Top 50+ Solved Dimensions of Family in India MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Joint family?
a. Co-residentiality
b. Joint ownership of property
c. Private ownership of property
d. Common worship
Q. An essential ingredient of ‘Jointness’ in the term joint family according to TN Madan is
a. Commensality
b. Joint ownership of property
c. Fulfilment of obligation towards kin
d. Fulfilment of karma
Q. Which of the following factors has led to a breakdown of the link between kinship and the occupational structures in the joint family system?
a. Urbanisation
b. Industrialisation
c. Legislative measures
d. All of the above
Q. Joint family
a. Consists of at least four generations
b. Is also known as undivided family
c. Was never known during the vedic period
d. Is separate dwelling
Q. Changes in the joint family lead to
a. A rise in the status of women
b. An increase in the size of family
c. Greater attachment to traditional occupations
d. Greater economic interdependence
Q. A extended family may include all of the following members except
a. Aunts
b. Cousins
c. Great-grandparents
d. All of the above
Q. Joint family in India is characterised as an extended kin group by
a. A.R Desai
b. K.M Kapadia
c. Irawati Karve
d. A.D Ross
Q. The extended family is the opposite of nuclear family. It does not exist in
a. USA
b. India
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
Q. Which type of residence does not help the formation of extended family?
a. Virilocality
b. Avunculocality
c. Uxorilocality
d. Neolocality
Q. The practice of levirate is found in
a. Matrilineal societies
b. Patrilineal Societies
c. Bi-lineal societies
d. All of the above
Q. Which of the following kinship terms indicates that father’s sister is given greater importancethan the Mother?
a. Amitate
b. Avunculate
c. Couvade
d. Teknonymy
Q. Which of the following types of descent is found among the Yako of Nigeria?
a. Matrilineal
b. Patrilineal
c. Bilateral
d. Double
Q. Bilateral descent is a kinship principle in which people belong to the kinship groups of boththeir
a. Mother and Father
b. Uncle and aunt
c. Brother and sister
d. Father and sister
Q. Who among the following follow the matrilineal family system?
a. Nairs of Kerala
b. Bhils
c. Kadars
d. Muslims