Populate DropDownList using MVC 4 & Entity Framework

Question

I\'m developing MVC4 & Entity Framework Application.I wanted to populate DropDownList,I wanted to bind Category List to Dodropdown list

IRepository Code

Answer 1

How about using ViewBag?

View

Product Type
   @Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.ProductType,ViewBag.ListOfCategories)

Controller

public ActionResult AddProduct()
{
    ViewBag.ListOfCategories = GetCategory();
    return View();
}