FOLK LITERATURE- PAGE 1
FOLK LITERATURE MCQs
1. ‘Who are the folk? Among others we are’ stated by
(A) Stuart Blackburn
(B) Rozar Abraham
(C) Barre Toelken
(D) Alan Dundes
Ans: D
2. ‘Wisdom of many and wit of one’ is a
(A) Riddle
(B) Folktale
(C) Proverb
(D) Folksong
Ans: C
3. The name of the discipline that deals with the laws of language is
(A) Sociology
(B) Literature
(C) Linguistics
(D) Psychology
Ans: C
4. The quest of identity is the thrust area of
(A) Folklore
(B) History
(C) Economics
(D) Psychology
Ans: A
5. Avanculocal custom of marriage is prevalent in
(A) Negroid
(B) Aryan
(C) Dravidian
(D) Mongoloid
Ans: C
6. The Malabar Muslims are known as
(A) Shaik
(B) Pathan
(C) Sayed
(D) Mapilla
Ans: D
7. The editor of ‘Folklore’
(A) Shankar Sengupta
(B) Jawaharlal Handoo
(C) L. P. Vidyarthi
(D) Vanamamalai
Ans: A
8. Kenneth Pike has stated that feature mode, manifestation mode and distribution mode are the characteristic features of
(A) Emic Unit
(B) Type
(C) Etic unit
(D) Motif
Ans: A
9. ‘The way a people characteristically looks outward upon universe’ is called as
I. Wordview
II. Folk Religion
III. Folk Ritual
IV. Cosmogony
(A) II and III are correct.
(B) I and II are correct.
(C) I and IV are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: C
10. Ethno-Musicology is featured by
I. Phonometrics
II. Choriometrics
III. Cantometrics
IV. Rhetoric
(A) I, II and III are correct.
(B) II, III and IV are correct.
(C) II and IV are correct.
(D) I and III are correct.
Ans: A
11. The fixed phrase genre is
I. Proverb
II. Curse
III. Ethnic slur
IV. Saying
(A) I and III are correct.
(B) I and IV are correct.
(C) II and III are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: B
12. The concept of folklore process is associated with
I. Ben – Amos
II. Lauri Hanko
III. Analina Sikala
IV. Theoder Benfey
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) I and III are correct.
(C) II and III are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: C
13. Folklore in Mass Media:
I. Public Folklore
II. Fakelore
III. Popularlore
IV. Applied Folklore
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) I and III are correct.
(C) II and III are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: B
14. ‘Chhau’ is performed in
I. Assam
II. Bengal
III. Jharkhand
IV. Odisha
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) I and III are correct.
(C) I and IV are correct.
(D) II, III and IV are correct.
Ans: D
15. R. S. Boggs classification of folklore into Groups, Categories, Types and subdivisions is called
(A) Archival cataloguing system
(B) Library cataloguing system
(C) SPSS cataloguing system
(D) Artifact cataloguing system
Ans: B
16. The constant actions of variable characters are:
(A) Interdiction
(B) Liquidation
(C) Function
(D) Designation
Ans: C
17. The personality that one projects to the outside world to gain the approval of the society is termed as:
(A) Anima
(B) Super Ego
(C) Persona
(D) Extrovert
Ans: C
18. ‘Golden Bough’ is authored by
(A) A. S. Goldenweiser
(B) J. G. Frazer
(C) E. B. Taylor
(D) L. H. Morgan
Ans: B
19. The ‘Solar Mythology’ is associated with
(A) Malinowski
(B) Levi-Strauss
(C) Stith Thompson
(D) Max Muller
Ans: D
20. The concept of Liminality is associated with
(A) Alan Dundes
(B) Victor Turner
(C) Emilie Durkhiem
(D) Mircea Eliade
Ans: B
21. ‘Lai Haraoba’ is a festival of
(A) Assam
(B) Mizoram
(C) Manipur
(D) Nagaland
Ans: C
22. The case study method is
(A) Quantitative method
(B) Survey method
(C) Ethnography method
(D) Qualitative method
Ans: D
23. Proppian analysis is based on the genre of folklore:
(A) Fairy Tale
(B) Epic
(C) Ballad
(D) Myth
Ans: A
24. The concept of Allo-motifeme is propounded by
(A) Andrew Lang
(B) Franz Boas
(C) Alan Dundes
(D) Roman Jakobson
Ans: C
25. Identify which art form does not come under folk performance:
(A) Koodiyattam
(B) Terakuthu
(C) Gidha
(D) Bihu
Ans: A
26. Assertion (A): ‘Folklore is artistic communication in small group.’
Reason (R): Folklore in the context has no dichotomy between process and product.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Ans: B
27. Assertion (A): Folklore is considered as the relics of the civilization by profounders of the Evolution Theory.
Reason (R): Civilization does not reflect advancement.
(A) (A) is false and (R) is correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) is false and (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Ans: B
28. Assertion (A): The pressures of the id and super-ego cause repression, which results in dreams.
Reason (R): Individual fantasies cause dreams.
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) (A) is correct explanation and (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false explanation and (R) is correct.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: B
29. Assertion (A): Ethnographic method is the description of physical features of the earth.
Reason (R): Earth comprises all human races.
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: D
30. Assertion (A): The study of Folklore is static.
Reason (R): Folklore archive is the depository of verbal and nonverbal genres.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is not correct explanation.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
Ans: C
31. Assertion (A): Legend is a narrative which is wholly created out of Fantasy.
Reason (R): Place and time referred in the legend are believed as true.
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is correct.
