BEGC-106 · December 2022 · English
IGNOU BEGC-106 December 2022 Previous Year Question Paper
POPULAR LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-106, December 2022 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 18 · Sections: 4
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2022
BEGC-106 : POPULAR LITERATURE
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : There are three sections in this paper – A, B and C.
Attempt questions from all three sections. Attempt
any four questions from Section A, any two from
Section B and any three from Section C.
SECTION A
Q1.Write short notes on any four of the following in about 100 words each : 45=20
Q2.Fantasy Novels
Q3.Detective Fiction
Q4.Sensation Fiction
Q5.Hard Boiled Novels
Q6.Utopia
Q7.King’s Abbot as a Fictional Setting
SECTION B
Answer any two of the following questions in about
250 words each : 210=20
Q8.Do you think cinema expands the understanding of literature ? Discuss with reference to cinematic adaptations of popular literature.
Q9.Attempt a discussion on ‘ Chick Lit’ as a genre of popular literature with emphasis on its gender politics.
Q10.How is language used in Through t he Looking-Glass ? E xplain the ambiguities and wordplay in the novel.
Q11.What are the various themes that ‘Young Adult’ fiction deals with ?
SECTION C
Answer any three of the following questions in about
500 words each : 320=60
Q12.How does Arije’s sexual identity in Funny Boy interfere with the formation of his sense of self ?
Q13.Discuss with examples from the novel.
Q14.Comment critically on the narrative technique used by Agatha Christie in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
Q15.Describe the existence of the miserable child in "The Ones Who W alk Away from Omelas ". What does the existence of that child say about Omelas ? Discuss.
Q16.Discuss the development of the Indian Graphic Narrative.
Q17.Examine the use of ‘digna’ as an integral part of the narrative of Bhimayana.
Q18.Trace the evolution of Children’s Literature through the centuries.