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Subject folk literature
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Question Paper

1. The name of the discipline that deals with the laws of language is


Grammatology


Poetics


Linguistics


Lexicology


2. The author of 'The Study of Folklore'


Alan Dundes


Franz Boas


Victor Turner


Sigmund Freud


3. Lauri Honko belongs to


Denmark


Norway


Finland


Sweden

4. The author of 'Sacred Books of the East' is


Andrew Lang


Axel Olrick


Max Muller


James Frazer

5. The martyrdom of Hazarat Imman Hussain is celebrated as


Mohurram


Milad-un-Nabi


Ramzan


Bakrid

6. Art of subversion is associated with


Stith Thompson


Alan Dundes


E.B. Taylor


Jack Zipes

7. The concept of Multiforms was advocated by


Lauri Harvilathi


Anna-Leena Siikala


John Holbek


Lauri Honko

8. Diffusion of Folktales is demonstrated by


Max Muller


Redfield


Theodore Benfy


Edward Taylor

9. The Hermeneutic method is a


Utilitarian approach


Textual approach


Quantitative approach


Developmental approach

10. The folk epic 'Khamba Thoibi' belongs to


Meghalaya


Manipur


Mizoram


Assam

11. 'Folklore' was adopted in place of the cumbersome phrase


Popular Antiquities


Peasant culture


Volkskunde


Popular culture

12. 'The Legends of Punjab' is authored by


G.H. Damant


R.C. Temple


Jonas Balys


Verrier Elwin


13. Which one of the following is a live presentation, that never repeats identically

(A)Ritual


(B)Custom


(C)Habit


(D)Performance



14. body of Oral traditional narratives that are told by a people about themselves.'

(A)Folk History


(B)Personal Narratives


(C)Legend


(D)Myth



15. 'Ardhanariswar' stands for


(A)half male animal half female


(B)half male half female God


(C)half male half female


(D)half female half serpent



16. Oedipus Complex is

(A)Libidinal feelings of daughter towards father


(B)Libidinal feelings of son towards mother


(C)Libidinal feelings of sister towards brother


(D)Libidinal feelings of brother-in­law towards sister-in-law



17. Totem is a sacred entity stands for the


(A)Exogamous identify


(B)Endogamous identify


(C)Sacrificial feast


sign



18. The 'context' refers to

(A)situation in which folklore text is written


(B)the environment in which folklore is recycled


(C)the environment in which the folklore text is embedded


(D)situation in which 'folklore' text is communicated.



19. Which are the Indian scholars on Folklore

(A)Satyendra, Ravinder Bhramar, Premchand


(B)S.R. Sharma, Krish Dev Upadhyay, Gulab Rai


(C)Devendra Satyarthi, Satyendra, Shyam Parmar


(D)Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Ram Chandra Shukla, Dharamveer Bharati



20. Devdasi dance is performed at

(A)Temples


(B)Fairs


(C)Festivals


(D)Carnival



21. The historical-geographical theories of folklore are

(i)Origin and Migration

(ii)Solar mythology and Psychoanalysis

(iii)Cultural Evolution and Neo-Darwinism

(iv)Diffusion and Finnish method


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


22. The concept of 'rites of passage' was studies by

(i)Milton Singer

(ii)Van Gennep

(iii)Bronislaw Malinowski

(iv)Victor Turner


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



23. in human mind functions on the

(i)Principle of Pleasure

(ii)Principle of Reality

(iii)Principle of Immediacy

(iv)Principle of Self Actualization


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



24. 'Folklorismus' is defined as

(i)Folklore in the context

(ii)Folklore in out of context

(iii)Verbal art as performance

(iv)Playful imitation of folkmotifs


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



25. Victorian school of Folklorists led by

(i)Andrew Lang

(ii)E.B. Taylor

(iii)Edwin Sidney Hartland

(iv)Alan Lomax


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



26. The first exponent of comparative philosophy and comparative mythology is

(i)German indologists

(ii)T. Benfy

(iii)Orientalists

(iv)Max Weber


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



27. Epic laws are

(i)Laws governing composition of prose narratives.

