Question 17.
The author says that folk “may often appear a cosy, fossilised form” because:
A
folk is a sonic “shabby chic” with an antique veneer.
B
of its nostalgic association with a pre-industrial past.
C
it has been arrogated for various political and cultural purposes.
D
the notion of folk has led to several debates and disagreements.
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"Free of the taint of manufacture" ...... been contested territory."
The phrase "Free of the taint of manufacture" is likely to have emerged post-industrialisation when conservationinsts(conserving status quo especially natural resources) fancied a pre-industrial age and expressed nostalgic attachment towards it. Hence the main point of the first paragraph can be summarised as "Conservationists envisioned a cosy folk form inspired by preindustrial times".
Hence option B is the correct answer
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