Exam Details
Subject | tourism administration and management | |
Paper | paper 2 | |
Exam / Course | ugc net national eligibility test | |
Department | ||
Organization | university grants commission | |
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Exam Date | December, 2011 | |
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Question Paper
PAPER-II
TOURISM ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
1. As per the UN WTO definition there are four different characteristics to define and measure tourist's activity.
Situations, Purpose of travel, Time, Health
Income, Family, Location, Culture
Time, Space, Boundary Crossing, Purpose of travel
Boundary Crossing, Location, Time, Income
2. The nearest airport to Thimphu is located at
Bagdogra
Kolkata
Gauwahati
Darjeeling
3. In which ocean the Island of Sychelles is located
India
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
4. EMS is applied when
MPM TPM before allowance
MPM TPM after allowance
MPM TPM before allowance
MPM TPM after allowance
5. The correct relationship between NUC, ROE LSF
R O E N U C × L S F
L S F N U C × R O E
N U C L S F × R O E
N U C L S F R O E
6. With which religion shravan Belgola is associated
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Parsi
7. 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
Wild life tourism
Rural tourism
Eco tourism
Adventure tourism
8. This consists of two list of statements and terms and the candidate has to match an item in one list with an item in the other
List I (Terms) List II (Statements)
I. Environmental (Physical carrying capacity) 1. Is the level of over crowding that a tourist is willing to tolerate before he/she decides a particular location is too full and then go else where.
II. Ecological carrying capacity 2. Is a threshold measure which if exceeded, will lead to actual damage to plants/animals habitat
III. Perceptual carrying capacity 3. In the given physical space the acceptable number of people (or the number of cars)
IV. Socio Cultural carrying capacity 4. Is the Socio Cultural development at a particular place
Codes
I II III IV
3 2 1 4
2 1 3 4
1 2 3 4
4 3 2 1
9. Which one of the following place is not associated with Kumbh Mela
Prayag Raj
Varanasi
Nasik
Ujjain
10. The first sermon delivered by Gautam Buddha after attaining the enlightenment was in
Bodh Gaya
Kapil Vastu
Sarnath
Kushinagar
11. Which one of the following is the oldest national park in India
Kanha
Manas
Gir National Park
Jim Corbett
12. Name the South Indian temple which celebrated its 1000th year
Meenakshi temple
Sri Venkateshwara temple
Brihadhishwara temple
Ramanath Swamy temple
13. This consists of two lists. The candidate has to match an item in one list with an item in the other
List I (Pilgrimage centres) List II (Places)
I. Dakshineshwar temple 1. Mount Abu
II. Kannagi temple 2. Gauwahati
III. Kamakhya temple 3. Thiruvanathapuram
IV. Brahmakumari 4. Kolkata
Codes
I II III IV
1 2 3 4
4 3 2 1
4 2 3 1
3 4 2 1
14. Who developed balanced score card approach
Hep worth and Goldenberg
Dinesh and Palmer
Mc Adam and O'Neil
Kaplan and Norton
15. The five dimensions of Management responsibilities of a manager includes
Self, internal, external, boss and subordinates
Self, boss, customers, internal and external
Self, boss, Stake holders, internal and external
Self, boss, government, internal and external
16. Who developed managerial gird model of five various leadership styles
Robert Black and Jame Mouton
Paul Hersey and Kenneth
Valentine and God Kin
Warticks and Cochran. P.
17. Strategic planning is the process of developing and analysing organisation's
Functions, policies and procedures
Mission, Vision and objectives
Strength, weakness, and Competencies
Methods, Mechanisms and Measures
18. The national emblem 'Lion Capital' is an adaptation from
Sanchi
Bharhut
Sarnath
Amaravati
19. Operating leverage can be calculated with the help of the following formulae.
Operating leverage Percentage of interest Operating Profit
Operating leverage Percentage of interest Contribution
Operating leverage Contribution Operating Profit
Operating leverage Operating Profit Percentage of interest
20. The book Donaldization of Society' is written by
George Ritzer
Danet. B
Maister D. H.
