Varna marries a woman of lower caste or Varna it is called as ____.
[A] Anuloma
[B] Pratiloma
[C] Caste marriage
[D] None of the above
Answer is [A]
7. When a man of lower caste or status marries a woman of higher caste or status it is known as _____.
[A] Anuloma
[B] Pratiloma
[C] Caste marriage
[D] None of the above
Answer is [B]
8. The marriage between father’s brother’s children and mother’s sister’s children is called ____.
[A] Parallel-cousin marriage
[B] Cross-cousin marriage
[C] Cohabitation
[D] None of the above
Answer is [A]
9. The marriage between father’s sister’s children and mother’s brother’s children is called ______.
[A] Parallel-cousin marriage
[B] Cross-cousin marriage
[C] Cohabitation
[D] None of the above
Answer is [B]
10. When folk having common blood relation and a common ancestor are known to be ___.
[A] Kinship
[B] Kin
[C] Kindred
[D] Filial
Answer is [B]
11. For a person an adopted son is
[A] An affinal kin
[B] A consanguineous kin
[C] Neither an affinal nor a consanguineous kin
[D] An affinal kin as well as a consanguineous kin
Answer is [D]
12. A separation between the “biological father” and “social father” is found in a family known as
[A] Bilocal
[B] Conjugal
[C] Polyandrous
[D] Patriarchal
Answer is [C]
13. A marriage in which a woman of upper caste marries a man of the lower caste is known as
[A] Exogamy
[B] Hypogamy
[C] Hypergamy
[D] Endogamy
Answer is [B]
14. Which of the following is correct for the definition of ‘Sororate’?
[A] It is the custom of marrying the sister of the deceased wife
[B] It is the practice of marrying the brother of the deceased husband
[C] It is the custom of marrying the sister’s daughter
[D] It is the practice of marrying the mother’s brother’s daughter
Answer is [A]
15. Which of the following pairs is not an example of consanguineous kins?
[A] Brother-sister
[B] Husband-wife
[C] Father-son
[D] Mother-daughter
Answer is [B]
16. The societies in which new families are to be settled under the guidance of mother’s brother is known as ____.
[A] Virilocal
[B] Uxorilocal
[C] Avunculocal
[D] Ambilocal
Answer is [C]
17. ____ refers only to women living with their husbands.
[A] Virilocal
[B] Uxorilocal
[C] Avunculocal
[D] Ambilocal
Answer is [A]
18. ____ refers only to men living with their wives.
[A] Virilocal
[B] Uxorilocal
[C] Avunculocal
[D] Ambilocal
Answer is [B]
19. Which of the following best defines the terms “Kinship”?
[A] The social recognition and expression of genealogical relationship
[B] A socially recognition relationship
[C] The recognition of culturally conditioned relationship
[D] The grouping of relatives
Answer is [A]
20. When a couple has a choice between residence with either the parent of the groom or the parent of the bride, it is known as
[A] Virilocal
[B] Uxorilocal
[C] Avunculocal
[D] Ambilocal
Answer is [D]
21. Which of the following systems correctly represents the marriage of a widower with the sister of his wife?
[A] Levirate
[B] Sororate
[C] Polygyny
[D] Monogamy
Answer is [B]
22. A social institution is
[A] An established procedure that regulates human behaviour
[B] A place where social functions are organized
[C] An organization where social positions are formally defined
[D] An organization that administers social service
Answer is [A]
23. A cross-cousin marriage means a marriage between
[A] Children of the siblings relations of the same sex
[B] Affinal kins
[C] Children of the siblings of opposite sex
[D] Uterin kin
Answer is [C]
24. Joking relationship take place between
[A] Husband and wife
[B] Mother and daughter
[C] Father and son
[D] Brother-in-law and sister-in-law
Answer is [D]
25. Avoidance is practiced in the society to
[A] Show respect towards elders
[B] Show displeasure to the rivals
[C] Prevent sexual contact between certain relatives
[D] Raise the status of women
Answer is [C]
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