(ii)Laws defining the structure of folk narratives.

(iii)Laws pertaining to the patterning of events in folklore.

(iv)Laws governing the composition of literary texts.


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



28. In post-modern ethnography

(i)the subject and object divide is merged.

(ii)no hierarchy of relationships

(iii)mono authorship of the text

(iv)boundaries are fixed


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



29. Paul Ricoeur Contributed to

(i)The question of narrative in contemporary historical theory.

(ii)Interpretation theory Discourse and surplus of meaning.

The value of narrativity in the representation of reality

(iv)Time and Narrative


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



30. Hermeneutics deals with

(i)Story telling

(ii)Textual interpretation

(iii)Narrative inquiry

(iv)Language, reflections, understanding and self


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



31. The concept of myth-ritual is associated with

(i)Rodger Abrahams and Hans Moser

(ii)Bronislaw Malinowski and E.B. Taylor

(iii)Regina Bendex and Alan Dundes

(iv)James Frazer and Mircea Eliade


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



32. C.P. Brown and J.A. Boyle are connected with

(i)Telugu Ballad Poetry

(ii)Assamese Epic Collection

(iii)Naga Oral Literature

(iv)Andhra Epic Collection


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



33. Emic unit is

(i)Structural feature

(ii)Tale type feature

(iii)Insider's view

(iv)Outsider's view


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



34. Folkspeech includes

(i)Greeting

(ii)Spoonerism

(iii)Lyrics

(iv)Lamentations


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



35. The term 'morphology' is borrowed from which discipline and by whom

(i)Zoology

(ii)Botany

(iii)V.J. Propp

(iv)Alan Dundes


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



36. Identify the fixed phrase genres

(i)Joke

(ii)Proverb

(iii)Curse

(iv)Riddle


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



37. The concept of Intertextuality refers to what and the oritised by whom

(i)Text leading to another text

(ii)Text produced as interpretation to text

(iii)Julia Kristeva

(iv)Julius Khrone


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



38. Folkmedicine have

(i)Version and variation

(ii)Primitive world view

(iii)Folkmedicine repertory

(iv)Oral culture representation


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct


and are correct



39. Which of the following pair is not correct

(A)Bengal Chhau


(B)Uttar Pradesh Raslila


(C)Gujarat Nautanki


(D)Maharashtra Tamasha



40. "What Bengalis did with their pen, the Bhojpuris did with their......"

Sword


Dance


Music


Stick

41. Assertion Ethnography method is attempt to grasp the native's point of view and see his world through his eyes'.

Reason Ethnography research is a method of studying cultures in which researches do not immerse themselves in a cultural life of the folk as the folk live because objectivity in observation is far from truth.

Codes

(A)Both and is false.


(B)Both and is true.


is true and is false.


is false and is true.



42. Assertion The feminist folklore scholarship was initiated to identify and validate critically women's traditions paving the way for the utilization of feminist theory at all levels of data collection and analysis.

Reason Conscious and unconscious gender biases, especially biases against women, have pervaded the discipline of folklore since its inception.

Codes

is false and is not correct explanation.


(B)Both and are true and is correct explanation.


is true and is false.


(D)Both and are true and


is not the correct explanation.

43. Assertion Field work information is gathered with various media note books, film and video cameras and audio recorders.

Reason Because field work is the first hand observation and documentation of folklore.

Codes

is false and is correct explanation.


(B)Both and are false and(R) is not the correct explanation.


is true and is the correct explanation.


is false and is not correct.



44. Assertion Gesture is the movement of the body including the face that expresses an idea or emotion.

Reason The study of such movement is called kinesics and considered by folklorists as the paralinguistics of folklore performance.


Codes

is false and is true.


and is false.


is true and is false explanation.


is true and is correct explanation.



45. Assertion The works of linguists such as Roman Jacobson and Peter Bogaty revserved as the basis for the formation of the structural and semantic approach in folklore studies.

Reason The works of linguists such as Sanssure andChomsky served as the basis for the formation of the ethnography of communication approach in folklore studies.


Codes

(A)Both and is false.