(B) (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong.
Ans: A
32. Assertion (A): Durgapuja is the symbolic celebration of victory over evil.
Reason (R): The myth is the explanation for Durgapuja.
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is also correct.
(C) Both explanation (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
Ans: B
33. Assertion (A): Television is a Mass Communication Media.
Reason (R): Television as Mass Media is controlled by masses.
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: A
34. Assertion (A): Proverb functioning as a sentence by itself whereas idiom is part of a sentence.
Reason (R): Proverb and idiom are not cultural derivatives.
(A) (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) (A) is correct (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is wrong (R) is correct.
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: B
35. Assertion (A): Memorisation of text by a ballad singer is governed by oral formulaic.
Reason (R): Oral formulaic is dictated by the audience.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: C
36. Assertion (A): Finish method is basically diachronic.
Reason (R): Finish method consider only special texts for analysis.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
37. Assertion (A): Authentication of the accepted norms is one of the functions of folklore.
Reason (R): Folk behaviour is based on tradition.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
38. The book “Caste and Tribes of South India” is by
I. Heimenderf
II. Rangachary
III. Edgar Thurston
IV. Gopal Naika
(A) II and III are correct.
(B) I and IV are correct.
(C) II and IV are correct.
(D) I and III are correct.
Ans: A
39. Saussurian Concepts are:
I. Langere and Parole
II. Diachronic and synchronic
III. Conscious and unconscious
IV. Gross Constituent and Mytheme
(A) IV and III are correct.
(B) I and II are correct.
(C) II and III are correct.
(D) I and IV are correct.
Ans: B
40. Author of the ‘Savage Art’
(A) Theoder Benfey
(B) Malinowski
(C) Andrew Lang
(D) E. B. Tylor
Ans: C
41. Correct sequence of the concepts in ‘Folkloristics’ development.
(A) Solar Mythology, Structuralism, Performance centered, Cultural Metabolism
(B) Structuralism, Solar Mythology, Performance centered, Cultural Metabolism
(C) Solar Mythology, Performance centered, Cultural Metabolism, Structuralism
(D) Performance centered, Cultural Metabolism, Structuralism, Solar Mythology
Ans: A
42. Identify the order of ‘Young Turks’ of Folklore as given by Alan Dundes.
(A) Ben Amos, Roger Abrahams, Richard Bauman
(B) Roger Abrahams, Ben Amos, Richard Bauman
(C) Richard Bauman, Roger Abrahams, Ben Amos
(D) Ben Amos, Richard Bauman, Roger Abrahams
Ans: A
43. Identify the sequence of Research Process.
(A) Data collection, Literature Survey, Analysis, Report Writing
(B) Literature Survey, Data collection, Analysis, Report writing
(C) Literature Survey, Analysis, Report writing, Data collection
(D) Report writing, Literature Survey, Data collection, Analysis
Ans: B
44. Find out the chronological order of the development of Folkloristics.
(A) Folklorism, Folklore, Popular Antiquities, Public Folklore
(B) Popular Antiquities, Folklorism, Folklore, Public Folklore
(C) Popular Antiquities, Folklore, Folklorism, Public Folklore
(D) Public Folklore, Folklorism, Folklore, Popular Antiquities
Ans: C
45. Sequence the folklorists who are connected with historic – geographical method.
I. Kaarle Krohn
II. C. W. Von SyDow
III. Axel Orlik
IV. Julius Krohn
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, III, II, IV
(C) IV, I, III, II
(D) IV, II, I, III
Ans: C
46. Arrange folklore classification as done by Richard M. Dorson
I. Social Folk Custom
II. Oral Folklore
III. Performing Folk Arts
IV. Material Culture
(A) I, III, II, IV
(B) II, I, IV, III
(C) II, I, III, IV
(D) I, IV, II, III
Ans: B
47. Identify the order of cities having Kalamandalam, Manavsangrahalaya, Kalakshetra, Sangeet Natak Akadami.
I. New Delhi
II. Thrissur
III. Chennai
IV. Bhopal
Codes
(A) II, III, I, IV
(B) II, IV, III, I
(C) IV, III, II, I
(D) IV, II, III, I
Ans: B
48. Arrange the order of wind, percussion, string and mixed instruments:
I. Kinnera
II. Sarangi
III. Chanda
IV. Shehnai
Codes :
(A) I, III, II, IV
(B) II, I, IV, III
(C) IV, III, II, I
(D) IV, II, III, I
Ans: C
49. Sequence the festivals with places Rio, Madrid, San Francisco, Berlin:
I. Mardi Gras
II. Carnival
III. La Tomatina
IV. Love Parade
Codes:
(A) II, III, I, IV
(B) II, IV, III, I
(C) IV, III, II, I
(D) I, III, IV, II
Ans: A
50. Sequence the folk performances associated with States:
Mizoram, Manipur, Karnataka, Tamilnadu
I. Doddatta
II. Khuallam
III. Thabal Chong ba
IV. Karagatam
Codes :
(A) I, III, II, IV
(B) IV, I, II, III
(C) III, I, II, IV
(D) II, III, I, IV
Ans: D
(A) Stuart Blackburn
(B) Rozar Abraham
(C) Barre Toelken
(D) Alan Dundes
Ans: D
2. ‘Wisdom of many and wit of one’ is a
(A) Riddle
(B) Folktale
(C) Proverb
(D) Folksong
Ans: C
3. The name of the discipline that deals with the laws of language is
(A) Sociology
(B) Literature
(C) Linguistics
(D) Psychology
Ans: C
4. The quest of identity is the thrust area of
(A) Folklore
(B) History
(C) Economics
(D) Psychology
Ans: A
5. Avanculocal custom of marriage is prevalent in
(A) Negroid
(B) Aryan
(C) Dravidian
(D) Mongoloid
Ans: C
6. The Malabar Muslims are known as
(A) Shaik
(B) Pathan
(C) Sayed
(D) Mapilla
Ans: D
7. The editor of ‘Folklore’
(A) Shankar Sengupta
(B) Jawaharlal Handoo
(C) L. P. Vidyarthi
(D) Vanamamalai
Ans: A
8. Kenneth Pike has stated that feature mode, manifestation mode and distribution mode are the characteristic features of
(A) Emic Unit
(B) Type
(C) Etic unit
(D) Motif
Ans: A
9. ‘The way a people characteristically looks outward upon universe’ is called as
I. Wordview
II. Folk Religion
III. Folk Ritual
IV. Cosmogony
(A) II and III are correct.
