Sociology Unit 1 MCQ

Q1. According to traditional Hindu law, marriage is a _____________.

(a) sacrament

(b) contract

(c) regulation of prostitution

(d) none of the above

Q2. ___________ is the marriage of a man with the childless widow of his deceased brother.
(a) Levirate

(b) Sororate

(c) Sororal polygyny

(d)Polygyny

Q3. Marriage within the class is known as —

(a) endogamy

(b) exogamy

(c) incest taboo

(d) Sororate

Q4. When after marriage husband lives in the residence of his wife the system is known as:
(a) patronymic family

(b) patriarchal family

(c) orientation family

 (d) patrilocal residence family

Q5. Which one of the following is NOT true about the disintegration of joint family
system?

(a) There is increased urbanisation

(b) People have desire to live in glamorous cities

(c) Cities provide more facilities than the villages

(d) It has failed to develop social virtues

Q6. The system under which woman can marry more than one husband and keep all of
them with herself is known as:
(a) polyandrous

(b) polygamous

(c) patronymic

(d) procreation

Q7. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the joint family system?
(a) In it family size is very large

(b) In it each unit of the family has its own head

(c) In it the head of the family commands high respect

(d) In it all the members have common kitchen

Q8. The family in which spouses, their offspring and other relatives through marriage, live
together, is called as-
(a) conjugal family

(b) consanguineous family

(c) monogamous family

 (d) polyandrous family

Q9. Who of the following classified the functions of family into essential and non-essential?
(a) Maclver

(b) Ginsberg

(c) Lundberg

(d) Durkheim

Q10. Family system in which sex relationship was not definite was known as:
(a) Matrilineal

(b) Patronymic

(c) Punalun

(d) Patrilineal

Q11. The system in which one husband could marry one wife but married relations were
not definite was known as-
(a) Syndas

(b) Orientation

(c) Procreation

(d) None of these

Q12. According to the rule of_________, the couple lives for a time with the bride’s
parents, then go to live permanently with the groom’s parents.
(a) patrilocal residence

(b) matri-patrilocal residence

(c) bilateral residence

(d) double residence

Q13. When patrilineal and matrilineal descent is applied together, and not alternatively in
combinations, the joint application is known as ___________.
(a) bilateral descent

(b) unilateral descent

(c) double descent

(d) none of the above

Q14. Industrialization has affected kinship relationship because:

(a) relatives have started living away from each other

(b) there have been income disparities

(c) there is shortage of dwelling units

(d) urban people have become more cultured

Q15. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of kinship?

(a) In some cases it is specific while in others it is not

(b) It is related to sex

(c) It has no affinity between two related persons

(d) It usually indicates generation gap

Q16. Type of family system which was common in agrarian society was:
(a) single

(b) joint

(c) more joint than single

(d) none of the above

Q17. In which year section 377 was declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court?
 (a) 2015
(b) 2016
(c) 2014
(d) 2018

Q18. Which country becomes the first country to establish same-sex marriage?

(a) U.S.A
(b) Netherlands
(c) Spain
(d) Belgium

Q19. Is there property rights in parents property are given to the child born through live-in
relationship?

(a) Yes
(b) No

Q20. In which year a Haryana court granted legal recognition to a same-sex

marriage involving two women?

(a) 2010
(b) 2016
(c) 2011
(d) 2020