Model MCQ's ISC Sociology
Social Institutions - Marriage
1. According to Malinowski, what is marriage?
(A) A contract for the production and maintenance of children
(B) A union for love and companionship
(C) A lifelong bond between two individuals
(D) A temporary social contract
(A) A contract for the production and maintenance of children
2. Robert H. Lowie defined marriage as:
(A) A temporary union between two individuals
(B) A bond between mates for companionship
(C) A relatively permanent bond between permissible mates
(D) A legal contract between spouses
(C) A relatively permanent bond between permissible mates
3. What is polygyny?
(A) A man marrying multiple women
(B) A woman marrying multiple men
(C) Marriage between cousins
(D) Group marriage
(A) A man marrying multiple women
4. What is polyandry?
(A) A form of polygyny
(B) A woman marrying several men
(C) A man marrying several sisters
(D) Group marriage
(B) A woman marrying several men
5. In the context of marriage, what is Kulinism?
(A) Marriage of multiple wives living together
(B) Polygamous marriages where wives live separately with their parents
(C) A practice in South India
(D) A modern form of marriage in urban areas
(B) Polygamous marriages where wives live separately with their parents
6. Levirate marriage refers to:
(A) Marrying within the same caste
(B) A widow marrying her deceased husband’s brother
(C) A man marrying his wife’s sister
(D) Marrying outside one's clan
(B) A widow marrying her deceased husband’s brother
7. WWhat is sororate marriage?
(A) A man marrying his wife’s sister
(B) A woman marrying her sister’s husband
(C) Cross-cousin marriage
(D) Marriage within the same family
(A) A man marrying his wife’s sister
8. What is the meaning of exogamy?
(A) Marrying within one’s own group
(B) Marrying outside one’s own clan or social group
(C) Marrying several individuals at once
(D) Marrying based on parental approval
(B) Marrying outside one’s own clan or social group
9. What is endogamy?
(A) Marrying outside one’s own group
(B) Marriage between cousins
(C) Marrying multiple partners
(D) Marrying within a specific social group or caste
(D) Marrying within a specific social group or caste
10. Which of the following is an example of cross-cousin marriage?
(A) Marriage between a man and his mother’s brother’s daughter
(B) Marriage between a man and his father’s brother’s daughter
(C) A man marrying his sister-in-law
(D) A woman marrying her cousin
(A) Marriage between a man and his mother’s brother’s daughter
11. What is parallel cousin marriage?
(A) Marriage between a man and his father’s brother’s daughter
(B) Marriage between a man and his mother’s brother’s daughter
(C) Marriage within the same family lineage
(D) Marriage between a woman and her cousin
(A) Marriage between a man and his father’s brother’s daughter
12. What does the term “gotra” mean in Hindu society?
(A) Family
(B) Clan or lineage
(C) Marriage ceremony
(D) Religious practice
(B) Clan or lineage
13. In which form of polygyny does a man marry his wife’s sisters?
(A) Non-sororal polygyny
(B) Sororal polygyny
(C) Fraternal polygyny
(D) Cross-cousin marriage
(B) Sororal polygyny
14. Which of the following is an example of a non-sororal polygyny marriage?
(A) A man marrying several women who are not sisters
(B) A man marrying his wife’s sisters
(C) A woman marrying several brothers
(D) A woman marrying her husband’s brother
(A) A man marrying several women who are not sisters
15. What is fraternal polyandry?
(A) A woman marrying multiple unrelated men
(B) A woman marrying several brothers
(C) A man marrying multiple wives
(D) A man marrying several cousins
(B) A woman marrying several brothers
16. What is non-fraternal polyandry?
(A) A woman marrying multiple brothers
(B) A woman marrying multiple unrelated men
(C) A man marrying his wife’s sisters
(D) Marriage between cousins
(B) A woman marrying multiple unrelated men
17. What does anuloma marriage permit?
(A) A man marrying within his caste only
(B) A man of higher caste marrying a woman of lower caste
(C) A woman marrying outside her caste
(D) A man marrying within his family lineage
(B) A man of higher caste marrying a woman of lower caste
18. What is pratiloma marriage?
(A) A man of lower caste marrying a woman of higher caste
(B) A man of higher caste marrying a woman of lower caste
(C) Marrying within the same caste
(D) Marrying outside the family
(A) A man of lower caste marrying a woman of higher caste
19. Which type of marriage is considered ideal in the Hindu caste system?
(A) Anuloma
(B) Pratiloma
(C) Hypergamy
(D) Polyandry
(A) Anuloma
20. Which marriage practice involves the union of two individuals of different castes where the man is of a higher caste?
