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Who among the following practice patrilineal and patrilocal family?

Nayar

Toda

Namboodiri

Khasi

- Option 1: Nayar

- Traditionally matrilineal and matrilocal.

- Descent and inheritance through the mother, women remained in their mother’s home.

- Option 2: Toda

- The Toda tribal group from Nilgiri Hills practices patrilineal descent.

- They are also generally patrilocal; after marriage, the woman moves to husband’s home.

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- Option 3: Namboodiri

- Patriarchal Brahmin community of Kerala.

- Practice patrilineal descent and patrilocal residence, but not as universally as Todas.

- Option 4: Khasi

- Matrilineal and matrilocal traditions.

- Inheritance through women; husbands usually live with the wife’s family.