FOLK LITERATURE

Paper – III

Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1. Environmental Ethics stands for

(A) Ethics concern with zoological environment

(B) Extension of ethics from urban to village

(D) Ethics concern with multicultures

Ans: (C)

2. Kalachakra ceremony is associated with which of the following religion ?

(A) Hinduism

(B) Jainism

(D) Buddhism

Ans: (D)

3. The organized forms of social behaviour and their repetition are called

(A) Ethics

(B) Values

(D) Norms

Ans: (C)

4. ICCR is meant for the promotion of

(A) Culture

(B) Cinema

(D) Economics

Ans: (A)

5. ISFNR stands for

(A) Indian Society for Folk Narrative Research

(B) International Society for Folk Narrative Research

(D) Indian Society for Folklore and Native Research

Ans: (B)

6. Whose name is associated with a star ?

(A) Bhrigu

(B) Durvasa

(D) Dhruva

Ans: (D)

7. The concept of ‘Indian Oedipus’ is propounded by

(A) Jawaharlal Handoo

(B) Soumen Sen

(D) V. Narayana Rao

Ans: (C)

8. The River Cauvery rises in

(A) Mahendragiri Hills

(B) Brahmagiri Hills

(D) Maikal Hills

Ans: (B)

9. Ayyappa cult is originated from the State of

(A) Kerala

(B) Karnataka

(D) Telingana

Ans: (A)

10. Oracy is concerned with

(A) Physical Practice

(B) Verbal Transmission

(D) Nature Study

Ans: (B)

11. Cultural geography means

(A) Cultural studies of geology

(B) Cultural studies across spaces and places

(D) Variations of cultural phenomenon

Ans: (B)

12. Holi is a festival of

(A) Autumn season

(B) Winter season

(D) Rainy season

Ans: (C)

13. Kalakshetra is located in

(A) Thrissur

(B) Chennai

(D) New Delhi

Ans: (B)

14. Animal tale is concerned with

(A) Ethics

(B) Supernatural

(D) Sprits

Ans: (A)

15. A ‘stereotype life history of folklore in any culture’ is termed as

(A) Volkskunde

(B) Applied Folklore

(D) Folklore Process

Ans: (D)

16. ‘Sunnat’ ceremony is associated with

(A) Zoroastrianism

(B) Taoism

(D) Islam

Ans: (D)

17. Which one is tribal festival ?

(A) Sohrai

(B) Holi

(D) Onam

Ans: (A)

18. Joke often display power relations between

(A) One group

(B) Multiple groups

(D) Individual groups

Ans: (C)

19. Renowned theatre personality who adopted folk tales in dramas

(A) Anupam Kher

(B) Girish Karnad

(D) Mani Ratnam

Ans: (B)

20. Which of the following requires agility in articulating words or similar sounds at rapid speed ?

(A) Play songs

(B) Aphorism

(D) Ballad

Ans: (C)

21. Folk custom is

I. Expected behaviour

II. Social drama

III. Social amusement

IV. Unwritten law

Code :

(A) I, II and III are correct

(B) II and IV are correct

(D) I and IV are correct

Ans: (D)

22. Encoding, storage and retrieval are processed in

I. Museum Management

II. Archival Management

III. Mnemonic System

IV. Physiological System

Code :

(A) I and II are correct

(B) I and III are correct

(D) II and IV are correct

Ans: (C)

23. Archetypes are located in

I. Human Psyche

II. Persona and Shadow

III. Collective Consciousness

IV. Collective Unconscious

Code :

(A) I and II are correct

(B) I and III are correct

(D) I and IV are correct

Ans: (D)

24. The concept, ‘Text as an endless sequence of signifiers, which has no ultimate signifier’ is connected with

I. Jacques Derrida

II. Structuralism

III. Post-structuralism

IV. Charles Pierce

Code :

(A) I and IV are correct

(B) I and III are correct

(D) II and IV are correct

Ans: (B)

25. Draupadi in Mahabharata is also known as

I. Krishna

II. Sairandhri

III. Savitri

IV. Panchali

Code :

(A) I, II and IV are correct

(B) I, II and III are correct

(D) I and III are correct

Ans: (A)