(B) I and II are correct.
(C) I and IV are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: C
10. Ethno-Musicology is featured by
I. Phonometrics
II. Choriometrics
III. Cantometrics
IV. Rhetoric
(A) I, II and III are correct.
(B) II, III and IV are correct.
(C) II and IV are correct.
(D) I and III are correct.
Ans: A
11. The fixed phrase genre is
I. Proverb
II. Curse
III. Ethnic slur
IV. Saying
(A) I and III are correct.
(B) I and IV are correct.
(C) II and III are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: B
12. The concept of folklore process is associated with
I. Ben – Amos
II. Lauri Hanko
III. Analina Sikala
IV. Theoder Benfey
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) I and III are correct.
(C) II and III are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: C
13. Folklore in Mass Media:
I. Public Folklore
II. Fakelore
III. Popularlore
IV. Applied Folklore
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) I and III are correct.
(C) II and III are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: B
14. ‘Chhau’ is performed in
I. Assam
II. Bengal
III. Jharkhand
IV. Odisha
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) I and III are correct.
(C) I and IV are correct.
(D) II, III and IV are correct.
Ans: D
15. R. S. Boggs classification of folklore into Groups, Categories, Types and subdivisions is called
(A) Archival cataloguing system
(B) Library cataloguing system
(C) SPSS cataloguing system
(D) Artifact cataloguing system
Ans: B
16. The constant actions of variable characters are:
(A) Interdiction
(B) Liquidation
(C) Function
(D) Designation
Ans: C
17. The personality that one projects to the outside world to gain the approval of the society is termed as:
(A) Anima
(B) Super Ego
(C) Persona
(D) Extrovert
Ans: C
18. ‘Golden Bough’ is authored by
(A) A. S. Goldenweiser
(B) J. G. Frazer
(C) E. B. Taylor
(D) L. H. Morgan
Ans: B
19. The ‘Solar Mythology’ is associated with
(A) Malinowski
(B) Levi-Strauss
(C) Stith Thompson
(D) Max Muller
Ans: D
20. The concept of Liminality is associated with
(A) Alan Dundes
(B) Victor Turner
(C) Emilie Durkhiem
(D) Mircea Eliade
Ans: B
21. ‘Lai Haraoba’ is a festival of
(A) Assam
(B) Mizoram
(C) Manipur
(D) Nagaland
Ans: C
22. The case study method is
(A) Quantitative method
(B) Survey method
(C) Ethnography method
(D) Qualitative method
Ans: D
23. Proppian analysis is based on the genre of folklore:
(A) Fairy Tale
(B) Epic
(C) Ballad
(D) Myth
Ans: A
24. The concept of Allo-motifeme is propounded by
(A) Andrew Lang
(B) Franz Boas
(C) Alan Dundes
(D) Roman Jakobson
Ans: C
25. Identify which art form does not come under folk performance:
(A) Koodiyattam
(B) Terakuthu
(C) Gidha
(D) Bihu
Ans: A
26. Assertion (A): ‘Folklore is artistic communication in small group.’
Reason (R): Folklore in the context has no dichotomy between process and product.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Ans: B
27. Assertion (A): Folklore is considered as the relics of the civilization by profounders of the Evolution Theory.
Reason (R): Civilization does not reflect advancement.
(A) (A) is false and (R) is correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) is false and (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Ans: B
28. Assertion (A): The pressures of the id and super-ego cause repression, which results in dreams.
Reason (R): Individual fantasies cause dreams.
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) (A) is correct explanation and (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false explanation and (R) is correct.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: B
29. Assertion (A): Ethnographic method is the description of physical features of the earth.
Reason (R): Earth comprises all human races.
(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: D
30. Assertion (A): The study of Folklore is static.
Reason (R): Folklore archive is the depository of verbal and nonverbal genres.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is not correct explanation.
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
Ans: C
31. Assertion (A): Legend is a narrative which is wholly created out of Fantasy.
Reason (R): Place and time referred in the legend are believed as true.
(A) (A) is wrong (R) is correct.
(B) (A) and (R) are correct.
(C) (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong.
Ans: A
32. Assertion (A): Durgapuja is the symbolic celebration of victory over evil.
Reason (R): The myth is the explanation for Durgapuja.
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is also correct.
(C) Both explanation (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
Ans: B
33. Assertion (A): Television is a Mass Communication Media.
Reason (R): Television as Mass Media is controlled by masses.
(A) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong explanation.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct explanation.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: A
34. Assertion (A): Proverb functioning as a sentence by itself whereas idiom is part of a sentence.
Reason (R): Proverb and idiom are not cultural derivatives.
