FOLK LITERATURE
Paper – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. The concept of ‘Deconstruction’ has a connotation with
(1) Dialectics
(2) Fixation of meaning
(3) Destabilizing meaning
(4) Destruction
2. In post colonialism, the concept of populations that are socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony are referred to as
(1) Diaspora
(2) Subaltern
(3) Proletarians
(4) Migrants
3. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from
(1) Ramayana
(2) Mandukya Upanishad
(3) Rigveda
(4) Shatpath Brahmana
4. In linguistics, the study of phonological, grammatical and semiotic changes over time of a language is termed as
(1) Applied Linguistics
(2) Synchronic Linguistics
(3) Diachronic Linguistics
(4) Computational Linguistics
5. Bamboo Dance is the tribal performing art of
(1) Chenchus
(2) Nagas
(3) Bhils
(4) Mizos
6. The popular wall painting art Warli is from the state of
(1) Gujarat
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Uttaranchal
7. The author of ‘Heroic Poetry’ is
(1) Archar Taylor
(2) Edmund Leach
(3) C.M. Bowra
(4) R.C. Temple
8. The sacred books of the Hindus followed by the Vedic period that record the pantheistic form of worship are known as
(1) Jatakas
(2) Ashtanga Sangraha
(3) Puranas
(4) Asttadhyayi
9. The concept of ‘Articulation’ is part of
(1) Mythopoeics
(2) Semiotics
(3) Hermenutics
(4) Phonetics
10. Common method used for fortune telling by the spirits or souls of the dead is called as
(1) Necromancy
(2) Onomancy
(3) Astromancy
(4) Lithomancy
11. The Parry-Lord Theory is fully tested in the “living laboratory of the non-literate bards” hailing from
(1) Romania
(2) Balgaria
(3) Yugoslavia
(4) Austria
12. The concept of ‘Cultural metabolism’ is associated with
(1) E.B. Tylor
(2) Van Gennep
(3) Milton Singer
(4) Stuart Blackburn
13. System of production devoted to gaining livelihood from the forest resources is known as
(1) Irrigation and Agriculture
(2) Hunting and gathering
(3) Grazing and Herding
(4) Fishing and Dry farming
14. The Theory of structural Functionalism was profounded by
(1) Marcel Mauss
(2) Radcliffe-Brown
(3) Bronislaw Malinowski
(4) Victor Turner
15. Ethnic Slur originates due to
(1) Folk customs
(2) Identity formations
(3) Cross group folklore
(4) Ecotype
16. Implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics is the feature of
(1) Metaphors
(2) Allegory
(3) Catharsis
(4) Parallelism
17. Onam, a festival of Kerala is related to
(1) Vamana
(2) Parvathi
(3) Shiva
(4) Saraswathi
18. The main advocates of Diffusion Theory are
I. Carl Wilhelm Von Sydow
II. James Geroge Frazer
III. Theodor Benfey
IV. Axel Olrick
Codes :
(1) I and II are correct
(2) I and III are correct
(3) II and III are correct
(4) I and IV are correct
19. Yakshagana of Karnataka is a folk theatre with a unique style of form and includes the following two ethnic genres
I. Bhuta Kola
II. Kombatta
III. Bayalata
IV. Dasavatara
Codes :
(1) I and II are correct
(2) II and III are correct
(3) III and I are correct
(4) III and IV are correct
20. Identify from the below ethnic genres a popular theatrical form and a dance form from the North Indian folk traditions
I. Jatra
II. Naqual
III. Tippani
IV. Tamasha
Codes :
(1) II and III are correct.
(2) III and IV are correct.
(3) IV and I are correct.
(4) I and II are correct.
21. Identify from the below two of the North Indian folklorists who published on sacred complexes and a folk song tradition respectively
I. Birendra Nath Datta
II. L.P. Vidyarthi
III. Praphulla Datta Goswami
IV. Devendra Sathyarthi
Codes :
(1) II and III are correct.
(2) II and IV are correct.
(3) III and I are correct.
(4) I and IV are correct.
22. Identify from the below two of the British folklorists who published on legends from Indian States :
I. W.C. Barnett
II. Lauri Honko
III. Peter J. Claus
IV. R.C. Temple
Codes :
(1) IV and II are correct.
(2) III and IV are correct.
(3) I and IV are correct.
(4) II and III are correct.