(A) Pratiloma
(B) Anuloma
(C) Endogamy
(D) Polygyny
(B) Anuloma
21. What is hypergamy?
(A) A form of marriage where a woman marries someone of a higher social status
(B) A woman marrying multiple men
(C) A man marrying multiple women
(D) Marrying within one’s own social group
(A) A form of marriage where a woman marries someone of a higher social status
22. What is a primary function of marriage in society?
(A) Economic independence
(B) Social recognition of sexual relationships
(C) Political control
(D) Preventing mobility
(B) Social recognition of sexual relationships
23. Marriage helps to regularize which aspect of life?
(A) Education
(B) Sexual relations
(C) Employment
(D) Religious practices
(B) Sexual relations
24. Which of the following is NOT a function of marriage?
(A) Procreation of children
(B) Establishment of family
(C) Economic management
(D) Legalizing inheritance
(C) Economic management
25. In what way does marriage contribute to social order?
(A) By regulating social roles like that of husband and wife
(B) By allowing economic equality
(C) By increasing political power
(D) By maintaining caste purity
(A) By regulating social roles like that of husband and wife
26. What is the main purpose of gotra exogamy in Hindu society?
(A) To allow marriages within the same family
(B) To prevent marriages within the same clan or lineage
(C) To encourage inter-caste marriages
(D) To allow marriage among relatives
(B) To prevent marriages within the same clan or lineage
27. What is pravara exogamy?
(A) Marrying within one's tribe
(B) Marrying without parental approval
(C) Marrying within one's family lineage
(D) Marrying outside one's pravara or ancestral group
(D) Marrying outside one's pravara or ancestral group
28. Which type of marriage is considered unacceptable according to sapinda exogamy?
(A) Marriages within the same caste
(B) Marriages between individuals with the same ancestor up to seven generations
(C) Marriages outside one's village
(D) Marriages within the same village
(B) Marriages between individuals with the same ancestor up to seven generations
29. Why is endogamy practiced in certain communities?
(A) To ensure social mobility
(B) To maintain cultural and linguistic purity
(C) To prevent external influence
(D) For economic reasons
(B) To maintain cultural and linguistic purity
30. What is a common reason for exogamy in tribal societies?
(A) Fear of breaking social norms
(B) Fear of racial degeneration
(C) Desire for economic mobility
(D) Religious beliefs
(B) Fear of racial degeneration
31. What is varna endogamy?
(A) Marrying within one’s tribe
(B) Marrying within one’s caste or varna
(C) Marrying within one’s village
(D) Marrying outside one's caste
(B) Marrying within one’s caste or varna
32. What is caste endogamy?
(A) Marrying within one’s caste
(B) Marrying outside one’s caste
(C) Marrying between tribes
(D) Marrying within the same family
(A) Marrying within one’s caste
33. What is the difference between levirate and sororate marriage?
(A) Levirate involves marrying the wife’s sister, while sororate involves marrying the husband’s brother
(B) Levirate involves marrying the deceased husband's brother, while sororate involves marrying the deceased wife’s sister
(C) Both refer to polygamous marriages
(D) Both refer to cross-cousin marriages
(B) Levirate involves marrying the deceased husband's brother, while sororate involves marrying the deceased wife’s sister
34. Which type of marriage ensures the continuation of property within the family?
(A) Levirate
(B) Sororate
(C) Cross-cousin marriage
(D) Anuloma marriage
(A) Levirate
35. What is the main cultural reason for practicing sororate marriage?
(A) Preventing property disputes
(B) Preserving familial ties after the death of a spouse
(C) Increasing family wealth
(D) Preventing racial mixing
(B) Preserving familial ties after the death of a spouse
36. Which tribe practices fraternal polyandry?
(A) Bhils
(B) Nairs
(C) Todas
(D) Gonds
(C) Todas
37. Which of the following is an effect of hypergamy on Hindu society?
(A) Social equality
(B) Increased caste mobility
(C) Reinforcement of caste hierarchy
(D) Elimination of caste distinctions
(C) Reinforcement of caste hierarchy
38. Anuloma marriage was traditionally viewed as:
(A) Highly undesirable
(B) Preferable to pratiloma marriage
(C) Encouraged for both men and women
(D) Equivalent to polygamy
(B) Preferable to pratiloma marriage
39. Which of the following is a primary function of marriage according to sociologists?
(A) Establishing political power
(B) Regulating inheritance and property rights
(C) Allowing personal freedom
(D) Preventing social interactions
(B) Regulating inheritance and property rights
40. Which type of marriage is considered most acceptable within the Hindu caste system?
(A) Polyandry
(B) Pratiloma
(C) Anuloma
(D) Polygamy
(C) Anuloma
41. Which term refers to the marriage of a man from a lower caste with a woman from a higher caste?
(A) Anuloma
(B) Pratiloma
(C) Endogamy
(D) Exogamy
(B) Pratiloma
42. What is the most common type of marriage practiced globally?
(A) Monogamy
(B) Polygyny
(C) Polyandry
(D) Group marriage
(A) Monogamy
43. Which marriage system is focused on ensuring family alliances and property consolidation?
(A) Romantic marriage
(B) Arranged marriage
(C) Love marriage
(D) Egalitarian marriage
(B) Arranged marriage
44. Which marriage system prohibits marriage within one’s own gotra in Hindu society?
(A) Exogamy
(B) Endogamy
(C) Hypergamy
(D) Polygamy
(A) Exogamy
45. What does sapinda exogamy prohibit?
(A) Marrying outside one’s religion
(B) Marrying within the same lineage up to seven generations
(C) Marrying someone of the same caste
(D) Marrying outside one's village
(B) Marrying within the same lineage up to seven generations
46. Which form of marriage allows a widow to marry her late husband’s brother?
(A) Sororate
(B) Levirate
(C) Polygyny
(D) Pratiloma
(B) Levirate
47. In Hindu society, what is the purpose of gotra exogamy?
(A) To allow inter-caste marriages
(B) To facilitate economic exchanges
(C) To ensure marriages remain within one family
(D) To prevent inbreeding within the same lineage
(D) To prevent inbreeding within the same lineage
48. Which form of marriage involves marrying several partners of the opposite gender?
(A) Group marriage
(B) Monogamy
(C) Polyandry
(D) Polygyny
(A) Group marriage
49. Which of the following marriages is considered rare in human societies?
(A) Polygyny
(B) Polyandry
(C) Monogamy
(D) Endogamy
(B) Polyandry
50. Marriage within a specific social group or caste is known as:
(A) Exogamy
(B) Endogamy
(C) Hypergamy
(D) Polygamy
(B) Endogamy
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