(A) (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) (A) is correct (R) is not correct.
(C) (A) is wrong (R) is correct.
(D) (A) is correct and (R) is correct explanation.
Ans: B
35. Assertion (A): Memorisation of text by a ballad singer is governed by oral formulaic.
Reason (R): Oral formulaic is dictated by the audience.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(C) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Ans: C
36. Assertion (A): Finish method is basically diachronic.
Reason (R): Finish method consider only special texts for analysis.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: B
37. Assertion (A): Authentication of the accepted norms is one of the functions of folklore.
Reason (R): Folk behaviour is based on tradition.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is wrong.
(C) (A) is wrong and (R) is correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Ans: A
38. The book “Caste and Tribes of South India” is by
I. Heimenderf
II. Rangachary
III. Edgar Thurston
IV. Gopal Naika
(A) II and III are correct.
(B) I and IV are correct.
(C) II and IV are correct.
(D) I and III are correct.
Ans: A
39. Saussurian Concepts are:
I. Langere and Parole
II. Diachronic and synchronic
III. Conscious and unconscious
IV. Gross Constituent and Mytheme
(A) IV and III are correct.
(B) I and II are correct.
(C) II and III are correct.
(D) I and IV are correct.
Ans: B
40. Author of the ‘Savage Art’
(A) Theoder Benfey
(B) Malinowski
(C) Andrew Lang
(D) E. B. Tylor
Ans: C
41. Correct sequence of the concepts in ‘Folkloristics’ development.
(A) Solar Mythology, Structuralism, Performance centered, Cultural Metabolism
(B) Structuralism, Solar Mythology, Performance centered, Cultural Metabolism
(C) Solar Mythology, Performance centered, Cultural Metabolism, Structuralism
(D) Performance centered, Cultural Metabolism, Structuralism, Solar Mythology
Ans: A
42. Identify the order of ‘Young Turks’ of Folklore as given by Alan Dundes.
(A) Ben Amos, Roger Abrahams, Richard Bauman
(B) Roger Abrahams, Ben Amos, Richard Bauman
(C) Richard Bauman, Roger Abrahams, Ben Amos
(D) Ben Amos, Richard Bauman, Roger Abrahams
Ans: A
43. Identify the sequence of Research Process.
(A) Data collection, Literature Survey, Analysis, Report Writing
(B) Literature Survey, Data collection, Analysis, Report writing
(C) Literature Survey, Analysis, Report writing, Data collection
(D) Report writing, Literature Survey, Data collection, Analysis
Ans: B
44. Find out the chronological order of the development of Folkloristics.
(A) Folklorism, Folklore, Popular Antiquities, Public Folklore
(B) Popular Antiquities, Folklorism, Folklore, Public Folklore
(C) Popular Antiquities, Folklore, Folklorism, Public Folklore
(D) Public Folklore, Folklorism, Folklore, Popular Antiquities
Ans: C
45. Sequence the folklorists who are connected with historic – geographical method.
I. Kaarle Krohn
II. C. W. Von SyDow
III. Axel Orlik
IV. Julius Krohn
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) I, III, II, IV
(C) IV, I, III, II
(D) IV, II, I, III
Ans: C
46. Arrange folklore classification as done by Richard M. Dorson
I. Social Folk Custom
II. Oral Folklore
III. Performing Folk Arts
IV. Material Culture
(A) I, III, II, IV
(B) II, I, IV, III
(C) II, I, III, IV
(D) I, IV, II, III
Ans: B
47. Identify the order of cities having Kalamandalam, Manavsangrahalaya, Kalakshetra, Sangeet Natak Akadami.
I. New Delhi
II. Thrissur
III. Chennai
IV. Bhopal
Codes
(A) II, III, I, IV
(B) II, IV, III, I
(C) IV, III, II, I
(D) IV, II, III, I
Ans: B
48. Arrange the order of wind, percussion, string and mixed instruments:
I. Kinnera
II. Sarangi
III. Chanda
IV. Shehnai
Codes :
(A) I, III, II, IV
(B) II, I, IV, III
(C) IV, III, II, I
(D) IV, II, III, I
Ans: C
49. Sequence the festivals with places Rio, Madrid, San Francisco, Berlin:
I. Mardi Gras
II. Carnival
III. La Tomatina
IV. Love Parade
Codes:
(A) II, III, I, IV
(B) II, IV, III, I
(C) IV, III, II, I
(D) I, III, IV, II
Ans: A
50. Sequence the folk performances associated with States:
Mizoram, Manipur, Karnataka, Tamilnadu
I. Doddatta
II. Khuallam
III. Thabal Chong ba
IV. Karagatam
Codes :
(A) I, III, II, IV
(B) IV, I, II, III
(C) III, I, II, IV
(D) II, III, I, IV
Ans: D
51. The order in narrative inquiry is study of
(A) Story, analysis, interpretation
(B) Structure, function, interpretation
(C) Story, plot, discourse
(D) Collection, analysis, synthesis and interpretation
Ans: C
52. Identify the correct sequence of the following events:
I. Establishment of American Folklore Society
II. Publication of Household Marchen
III. Publication of ‘Motif-Index of Folk Literature’
IV. Coinage of the term Folklore
Codes:
(A) IV, I, II, III
(B) III, II, I, IV
(C) I, II, IV, III
(D) II, IV, I, III
Ans: D
53. Arrange the following cities with therespective deities – Kali, Ekavira, Kamakhya, Srirama
I. Muhur
II. Kolkata
III. Bhadrachalam
IV. Guwahati
Codes:
(A) II, I, IV, III
(B) I, II, IV, III
(C) IV, I, III, II
(D) III, II, I, IV
Ans: A
54. Identify the chronological order of folk song genres from the following:
(A) Lullaby, Lamentation, Nursery Rhyme, Puberty Song
(B) Nursery Rhyme, Lullaby, Lamentation, Puberty Song
(C) Lullaby, Nursery Rhyme, Puberty Song, Lamentation
(D) Lamentation, Lullaby, Nursery Rhyme, Puberty Song
