Sociology of Indian Society – 2 - Questions with answers

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Chitranjan Nawab

SOC/4/EC/04 2020
(CBCS)
(4
th
Semester)
SOCIOLOGY
Fourth Paper
( Sociology of Indian Society –II)

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Unit-1

1. 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( )
2. 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 ( )
3. 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( )

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4. 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 ( )
5. 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( )
6. A extended family may include all of the following members except-
a) Aunts ( )
b) Cousins( )
c) Great-grandparents( )
d) All of the above( )
7. 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 ( )
8. Which of the following is not a primary kin?
a) Mother( )
b) Father( )
c) Uncle( )
d) Brother( )
9. The extended family is the opposite of nuclear family. It does not exist in-
a) USA( )
b) India( )
c) Bangladesh( )
d) Nepal( )

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a) The joint family system in the villages continues to exist because-
b) Villagers are tradition bound( )
c) They have deep faith in the family bonds( )
d) Their work demand an integrated local effort( )
e) The village community is not civilised enough to discard it( )
10. Which type of residence does not help the formation of extended family?
a) Virilocality( )
b) Avunculocality( )
c) Uxorilocality( )
d) Neolocality( )
11. The practice of levirate is found in-
a) Matrilineal societies( )
b) Patrilineal Societies( )
c) Bi-lineal societies( )
d) All of the above( )
12. Which of the following kinship terms indicates that father‟s sister is given greater importance
than the Mother?
a) Amitate( )
b) Avunculate( )
c) Couvade( )
d) Teknonymy( )
13. Which of the following types of descent is found among the Yako of Nigeria?
a) Matrilineal( )
b) Patrilineal( )
c) Bilateral( )
d) Double( )
14. Bilateral descent is a kinship principle in which people belong to the kinship groups of both
their-
a) Mother and Father( )
b) Uncle and aunt ( )
c) Brother and sister ( )
d) Father and sister( )

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16. Who among the following follow the matrilineal family system?
a) Nairs of Kerala( )
b) Bhils( )
c) Kadars( )
d) Muslims( )
17. In matrilocal family the husband goes to live in the house of his-
a) uncle( )
b) wife( )
c) aunty( )
d) grandfather( )
18. Which one of the following statements about kinship is NOT true?
a) Its usages create group of kins( )
b) It creates relationship structure( )
c) It defines role of different relationships( )
d) It indicates expected behaviour of kins( )

19. The Child Marriage Act amended in 1929 raised the minimum age of marriage for girls from-
a) 15-18years ( )
b) 20-25years ( )
c) 14-20years ( )
d) 30-35years ( )

20. The prevalence of arranged marriages in India is related to-
a. the rules of endogamy that confine marriage alliance within specified groups( )
b. the rules of exogamy that disallow marriage within one's clan/village/neighbourhood( )
c. regulations about prescriptive (allowing) and prescriptive (prohibiting) nature of rules,
guiding marriage among parallel and cross cousins( )
d. All of the above( )
21. Which one of the following is the family unit of Kodavas?
a. Ghar( )
b. Biradari( )
c. Chulah( )
d. Okka( )

22. The family of orientation denotes a family-
a) In which a person is born and is socialized( )
b) In which a woman is married( )
c) In oriental countries( )
d) Which conducts an orientation course( )

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23. The bond between the blood relative is called-
a) Affinal kins( )
b) Consanguineal kins( )
c) Primary kins( )
e) Secondary kins( )

