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| 1. |
________________ is the act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, while making use of the commercial provision of services. |
| A. | ayurveda |
| B. | tourism |
| C. | bungee jumping |
| D. | entertainment |
| Answer» B. tourism | |
| 2. |
The famous traveler who wrote air travel experience in ancient time |
| A. | alexander |
| B. | marco polo |
| C. | benjamin |
| D. | ibnu batuta |
| Answer» D. ibnu batuta | |
| 3. |
Travelling for the purpose of learning about cultures or aspects of cultures is |
| A. | ethnic tourism |
| B. | vfr |
| C. | mass tourism |
| D. | cultural tourism |
| Answer» D. cultural tourism | |
| 4. |
Tourism that consists of travelling to relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated natural areas with specific objectives of studying , admiring, and enjoying the scenery and its wild plants and animals as well as any existing cultural manifestations |
| A. | wild life tourism |
| B. | rural tourism |
| C. | eco tourism |
| D. | adventure tourism |
| Answer» C. eco tourism | |
| 5. |
Eco-Tourist is interested to visit a destination where there is |
| A. | rich wildlife wealth |
| B. | unique wildlife species |
| C. | relatively unspoilt natural environment |
| D. | dense forest |
| Answer» C. relatively unspoilt natural environment | |
| 6. |
Who are the targets of a tourist spot that is located at great heights |
| A. | children |
| B. | women |
| C. | adventure tourists |
| D. | business tycoons |
| Answer» C. adventure tourists | |
| 7. |
Which of the following is not an element of tourism? |
| A. | bread and biscuits |
| B. | scenic attractions |
| C. | historical factors |
| D. | amenities |
| Answer» A. bread and biscuits | |
| 8. |
The word Tourist was derived from the Latin word__________. |
| A. | tornus |
| B. | trident |
| C. | toijour |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. tornus | |
| 9. |
Which is the most expensive type of tourism? |
| A. | green tourism |
| B. | cruise tourism |
| C. | space tourism |
| D. | wedding tourism |
| Answer» C. space tourism | |
| 10. |
Name the first space tourist. |
| A. | thomas cook |
| B. | dennis tito |
| C. | dennis martin |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. dennis tito | |
| 11. |
Tourism is economically significant because it generates _______________ and __________________. |
| A. | happiness and satisfaction |
| B. | income and employment |
| C. | health and safety |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. income and employment | |
| 12. |
IATA stands for |
| A. | international air transport association |
| B. | indian air transport association |
| C. | indonesian air transport association |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. international air transport association | |
| 13. |
Which of the following travelers was appointed as the qazi or judge of Delhi by the Muhammad bin Tughlaq? |
| A. | al-biruni |
| B. | mahmood of gaznavi |
| C. | both a & b |
| D. | ibn-batuta |
| Answer» D. ibn-batuta | |
| 14. |
“Travels in the Mughal Empire” is an account of which of the following travellers to India? |
| A. | albiruni |
| B. | abdur razzaq samarqandi |
| C. | berneir |
| D. | ibn battuta |
| Answer» C. berneir | |
| 15. |
Excursionist means |
| A. | a person who stays less than 24 hours in the country visited. |
| B. | a person who stays more than 24 hours in the country visited. |
| C. | a person who covers a reasonably large distance within the country of his residence. |
| D. | a person who stays 1 year atleast in the country visited. |
| Answer» A. a person who stays less than 24 hours in the country visited. | |
| 16. |
Internal tourism includes |
| A. | domestic & inbound tourism |
| B. | inbound tourism |
| C. | domestic tourism |
| D. | outbound tourism |
| Answer» A. domestic & inbound tourism | |
| 17. |
When a visitor travels in his country of residence, he is a _____________ visitor |
| A. | domestic |
| B. | international |
| C. | inbound |
| D. | out bound |
| Answer» A. domestic | |
| 18. |
A person who travels on foot is known as |
| A. | pouching |
| B. | way tarer |
| C. | cosmopolitan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. pouching | |