26. Multiculturalism

I. Cultural diversity of communities in a society

II. Characterised by ethnic or cultural heterogeneity of a society

III. A body of thought in cosmic philosophy

IV. The doctrine that cultures of same kind can coexist peacefully

Code :

(A) I, II and IV are correct

(B) I, II and III are correct

(D) I and IV are correct

Ans: (C)

27. Ethnomusicology is

I. Sciences of people’s music

II. Anthropological Musicology

III. Comparative Musicology

IV. Study of music in performance

Code :

(A) I, II and III are correct

(B) I and III are correct

(D) III and IV are correct

Ans: (D)

28. Panchatantra Tales have

I. Animal fables

II. Celestial fables

III. Witty moral values

IV. Whimsical libertine values

Code :

(A) I and III are correct

(B) I and II are correct

(D) II and III are correct

Ans: (A)

29. ‘Orthography’ refers to

I. Relationship between phonemes and graphemes in a language

II. Relationship between Anatomy and Physiography

III. Method of writing a language

IV. Method of treating bones

Code :

(A) II and III are correct

(B) I, II and IV are correct

(D) I and III are correct

Ans: (D)

30. For Freud, dreams reflect

I. Manifest and latent content

II. Iconic and indexical symbols

III. Expression of suppressed desires

IV. Human ambitions

Code :

(A) I and III are correct

(B) I, II and III are correct

(D) I and II are correct

Ans: (A)

31. The city of Patna is also known as

I. Patliputra

II. Avantika

III. Avadh

IV. Magadh

Code :

(A) I, II and III are correct

(B) I and IV are correct

(D) I and III are correct

Ans: (B)

32. According to Axel Olrik, oicotypes are formed

I. Epigenetic factors

II. Genetic factors

III. Physiological factors

IV. Biological factors

Code :

(A) I, II and IV are correct

(B) I and III are correct

(D) I and II are correct

Ans: (D)

33. ‘Hermes’ is regarded in the Greek mythology as

I. Messenger of the gods

II. Incarnation of god

III. God of Love

IV. God of Interpretation

Code :

(A) I and IV are correct

(B) II and IV are correct

(D) III and IV are correct

Ans: (A)

34. The deities of transgenders in South India are

I. Siva

II. Yellamma

III. Durga

IV. Aravan

Code :

(A) I and IV are correct

(B) II and IV are correct

(D) I, II and III are correct

Ans: (B)

35. “Structures are models, the formal properties of which can be compared independently of their elements” is the view of

I. Postmodernism

II. Structuralism

III. Ferdinand Saussure

IV. Claude Levi-Strauss

Code :

(A) I and III are correct

(B) III and IV are correct

(D) II and IV are correct

Ans: (D)

36. Assertion (A) : Methodology is the philosophy of methods that encompasses epistemology and ontology by which research conclusions may be drawn.

Reason (R) : In folklore studies, methodology is not important because a great deal of research and theory is directed towards studying cultural behaviour which is static.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are false

(B) (A) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation

(D) (A) is true and (R) is the correct explanation

Ans: (C)

37. Assertion (A) : Shikhs call their faith Gurmat, “ the Way of the Guru” and the spirit of the eternal Guru transferred itself to the sacred scripture, Guru Granth Sahib.

Reason (R) : The lives of the Ten Gurus rely on the traditional Shikh accounts, most elements of which are derived from the legend and lore of the saints.

(A) (A) is false and (R) is not the correct explanation

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

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true

Ans: (D)

38. Assertion (A) : Ethnography method emphasizes on duration and frequency of contact and on the quality of the relationship with respondents.

Reason (R) : For, the aim of the ethnography method is to grasp the outsider’s point of view.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are false

(B) (A) is false and (R) is not the correct explanation

(D) (A) is true and (R) is false

Ans: (D)

39. Assertion (A) : Various conceptual, logistic, ethical and political issues surround Applied Folklorisitcs.

Reason (R) : Applied Folklore adds the art or craft to its natural context and helps the community to cling to tradition.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are false

(B) (A) is false and (R) is the correct explanation

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true

Ans: (C)

40. Assertion (A) : Introvert is normally characterised by an outgoing, candid and accommodating nature that adapts easily to a given situation.