Ans: C
55. Find out the order of development of cultures as per the evolutionary process:
(A) Folk, Tribal, Popular, Elite
(B) Tribal, Folk, Elite, Popular
(C) Tribal, Popular, Elite, Folk
(D) Elite, Popular, Folk, Tribal
Ans: B
56. Give the correct sequence of the scholars with their Indian Language – A.K. Ramanujan, Komal Kothari, B. Ramaraju, and P.D. Goswami:
(A) Kannada, Rajasthani, Telugu, Assamese
(B) Rajasthani, Telugu, Assamese, Kannada
(C) Telugu, Rajasthani, Kannada, Assamese
(D) Rajasthani, Kannada, Assamese, Telugu
Ans: A
57. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Din-e-Ilahi 1. Ashtapadi
b. Brihadisvara Temple 2. Kautilya
c. Kalidasa 3. Tanjore
d. Arthasastra 4. Akbar
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: D
58. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Chenchu 1. Nagaland
b. Ao 2. Meghalaya
c. Ghumiar 3. Andhra Pradesh
d. Khasi 4. Punjab
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: C
59. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Hermeneutic approach 1. Max Muller
b. Comparative Philosophy 2. Pokimghore
c. Narrative method 3. Derrida
d. Deconstruction 4. Paul Ricoeur
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: B
60. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Proverb 1. Tangible and intangible
b. Sorcery 2. A cultural performance
c. Material Culture 3. Folk belief
d. Ritual 4. A Topic and a Comment
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans: A
61. Which one of the following is correct?
(A) Anima is female in male psyche.
(B) Anima is an instinct in psyche.
(C) Anima is male in female psyche.
(D) Anima is a split psyche.
Ans: A
62. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Dynamics of Folklore: Alan Dundes
(B) Folklore and Folk life: Richard Bauman
(C) Verbal Art as Performance: Ben-Amos
(D) Breaking the Magic Spell: Jack Zipes
Ans: D
63. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Erukala: Andhra Pradesh
(B) Aimol: West Bengal
(C) Irula: Maharashtra
(D) Khond: Kerala
Ans: A
64. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Folklore is the survival of the past refuses to die: Francis Potter
(B) Folklore comes early and stays late in the lives of all of us: Richard Bauman
(C) Folklore is the weapon of class conflict: Y.M. Sokolov
(D) Folklore is a body of traditional belief, custom and expression: B.A. Botkin
Ans: B
65. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Folklore University 1. Kolkata
b. Lok Kala Mandal 2. Bengaluru
c. National Folklore Support Centre 3. Jaipur
d. Folkloristic Education and Research Institute 4. Chennai
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans: C
66. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Maariyamman 1. Andhra Pradesh
b. Gangamma 2. Tamil Nadu
c. Mangala 3. Manipur
d. Panthoibi 4. Odisha
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans: B
67. Find out which one is not correctly matched?
(A) Folklorismus: Hans Moser
(B) Folklore process: Lauri Honko
(C) Historical Reconstructionism: G.L. Gomme
(D) Functionalism: Kunio Yanagita
Ans: D
68. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Therakkoothu 1. Karnataka
b. Chindhu Yakshagana 2. Tamil Nadu
c. Mughal Tamasa 3. Andhra Pradesh
d. Yakshagana 4. Odisha
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans: A
69. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Lok Sahitya 1. Kapila Vatsayayan
b. Indian Folk Dance 2. Balwant Gargi
c. Cultural Heritage of India 3. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Folk Theatre of India 4. S.K. Chatterjee
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans: C
70. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Conversational genre 1. Myth, legend and folktale
b. Prose Narratives 2. Proverbs, riddles andjokes
c. Meta-folklore 3. Use of folklore out of its context
d. Applied folklore 4. Folklore about folklore
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 4 2 3 1
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans: D
71. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Ethnography 1. Glorifying one’s own culture
b. Ethnology 2. Study of traditional music from the native perspective
c. Ethnocentrism 3. Comparative study of different cultures
d. Ethnomusicology 4. Descriptive study of a cultural group
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: B
72. Propp’s Morphology was instrumental in
(A) Shift from typology by content to typology by structure
(B) Study of functions and motifemes
(C) Classifying folktales by dramatis personae
(D) Recognising thirty one functions in a tale
Ans: A
73. The scholars of psychoanalytical theory are:
(A) Karl Abraham, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Jones, Erich Fromm
(B) Durkheim, Karl Abraham, Sigmund Freud, Walter Anderson
(C) Albert Wesselski, Gaston Paris, Karl Abraham, Sigmund Freud
(D) Walter Anderson, Albert Wesselski, Sigmund Freud, Karl Abraham
Ans: A
74. Which one is the correct statement?
(A) Comparative study of folklore raises folkloristic to the level of history of human nature.
(B) Aim of comparative study is to differentiate between variable and tangible.
(C) Folkloristic is a comparative subject and folklore belongs to all humanity.
(D) By looking at other cultures we can understand individual creativity.