23. The factors responsible for the evolution of Animism are considered to have been
I. Primitive superstition
II. Primitive psychology
III. Belief in doctrine of souls
IV. Belief in omnipotent God
Codes :
(1) III and IV are correct
(2) IV and II are correct
(3) II and III are correct
(4) I and III are correct
24. Claude Levi-Strauss introduced the ‘Alliance Theory’ to explain the phenomenon of
I. Marriage inside one’s own clan
II. System of endogamy
III. System of exogamy
IV. Marriage outside one’s own clan
Codes :
(1) III and IV are correct
(2) IV and I are correct
(3) I and II are correct
(4) III and I are correct
25. In Sigmund Freud’s structural model of the psyche ‘Super Ego’ represents
I. Ethical component
II. Defensive mechanism
III. Idealized self-image
IV. Instructed impulses
Codes :
(1) II and III are correct
(2) I and III are correct
(3) IV and II are correct
(4) III and IV are correct
26. Identify the following folklorists who contributed to the Anthropological Study of folklore in North America :
I. Franz Boas
II. Andrew Lang
III. Ruth Benedict
IV. Ruth Finnegan
Codes :
(1) I and II are correct
(2) III and IV are correct
(3) I and III are correct
(4) II and IV are correct
27. The study of Ethno poetics constitute
I. Acculturation process
II. Aesthetic structure
III. Oral performances
IV. Oral tradition
Codes :
(1) II and III are correct
(2) III and IV are correct
(3) I and IV are correct
(4) II and IV are correct
28. Cartographic method was followed in folklore studies by
I. Stith Thomson
II. Kaarle Krohn
III. Axel Olrik
IV. Benyef Holbek
Codes :
(1) III and IV are correct
(2) I and II are correct
(3) II and III are correct
(4) I and III are correct
29. A number of primordial images common to all individuals of a given nation that exist in the collective unconscious of the social group is known in Analytical Psychology as
I. Archetype
II. Transcendental imagination
III. Stereotype
IV. Transcendental meditation
Codes :
(1) II and III are correct.
(2) I and IV are correct.
(3) I and II are correct.
(4) IV and II are correct.
30. In folkloristic ‘Ritual’ is the study of
I. Profane actions
II. Behavioural patterns
III. Sacred spaces
IV. Repose behaviour
Codes :
(1) II and III are correct.
(2) I and III are correct.
(3) I and IV are correct.
(4) III and IV are correct.
31. Assertion (A) : The art of miniature paintings was introduced to the land of India by the Mughals.
Reason (R) : The Mughal ruler Humayun brought artists from Europe who were specialized in miniature painting.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(2) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true.
32. Assertion (A) : The use of folklorists’ skills and knowledge for projects of social reform in the communities they study is defined as Applied Folklore.
Reason (R) : Applied folklore is often contrasted with academic research and teaching folklore courses per se.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(4) (A) is true and (R) is false.
33. Assertion (A) : Radcliffe Brown’s functional method to society is based on an organismic model.
Reason (R) : If the functional approach was of value in the natural science of biology, it could be applied equally well in the natural science of society.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(4) (A) is true and (R) is false.
34. Assertion (A) : Henry Glassie specifically described folklore as the discipline that recorded the story of events and people that history had forgotten.
Reason (R) : Folklorists can provide a valuable perspective on oral history analysis because of their familiarity with the processes of oral traditions.
Codes :
(1) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(2) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(3) (A) is true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(4) (A) is false and (R) is not correct explanation.
35. Assertion (A) : According to Alan Dundes the problems of structural analysis lies in discovering a minimal units combine into traditional pattern.
Reason (R) : By borrowing Kenneth L. Pike’s terms ‘phoneme and allophone’, Dundes used the terms, ‘motifeme’ and its minimal unit, allomotif to modify the concept of ‘function’ used by propp.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(4) (A) is true and (R) is false.
36. Assertion (A) : Ethnopoetic analysis strived to highlight the aesthetic qualities of oratory, particularly among cultures dominated by oral traditions rather than written traditions.
Reason (R) : These studies brought the issue of translation and transcription to the fore and advocated for effective translations of oral narratives from any culture onto the printed page.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(4) (A) is true and (R) is false.
37. Assertion (A) : Max Muller’s solar mythology claimed that folklore was devolutionary.
Reason (R) : The primitive man worshipped the sun and the folklore of the present was but a dim reflection or a broken-down myth of the time when the sun was king.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(4) (A) is true and (R) is false.
38. Assertion (A) : Krishnattam is the folk theatre of Kerala now performed at Guruvayur temple as a votive performance by a troupe under the management of Guruvayur Devaswom.
Reason (R) : Krishnattam is a cycle of eight consecutive days, presenting the story of Mahabharata.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false and (R) is true.
39. Assertion (A) : A pilgrimage is a displacement of individuals from their local communities for a temporary time frame.
Reason (R) : The pilgrimage has been described by victor Turner and Edith Turner as a tripartite rite-of-passage experience.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(2) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true.
40. Assertion (A) : Baudrillard demonstrated the homology between linguistic sign and commodity forms wherein use value, exchange value and sign value converge into a functional syntax.
