Top 350+ Solved Social Anthropology MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. 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

  • c. Reproduce themselves

Q. Human infants have the longest period of

a. Infant dependency

b. Learning

c. Sleeping

d. Breast feeding

  • a. Infant dependency

Q. Marriage rules are conventionally prescribed by the

a. Parents

b. Elders

c. Roommates

d. Society

  • d. Society

Q. Endogamy is also sometimes extended to village

a. Endogamy

b. Council

c. Headman

d. Group

  • a. Endogamy

Q. 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

  • a. Mother’s lineage

Q. Dissolution of marriage is made difficult by

a. Religious sacrament

b. Religious festival

c. Religious celebration

d. Religious duty

  • a. Religious sacrament

Q. The marriage ceremony consists of a series of ritual

a. Lamentation

b. Performances

c. Sacrifices

d. Feast and sacrifice

  • b. Performances

Q. Female infanticide leads to scarcity of

a. Friends

b. Workers

c. Women

d. Population

  • c. Women

Q. 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

  • b. Blood relationship

Q. Incest has been defined as the sexual transaction between

a. Parents relationship

b. Community relationship

c. Blood relationship

d. Animal relationship

  • d. Animal relationship

Q. 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

  • a. Primary aim of society

Q. 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

  • a. Human society

Q. In the evolution of marriage endogamy takes the

a. Third stage

b. Second stage

c. Fourth stage

d. First stage

  • d. First stage

Q. 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

  • b. Almost equal

Q. Sagotra and Sapravara marriages are forbidden by

a. Muslim law

b. Christian marriage

c. Hindu Dharma Shastra

d. Buddhist law

  • c. Hindu Dharma Shastra
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