UPSC Indian Society – Chapter 5: Family, Marriage and Kinship (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Indian Society – Chapter 5: Family, Marriage and Kinship (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: Indian Society. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

Kinship Organisation in India (1953) was written by:

Correct Answer: C [Irawati Karve]

Explanation:

Irawati Karve's Kinship Organisation in India (1953) described four regional kinship zones: northern, central, southern and eastern.

2.  

Among the Khasi, the ancestral property is usually inherited by:

Correct Answer: A [the youngest daughter]

Explanation:

the khatduh.

3.  

Marriage of a woman into a higher-status group is called:

Correct Answer: B [hypergamy]

Explanation:

anuloma.

4.  

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act was enacted in:

Correct Answer: D [2006]

Explanation:

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 replaced the Sarda Act of 1929, keeping the ages at 18 and 21.

5.  

Cross-cousin marriage is a preferred form of marriage mainly in:

Correct Answer: A [south India]

Explanation:

Karve showed that south Indian groups prefer marriage with the mother's brother's or father's sister's child, keeping marriage within close kin.

6.  

Daughters became coparceners by birth in Hindu joint family property through the:

Correct Answer: B [Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005]

Explanation:

The 2005 amendment to Section 6 made a daughter a coparcener by birth with the same rights as a son.

7.  

The Supreme Court held instant triple talaq invalid in:

Correct Answer: B [Shayara Bano (2017)]

Explanation:

In Shayara Bano v. Union of India (2017) the Supreme Court held instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) invalid.

8.  

Fraternal polyandry was traditionally practised by the:

Correct Answer: D [Todas]

Explanation:

Among the Todas of the Nilgiris, brothers traditionally shared a common wife, the classic case of fraternal polyandry.

9.  

Which of the following Acts allows any two persons, whatever the religion of either, to marry by a civil ceremony without conversion?

Correct Answer: A [Special Marriage Act, 1954]

Explanation:

The Special Marriage Act, 1954 provides a civil marriage for any two persons, irrespective of religion or caste, without conversion.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act was passed in 2007.
2. The Domestic Violence Act, 2005 covers relationships in the nature of marriage.
3. The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in 1984.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the Senior Citizens Act dates from 2007 and the 2005 Act covers relationships in the nature of marriage.

11.  

Assertion (A): Nuclear households have become common in Indian cities.

Reason (R): Migration for education and jobs separates young couples from their parents' homes.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true, and migration for study and work, by separating couples from parental homes, directly produces nuclear urban households.

12.  

The marumakkathayam system of inheritance was followed by the:

Correct Answer: D [Nairs]

Explanation:

Marumakkathayam was the Nair system of descent and inheritance through the female line in the matrilineal taravad.

13.  

According to NFHS-5, the share of women aged 20–24 married before the age of 18 was about:

Correct Answer: D [23 per cent]

Explanation:

23.3 per cent.

14.  

The Supreme Court's judgment on preventing "honour" crimes against couples is:

Correct Answer: B [Shakti Vahini (2018)]

Explanation:

In Shakti Vahini v. Union of India (2018) the Supreme Court laid down preventive, remedial and punitive measures against honour crimes.

15.  

A.M. Shah's work is known for showing that:

Correct Answer: C [households move through a cycle from nuclear to joint and back]

Explanation:

A.M. Shah showed that households pass through a developmental cycle, from nuclear to joint and back, as members marry and die.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Hindu Marriage Act
2. Shayara Bano judgment
3. Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
4. Sarda Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [4-1-3-2]

Explanation:

1929, 1955, 2006, 2017.

17.  

Under the Hindu Undivided Family, the manager of the family property is called the:

Correct Answer: B [karta]

Explanation:

The karta, usually the senior-most male coparcener, manages the property and affairs of a Hindu Undivided Family.

18.  

Kerala abolished the joint family system, including marumakkathayam, in:

Correct Answer: A [1975]

Explanation:

The Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 ended the joint family, including the Nair marumakkathayam taravad.

19.  

Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018) is associated with:

Correct Answer: C [decriminalising consensual same-sex relations]

Explanation:

In Navtej Singh Johar (2018) the Supreme Court read down Section 377 IPC, decriminalising consensual same-sex relations between adults.

20.  

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which made monogamy compulsory, applies to:

Correct Answer: D [Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists]

Explanation:

all four.

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