Social Science

Family Structure and Dynamics

428 Questions

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

Directions: Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow: (i) A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a group. Out of these 3 are males and 3 are females. (ii) There are 2 electricians, 2 lumbermen, one television star and one draper in the group. (iii) B, E, C and A are two married couples, each one having a different profession. (iv) E, A television star, wear a black gown, is married to a lumberman in a brown suit. (v) 2 people wear black clothes, 2 wear brown clothes and the remaining people wear blue and gray each. (vi) Both husbands and both wives wear the same coloured clothes respectively. (vii) A is a male electrician and D is his twin sister who is also an electrician. (viii) B is a draper.

Who are the married couples?

  1. AE, BC

  2. AB, EC

  3. AC, BE

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

The given information can be tabulated as follows:

Males
Females
--- ---
Name
Profession
Dress colour
Profession
Dress colour
A
Electrician
Brown
Married to
B
Draper
Black
C
Lumberman
Brown
Married to
E
Television star
Black
F
Lumberman
Grey/blue
_
D
Electrician
Blue/grey

Now, all the questions can be answered. The married couples are AB and CE. Hence (2)

Multiple choice

Directions: Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow: (i) A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a group. Out of these 3 are males and 3 are females. (ii) There are 2 electricians, 2 lumbermen, one television star and one draper in the group. (iii) B, E, C and A are two married couples, each one having a different profession. (iv) E, A television star, wear a black gown, is married to a lumberman in a brown suit. (v) 2 people wear black clothes, 2 wear brown clothes and the remaining people wear blue and gray each. (vi) Both husbands and both wives wear the same coloured clothes respectively. (vii) A is a male electrician and D is his twin sister who is also an electrician. (viii) B is a draper.

What colour dress does the unmarried lady wear?

  1. Black

  2. Grey

  3. Blue

  4. Grey or Blue
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The given information can be tabulated as follows:

Males
Females
--- ---
Name
Profession
Dress colour
Profession
Dress colour
A
Electrician
Brown
Married to
B
Draper
Black
C
Lumberman
Brown
Married to
E
Television star
Black
F
Lumberman
Grey/blue
_
D
Electrician
Blue/grey

Now, all the questions can be answered. The unmarried lady i.e., D wears a grey/blue coloured dress. Hence (4).

Multiple choice

What is the possibility of a couple to have one son and one daughter?

  1. 50%

  2. 25%

  3. 75%

  4. 100%

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to Pascal triangle, the ratio to be used for two children will be 1 : 2 : 1. Here, 1 represents two sons, 2 represents one son and one daughter, 1 represents two daughters, respectively. So, probability of one son and one daughter is 2/4, i.e. 1/2 x 100 = 50%.

Multiple choice

Which of the following couples will be suggested by doctors to not have more than one child?

  1. Rh+ male and Rh- female

  2. Rh- male and Rh+ female

  3. Rh+ male and Rh+<span style="font-size:" 10px;=""> female

  4. Rh- male and Rh<span style="font-size:" 10px;="">- female
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rh incompatibility occurs when an Rh- mother is impregnated by an Rh+ father. The result can be an Rh+ baby. In such a case, the baby's Rh antigens will be perceived as foreign invaders, the way viruses or bacteria are perceived. The mother's blood cells attack the baby's as a protective mechanism, that can end up harming the child. This is called as erythroblastosis fetalis.

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Separation of the twins in some cases is incomplete. Such a twin is called as

  1. Fraternal

  2. Siamese

  3. Identical

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

Fraternal twins are developed by fertilization of two eggs (ova) by two sperm to produce two genetically unique children. When a fertilized egg undergo splitting and develops two children having the same genetic information, identical twins are born. Identical twins with joined bodies are called as Siamese twins. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B.