BEGC-106 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU BEGC-106 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
POPULAR LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-106, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 11 · Sections: 5
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS)
ENGLISH (BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
BEGC-106 : POPULAR LITERATURE
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : There are three Sections in this paper —
Sections A, B and C. Attempt questions from
all three Sections. Attempt any four
questions from Section A, two questions from
Section B and any three questions from
Section C.
Section—A
Q1.Write short notes on any four of the following in about 100 words each : 4×5=20
(a) Legitimacy of Popular Culture [ 2 ] BEGC–106
(b) Crime Fiction
(c) Indian Graphic novel
(d) Utopia and Dystopia in Literature
(e) Chick Lit
(f) Young Adult Fiction
Section—B
Note : Answer any two of the following questions in
about 250 words each. 2×10=20
Q2.Write a note on the significance of the chess motif in Through the Looking Glass.
Q3.What are the key features of the novels written in the golden age of Detective Fiction ? Give a detailed answer with examples.
Q4.How are Utopian Literature and Science Fiction inextricably linked ? Give a reasoned answer with examples.
Q5.Analyse ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas’ from a feminist perspective. [ 3 ]
Section—C
Note : Answer any three of the following questions
in about 500 words each. 3×20=60
Q6.Write a detailed note on the structuralist and sociological readings of popular literature.
Q7.“Carroll's Through the Looking Glass is an escape from the Victorian norms of punishment and reform of children.” Would you agree with this statement ? Give a reasoned answer.
Q8.Is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd a classic whodunnit ? Give a reasoned answer with examples.
Q9.“The denouement of Funny Boy does not offer a resolution to the problems posited b y the author.” Do you agree ? Give a reasoned answer. [ 4 ]
Q10.Do you think narratives in Popular Literature often engage with questions of gender and identity ? Discuss with reference to any two prescribed texts in your syllabus.
Q11.How does the narrative of Bhimayana negotiate with concerns of caste and gender discrimination ? Discuss.