Reason (R) : Introvert has a reflective retiring nature and more sensitive to social situations.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are false

(B) (A) is false and (R) is true

(D) (A) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation

Ans: (B)

41. Assertion (A) : Incremental Repetition is the phenomenon that is basic to the feature of fairytales.

Reason (R) : Because, functions based on close repetition that move the narrative forward with each Incremental Repetition through the introduction of a new Dramatis Persona.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are false

(B) (A) is true and (R) is false

(D) (A) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation

Ans: (A)

42. Assertion (A) : Beliefs exist as folk knowledge and are then put into practice as customary behaviour.

Reason (R) : Therefore, folk beliefs exist solely in the abstract form and cannot reflect the cultural worldview.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are false

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true

(D) (A) is false and (R) is the correct explanation

Ans: (C)

43. Assertion (A) : Literature review is a critical summary and assessment of the existing reading materials dealing with knowledge and understanding in a given field.

Reason (R) : Undertaking literature review in folk studies is not appropriate as it will prejudice the researcher’s knowledge of chosen area of research.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are false

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true

(D) (A) is true and (R) is false

Ans: (D)

44. Assertion (A) : The Super Ego signifies the sexual and aggressive tendencies that arise from libido and it is primitive and pleasure oriented.

Reason (R) : The ego refers to internalized religious, ethical and moral standards initially imposed by parental figures and subsequently by all.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are false

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true

Ans: (A)

45. Assertion (A) : Legends continue to be legends as long as the people whom they belong, believe that they are true stories.

Reason R : When such legends are no longer believed to be true by the people, they may become folktales.

(A) (A) is true and (R) is false

(B) (A) is false and (R) is true

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false

Ans: (C)

46. Assertion (A) : Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party manipulated folklore under the umbrella term ‘Volkskunde’.

Reason (R) : The intension behind their use of Volkskunde is to make propaganda to legitimize the superiority of their perceived Aryan Origins.

(A) (A) is false and (R) is not the correct explanation

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation

(D) (A) is false and (R) is partly true

Ans: (B)

47. Assertion A : The Solar Mythology tried to reconstruct, by using philology as basis, the original home of the Indo-Europeans and their dispersal into Asia and Europe.

Reason (R) : According to Max Muller in the Proto Indo-European cultures due to the ‘Disease of the languages’, the old metaphor came to be understood literally as proper nouns.

(A) (A) is false and (R) is true

(B) (A) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation

(D) (A) is true and (R) is the correct explanation

Ans: (D)

48. Sequence the American Folklorists as per their contribution to Folklorisitics :

I. Stith Thompson

II. Richard Bauman

III. Willam Bascom

IV. Franz Boas

Code :

(A) I, II, III, IV

(B) I, III, II, IV

(D) IV, II, I, III

Ans: (C)

49. Sequence the deities – Parasurama, Ranganatha, Narasimha, Khandoba – with the places.

I. Srirangam

II. Thiruvanthapuram

III. Jejuri

IV. Ahobalam

Code :

(A) I, III, II, IV

(B) II, I, IV, III

(D) I, III, IV, II

Ans: (B)

50. Sequence the States of – Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka – associated with the cultural performances.

I. Tappeta Gullu

II. Margam Kali

III. Dollu Kunitha

IV. Karagam

Code :

(A) II, I, IV, III

(B) III, I, II, IV

(D) I, II, III, IV

Ans: (A)

51. Sequence the States of – Kashmir, Haryana, Manipur, Goa – associated with the cultural performances.

I. Dhalo

II. Pung cholom

III. Khoria

IV. Dumhal

Code :

(A) III, I, II, IV

(B) II, I, IV, III

(D) I, II, III, IV

Ans: (C)

52. Identify the correct sequence of places associated with the Epic Ramayana from South to North.

I. Chitrakuta

II. Kishkindha

III. Mithila

IV. Ayodhya

Code :

(A) III, I, II, IV

(B) II, I, IV, III

(D) I, II, III, IV

Ans: (B)

53. Identify the correct sequence of kin relations of Rama with – Maithili, Sunayana, Shrutkirti, Sumitra – in the Epic Ramayana.