Ans: C
75. ‘Semantics’ is the study that deals with
I. Sentence structure
II. Meaning structure
III. Grammatical structure
IV. Signified structure
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) II and IV are correct.
(C) I and III are correct.
(D) II and III are correct.
Ans: B
76. “Folklore” is an artistic communication in small group” stated by
(A) Richard Bauman
(B) Dan-Ben-Amos
(C) A.K. Ramanujan
(D) E.B. Taylor
Ans: B
77. The folk genre ‘Epic’ is a
(A) Sacred Narrative
(B) Individual’s Narrative
(C) Heroic Narrative
(D) Magic Narrative
Ans: C
78. The name of the discipline that deals with the Human evolution
(A) Anthropology
(B) Sociology
(C) Linguistics
(D) Philosophy
Ans: A
79. Reminiscence of the past in folklore is considered as
(A) Mythology
(B) Popular Antiquities
(C) Ancient Literature
(D) Fossils
Ans: B
80. Matrilinial custom of inheritance is prevalent in
(A) Santhal
(B) Mizo
(C) Khasi
(D) Kuki
Ans: C
81. Shamanism is
(A) Music tradition
(B) Dance form
(C) Fine Art expression
(D) Medical practice
Ans: D
82. “Folklore and Folklife” is authored by
(A) Stith Thompson
(B) Roger D. Abrahams
(C) R.M. Dorson
(D) Archer Taylor
Ans: C
83. Identify the correct sequence of Diachronic theory and synchronic theory
I. Structuralism and Functionalism
II. Solar Mythology and Psycho Analytical theory
III. Myth Ritual and Syntagmatic structuralism
IV. Cultural evolution and Finnish theory
Codes:
(A) II and III are correct
(B) III and IV are correct
(C) IV and III are correct
(D) I and IV are correct
Ans: A
84. The concept of ‘Folklorismus’ is associated with
I. Roger Abrahams
II. Benjamin Botkin
III. Regina Bendix
IV. Hans Moser
Codes:
(A) I and III are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) II and IV are correct
(D) III and IV are correct
Ans: D
85. The characteristics of folklore genre are
I. Functional
II. Variable
III. Structural
IV. Constants
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) III and IV are correct
(C) II and III are correct
(D) I and IV are correct
Ans: B
86. The functions of Riddle are
I. Incorporation
II. Resolution of conflict
III. Separation
IV. Clarification
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) III and IV are correct
(D) II and IV are correct
Ans: A
87. “Ethnography of speaking approach” is associated with
I. Victor Turner
II. Dell Hymes
III. Tedlock
IV. Emilie Durkheim
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) III and IV are correct
(D) II and IV are correct
Ans: B
88. Best examples for ‘folklore’ as cited by Dorson are
I. Pilgrim’s progress
II. Cinderella
III. Household tales
IV. Star Husband tale
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) I and IV are correct
(D) I and III are correct
Ans: D
89. Jatra is performed in
(A) Assam and Bengal
(B) Bengal and Odisha
(C) Assam and Manipur
(D) Odisha and Manipur
Ans: B
90. Rural peasantry life which reflects in the distant past was considered as
(A) Anthropology
(B) History
(C) Folklore
(D) Archeology
Ans: C
91. According to Von Sydow six types of environments i.e. time depth, isolation, boundaries, migrating nature of materials, group disposition and geographical experience formed to make
(A) Active Bearers
(B) Passive Bearers
(C) Tale type
(D) Oico type
Ans: D
92. “Collective unconscious is called as objective psyche because it is independent of consciousness and it is common to all human beings” this statement is related to
