BEGC-106 · June 2023 · English

IGNOU BEGC-106 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper

POPULAR LITERATURE

Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-106, June 2023 session.

Max marks: 100 · Questions: 11 · Sections: 4

Verified: 5 Aug 2026

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS)

ENGLISH (BAEGH)

Term-End Examination

June, 2023

BEGC-106 : POPULAR LITERATURE

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : There are three Sections in this paper —

Section A, B and C. Attempt questions from

all three Sections. Attempt 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) Mass culture

(b) Literary canon

(c) Kitsch

(d) Genre Fiction

(e) Fantasy novel

(f) Literary taste

Section—B

Note : Answer any two of the following questions in

about 250 words each. 2×10=20

Q2.Discuss the relationship between popular culture and ideology.

Q3.What is the difference between „classic‟ and „popular‟ ? Illustrate through examples.

Q4.Write a note on popular literature from the perspective of Gender.

Q5.Discuss briefly Through the Looking Glass as Fantasy fiction.

Section—C

Note : Answer any three of the following questions

in about 500 words each. 3×20=60

Q6.How does Funny Boy deconstruct social gender constructs that govern the private and public liver of individuals ?

Q7.Discuss The Murde r of Roger Ackroyd as an example of „unconventional‟ defective fiction.

Q8.How does Bhimayana employ the intricacies of Gond Art ? Elaborate.

Q9.How is Vishal Bharadwaj‟s The Blue Umbrella a „creative‟ adaptation of Ruskin Bond‟s novella ?

Q10.Analyze “Th e ones who walk away from Omelas” from the perspective of Gender.

Q11.Write a brief account on the sociological approach reading of popular literature.