I. Mother- in -law

II. Sister-in-law

III. Spouse

IV. Step-mother

Code :

(A) III, I, II, IV

(B) II, I, IV, III

(D) I, II, III, IV

Ans: (A)

54. Sequence the instruments of – wind, percussion, string and metal – associated with the following.

I. Chanda

II. Venu

III. Manjeera

IV. Esraj

Code :

(A) III, I, II, IV

(B) IV, III, II, I,

(D) I, II, III, IV

Ans: (C)

55. Sequence the deities with the places.

I. Mallikarjun

II. Mahakaleshwar

III. Viswanath

IV. Vaishno Devi

Code :

(A) Srisailam, Ujjain, Varanasi,Katra

(B) Katra,Varanasi, Srisailam, Ujjain

(D) Srisailam, Ujjain, Katra,Varanasi

Ans: (A)

56. Sequence the festivals with months.

I. Makarasankranti

II. Holi

III. Maha Shivaratri

IV. Gurupurnima

Code :

(A) Phalguna, Magha, Pausa, Asadha

(B) Magha, Phalguna, Asadha, Pausa

(D) Pausa, Phalguna, Magha, Asadha,

Ans: (D)

57. Identify the cities having South Zone Cultural Centre, Kalamandalam, Shilpagramam, and Rangayana.

I. Mysore

II. Thrissur

III. Hyderabad

IV. Tanjavur

Code :

(A) II, III, I, IV

(B) II, IV, III, I

(D) IV, II, III, I

Ans: (D)

58. Sequence the States of – Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh – associated with the Dance forms.

I. Sattriya

II. Panthoibi

III. Bardo Chham

IV. Hojagiri

Code :

(A) III, I, II, IV

(B) II, I, IV, III

(D) I, II, III, IV

Ans: (B)

59. Sequence the communities of – Dhunka, Meghwal, Sunari and Padmasali – with following :

I. Leather Workers of Rajasthan

II. Goldsmiths of Odisha

III. Cotton cleaners of Haryana

IV. Weavers of Andhra Pradesh

Code :

(A) III, I, II, IV

(B) IV, III, II, I

(D) I, II, III, IV

Ans: (A)

60. Identify the exponents of the concepts – verbal art, cultural performance, gender performativity, difference – with the scholars below:

I. Milton Singer

II. Ben-Amos

III. Derrida

IV. Judith Butler

Code :

(A) I, III, II, IV

(B) I, III, IV, II

(D) IV, II, III, I

Ans: (C)

61. Sequence the lingua franca of the folklore scholars

I. V. Propp

II. Julius Krohn

III. Levi-Strauss

IV. Axel Olrik

Code :

(A) Danish, Russian, Finnish, French

(B) Danish, Finnish, French, Russian

(D) Russian, Finnish, French, Danish

Ans: (D)

62. Sequence the folklore archival holdings in chronological order as per their recording process.

(A) Transcribed field notes, Photographs, Audio recordings, Documenting Films

(B) Photographs, Transcribed field notes, Documenting Films, Audio recordings

(D) Documenting Films, Transcribed field notes, Audio recordings, Photographs

Ans: (A)

63. Match the following :

Ans: (C)

64. Match the following :

Ans: (D)

65. Match the following :

Ans: (A)

66. Which one of the following pair is correctly matched ?

(A) Purity and danger ………. Mary Douglas

(B) Dialogical Self………………Atkinson

(D) Sign and Signifier ……… Kenneth Pike

Ans: (A)

67. Match the following

Ans: (B)

68. Match the following

Ans: (C)

69. Which one of the following pair is NOT correctly matched?

(A) Anthropology of Experience ………. Victor Turner

(B) Readerly Texts………… Roland Barthes

(D) Content and Form ………. John Foley

Ans: (C)

70. Which one of the following pair is correctly matched?

(A) Ayyappa cult ………. Nilgiri

(B) Sanamahi cult………… Hindukush

(D) Balaji cult ………. Seshadri

Ans: (D)

71. Which one of the following pair is NOT correctly matched?

(A) Dell Hymes ………. Ethnography of Speaking

(B) Clifford Geertz………… Culture is symbolic

(D) Levi-Strauss ………. Symbols do not create culture

Ans: (C)

72. Match the following :

Ans: (A)

73. Match the following

Ans: (B)

74. Which one of the following pair is correctly matched?

(A) Paremiology ………. Study of Proverbs

(B) Philology………… Study of Sounds

(D) Hermeneutics ………. Interpretation of cultures

Ans: (A)

75. Match the following :

Ans: (C)

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