BEGC-106 · June 2022 · English
IGNOU BEGC-106 June 2022 Previous Year Question Paper
POPULAR LITERATURE
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-106, June 2022 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 17 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B.A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
June, 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. Attemp t
four questions from Section A, two from Section B
and three from Section C.
SECTION A
Q1.Write short notes on any four of the following in about 100 words each. 45=20
Q2.Culture
Q3.Verse Novel
Q4.Post-modernism
Q5.Popular Classic
Q6.Kitsch
Q7.Crime Fiction
SECTION B
Answer any two of the following questions in about
250 words each : 210=20
Q8.Illustrate the difference s/similarities between the classic and the classical.
Q9.Define the term ‘Young Adult’ l iterature. Do you think ‘Young Adult’ literature has carved a place within popular literature ? Give examples.
Q10.Attempt a bildungsroman reading of Funny Boy.
Q11.What in your view makes The Murder of Roger Ackroyd one of the most controversial mysteries till date ?
SECTION C
Answer any three of the following questions in about
500 words each : 320=60
Q12.Trace the development of Science Fiction.
Q13.Explain the significance of the framed narrative in Bhimayana.
Q14.Discuss the manner in which Ruskin Bond’s The Blue Umbrella has been adapted by Vishal Bhardwaj in his film The Blue Umbrella.
Q15.Comment on the life and times of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as reflected in the Bhimayana.
Q16.Is there a distinction between crime narratives and detective fiction ? What do critics say about these two categories ?
Q17.How is Arjie’s life in Funny Boy informed by the traditional gender norms of his society ?