Family Studies Questions and Answers

Q: What determines ideal parenting ?

The key gives role model as what determines ideal parenting.The reading behind it is that children learn mainly by watching and copying their parents, so the example parents set through their own conduct, values and way of handling problems shapes a child more than anything they say or arrange. Social learning theory, in which behaviour is acquired by observing models, is the standard support for this view.Supervision, monitoring and instruction are real parts of good parenting, but they are things parents do to guide a child, and each depends on the example the parents give. Supervision and monitoring both mean keeping track of what the child is doing, which is why they are close in meaning, and instruction means teaching directly.The question is loosely worded and no standard source ranks these four factors, so the key rests on the role-model reading and I could not confirm it in a textbook; it is given here as the official answer, not as an established ranking.

Q: In which type of family parents, grandparents and relatives live together growing more and more common ?

The key gives extended family.An extended family is the nuclear family together with other relatives, such as grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins, who live with it or very close by. A household of parents, children, grandparents and relatives together fits that description.A nuclear family is only a couple and their unmarried children, so it cannot include grandparents and relatives. 'Multimember family' is not a standard type of family.The joint family is the near rival: in India a joint family is a group of related nuclear families sharing a home, a kitchen and property, and many books use 'extended' and 'joint' for almost the same household. The key follows the textbook usage in which 'extended' is the general term for this arrangement. I could not confirm the stem's claim that it is growing more common, which is a doubtful statement for India, so the answer rests on the definition.

Q: Which of the parenting styles given below encourages to behave with little intervention ?

The parenting style with little intervention is permissive.In Diana Baumrind's classification, permissive parents are warm and accepting but make few demands and exercise little control, letting children regulate their own behaviour.Authoritarian parents are strict and controlling with little warmth. Authoritative parents, sometimes called democratic, combine warmth with clear rules and reasoning. Both intervene a good deal.

Q: A concept of sandwich generation refers to :

The sandwich generation is one responsible both for bringing up their own children and for the care of their ageing parents.Middle-aged adults are 'sandwiched' between two generations that depend on them, children who still need support and parents who need care in old age, which can create financial and emotional strain.Balancing work and family, caring for spouse and children, or friends and self do not involve two dependent generations on either side, so they miss the meaning of the image.

Q: Fallopian tubes are tied off :

Tying off the Fallopian tubes is tubal ligation.It is a permanent method of female sterilisation: the tubes are cut, tied, clipped or sealed so that eggs cannot travel from the ovaries to meet sperm. In India it is commonly done by laparoscopy or minilaparotomy.Vasectomy is the male counterpart, cutting the vas deferens. An IUD is a device placed in the uterus, and abstinence means avoiding intercourse; neither involves the Fallopian tubes.

Q: Infatuation is :

Infatuation is passion, but no intimacy or commitment.In Robert Sternberg's triangular theory of love, love has three components: intimacy, passion and commitment. Infatuation, often 'love at first sight', consists of passion alone, intense attraction without the closeness of intimacy or the decision to stay together.Intimacy alone is liking, commitment and passion without intimacy is fatuous love, and all three together make consummate love.

Q: The marriage preference rule in which a widow marries her deceased husbands brother is called :

This rule is called levirate.Under the levirate, a widow marries her deceased husband's brother, which keeps her and her children within the husband's family and preserves property and alliances. The term comes from the Latin levir, husband's brother.Sororate is the reverse: a widower marries his deceased wife's sister. Ghost marriage is a marriage on behalf of a dead person, and serial marriage is a succession of marriages after divorce or death.

Q: A marriage in which there is one wife but two or more husbands :

One wife with two or more husbands is polyandry.Polyandry, from Greek for 'many men', is a form of plural marriage found among some communities, such as the Todas of the Nilgiris and in parts of the Himalayas, where brothers sometimes share a wife (fraternal polyandry).Polygamy is the general term for any plural marriage, and one husband with several wives is polygyny. Androgyny is a combination of masculine and feminine traits, and 'androgogy' is a distractor that sounds like andragogy, the theory of adult learning.

Q: Bharat and Geeta are unmarried have no children and live together. They are a :

Bharat and Geeta's arrangement is cohabitation.Cohabitation means an unmarried couple living together in a sexual relationship and sharing a household. It is recognised as a distinct living arrangement, and in India the courts have treated long-term live-in relationships as covered by protections such as the Domestic Violence Act.A nuclear family consists of a married couple and their unmarried children, and a traditional family implies marriage, often in a joint household. 'Progressive' is a description, not a family type.

11.

What determines ideal parenting ?

A.Role model
B.Adequate supervision
C.Monitoring
D.Instruction

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: A

The key gives role model as what determines ideal parenting.

The reading behind it is that children learn mainly by watching and copying their parents, so the example parents set through their own conduct, values and way of handling problems shapes a child more than anything they say or arrange. Social learning theory, in which behaviour is acquired by observing models, is the standard support for this view.

Supervision, monitoring and instruction are real parts of good parenting, but they are things parents do to guide a child, and each depends on the example the parents give. Supervision and monitoring both mean keeping track of what the child is doing, which is why they are close in meaning, and instruction means teaching directly.

The question is loosely worded and no standard source ranks these four factors, so the key rests on the role-model reading and I could not confirm it in a textbook; it is given here as the official answer, not as an established ranking.