24. Affinal kin include one‟s-
a) Father( )
b) Father-in-law( )
c) Brother( )
d) Father‟s brother

25. Family started with patriarch belongs to the theory of-
a) Matriarchal( )
b) Patriarchal( )
c) Polygamy ( )
d) Feminist theory ( )
26. Which of the following theories about the origin of the family believed that in the past
offering of wife or daughter to a guest was considered as a mark of hospitality?
a) Sex communism( )
b) Polygamy( )
c) Patriarchal ( )
d) Polyandry( )
27. Sir Henry Main gave-
a) Sex communism( )
b) Patriarchal theory( )
c) Theory of polygamy( )
d) Matriarchal theory ( )
28. Which of the following is not true for joint family system?
a) Family has a combined kitchen( )
b) Ownership of sources of production but not that of consumption belongs to whole family(
)
c) None of above( )
d) Ownership of source of production( )
29. Which of the following is not an important advantage of a joint family system?
a) It encourage savings( )
b) It makes leisure possible( )
c) It provides social security( )
d) It encourages individualism( )
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30. Joint family system is on the decline, which of the following is not the main cause for its
disintegration?
a) There is increased agricultural production( )
b) There is increased pressure on land( )
c) There is increased western influence( )
d) None of the above( )

31. According to Iravati Karve, the ancient family in India was joint in terms of-
a) Residence( )
b) Property( )
c) Functional ( )
d) All of the above( )

32. Which is considered as essential to the origin of the family?
a) Sexual urge( )
b) Economic need( )
c) Need for procreation( )
d) All of the above( )

33. The joint family system in the villages continue to exist. Mark out among the following the
reason that does not explain its survival-
a) Villagers are tradition bound( )
b) They have deep faith in the family bonds ( )
c) Their work demands an integrated local effort( )
d) It survives since the village community is not civilised enough to discard it( )

34. In simple society primary kinship group is importance for an individual-
a) Because kinship obligations are binding and therefore, disciplining( )
b) Because it is the major source of security for the individual( )
c) Because it is the co-operative group and meets the immediate needs and demands( )
d) All of the above( )

35. Which of the following state that separate families were held together by the authority and
protection of elder male descent?
a) Max Weber( )
b) Sir Henry Maine( )
c) G. Duncan Mitchell( )
d) Emile Durkheim( )

36. Joint family or extended family is the most common and uniform family pattern found in-
a) India( )
b) USA( )
c) Africa( )
d) Germany( )
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37. I.P.Desai made a study of urban families in Mahuwa in Gujarat in-
a) 1955( )
b) 1954( )
c) 1957( )
d) 1960( )

38. In which year was The Prevention of Sati Act introduced-
a) 1829( )
b) 1893( )
c) 1824( )
d) 1826( )

39. The joint family does not provide proper opportunities for the members to develop their-
a) Relationship( )
b) Demands( )
c) Role( )
d) Talents( )

40. Muslim families were largely joint families based on the principle of-
a) Patriarch( )
b) Polygyny( )
c) Matrilocal( )
d) None of the above( )

Unit- II: Marriage in India

1. “Marriage is a socially approved way of establishing a family of procreation”. Whose definition is
this?
a) Gillin and Gillin ( )
b) Westermark ( )
c) C.B. Mamoria ( )
d) M.N. Srinivas ( )

2. A marriage in which a woman of upper caste marries a man of lower caste is known as:
a) Exogamy ( )
b) Hypogamy ( )
c) Hypergamy ( )
d) Endogamy ( )

3. Marriage of a woman to her husband‟s brother is known as:
a) Sororate ( )
b) Polyandry ( )
c) Levirate ( )
d) Cross – cousin marriage ( )

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4. Among the Hindus of India, marriage is a :
a) Contract (
b) Sacrament ( )
c) Legal necessity ( )
d) None of the above ( )

5. Which is the common form of Hindu Exogamy?
a) Pravan Exogamy ( )
b) Caste Exogamy ( )
c) Gotra Exogamy ( )
d) Sapinda Exogamy ( )

6. “Marriage is a relatively permanent bond between permissible mates”. Who said this?
a) Plato ( )
b) Lundberg ( )
c) Louse ( )
d) Westermark ( )

