Question

What is the practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time called?
A) Monogamy
B) Bigamy
C) Polygamy
D) Digamy

Answer 1

Hint:
1) Plural marriage, according to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is thought to have begun with Joseph Smith, the father of Mormonism.
2) It is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 11% of the population lives in multi-spousal arrangements. Polygamy is common in a number of West and Central African countries, including Burkina Faso (36%), Mali (34%), and Nigeria (34%). (28 percent).

Complete answer:
Polygamy is the practise of marrying several partners at the same time, i.e., having more than one husband or wife. The concept is the polar opposite of "monogamy," which refers to having only one partner at any given time. Polygamy was once very common in many parts of the world, and some people still practise it today. However, in most nations, the practise is now banned.

Let us look into the given options:
A) Monogamy, as opposed to non-monogamy, is a form of dyadic relationship in which an individual has only one partner throughout their lives—or, alternatively, only one partner at any given time.. Thus, OPTION (A) is not the correct answer.
B) The act of marrying someone else while still legally married to someone else is known as bigamy. The couple's marital status as married people are unaffected by their legal or de facto separation. Option (B) is also not the correct answer.
C) Polygamy is known as the practise for marrying more than one wife or husband at same time. Thus, Option (C) is the right answer.
D) Digamy is known for the start of a second marriage after the termination of the first marriage. Thus, Option (D) is not the correct answer.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note:
Indian politicians court men with 'world's biggest family:' 39 wives, 127 offspring. Ziona Chana has 39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grandchildren, according to the latest count. They all live with him in his four-story, 100-room mansion perched among the hills of Baktawng village in Mizoram, India.

In ancient times, which was a time of physical power. Kings mainly married due to two reasons:to have a greater number of kingdoms under their sovereign because the kings who gave away their daughters will always remain faithful to that king and would never rebel. Secondly to produce as many hires as possible.