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. 45=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 : 210=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 : 320=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 ?