(B)Both and is true.


is false but is true.


is true but is false.



46. Assertion Magic is always religious, but religion is not always magical.

Reason Religion is an institutional form and magic is the beliefs and practices of actual believers.

Codes

(A)Both and is false.


false and is the correct explanation of the


is true and is false.


is true and is the correct explanation of the



47. Assertion Indian Folklore itself identifies various folk group and assigns them stereotypical characteristics.

Reason The phenomenon is an excellent example of meta folklore.

Codes

(A)Both and is correct.


is correct and is not correct.


is false and is correct.


(D)Both and are false.



48. Assertion The true proverb is always a complete sentence, varies slightly in form, and usually expresses some general truth or wisdom.

Reason Such sayings are termed 'fixed phrase' kinds of oral folklore and the variation comes in their meanings and uses in practical context.

Codes

is correct is not correct.


is not correct is correct.


is correct is partially correct.


(D)Both and are correct.



49. The Proppian analysis of Fairy tales observe the following sequence of functions

(A)Interdiction, Violation, Reconnaissance, Absentation


(B)Absentation, Interdiction, Violation, Reconnaissance


(C)Violation, Interdiction, Absentation, Reconnaissance


(D)Reconnaissance, Violation, Absentation, Interdiction



50. The evolutionary stages of human society are put in a sequence by the social scientists as

(A)Ancient Society, Medieval Society, Modern Society


(B)Primitive Society, Tribal Society, Feudal Society,Industrial Society


(C)Medieval Society, Modern Society, Post Modern Society


(D)Primitive Society, Medieval Society, Modern Society



51. The ritual process is ordered as


(A)Separation, Transition, Liminality


(B)Liminality, Incorporation, Transition


(C)Separation, Liminality, Incorporation


(D)Transition, Incorporation, Liminality



52. Sequential order of the scholars contributed for the development of the folkloristic

(A)Max Muller, Edward Said, T. Benfy, Redfield


(B)Max Muller, Karle Krohn, Franz Boas, Alan Dundes


(C)Richard Dorson, William Bascom, Axel Orlik


(D)Stith Thompson, Richard Bauman, Ben Amos



53. Order the propounders Max Muller,Stitch Thompson, V.J. Propp, Levi-Strauss with concepts below

I. Disease of Language

II. My theme

III. Function

IV. Tale-type


II


III


I






54. Identify the pro founders of the concepts- Derrida, Barthes, Reoccur and Haden-White in the order of sequence

I. Deconstruction

II. Readerly and writerly text

III. Meta history

IV. Hermeneutic Interpretation


I III IV


I II III


II IV III


(D)III II IV I



55. The folk song traditions Paddana, Oppari, Bhajana and Gobbi belong to states of

(A)Andhra Pradesh


(B)Karnataka


(C)Uttar Pradesh


(D)Tamil Nadu


56. Identify the correct order of editors of the book, 'Indian Folklore part-II'.

(A)D.P. Pattanayak, Peter J. Claus, J. Handoo


Handoo, Peter J. Claus, D.P. Pattanayak


(C)D.P. Pattanayak, J. Handoo and Peter J. Claus


(D)Peter J. Claus, J. Handoo and D.P. Pattanayak


57. Match the following List I with List II

List I List II

a. Tirukutta i. Andhra Pradesh

b. Jambapurana ii. Tamil Nadu

c. Baul iii. Kerala

d. Theyyam iv. Bengal

Codes

a b c d

ii i iv iii


iii ii iv i


iv i ii iii


iii iv i ii

58. List I List II

a. Cultural performance i. Victor Turner

b. Communitas ii. Alan Lomax

c. Etic and Emic iii. Milton Singer

d. Song style and musical cultures iv. Kenneth Pike

Codes

a b c d

i iv iii ii


ii iii i iv


iii i iv ii


i iv iii iv

59. List I List II

a. Multiculturalism i. Public sphere

b. Folklorismus ii. Supernatural

c. Marchen iii. Ethnic diversity

d. Myth iv. Folktale

Codes

a b c d

ii iii i iv


iii i iv ii


i iv ii iii


iv ii i iii

60. List I List II

a. Bharat Ke Loknritya i. Jhaverchand Meghani

b. Folk literature of Gujarat ii. Jawaharlal Handoo

