Name the Act that tried to reduce the structural tensions created by matriliny in Khasi society?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The Meghalaya Succession Act (1986)
Note: Box 3.3 on the Khasi matrilineal family, in the chapter ‘Social Institutions: Continuity and Change’, was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023. This box has been deleted from the NCERT book (2025-26), though the chapter and its lines on matriliny and matriarchy are still there.
NCERT: Indian Society — Chapter 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change, Box 3.3 (Pre-rationalised)
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