7. When was The Hindu Marriage Act passed?
a) 1940 ( )
b) 1950 ( )
c) 1955 ( )
d) 1960 ( )

8. Which of the following comes under the patterns of „Joking relationship‟ among the patrilineal
Hindu families in North India?
a) Between ego and his father‟s brother ( )
b) Between ego and his mother-in-law ( )
c) Between ego and his elder brother‟s wife ( )
d) Between ego and his sister‟s son ( )

9. What is the purest form of Hindu Marriage?
a) Brahma Vivaha ( )
b) Daiva Vivaha ( )
c) Arsha Vivaha ( )
d) Prajapatya Vivaha ( )

10. The type of marriage in which a girl selects her husband by herself is:
a) Asura Vivaha ( )
b) Gandharva Vivaha ( )
c) Rakshasa Vivaha ( )
d) Paisacha Vivaha ( )

11. The form of marriage found among the Hindus is:
a) Polygyny ( )
b) Polyandry ( )
c) Monogamy ( )
d) All of the above ( )

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12. The form of marriage in which a man seduced a girl or forced a girl who is sleeping or
intoxicated is-
a) Brahma Vivaha ( )
b) Paisacha Vivaha ( )
c) Arsha Vivaha ( )
d) Daiva Vivaha ( )

13. Monogamy contributes to the family:
a) Peace ( )
b) Solidarity ( )
c) Happiness ( )
d) All of the above ( )

14. The first and the highest aim of the Hindu Marriage is:
a) Dharma ( )
b) Praja ( )
c) Rati ( )
d) None of the above ( )

15. The ritual in which the bride and bridegroom go „seven – steps‟ together is known as:
a) Dharma ( )
b) Saptapadi ( )
c) Homa ( )
d) Rati ( )

16. Which social reformer played an important role for widow remarriage?
a) Swami Vivekananda ( )
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy ( )
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ( )
d) None of the above ( )

17. “Muslim marriage is a contract for the purpose of legalising sexual intercourse and the
procreation of children”. Who said this?
a) Roland Wilson ( )
b) Jang ( )
c) S.C. Sarkar ( )
d) M.N. Srinivas ( )

18. Marriage among the Muslims is regarded as:
a) Sacred ( )
b) Contract ( )
c) Religious duty ( )
d) Obligatory ( )

19. The type of marriage in which a Muslim husband can give divorce his wife as per the Muslim
Law without the intervention of the Court is known as:
a) Khula ( )
b) Talaq ( )
c) Mubarat ( )
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d) Kohl ( )

20. The type of marriage in which a woman is free to choose her husband and cast him away at her
will is known as:
a) Baal ( )
b) Muta ( )
c) Singha ( )
d) Beena ( )

21. The type of marriage in which the husband exercises authoritarian power is known as:
a) Baal ( )
b) Beena ( )
c) Muta ( )
d) None of the above ( )

22. Among the Muslims, at one time there was the practice of temporary marriage called:
a) Beena ( )
b) Baal ( )
c) Muta ( )
d) None of the above ( )

23. Which of the Muslim communities is matrilineal?
a) The Moors of Sri - Lanka ( )
b) The Memons of Gujarat ( )
c) The Vohras of Surat ( )
d) The Navayata of Konkan ( )

24. According to „The Shariah Act, 1937‟, the form of divorce among the Muslims is:
a) Illa ( )
b) Zihar ( )
c) Lian ( )
d) All of the above ( )

25. “Among the Christians, marriage has been defined as a voluntary union for life of one man and
woman to the exclusion of others. This type of marriage is based on monogamy and not on the
religious beliefs of the partners” Who said this?
a) C.B. Mamoria ( )
b) M.N. Srinivas ( )
c) Gillin & Gillin ( )
d) None of the above ( )

26. The aims and objectives of Christian Marriage is:
a) Providing for sexual satisfaction ( )
b) Establishment of family ( )
c) Stability of relations ( )
d) All of the above ( )

27. Among the Christians, the selection of marriage partners takes place in:
a) Parents selecting life-partners for their children ( )
b) Boy and girl selecting their life-partners ( )
c) Parents and children selecting their life-partners ( )
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