(A) Archetype
(B) Oicotype
(C) Steriotype
(D) Prototype
Ans: A
93. The author of “Raw and the Cooked” is
(A) J.S. Mill
(B) AnttiAarne
(C) Levi-Strauss
(D) James Frazer
Ans: C
94. Psychoanalysis deals with
(A) Collective consciousness
(B) Castration complex
(C) Clustro phobia
(D) Mass hysteria
Ans: B
95. Zend-Avesta is the religious texts of
(A) Jews
(B) Buddhists
(C) Zorastrians
(D) Sikhs
Ans: C
96. The author of “Folklore: The pulse of the people”
(A) L.P. Vidyarthi
(B) Sankar Sen Gupta
(C) P.D. Goswami
(D) Mazharul Islam
Ans: D
97. The following books are written by J. Handoo
I. A Bibliography of Indian Folk Literature
II. Folklore: An Introduction
III. Folkloristics and Indian Folkore
IV. Ballads and Tales of Assam
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) I and III are correct
(C) II and III are correct
(D) III and IV are correct
Ans: A
98. Which one is the ‘Association of Folklorists’ in India?
I. FOSSILS
II. IFA
III. IFC
IV. AFS
Codes:
(A) II and III are correct
(B) III and IV are correct
(C) I and III are correct
(D) II and IV are correct
Ans: C
99. Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts is situated in
(A) Chennai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Kolkata
Ans: B
100. Identify the wind instrument from the following:
(A) Chenda
(B) Ektara
(C) Bansuri
(D) Ginni
Ans: C
(A) Story, analysis, interpretation
(B) Structure, function, interpretation
(C) Story, plot, discourse
(D) Collection, analysis, synthesis and interpretation
Ans: C
52. Identify the correct sequence of the following events:
I. Establishment of American Folklore Society
II. Publication of Household Marchen
III. Publication of ‘Motif-Index of Folk Literature’
IV. Coinage of the term Folklore
Codes:
(A) IV, I, II, III
(B) III, II, I, IV
(C) I, II, IV, III
(D) II, IV, I, III
Ans: D
53. Arrange the following cities with therespective deities – Kali, Ekavira, Kamakhya, Srirama
I. Muhur
II. Kolkata
III. Bhadrachalam
IV. Guwahati
Codes:
(A) II, I, IV, III
(B) I, II, IV, III
(C) IV, I, III, II
(D) III, II, I, IV
Ans: A
54. Identify the chronological order of folk song genres from the following:
(A) Lullaby, Lamentation, Nursery Rhyme, Puberty Song
(B) Nursery Rhyme, Lullaby, Lamentation, Puberty Song
(C) Lullaby, Nursery Rhyme, Puberty Song, Lamentation
(D) Lamentation, Lullaby, Nursery Rhyme, Puberty Song
Ans: C
55. Find out the order of development of cultures as per the evolutionary process:
(A) Folk, Tribal, Popular, Elite
(B) Tribal, Folk, Elite, Popular
(C) Tribal, Popular, Elite, Folk
(D) Elite, Popular, Folk, Tribal
Ans: B
56. Give the correct sequence of the scholars with their Indian Language – A.K. Ramanujan, Komal Kothari, B. Ramaraju, and P.D. Goswami:
(A) Kannada, Rajasthani, Telugu, Assamese
(B) Rajasthani, Telugu, Assamese, Kannada
(C) Telugu, Rajasthani, Kannada, Assamese
(D) Rajasthani, Kannada, Assamese, Telugu
Ans: A
57. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Din-e-Ilahi 1. Ashtapadi
b. Brihadisvara Temple 2. Kautilya
c. Kalidasa 3. Tanjore
d. Arthasastra 4. Akbar
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 3 1 2 4
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: D
58. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Chenchu 1. Nagaland
b. Ao 2. Meghalaya
c. Ghumiar 3. Andhra Pradesh
d. Khasi 4. Punjab
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: C
59. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Hermeneutic approach 1. Max Muller
b. Comparative Philosophy 2. Pokimghore
c. Narrative method 3. Derrida
d. Deconstruction 4. Paul Ricoeur
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 1 3 2 4
Ans: B
60. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Proverb 1. Tangible and intangible
b. Sorcery 2. A cultural performance
c. Material Culture 3. Folk belief
d. Ritual 4. A Topic and a Comment
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans: A
61. Which one of the following is correct?
(A) Anima is female in male psyche.
(B) Anima is an instinct in psyche.
(C) Anima is male in female psyche.
(D) Anima is a split psyche.
Ans: A
62. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Dynamics of Folklore: Alan Dundes
(B) Folklore and Folk life: Richard Bauman
(C) Verbal Art as Performance: Ben-Amos
(D) Breaking the Magic Spell: Jack Zipes
Ans: D
63. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Erukala: Andhra Pradesh
(B) Aimol: West Bengal
(C) Irula: Maharashtra
(D) Khond: Kerala
Ans: A
64. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Folklore is the survival of the past refuses to die: Francis Potter
(B) Folklore comes early and stays late in the lives of all of us: Richard Bauman
(C) Folklore is the weapon of class conflict: Y.M. Sokolov
(D) Folklore is a body of traditional belief, custom and expression: B.A. Botkin
Ans: B
65. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Folklore University 1. Kolkata
b. Lok Kala Mandal 2. Bengaluru
c. National Folklore Support Centre 3. Jaipur
d. Folkloristic Education and Research Institute 4. Chennai
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 2 1 4
Ans: C
66. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Maariyamman 1. Andhra Pradesh
b. Gangamma 2. Tamil Nadu
c. Mangala 3. Manipur
d. Panthoibi 4. Odisha
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 1 4 3 2
Ans: B
67. Find out which one is not correctly matched?
(A) Folklorismus: Hans Moser
(B) Folklore process: Lauri Honko
(C) Historical Reconstructionism: G.L. Gomme
(D) Functionalism: Kunio Yanagita
Ans: D
68. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Therakkoothu 1. Karnataka
b. Chindhu Yakshagana 2. Tamil Nadu
c. Mughal Tamasa 3. Andhra Pradesh
d. Yakshagana 4. Odisha
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans: A
69. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Lok Sahitya 1. Kapila Vatsayayan
b. Indian Folk Dance 2. Balwant Gargi
c. Cultural Heritage of India 3. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Folk Theatre of India 4. S.K. Chatterjee
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 4 2 3
Ans: C
70. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Conversational genre 1. Myth, legend and folktale
b. Prose Narratives 2. Proverbs, riddles andjokes
c. Meta-folklore 3. Use of folklore out of its context
d. Applied folklore 4. Folklore about folklore
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 4 2 3 1
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans: D
71. Match the following List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Ethnography 1. Glorifying one’s own culture
b. Ethnology 2. Study of traditional music from the native perspective
c. Ethnocentrism 3. Comparative study of different cultures
d. Ethnomusicology 4. Descriptive study of a cultural group
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans: B
72. Propp’s Morphology was instrumental in
(A) Shift from typology by content to typology by structure
(B) Study of functions and motifemes
(C) Classifying folktales by dramatis personae
(D) Recognising thirty one functions in a tale
Ans: A
73. The scholars of psychoanalytical theory are:
(A) Karl Abraham, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Jones, Erich Fromm
(B) Durkheim, Karl Abraham, Sigmund Freud, Walter Anderson
(C) Albert Wesselski, Gaston Paris, Karl Abraham, Sigmund Freud
(D) Walter Anderson, Albert Wesselski, Sigmund Freud, Karl Abraham
Ans: A
74. Which one is the correct statement?
(A) Comparative study of folklore raises folkloristic to the level of history of human nature.
