Social Institutions – Solved PYQs of Sociology – UGC NET

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

1. Which one of the following is not an institution? (JUNE 2012)
(A) Marriage
(B) Education
(C) Policing
(D) Pick-pocketing

2. The prohibition of sagotra marriage among the Hindus is an example of marriage (JUNE 2012)
(A) Taboo
(B) Clan exogamy
(C) The rules of caste endogamy
(D) The incest taboo

3. The concept of ‘Symmetrical Family’ has been propounded by (JUNE 2012)
(A) Young and Willmott
(B) Oakley
(C) Bauman and Smart
(D) Smart

4. In an Indian family the parents prepare their daughters to be a good wife/daughter in her in-law’s home, this is an example of (JUNE 2014)
(A) Socialization
(B) Resocialization
(C) Adult socialization
(D) Anticipatory socialization

5. The temporary form of marriage found among Muslims is called (JUNE 2014)
(A) Nikah
(B) Muta
(C) Mehar
(D) Purdah

6. Religion, marriage, family, caste are example of (JUNE 2014)
(A) Social values
(B) Social institutions
(C) Social norms
(D) Social segmental division of society

7. The maintenance provided by the husband to the divorced wife is called (JUNE 2014)
(A) Dower
(B) Mehar
(C) Alimony
(D) Bride price

8. Which one of the following is not an agency of socialization? (JUNE 2014)
(A) Family
(B) School
(C) Peer-Group
(D) Media