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    What is one word for ‘custom of having many wives’?
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    What is one word for ‘custom of having many wives’?

    A.

    Monogamy

    B.

    Bigamy

    C.

    Polygamy

    D.

    Matrimony

    Correct option is C

    The correct answer is option (c) – Polygamy.
    Polygamy – A system of marriage involving multiple spouses.
    Hindi: बहुपत्नीत्व
    Meanings of all the given options:
    (a) Monogamy: The practice of having only one spouse.
    Hindi: एक विवाह प्रथा – गलत
    (b) Bigamy: The crime of marrying a second person while already married.
    Hindi: द्विविवाह – गलत
    (c) Polygamy: Custom of having more than one wife.
    Hindi: बहुपत्नीत्व – सही उत्तर
    (d) Matrimony: The state of being married.
    Hindi: विवाह – सामान्य शब्द, गलत

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