| 19. |
The national tourism policy was drafter in |
| A. | 1997 |
| B. | 1998 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 1996 |
| Answer» A. 1997 | |
| 20. |
A person who moves from one location to another is known as ________________ |
| A. | tourist |
| B. | traveler |
| C. | inbound tourist |
| D. | out bound tourist |
| Answer» B. traveler | |
| 21. |
A person who is travelling a place for pleasure is known as |
| A. | tourist |
| B. | traveller |
| C. | inbound tourist |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. tourist | |
| 22. |
A country is mainly benefited from tourism by the _____________ |
| A. | tourist expenditure |
| B. | tourist travel |
| C. | accommodation |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. tourist expenditure | |
| 23. |
Selling tourism services through multiple choice is called |
| A. | market penetration |
| B. | dual distribution |
| C. | yield management |
| D. | pyramid marketing |
| Answer» B. dual distribution | |
| 24. |
Which of the flowing tourism service suppliers has been the most aggressive in marketing through direct distribution channels? |
| A. | hotels |
| B. | rental car companies |
| C. | airlines |
| D. | cruise ships |
| Answer» C. airlines | |
| 25. |
Tourism sector creates more _________ opportunities |
| A. | job |
| B. | fund raising |
| C. | profit making |
| D. | attractive |
| Answer» A. job | |
| 26. |
Availability of trained _____________is essential for tourism. |
| A. | manpower |
| B. | candidates |
| C. | caterers |
| D. | hoteliers |
| Answer» A. manpower | |
| 27. |
Tourism creates impact on _________. |
| A. | individual |
| B. | family |
| C. | culture |
| D. | community |
| Answer» C. culture | |
| 28. |
Sustainable Tourism aims to provide maximum protection to local ________________ |
| A. | farming and vegetation |
| B. | transportation |
| C. | people & their livelihood |
| D. | commuters commuting |
| Answer» C. people & their livelihood | |
| 29. |
_____Approach of tourism do not consider interest of the Local Community. |
| A. | boosterism |
| B. | economic |
| C. | sustainable |
| D. | physical spatial |
| Answer» A. boosterism | |
| 30. |
Island Tourism Festival is being held at which city? |
| A. | port blair |
| B. | colombo |
| C. | diu |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. port blair | |
| 31. |
______________ may be defined as requirement of various tourism products (Goods & services) at a particular place or market in a given time period. |
| A. | tourist |
| B. | tourism demand |
| C. | cruise tourism |
| D. | multiple demand |
| Answer» B. tourism demand | |
| 32. |
_____________ refers to all those individuals, who have potential to undergo any tour but they have delayed their plan due to some reasons. |
| A. | potential demand |
| B. | deferred demand |
| C. | creative demand |
| D. | future demand |
| Answer» B. deferred demand | |
| 33. |
______________ refers to all those people, who can undergo tours but are not utilizing any tourism product because of lack of motivation and sufficient information. |
| A. | active demand |
| B. | future demand |
| C. | potential demand |
| D. | suppressed demand |
| Answer» D. suppressed demand | |
| 34. |
Sunlust means |
| A. | a desire to travel and enjoy sunny places. |
| B. | a desire to enjoy natural resources. |
| C. | a desire to travel unexplored places. |
| D. | a desire to travel abroad. |
| Answer» A. a desire to travel and enjoy sunny places. | |
| 35. |
Which is not a Psychological indicator in tourism? |
| A. | motivational atmosphere for tourism activities. |
| B. | family structure and support. |
| C. | marital status. |
| D. | cultural exploration. |
| Answer» D. cultural exploration. | |
| 36. |
Its goal is blend tourism activities with the environment and local culture of an area. |
| A. | mass tourism |
| B. | envirotourism |
| C. | ecotourism |
| D. | extreme tourism |
| Answer» C. ecotourism | |
| 37. |
In which of the following basic categories can business environment be divided? |
| A. | local and regional |
| B. | regional and national. |
| C. | internal and external |
| D. | financial and nonfinancial |
| Answer» C. internal and external | |
| 38. |