Reason (R) : Just as words take on meaning according to their position in a differential system of language, so sign values take on meaning according to their place in a differential system of prestige and status.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(4) (A) is true and (R) is false.
41. Assertion (A) : Saussure argued for total disconnection of the relationship between the signifier and the signified in a given language.
Reason (R) : Post-structuralists assert their total connection and argued for the existence of direct relationship between signifier and signified.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(2) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true.
42. Sequence the ideas of propp connected with the concept of ‘Function’ in the fairy tales.
(1) Constant – Define dramatis persona – Follow the sequence – Limited in number
(2) Define dramatis persona – follow the action – variable – limited in number
(3) Unlimited in number – follow the dramatis persona – Define the sequence – Constant
(4) Variable – Follow the constant – Define the number – Limited in actions
43. Identify the correct order of concepts associated with the theory of myth-Ritual
(1) Ritual Primacy, Comparative Religion, Sacrificial Rites, Mythology
(2) Survivals, Rituals Primacy, Myth as Narrative, Genre Derivative
(3) Survivals, Myth primacy, Lunar Myths, Ritual Derivative
(4) Mythopoeic age, Myth primacy, Solar Myths, Survivals
44. Sequence the lingua-franka of the folk communities that the following scholars worked with
I. Praphulladatta Goswami
II. Vanamamalai
III. Hama Nayak
IV. Kunja Bihari Dash
Codes :
(1) Odia, Tamil, Assamese, Kannada
(2) Assamese, Odia, Kannada, Tamil
(3) Assamese, Tamil, Kannada, Odia
(4) Odia, Kannada, Tamil, Assamese
45. Identify the correct functions of Riddle usage
(1) Socialisation, Musical Treat, Gaming, Conflict indecision
(2) Gaming, Debating, Incorporation, Fun Resolution
(3) Pun oration, Incorporation, Gaming, Urban culture
(4) Socialisation, Incorporation, Gaming, Mnemonic culture
46. The circuit of culture is a theory devised in 1997 by a group of theorists when studying the Walkman Cassette player. The theory suggests that in studying a cultural text or artefact one must look at five aspects. Identify the correct group.
(1) Prototype, Modelling, Production, Distribution and Demand
(2) Representation, Identity, Production, Consumption and Regulation
(3) Structure, Representation, Production, Supply and Regulation
(4) Presentation, design, identity, consumption, and valuation
47. Identify the correct order of concepts associated with the theory of oral literary criticism :
(1) Applied folklore, Ethnography of listening, Ethnography of perception, Ethnography of proprioception
(2) Public folklore, Ethnography of Communication, Ethnography of Opthalmoception, Ethnography of audio ception
(3) Meta folklore, Ethnography of Communication, Ethnography of performance, Ethnography of speaking
(4) Mesofolklore, Ethnography of olfacception, Ethnography of tactioception, Ethnography of Nociception
48. Sequence the scholars who are connected with functionalism :
I. Franz Boas
II. Antonio Gramsci
III. Malinowski
IV. William Boscom
Codes :
(1) I, II, III, IV
(2) I, III, II, IV
(3) IV, I, III, II
(4) IV, II, I, III
49. Sequence the meaning of – Meta-text, sub-text, co-text and con-text
I. A text describing or explaining another text.
II. Broader environment to which text responds.
III. Accompanying text.
IV. The implicit meaning or theme of a literary text.
Codes :
(1) I, IV, III, II
(2) II, I, III, IV
(3) IV, I, III, II
(4) III, IV, II, I
50. The ordering of field research process in performance studies is as follows :
(1) Culture specialists, Active bearers, Field notes, Gate keepers
(2) Field workers, Culture Specialists, Gate keepers, Audio Recording
(3) Gate keepers, Informants, Active bearers, Documentation
(4) Interviews, Culture Specialists, Gate keepers, Informants
51. Sequence the Literacy Devices – Anaphora, Climax, Diction, Oxymoron – with the following usage :
I. Contrasting ideas
II. Deliberate repetition
III. Style of speaking
IV. Turning point
Codes :
(1) II, IV, I, III
(2) II, IV, III, I
(3) IV, I, III, II
(4) IV, II, I, III
52. Sequence the scholars – Stuart Blackburn, Alf Hiltebeitel, Peter Claus and David Knipe – who worked on South Indian folklore – with their works.
I. Vedic voices – Narratives of a living Andhra Tradition
II. Singing of Birth and Death : Texts in Performance
III. Folk Epics of Tulunadu
IV. The cult of Draupadi : on Hindu Ritual and the Goddess
Codes :
(1) II, IV, III, I
(2) I, IV, III, II
(3) III, II, I, IV
(4) IV, I, II, III
53. Sequence the demons – Bhandasura, Rakthabija, Narakasura and Mahishasura – who were killed by the following in Hindu mythology.