(B) Aim of comparative study is to differentiate between variable and tangible.
(C) Folkloristic is a comparative subject and folklore belongs to all humanity.
(D) By looking at other cultures we can understand individual creativity.
Ans: C
75. ‘Semantics’ is the study that deals with
I. Sentence structure
II. Meaning structure
III. Grammatical structure
IV. Signified structure
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) II and IV are correct.
(C) I and III are correct.
(D) II and III are correct.
Ans: B
76. “Folklore” is an artistic communication in small group” stated by
(A) Richard Bauman
(B) Dan-Ben-Amos
(C) A.K. Ramanujan
(D) E.B. Taylor
Ans: B
77. The folk genre ‘Epic’ is a
(A) Sacred Narrative
(B) Individual’s Narrative
(C) Heroic Narrative
(D) Magic Narrative
Ans: C
78. The name of the discipline that deals with the Human evolution
(A) Anthropology
(B) Sociology
(C) Linguistics
(D) Philosophy
Ans: A
79. Reminiscence of the past in folklore is considered as
(A) Mythology
(B) Popular Antiquities
(C) Ancient Literature
(D) Fossils
Ans: B
80. Matrilinial custom of inheritance is prevalent in
(A) Santhal
(B) Mizo
(C) Khasi
(D) Kuki
Ans: C
81. Shamanism is
(A) Music tradition
(B) Dance form
(C) Fine Art expression
(D) Medical practice
Ans: D
82. “Folklore and Folklife” is authored by
(A) Stith Thompson
(B) Roger D. Abrahams
(C) R.M. Dorson
(D) Archer Taylor
Ans: C
83. Identify the correct sequence of Diachronic theory and synchronic theory
I. Structuralism and Functionalism
II. Solar Mythology and Psycho Analytical theory
III. Myth Ritual and Syntagmatic structuralism
IV. Cultural evolution and Finnish theory
Codes:
(A) II and III are correct
(B) III and IV are correct
(C) IV and III are correct
(D) I and IV are correct
Ans: A
84. The concept of ‘Folklorismus’ is associated with
I. Roger Abrahams
II. Benjamin Botkin
III. Regina Bendix
IV. Hans Moser
Codes:
(A) I and III are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) II and IV are correct
(D) III and IV are correct
Ans: D
85. The characteristics of folklore genre are
I. Functional
II. Variable
III. Structural
IV. Constants
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) III and IV are correct
(C) II and III are correct
(D) I and IV are correct
Ans: B
86. The functions of Riddle are
I. Incorporation
II. Resolution of conflict
III. Separation
IV. Clarification
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) III and IV are correct
(D) II and IV are correct
Ans: A
87. “Ethnography of speaking approach” is associated with
I. Victor Turner
II. Dell Hymes
III. Tedlock
IV. Emilie Durkheim
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) III and IV are correct
(D) II and IV are correct
Ans: B
88. Best examples for ‘folklore’ as cited by Dorson are
I. Pilgrim’s progress
II. Cinderella
III. Household tales
IV. Star Husband tale
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) I and IV are correct
(D) I and III are correct
Ans: D
89. Jatra is performed in
(A) Assam and Bengal
(B) Bengal and Odisha
(C) Assam and Manipur
(D) Odisha and Manipur
Ans: B
90. Rural peasantry life which reflects in the distant past was considered as
(A) Anthropology
(B) History
(C) Folklore
(D) Archeology
Ans: C
91. According to Von Sydow six types of environments i.e. time depth, isolation, boundaries, migrating nature of materials, group disposition and geographical experience formed to make
(A) Active Bearers
(B) Passive Bearers
(C) Tale type
(D) Oico type
Ans: D
92. “Collective unconscious is called as objective psyche because it is independent of consciousness and it is common to all human beings” this statement is related to
(A) Archetype
(B) Oicotype
(C) Steriotype
(D) Prototype
Ans: A
93. The author of “Raw and the Cooked” is
(A) J.S. Mill
(B) AnttiAarne
(C) Levi-Strauss
(D) James Frazer
Ans: C
94. Psychoanalysis deals with
(A) Collective consciousness
(B) Castration complex
(C) Clustro phobia
(D) Mass hysteria
Ans: B
95. Zend-Avesta is the religious texts of
(A) Jews
(B) Buddhists
(C) Zorastrians
(D) Sikhs
Ans: C
96. The author of “Folklore: The pulse of the people”
(A) L.P. Vidyarthi
(B) Sankar Sen Gupta
(C) P.D. Goswami
(D) Mazharul Islam
Ans: D
97. The following books are written by J. Handoo
I. A Bibliography of Indian Folk Literature
II. Folklore: An Introduction
III. Folkloristics and Indian Folkore
IV. Ballads and Tales of Assam
Codes:
(A) I and II are correct
(B) I and III are correct
(C) II and III are correct
(D) III and IV are correct
Ans: A
98. Which one is the ‘Association of Folklorists’ in India?
I. FOSSILS
II. IFA
III. IFC
IV. AFS
Codes:
(A) II and III are correct
(B) III and IV are correct
(C) I and III are correct
(D) II and IV are correct
Ans: C
99. Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts is situated in
(A) Chennai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Kolkata
Ans: B
100. Identify the wind instrument from the following:
(A) Chenda
(B) Ektara
(C) Bansuri
(D) Ginni
Ans: C