Social Science

Family Structure and Dynamics

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Family structure and dynamics examine the various forms of familial organizations, such as joint, nuclear, and single parent families. Questions address the traditional definitions of family in India, the roles of family members, and the characteristics of extended households. This topic frequently appears in sociology, psychology, and general studies examinations.

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Family Structure and Dynamics Questions

Multiple choice sociology social institutions concepts of social institutions study of sociology sociology : what? why?

Which of the following are the functions of a family ?

  1. Nourishment of the members

  2. Security and Socialisation

  3. Both

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Family is the basic social institution. It is the primary platform where socialization, interaction and cultural transmission takes place. It provides care, nurture, shelter to all its members and assigns roles to everyone. It also provides social security to the members. It mainly provides skills and nourishment needed for the younger members to become part of the society as adults.

Multiple choice civics understanding our relations family, their types and inheritance family and society the family and society family values family values and its importance

The word family tree indicates that many generations spread out and grow just like the many branches of the tree.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Family tree is a diagram or representation showing the relationship between people in many generations of a family. It helps us relating ourselves from any person from our family. It is a historical data.

Multiple choice civics understanding our relations family, their types and inheritance family and society the family and society family values family values and its importance

Joint family consists of ______________.    

  1. Parents and children

  2. Grandparents

  3. Close relatives

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A joint family is a type of family that includes two or more generations related to either the paternal or maternal line who maintain a common residence and lives together. It is a type of extended family composed of two or more than two parents and their children living together.

Multiple choice civics understanding our relations family, their types and inheritance family and society the family and society family values family values and its importance

Nuclear family consists of __________.   

  1. Parents

  2. Children

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A family is really an important word. A family is a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children. A family can be of two types, either nuclear family or joint family. A nuclear family is a group of the family consisting of two parents and their children.

Multiple choice civics understanding our relations family, their types and inheritance family and society the family and society family values family values and its importance

Living in one house and sharing meals cooked under the same roof is called __________.

  1. Family

  2. Origin

  3. Extraction

  4. Ancestry
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A family is a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children. A family can be either nuclear or joint. Living in one house and sharing meals cooked under the same room is also termed as a family. A family is a group of people related to each other either by birth, marriage, or co-residence.

Multiple choice civics understanding our relations family, their types and inheritance family and society the family and society family values family values and its importance

Our relatives, neighbours, classmates and playmates co-exist in a ________.

  1. Society

  2. Community

  3. Nation

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A community is a group of people living in the same place or a group of people having a particular characteristic in common. Our relatives, classmates, neighbours, and playmates co-exist in a community.

Multiple choice biology reproduction in animals story of dolly, the clone sheep story of dolly, the clone process of cloning

How many parents were involved in cloning and production of Dolly?

  1. 2

  2. 1

  3. 3

  4. 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dolly was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer. It is a transgenic animal.1 Finn Dorset and 2 Scottish blackface ewe were the three parents involved in cloning of Dolly sheep.

So, the correct option is '3'.
Multiple choice social studies from hunting - gathering to growing food from gathering to growing food community decision making in a tribe lifestyle of early human

Who are tribes?

  1. Two to three generation live together

  2. Group of family in settlements or villages

  3. Families who are related to one another

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Usually two or three generations live together in small settlements or villages. Most families are related to one another and groups of such families form a tribe.

Multiple choice civics the family and society family, their types and inheritance understanding our relations family and society

A single family consists of __________________.

  1. Husband and wife only

  2. Husband, wife and their younger children

  3. Husband, wife and their children married and unmarried

  4. Husband, wife, children and other relatives
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A single family is also known as a nuclear family. It consists of husband, wife and their younger children.

Multiple choice civics the family and society family, their types and inheritance understanding our relations family and society

The main difference between patriarchal and matriarchal families is that _________.

  1. In patriarchal family, property is divided among the daughters and in matriarchal family, property is divided among the sons

  2. In patriarchal family, the eldest daughter succeeds her father and in matriarchal family, the eldest son succeeds the mother

  3. In patriarchal family, the father in the head of the family and in matriarchal family, the mother in the head of the family

  4. In patriarchal family, the mother in the head of the family and in matriarchal family, the father in the head of the family
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Patriarchy is a social organization where father is the authority figure in the family. This is a social system where power is held by men and cultural norms, customs favor men. Matriarchy is a social organization where mother is the head of the family. The descent and relationship are recognized through the female line.

Multiple choice political science across the wall gender inequality gender disparity global problems and india's role human rights : origin, characteristics and types international problems

A system in which all work inside the home is either done by the women of the family, or organised by them through the domestic helpers _______________.

  1. Domestic system

  2. Female system of labour

  3. Sexual division of labour

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Boys and girls are brought up to believe that the main responsibility of women is housework and bringing up children. This is reflected in a sexual division of labour in most families: women do all work inside the home such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, tailoring, looking after children, etc., and men do all the work outside the home. 

Multiple choice biology mendel's law of inheritance determination of sex sex determination sex determination in humans

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.


A couple has six daughters, What is the possibility of their having a girl next time?

  1. 10%

  2. 50%

  3. 90%

  4. 100%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The possibility of having a girl or boy child is equal Le., 50% as 50% male gametes are Y type and 50% are X type. Fusion of egg with X type sperm will produce a girl child.