c. Folklore research in India iii. Shyam Parmar

d. A bibliography of Indian Folk literature iv. Sankar Sengupta

Codes

a b c d

iii ii iv i


iv i ii iii


iii i iv ii


ii i iii iv


61. List I List II

a. Folklore Resources and Research Centre (FRRC) i. New Delhi

b. Regional Resources Centre for Folk Performing Arts ii. Hyderabad

c. Centre for Folk Culture Studies (CFCS) iii. Udupi

d. Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) iv. Palayamkottai

Codes

a b c d

iv iii ii i


ii i iii iv


i iii ii iv


iii i iv ii


62. List I List II

a. Pakhangba i. Tamil Nadu

b. Aiyanaar ii. Manipur

c. Beerappa iii. West Bengal

d. Dakshina Roy iv. Andhra Pradesh

Codes

a b c d

iii iv i ii


iv iii ii i


ii i iv iii


i ii iii iv

63. List I List II

a. Metafolklore i. A live presentation

b. Performance ii. Folklore about Folklore

c. Folklore iii. Manipulation of folklore taking out of context

d. Folklorism iv. Cultural product of a folk group

Codes
a b c d

iii i ii iv


iv iii ii i


i ii iii iv


ii i iv iii

64. List I List II

a. The Star Husband Tale i. Alan Dundes

b. The forgotten language ii. Max Muller

c. Texture, Text and Context iii. Stith Thompson

d. Malady of language iv. Erich Fromm

Codes
a b c d

iii iv i ii


iv i ii iii


iii i iv ii


i ii iii iv

65. List I List II

a. Folklore i. Life history of recycling folklore

b. Applied folklore ii. The recycling of folk material in an extended environment

c. Folklore process iii. Folklore used for other purposes different from its original context

d. Second life of folklore iv. Collective traditional knowledge

Codes

a b c d

iii ii i iv


iv iii i ii


i iii iv ii


iv i ii iii

66. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched


Deductive logic Data analysis


Informant Data collection


Voice recorder Data documentation


Bibliography Data taxonomy


67. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched


(A)The Origin of Charles Species Darwin


(B)The Morphology V. Propp of Folktale


(C)Solar Mythology Julius Jolly


(D)The Savage Claud Levi-Mind Strauss



68. Which one of the following is not
correctly matched


(A)Repetition of a verse by accompanists


(B)Repeated independent elements attached to stanza


(C)Repeated smallest unit in a tale


(D)Repeated rhythmic utterance in healing practice



69. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

(A)Alan Dundes Motifeme


(B)Alan Dundes Morpheme


(C)Alan Dundes Allomotifs


(D)Alan Dundes Behaviourisms


70. Which one of following pairs is
correctly matched

The concept of thick description Clifford Geertz


The concept of thick description Clifford Anthony


The concept of thick description E.B. Taylor


The concept of thick description Michel Focault


71. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

'Orality and Literacy' is authored by Walter J. Ong


'Orality and Literacy' is authored by Jam Vansina


'Orality and Literacy' is authored by Alan Dundes


'Orality and Literacy' is authored by Peter Claus

72. The morphological model of V. Propp displaced


the structural model of Levi- Strauss


the formalistic model of Russia and America


the taxonomic model of Anti Aarne


the functional model of Linda Degh


73. The major contribution of sociolinguistics is towards the study of

Urban Legend Process


Primitive myth-making process


Epic composition process


Folklore communication process

74. Myth analysis illustrates

I. Autochthonous origin of human kind

II. Incestuous relations

III. Etiology of belief

IV. Zoomorphic origin of mankind

I and III are correct


II and III are correct


III and IV are correct


II and IV are correct

75. The semeotic analysis is based on

I. Discourse and signification

II. Signifier and Signified

III. Icon and Symbol

IV. Competence and Performance

I and IV are correct.


III and IV are correct


II and III are correct


II and IV are correct


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