The potentially negative social and cultural impact of tourism does not include: |
| A. | encouragement of urbanization and emigration |
| B. | increase in health risk |
| C. | encouragement of cultural conversation |
| D. | loss of cultural authenticity |
| Answer» C. encouragement of cultural conversation | |
| 39. |
This is NOT one of the examples of social impacts of tourism: |
| A. | resentment of tourists by the host community |
| B. | crime |
| C. | prostitution |
| D. | economic imbalance |
| Answer» D. economic imbalance | |
| 40. |
The common feature between travel and tourism is |
| A. | both are synonyms |
| B. | the action of movement. |
| C. | same origin |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. the action of movement. | |
| 41. |
IUOTO is |
| A. | indian union of official travel organizations |
| B. | international union of official travel organizations |
| C. | international union of official travel observers |
| D. | international unity of open travel organizations |
| Answer» B. international union of official travel organizations | |
| 42. |
____________ is a form of tourism focuses on exploration the study of culture and traditions of indigenous populations. |
| A. | eco tourism |
| B. | ethno tourism |
| C. | cultural tourism |
| D. | ecological tourism |
| Answer» B. ethno tourism | |
| 43. |
Poverty Tourism is also known as __________ |
| A. | dark tourism |
| B. | doom tourism |
| C. | slum tourism |
| D. | ecotourism |
| Answer» C. slum tourism | |
| 44. |
______ Tourism is usually the tourism at the places which are towards extinction or are potentially endangered. |
| A. | doom |
| B. | poverty |
| C. | dark |
| D. | disaster |
| Answer» A. doom | |
| 45. |
________ is nature-based tourism that involves education and interpretation of the natural environment and is managed to be ecologically sustainable. |
| A. | ecotourism |
| B. | cultural |
| C. | ethno tourism |
| D. | ecological |
| Answer» A. ecotourism | |
| 46. |
________ is an outdoor activity consisting of walking in natural environments, often in mountains and other terrain. |
| A. | hiking |
| B. | driving |
| C. | skiing |
| D. | scuba driving |
| Answer» A. hiking | |
| 47. |
____________ products are created by man for the pleasure, leisure or business. |
| A. | cultural tourism |
| B. | archaeological |
| C. | man-made tourism |
| D. | ecotourism |
| Answer» C. man-made tourism | |
| 48. |
ITDC means |
| A. | indian traveler development corporation |
| B. | indian tourism development corporation |
| C. | international tourism development corporation |
| D. | indian tourism development company |
| Answer» B. indian tourism development corporation | |
| 49. |
The full form of UNWTO is: |
| A. | united nations welfare and tourism organization |
| B. | united nations world tourism organization |
| C. | united nations welfare and travel organization |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. united nations world tourism organization | |
| 50. |
Who is the Secretary General of UNWTO? |
| A. | zurab pololikashvili |
| B. | zhu shanzhong |
| C. | manuel butler halter |
| D. | harold goodwill |
| Answer» A. zurab pololikashvili | |
| 51. |
WTTC headquarters is located at: |
| A. | london |
| B. | madrid |
| C. | quebec |
| D. | paris |
| Answer» A. london | |
| 52. |
Where did the first meeting of WTTC held? |
| A. | london |
| B. | madrid |
| C. | quebec |
| D. | paris |
| Answer» D. paris | |
| 53. |
PATA was founded in the year: |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1971 |
| D. | 1972 |
| Answer» A. 1951 | |
| 54. |
Ministry of Tourism (India)was formed in the year: |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1967 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. 1967 | |
| 55. |
Which among the following is not a function of Ministry of Tourism (India)? |
| A. | infrastructure & product development |
| B. | research, analysis, monitoring and evaluation international co-operation and external assistance |
| C. | approval and classification of hotels and restaurants. |
| D. | recruitment of staff for various tourism institutes. |
| Answer» D. recruitment of staff for various tourism institutes. | |
| 56. |
