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1. The context of Folklore means
(A) The area where folklore event
occurs.
(B) The people among whom
folklore event occurs.
(C) The situation in which folklore
event occurs.
(D) The culture in which folklore
event occurs.
2. Oral literature is always
(A) Fixed and unchanging
(B) Fluid and flux
(C) Dynamic and spontaneous
(D) Static and impulsive
3. The 33rd session of Indian Folklore
Congress (IFC) was held at
(A) Manipur University - Imphal
(B) Nagaland University – Kohima
(C) Punjabi University – Patiala
(D) Nagpur University – Nagpur
4. ‘Totem’ is
(A) Cultural item of social life
(B) Rituals in cultural life
(C) Beliefs in folklife
(D) Do’s in socio-cultural life
5. Multivolume annotation of folktales
was collected and edited by
(A) W.J. Thoms
(B) Grimm Brothers
(C) Stith Thompson
(D) Finnish Scholars
6. ‘Audience – centred flexibility’ is
part of
(A) Lyrical drama
(B) Written literature
(C) Folk narrative
(D) Folk motifs
7. The specificity of folktales according
to V.J. Propp are based on
(A) Motif
(B) Type
(C) Variable
(D) Function
8. ‘Oicotype’ refers to
(A) Religious folktale pattern
(B) National folktale pattern
(C) Regional folktale pattern
(D) International folktale pattern
9. Myth and literature are inter-related
because of the shared traits of
(A) Theme, image, identity.
(B) Description, theme, point of
view.
(C) Narrative, theme, character.
(D) Plot, character, landscape.
10. The book namely ‘Folkloristics and
Indian Folklore’ is jointly authored
by
(A) Peter J. Claus and Frank J.
Korom
(B) Peter J. Claus and D.P.
Pattanayak
(C) Peter J. Claus and J. Handoo
(D) Peter J. Claus and Stuart H.
Blackburn
11. What are the primary approaches for
Folklore studies ?
(A) Linguistics, geographical,
literary.
(B) Structural, anthropological,
historical.
(C) Sociological, psychological,
marxist.
(D) Psycho-analytic, mass cultural,
feminist.
12. ‘The behaviour of the particular
group of people’ is called
(A) Folklore
(B) World view
(C) Culture
(D) Folk life
13. The phrase ‘Conversational genres’
refers to
(A) Jokes, songs and tales
(B) Proverb, riddle and tale
(C) Riddle, proverb and ballad
(D) Proverb, riddle and jokes
14. ‘Meta folklore’ refers to
(A) World view
(B) Ethnic folklore
(C) Folkloristics from the
perspective of the folk
(D) Attitude of the folk towards
their life
15. Verbal art refers to
(A) Oral traditions
(B) Folklore
(C) Material culture
(D) Riddling session
16. Who translated ‘Morfologiya
skawki’ into English ?
(A) Alan Dundes
(B) Dan Ben-Amos
(C) Lowrence Scott
(D) Robert A. Georges
17. The term ‘Motifeme’ is introduced
into folklore studies by
(A) V. Propp
(B) Alan Dundes
(C) J. Handoo
(D) Y. M. Sokolov
18. The word Folklorism was coined by
(A) Hans Moser
(B) Regina Bendix
(C) Roger D. Abrahams
(D) Hermann Bausinger
19. The Folk Dance form of Punjab is
known as
(A) Garba
(B) Bihu
(C) Bhangra
(D) Aattam
20. The first ISFNR conference held in
India was at
(A) Shillong
(B) Chennai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Mysore
21. Assertion (A) : The very position of
folklore in the cultural milieu
shows its complex relationship with
other cultural expressions.
Reason (R) : Therefore the discipline
of folklore is required to be
developed on interdisciplinary
thrusts only.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is incorrect.
(B) (A) is not correct, (R) is
correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is correct, (R) is partially
correct.
22. Assertion (A) : If folklore is to be
examined for its universal
elements, then it should be seen as
a historically fixed fact.
