______ is referred to as the practice of a man having several wives.

The correct answer is Option (3) → Polygyny

Option (1) Endogamy — Incorrect. Endogamy is marriage within a unit, such as a kin group, a caste or a group living in the same locality. It is about whom one may marry, not about how many wives a man has.

Option (2) Exogamy — Incorrect. Exogamy is marriage outside the unit. It too is a rule about whom one may marry.

Option (3) Polygyny — Correct. Polygyny is the practice of a man having several wives.

Option (4) Polyandry — Incorrect. Polyandry is the reverse: a woman having several husbands.

Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.