Which country enjoys a permanent seat on executive council of UNWTO? |
| A. | spain |
| B. | france |
| C. | germany |
| D. | portugal |
| Answer» A. spain | |
| 57. |
The PATA Travel Mart was first launched in: |
| A. | bangkok |
| B. | manila |
| C. | singapore |
| D. | new delhi |
| Answer» B. manila | |
| 58. |
What is the full form of IATA? |
| A. | international air trade association |
| B. | international air transport association |
| C. | interline air transport association |
| D. | interline air trade association |
| Answer» B. international air transport association | |
| 59. |
What is the official slogan of KTDC? |
| A. | god’s own country |
| B. | official host to god's own country |
| C. | official host of god’s own country |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. official host to god's own country | |
| 60. |
Which among the below is the first step during policy formulation? |
| A. | decision making |
| B. | evaluation and review |
| C. | setting policy agenda |
| D. | implementation stage |
| Answer» C. setting policy agenda | |
| 61. |
The Government of India, realizing the need for a national tourism policy, announced the first Tourism Policy in: |
| A. | 1962 |
| B. | 1972 |
| C. | 1982 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» C. 1982 | |
| 62. |
When Ministry of Tourism (India) did unveiled second Tourism Policy? |
| A. | 2001 |
| B. | 2011 |
| C. | 2002 |
| D. | 2012 |
| Answer» C. 2002 | |
| 63. |
Countries where most of our tourists come from is referred to as: |
| A. | destination markets |
| B. | source markets |
| C. | market segmentation |
| D. | marketing areas |
| Answer» B. source markets | |
| 64. |
This is an example of a social benefit of tourism |
| A. | local people looking after the environment |
| B. | local people being employed in tourism businesses |
| C. | local people become entrepreneurs |
| D. | local people preserve and protect their culture. |
| Answer» D. local people preserve and protect their culture. | |
| 65. |
In which Five Year Plan Tourism became a part of the Indian Planning? |
| A. | first five year plan |
| B. | second five year plan |
| C. | third five year plan |
| D. | fourth five year plan |
| Answer» A. first five year plan | |
| 66. |
The IATA has divided the world in how many Traffic Conference areas? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 67. |
Tourism is a business activity which requires; |
| A. | long-term planning |
| B. | medium-term planning |
| C. | short-term planning |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 68. |
The group set by the Planning Commission of India to suggest possible recommendations for increasing the share of the FTA. |
| A. | tourism fta group |
| B. | tourism working group |
| C. | tourism planning group |
| D. | tourism increasing group |
| Answer» B. tourism working group | |
| 69. |
ITDC was established under the MoT in the Year; |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1966 |
| C. | 1976 |
| D. | 1986 |
| Answer» B. 1966 | |
| 70. |
Which among the below is not an International Tourism Organization? |
| A. | wttc |
| B. | taai |
| C. | pata |
| D. | uftaa |
| Answer» B. taai | |
| 71. |
Which among the below is not a GDS? |
| A. | galileo |
| B. | amtrak |
| C. | worldspan |
| D. | amadeus |
| Answer» B. amtrak | |
| 72. |
An example for negative impact of tourism is; |
| A. | employment generation |
| B. | displacement effect |
| C. | higher gdp growth |
| D. | poverty alleviation |
| Answer» B. displacement effect | |
| 73. |
An example for positive economic impact of Tourism is; |
| A. | balance of payment |
| B. | pressure on resources |
| C. | inflation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. balance of payment | |
| 74. |
The maximum ability of the local community to absorb the inflow of people for a period of time is referred to as: |
| A. | cultural sustainability |
| B. | social sustainability |
| C. | economic sustainability |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. social sustainability | |
| 75. |
If the value of tourist spending is less than the value of imports necessary to supply the front-line service providers, it is called; |
| A. | inflation |
| B. | leakage |
| C. | ripple effect |
| D. | recession |