I. Tripura Sundari
II. Bhadrakali
III. Satyabhama
IV. Durga
Codes :
(1) II, III, I, IV
(2) III, II, IV, I
(3) I, III, II, IV
(4) I, II, III, IV
54. Sequence the mountains – Mandara, Rishyamukha, Meru and Gandhamardan – mentioned in the following episodes of Hindu mythology :
I. Habitat of Sanjeevini plant
II. Churning of milk ocean
III. Dharmaraja’s ascendency to heaven
IV. Abode of Sugreva
Codes :
(1) III, II, IV, I
(2) II, IV, III, I
(3) II, I, III, IV
(4) I, III, IV, II
55. Identify the correct group of folk dance forms of the State of Kerala :
(1) Mohiniyattam, Koodiyattam, Devarattam, Thirayattam
(2) Margamkali, Chakyar Koothu, Devarattam, Veedhi Natakam
(3) Kolattam, Chavittu Natakam, Koodiyattam, Karayattam
(4) Koodiyattam, Chakyar Koothu, Therukoothu, Mohiniyattam
56. Sequence the concepts with the scholars :
I. Savage mind
II. Route of Diffusion
III. Noble Savage
IV. Alpha-decimal Index System
Codes :
(1) Stith Thompson, Levi-Strauss, Kaarle Krohn, Andrew Lang
(2) Andrew Lang, Levi-Strauss, Kaarle Krohn, Stith Thomson
(3) Levi-Strauss, Kaarle Krohn, Stith Thompson, Andrew Lang
(4) Levi-Strauss, Kaarle Krohn, Andrew Lang, Stith Thomspon
57. Identify the folk Epics of – Scandinavia, Greece, Iceland, Persia – in the order of sequence :
I. Volsunga Saga
II. Odyssey
III. Edda
IV. Faramarznama
Codes :
(1) IV, III, II, I
(2) IV, II, III, I
(3) I, II, III, IV
(4) III, I, IV, II
58. In Epics, hero is a character which exhibits a great valour. Sequence the Epic hero characters – Gilgamesh, Manas, Beowulf and Vainamoinen – with the cultures mentioned below :
I. Finnish
II. Sumerian
III. Scandinavian
IV. Turkish
Codes :
(1) I, IV, III, II
(2) IV, III, I, II
(3) II, IV, III, I
(4) I, III, IV, II
59. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(1) Shadow and persona are constituents of super ego
(2) Shadow and persona are constituents of personal unconsciousness
(3) Shadow and persona are constituents of collective unconscious
(4) Shadow and persona are constituents of ego
60. Which one of the following pair is correctly matched ?
(1) Fortune Teller – Play with Riddles
(2) Shaman – Exponent in Folk Games
(3) Bard – Sings Lullabies
(4) Sorcerer – Practices black magic
61. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
(1) Roland Barthes – The Birth of the Author
(2) Alan Lomax – World Music Styles
(3) Richard Schechner – Ritual to theatre
(4) Van Gennep – Rites De Passage
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72. Which one of the following pair is correctly matched ?
(1) Vladimir Propp – Folk songs
(2) Hubert Hermans – Dialogical self
(3) Joseph Combell – Functions of Folklore
(4) William Bascom – Sign and Signifier
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow based on the passage : (73 – 75 )
What humanist and social scientists shared when they studied folklore was an interest in finding out how, why, and which traditional cultural mentifacts, sociofacts, and artifacts developed, varied and were passed on. From observations and records of these materials they hoped to reconstruct something of the unrecorded intellectual life of people of the past and present. The findings of such folklore research are applicable to many fields. Some literary scholars are interested, for instance, in the folk roots of epic and other narrative poetry and in the stylistic or thematic use of folklore in literature. Students of the fine arts may similarly consider the background of their subjects in folk music and folk art. Historians find that oral traditions, although seldom factually accurate, furnish unusual insights into grass-roots attitudes toward historical events. Psychologists have long held that folklore, in common with dreams and other manifestations of fantasy, contains clues to the subconscious. Sociologists may study folklore (especially protest lore) along with other data on group life and behaviour.
73. The folklore research can be suitably applied to
(1) consider the background of folk arts
(2) identify folk roots and folk style in literary writings
(3) to find oral traditions and historical events
(4) analyse psychological manifestations of mind
74. The common interest of humanist and social scientists to study folklore
(1) to find how and why of traditional facts
(2) to apply folklore research to many fields
(3) to know the development and variation of traditional facts
(4) to reconstruct unrecorded life of people
75. The allied areas for the application of folklore research are
I. group life and behaviour
II. fine arts
III. folk music
IV. narrative and historical events
Codes :
(1) I, II and III
(2) II and III
(3) I and IV
(4) I, III and IV
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