Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Type of family) | List-II (Characteristics) | ||
| (A) | Extended Family | (I) | One set of parents and their children |
| (B) | Nuclear Family | (II) | A newly married couple stays with the wife’s parents |
| (C) | Matrilineal Family | (III) | Women inherit property from their mothers |
| (D) | Matrilocal Family | (IV) | One set of parents with their married sons, married daughters and children |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
(A) Extended Family — this matches (IV) One set of parents with their married sons, married daughters and children. An extended family has more than one couple, and often more than two generations, living together.
(B) Nuclear Family — this matches (I) One set of parents and their children. A nuclear family consists of only one set of parents and their children.
(C) Matrilineal Family — this matches (III) Women inherit property from their mothers. Matrilineal societies pass on property from mother to daughter.
(D) Matrilocal Family — this matches (II) A newly married couple stays with the wife’s parents. In a matrilocal society the newly married couple stays with the woman’s parents.
NCERT (2025-26): “NUCLEAR AND EXTENDED FAMILY … A nuclear family consists of only one set of parents and their children. An extended family (commonly known as the ‘joint family’) can take different forms, but has more than one couple, and often more than two generations, living together. This could be a set of brothers with their individual families, or an elderly couple with their sons and grandsons and their respective families.…” “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. A patriarchal family structure exists where the men exercise authority and dominance, and matriarchy where the women play a similarly dominant role.…” |