The Matrilineal societies refer to those societies where:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The women inherit property from her mother
Option (1) The women inherit property from her father — Incorrect. Property passing down from the father marks a patrilineal society, where it goes from father to son. In a matrilineal society the line of inheritance runs through the mother.
Option (2) The women inherit property from her mother — Correct. Matrilineal and patrilineal are terms about the rules of inheritance. Matrilineal societies pass on property from mother to daughter, so a woman inherits from her mother.
Option (3) The married couple stays with wife's parents — Incorrect. This is a rule of residence, not of inheritance. A society where the newly married couple stays with the woman’s parents is called matrilocal.
Option (4) The married couple stays with husband's parents — Incorrect. This is a rule of residence, not of inheritance. A society where the newly married couple lives with the man’s parents is called patrilocal.
NCERT (2025-26): “The Diverse Forms of the Family … Studies have shown how diverse family forms are found in different societies. With regard to the rule of residence, some societies are matrilocal in their marriage and family customs while others are patrilocal. In the first case, the newly married couple stays with the woman’s parents, whereas in the second case the couple lives with the man’s parents. With regard to the rules of inheritance, matrilineal societies pass on property from mother to daughter while patrilineal societies do so from father to son.…” |