Reason (R) : Since it is also a dynamic
and on-going process giving
cultural results.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is partially
correct.
(B) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(C) (A) is partially correct, (R) is
not correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
23. Assertion (A) : Indian folklore itself
identifies various folk groups and
assigns them stereotypical
characteristics.
Reason (R) : This phenomenon is also
taken as an example of meta folklore.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(B) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are partially
correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
24. Assertion (A) : One of the important
features of folklore is variation.
During the process of transmission
all the items of folklore especially
oral narratives will have more
variations than the minor oral genres.
Reason (R) : But the minor genres
such as proverb, riddle and jokes
never provide space for occurring
variations and because of this
nature they are termed as ‘fixed
phrase genres’.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, and (R) is
partially correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is not
correct.
(D) (A) is not correct and (R) is
correct.
25. Assertion (A) : Most literary genres
are easily identifiable in terms of
structure.
Reason (R) : But folk poetry is
different, for it is defined not only
in terms of form but also in terms
of its manner of transmission.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is not
correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct and (R) is
correct.
26. Assertion (A) : Folk costume is one of
the symbols of folk community,
and one of the variables of a
culture.
Reason (R) : As a symbol it expresses
the basic needs as well as the basic
structure of a folk community and
as a variable it becomes a means of
identifying the pervading culture.
Codes :
(A) (A) is partially correct, (R) is
not correct.
(B) (A) is correct, (R) is partially
correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
27. Assertion (A) : Folklore has been and
continues to be a reflection and a
weapon of class conflicts.
Reason (R) : That is why Marx and
Gorky declared that folklore must
be considered from the socialpolitical
point of view.
Codes :
(A) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is not
correct.
28. Assertion (A) : Since folk literature
depends on its own cultural climate,
modern folk stories are influenced
by modern life, communication and
multiculturalism.
Reason (R) : Because easy travel
opportunities and immediate
information on world affairs have
made folk communities more
cosmopolitan than ethnic.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is partially
correct.
(B) (A) is partially correct, (R) is
correct.
(C) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
29. Assertion (A) : Pre-proppian era was
closely guided by variable elements
in all kinds of folklore studies
because that was the only option to
study folklore.
Reason (R) : But the different
approach founded by propp is the
constant action in his
morphological analysis.
Codes :
(A) (A) is not correct and (R) is
correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is not
correct.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
30. Assertion (A) : It is apparent that the
training of the folklorist requires
considerable experience in the
field, the library, the archives, the
museum.
Reason (R) : Yet many person feel
they can understand folklore in a
five minute conversation.
Codes :
(A) (A) is correct, (R) is not correct.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is not correct, (R) is correct.
(D) (A) is correct, (R) is partially
correct.
31. Which one is the correct sequence of
functional folklorists ?
(A) B. Malinowski, Ruth Benedict,
Linda Degh, W. Bascom.
(B) Ruth Benediet, W. Bascom,
B. Malinowski, Linda Degh.
(C) Ruth Benediet, B. Malinowski,
W. Bascom, Linda Degh
(D) B. Malinowski, Ruth Benediet,
Linda Degh, W. Bascom
32. Which one is not the correct
sequence of Folklore theories ?
(A) Functional, Structural, Oralformulaic,
Contextual.
(B) Historical-reconstructional,
Ideoloagical, Functional,
Psychoanalytical.
(C) Structural, Oral-formulaic,
Cross cultural, Mass cultural.
(D) Contextual, Structural,
Functional, Oral-formulaic.
33. According to Dorson give the correct
sequence of the four major categories
of Folklore and Folklife ?
(A) Oral literature, Material
culture, Social folk custom,
Performing folk arts.
(B) Material culture, Social folk
custom, Oral literature,
Performing folk arts.
(C) Social folk custom, Performing
folk arts, Oral literature,
Material culture.
(D) Oral literature, Performing folk
arts, Material culture, Social
folk custom.


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