Which one of the following is NOT a primary function of social instit…

The correct answer is Option (3) → Regulation of emotions

Option (1) Social Control — A primary function (Incorrect). Institutions such as the family, religion and the law lay down rules and see that people follow the accepted norms of society. Keeping behaviour within these limits is social control.

Option (2) Socialization — A primary function (Incorrect). We are socialised, or taught how to live in society, by our immediate families and our community. Passing on language, values and ways of behaving to each new member is a basic task of social institutions.

Option (3) Regulation of emotions — Not a primary function (Correct). Emotions belong to the individual’s inner life and are the subject of psychology. Institutions may shape how feelings are shown in public, but regulating a person’s emotions is not one of their primary functions, which deal with social relationships and the working of society.

Option (4) Maintenance of order — A primary function (Incorrect). Communities are sustained and regulated by social institutions and social relationships. By giving each person a settled place and set ways of acting, institutions keep society orderly and stable.

Note: This question framed by NTA is outside the NCERT book. The 2023-24 NCERT, which NTA followed in 2025, and the NCERT book (2025-26) say that communities are sustained and regulated by social institutions and that we are socialised by our families and communities, but they do not list the functions of social institutions. The answer is marked as per the NTA answer key.