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प्रश्न

Which one of the following statements is the correct explanation of ‘Endogamy’?

विकल्प

  • Marriage outside a kin group.

  • Marriage within a kin group.

  • A woman has several husbands.

  • A man having several wives.

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उत्तर

Marriage within a kin group.

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