| Answer» B. leakage | |
| 76. |
Tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities is called; |
| A. | eco-tourism |
| B. | responsible tourism |
| C. | sustainable tourism |
| D. | alternative tourism |
| Answer» C. sustainable tourism | |
| 77. |
RT Mission, the nodal agency formed by the Government of Kerala, was launched in the year; |
| A. | 2015 |
| B. | 2016 |
| C. | 2017 |
| D. | 2018 |
| Answer» C. 2017 | |
| 78. |
The ‘triple-bottom-line’ mission envisaged by RT Mission, Kerala does not include; |
| A. | economic responsibilities |
| B. | cultural responsibilities |
| C. | social responsibilities |
| D. | environmental responsibilities |
| Answer» B. cultural responsibilities | |
| 79. |
The tiger Reserve ‘Nagarjuna – Srisailam’is located in; |
| A. | karnataka |
| B. | kerala |
| C. | andhra pradesh |
| D. | telangana |
| Answer» C. andhra pradesh | |
| 80. |
Which one is not a skiing resort? |
| A. | manali |
| B. | gulmarg |
| C. | auli |
| D. | shimla |
| Answer» D. shimla | |
| 81. |
According to Getz and Hall, which one of the following is not a part of the Five approaches of Tourism planning at destination level? |
| A. | boosterism |
| B. | industry-oriented approach |
| C. | cultural approach |
| D. | sustainable approach |
| Answer» C. cultural approach | |
| 82. |
TATA Airlines was renamed as Air India in the year; |
| A. | 1948 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1954 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» A. 1948 | |
| 83. |
Which one of the following is a pact of adventure tourism? |
| A. | swimming |
| B. | bowling |
| C. | bungee jumping |
| D. | chess |
| Answer» C. bungee jumping | |
| 84. |
Which one of the following is a travel motivator? |
| A. | booking an order |
| B. | bomb blasts in bali |
| C. | imposition of heavy excise duty on gold import |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. booking an order | |
| 85. |
------------ tourism involves people travel within the country |
| A. | domestic tourism |
| B. | international tourism |
| C. | inbound tourism |
| D. | outbound tourism |
| Answer» A. domestic tourism | |
| 86. |
---------------- year national committee on tourism formulated a comprehensive plan for achieving a sustainable growth in tourism |
| A. | 1982 |
| B. | 1987 |
| C. | 1986 |
| D. | 1988 |
| Answer» D. 1988 | |
| 87. |
The national strategy for promotion of tourism was drafted in --------------- year |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1996 |
| C. | 1992 |
| D. | 1988 |
| Answer» B. 1996 | |
| 88. |
THE ADMINISTERATIVE HEAD OF THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM is; |
| A. | union minister of tourism |
| B. | chief minister of tourism |
| C. | tourism secretary |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. tourism secretary | |
| 89. |
The headquarters of IATA is in: |
| A. | manila |
| B. | montreal |
| C. | london |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. montreal | |
| 90. |
Which one of the following is not correctly stated? |
| A. | eco tourism is an important form of nature based tourism. |
| B. | eco tourism is community oriented and driven. |
| C. | eco tourism is government led and private sector controll |
| Answer» C. eco tourism is government led and private sector controll | |
| 91. |
CRS stands for |
| A. | computer reservation system |
| B. | customer reservation system |
| C. | consumer reservation system |
| D. | computer reservation software |
| Answer» A. computer reservation system | |
| 92. |
Which of the following is NOT a National Park? |
| A. | kaziranga |
| B. | gir |
| C. | eravikulam |
| D. | parambikkulam |
| Answer» D. parambikkulam | |
| 93. |
World Tourism Day was observed on _________ |
| A. | 27th september |
| B. | 7th august |
| C. | 25th september |
| D. | 14th july |
| Answer» A. 27th september | |
| 94. |
The famous church Basilica of Bom Jesus is located in_____________ |
| A. | kerala |
| B. | pondicherry |
| C. | nagaland |
| D. | goa |
| Answer» D. goa | |
| 95. |
Pollution is a_______________ problem |
| A. | social |
| B. | ecological |
| C. | economic |
| D. | all of the above options |
| Answer» A. social | |
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