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प्रश्न
Define exogamy.
उत्तर
Exogamy refers to the cultural practice or social norm of marrying outside of one's own social group, clan, tribe, or community.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Discuss the differences between polygyny and polyandry as forms of marriage.
Answer the following question briefly:
What is meant by sororate?
Which of the following statements is correct about the classification of people in terms of ‘gotra’ under Brahmanical practice around 1000 BCE onwards?
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Women were expected to give up their father’s gotra and take up their husband’s gotra after marriage.
Reason (R): Women who married Satavahana rulers retained their father’s gotras instead of adopting names derived from their husband’s gotra name.
According to Manusmriti, there are how many types of marriages?
Match the following forms of marriage with their meanings and select the correct option accordingly:
| Form of Marriage | Meaning |
| A. Endogamy | 1. Practice in which one man has several wives. |
| B. Exogamy | 2. Marriage within the same family unit living in the same locality. |
| C. Polyandry | 3. Practice in which one woman has several husbands. |
| D. Polygyny | 4. Marriage outside the family unit. |
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Polygamy was considered a suitable form of marriage by some societies. State any one merit of polygamy with reference to the given statement.
X was married to Y who was X's father's sister's daughter. Which rule of marriage was practised in this situation?
Name the rule of marriage that forbids marriage between individuals of a common lineage.
