Q. Which of the following tribes has the Matriarchical system?
Answer: Nagas and Khasis
Notes: The Khasi tribe of Meghalaya and Naga tribe of nagaland is one of the few societies in the world that follows a matrilineal system. Women are the head of the household and the one who does the hard labour to earn a living for the family. Men take the back seat here. When a girl is born there are cheers of jubilation and when a boy is born, they accept it humbly as God's gift.

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