Bissoy.com
Doctors Medicines MCQs Q&A

Which is not a characteristic of a family? 

Which is not a characteristic of a family?  Correct Answer The income of each member deposited separately

Explanation:

  • A family can be defined as a social group consisting of a father, a mother, and their children.
  • It is a group of people having blood relations, marital relations, sharing a commonplace for living, economic and social responsibility are called a family.

Important Points

Some Basic Characteristics of the Family:

  • At least two different adults of different gender living together in a family.
  • They engage in some kind of division of labour i.e., they both do not perform exactly the same tasks.
  • They engage in many types of economic and social exchanges, i.e., they do things for one another.
  • They use the same house, food, and perform common social activities among them.
  • Common responsibility for security and children in the family.
  • There are sibling relations among the children themselves, with a range of obligations to share, protect, and help one another.

Hence, it becomes clear that the income of each member deposited separately is not a characteristic of a family.  

Related Questions

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences in which first and the last sentence is given. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph. S1- Better standard of living for the family is one of the advantages of women/female education. P- An educated mother will earn as good as the father of the family and will look after the financial needs of her family in a much better way.  Q- It doesn’t take a mathematician to conclude that a family relying on double wages is more content and happy than a family which relies on the income of a single parent. R- Women are more concerned about the health of their family than men and have a great sense of hygiene too.  S- Two incomes under the same roof will improve the quality of living and also ensure better education and facilities to the children, not to mention that a happy family will ultimately lead to a happy society. S6- Even working women are constantly concerned about their family’s health and don’t compromise with it at any cost.
The average age of the family of five members is 42 years. The oldest family member of the family died and a new member of age 20 years joined them now the average age of family is 36 years. Another family member who was 6 years younger than the oldest member of family left. Find the new average age of the family.
The average age of a family having three members is 40 years. The smallest member of the family is 18 years old. The difference between the age of the oldest family member and the age of the second oldest family member is 6 more than the difference between the age of the second oldest member and age of youngest member of the family. Quantity I: 25 years hence, what will be the average of the age of smallest member and that of oldest member of the family? Quantity II: What is the age of the oldest member of the family?   
While discussing chapter 'Food', Gurpreet asks questions to students, such as "Who eats last in your family? Who buys the vegetables? Who cooks the food in your family ?" She is trying to discuss on which the following issue of EVS? (A) Eating habits of family (B) Family should eat together (C) Role of family members in cooking food (D) Challenge gender roles in the family 
The given pie chart show the monthly household expenditure of Family A and Family B under various heads. The monthly expenditures incurred for Family A and Family B are ₹50,000 and ₹75,000, respectively. Study the charts carefully and answer the question that follows. Monthly Household Expenditure of ₹50,000 under various heads of Family A Monthly household expenditure of ₹75,000 under various heads for Family B If the monthly expenditures of both families are combined together then the expenditures on Entertainment of both families together will be what percentage of the total monthly expenditures of both families? Express your answer to the nearest integer.
The average of 13 members of a family is 48 if two new members of the family join them then the average age decreases by 10% which is equal to 11.11% of the total age of 5 members of the family including the new members of the family then find the average age of remaining 10 members of the family.
The average age of five persons in a family is 60. If one person leaves the family and he is replaced by another member of other family, the average age of the family becomes 45 now. If the age of the new member who replaced is 15 years. What was the age of the person who left the family?
8 years ago the average age of a family with 7 members was 34 years. 4 years ago, a male member of the family got married. Now, the present average age of the family is 7 years more than the average age of the family 8 years ago. What was the age of the new female member of the family at the time of her marriage?
Choose the correct statement
1. Family is the primary basic institution of mankind.
2. Joint family is encouraged by Family Welfare Programme.
3. Progress of a country can be measured by state of family and their state of living.
4. Government has taken no step for family welfare.
X sues A and B on a promissory note executed by A, B is A's nephew, and he is joined as a defendant on the ground that A and B are member of a joint Hindu family, and that the note was for a debt binding on the family. None of the defendant appears at the hearing and an ex parte decree is passed against both the defendants.
The decree against A proceeds on the ground that the note was passed by him and against B on the ground that the debt was incurred for a family purpose. B applies for an order to set aside the decree, alleging that the summons was not served upon him and that the debt in respect of which the note was passed by A was not incurred for a family purpose. It is not disputed that the amount was actually advanced to A.