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12.

In which type of family parents, grandparents and relatives live together growing more and more common ?

A.Nuclear family
B.Joint family
C.Extended family
D.Multimember family

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: C

The key gives extended family.

An extended family is the nuclear family together with other relatives, such as grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins, who live with it or very close by. A household of parents, children, grandparents and relatives together fits that description.

A nuclear family is only a couple and their unmarried children, so it cannot include grandparents and relatives. 'Multimember family' is not a standard type of family.

The joint family is the near rival: in India a joint family is a group of related nuclear families sharing a home, a kitchen and property, and many books use 'extended' and 'joint' for almost the same household. The key follows the textbook usage in which 'extended' is the general term for this arrangement. I could not confirm the stem's claim that it is growing more common, which is a doubtful statement for India, so the answer rests on the definition.

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13.

Which of the parenting styles given below encourages to behave with little intervention ?

A.Authoritative
B.Authoritarian
C.Permissive
D.Democratic

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: C

The parenting style with little intervention is permissive.

In Diana Baumrind's classification, permissive parents are warm and accepting but make few demands and exercise little control, letting children regulate their own behaviour.

Authoritarian parents are strict and controlling with little warmth. Authoritative parents, sometimes called democratic, combine warmth with clear rules and reasoning. Both intervene a good deal.

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14.

A concept of sandwich generation refers to :

A.One responsible for both for bringing up their own children and care of their ageing parents
B.One responsible for both work and family
C.One responsible for spouse and children
D.One responsible for both friends and self

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: A

The sandwich generation is one responsible both for bringing up their own children and for the care of their ageing parents.

Middle-aged adults are 'sandwiched' between two generations that depend on them, children who still need support and parents who need care in old age, which can create financial and emotional strain.

Balancing work and family, caring for spouse and children, or friends and self do not involve two dependent generations on either side, so they miss the meaning of the image.

Discuss in Forum

15.

Fallopian tubes are tied off :

A.Vasectomy
B.Tubal Ligation
C.IUD
D.Abstinence

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: B

Tying off the Fallopian tubes is tubal ligation.

It is a permanent method of female sterilisation: the tubes are cut, tied, clipped or sealed so that eggs cannot travel from the ovaries to meet sperm. In India it is commonly done by laparoscopy or minilaparotomy.

Vasectomy is the male counterpart, cutting the vas deferens. An IUD is a device placed in the uterus, and abstinence means avoiding intercourse; neither involves the Fallopian tubes.

Discuss in Forum

16.

Infatuation is :

A.Intimacy, but no passion or commitment
B.Passion, but no intimacy on commitment
C.Commitment and passion but no intimacy
D.Commitment, intimacy and passion

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: B

Infatuation is passion, but no intimacy or commitment.

In Robert Sternberg's triangular theory of love, love has three components: intimacy, passion and commitment. Infatuation, often 'love at first sight', consists of passion alone, intense attraction without the closeness of intimacy or the decision to stay together.

Intimacy alone is liking, commitment and passion without intimacy is fatuous love, and all three together make consummate love.

Discuss in Forum

17.

The marriage preference rule in which a widow marries her deceased husbands brother is called :

A.Sororate
B.Ghost marriage
C.Serial marriage
D.Levirate

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: D

This rule is called levirate.

Under the levirate, a widow marries her deceased husband's brother, which keeps her and her children within the husband's family and preserves property and alliances. The term comes from the Latin levir, husband's brother.

Sororate is the reverse: a widower marries his deceased wife's sister. Ghost marriage is a marriage on behalf of a dead person, and serial marriage is a succession of marriages after divorce or death.

Discuss in Forum

18.

A marriage in which there is one wife but two or more husbands :

A.Polyandry
B.Polygamy
C.Androgyny
D.Androgogy

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: A

One wife with two or more husbands is polyandry.

Polyandry, from Greek for 'many men', is a form of plural marriage found among some communities, such as the Todas of the Nilgiris and in parts of the Himalayas, where brothers sometimes share a wife (fraternal polyandry).

Polygamy is the general term for any plural marriage, and one husband with several wives is polygyny. Androgyny is a combination of masculine and feminine traits, and 'androgogy' is a distractor that sounds like andragogy, the theory of adult learning.

Discuss in Forum

19.

Bharat and Geeta are unmarried have no children and live together. They are a :

A.Nuclear family
B.Traditional family
C.Progressive
D.Cohabitation

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: D

Bharat and Geeta's arrangement is cohabitation.

Cohabitation means an unmarried couple living together in a sexual relationship and sharing a household. It is recognised as a distinct living arrangement, and in India the courts have treated long-term live-in relationships as covered by protections such as the Domestic Violence Act.

A nuclear family consists of a married couple and their unmarried children, and a traditional family implies marriage, often in a joint household. 'Progressive' is a description, not a family type.

Discuss in Forum

20.

Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act came into force in :

A.2005
B.2006
C.2007
D.2008

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2021, SET Exam - 2021,

Answer: B

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into force in 2006.

Parliament passed the Act in 2005, which is why it is called the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, but it was brought into force on 26 October 2006. It provides civil remedies such as protection orders, residence orders and monetary relief, and covers wives and women in relationships in the nature of marriage.

2005 is the year of enactment, not of commencement, and 2007 and 2008 are too late.

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