Parasuraman A.
21. Give the right sequence of Product hierarchy
Need family
Product family
Product class
Product line
22. Match the following List I with List II
List I List II
Stock turnover ratio I. Cost of Sales Average inventory
Debtors turnover ratio II. Credit Sales Average debitors
Credit turnover ratio III. Credit Purchase Average Credit
Working capital turnover ratio IV. Sales Working Capital
Codes
23. The book "The Presentation of self in Everyday Life" related to service encounter was written by
Dale B. G.
Feigenbaum A. V.
Erving Goff man
Howard Schultz
24. Give the right sequence of destination positioning process
I. Identify the competitive set of destinations in the target market and travel context.
II. Identify the target market and travel context
III. Identify the motivation/ benefits sought by Previous visitors and non visitors.
IV. Identify Perceptions of the strengths and weakness of each of the competitative set of destinations.
Codes
25. Assertion Sustainability is often linked to terms such as 'Green tourism or Eco tourism'
Reason Tourism sustainability has an economic and organisational dimension as well as Socio Cultural and environmental aspects.
Both and are true
Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation
is true but is false
is false but is true
26. Human relations approach in management is proposed by
Simon
Chester Barnad
Elton Mayo
Henri Fayol
27. One of the following is not an Operational Plan
Standard Procedure Planning
Budget Planning
Strategic Planning
Project Planning
28. Assertion The cold deserts of the Himalayas could soon be dotted with the bright red berries of the seabuckthorn plants popularly known as lehberries.
Reason The Plant has an extensive root system which can fix atmospheric nitrogen, making it ideal for controlling soil erosion and preventing desertification.
is correct, but is wrong
Both and are correct
is wrong, but is correct
Both and are wrong
29. Give the right sequence of Problem Solving process
I. Define problem
II. Evaluate alternatives
III. Generate alternatives
IV. Decide
Codes
30. Identify the correct match
Indonesia Yuan
Thailand Yen
Japan Rupee
China Baht
Codes
31. Identify the correct match
Jet Airways AI
King Fisher SG
Air India IT
Spice Jet qw
Codes
32. Identify the correct match
Subbhalakshmi M.S. First Indian woman to reach the final of an Olympic event
Kalpana Chawla First woman to make a space flight
Tereshkova Valentine First Indian American space woman
Usha P.T. The first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna award
Codes
33. Which one of the following statement is correct
"Ayush" is the new name of the department of Indian systems of medicine and homeopathy
Betla National Park is located in Chhatisgarh
The St. Thomas Cathedral is located in Chennai
The Vittla and Hazara Rama temples belonging to Hoysala style of architecture.
34. Assertion On the basis of recommendation of L. K. Jha Committee ITDC came into existence
Reason ITDC offers budget and star category accommodation facilities
Codes
Both and are true
Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation
is true but is false
is false but is true.
35. Assertion The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) is an apex body of tour operators in India
Reason On the basis of annual turnover of tour operators IATO divide tour operators in to different categories
Code
Both and are true
Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation
is true but is false
is false but is true
36. Which one of the following is not a snow Skiing resort
Gangtok
Solang Nala
Auli
Kufri
37. Which one of the following year was observed as year of "Ecotourism and Mountains"
2001
2002
2003
2004
38. Which one of the followings is correctly stated
Aravalli range in north western India is one of the oldest mountain systems.
The desert camel safari of Rajasthan comprises the tourist places of Jaipur, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur.
The fort of Bikaner was used to watch the trading and other caravans from the western border
Tansen was the most accomplished musician in the court of shahajan
39. Which one of the following statement is correct
Bikaner Fair is the venue of the biggest cattle market
Sonepur Fair is now the venue of Asia's largest cattle fair
Surajkund mela is annual venue of India's finest dance form
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi has become a major venue in the fields of drama and music
40. Which one of the following is not correctly stated
Basilica of Bam Jesus is situated at Goa.
Birth Place of Buddha is at Kushinagar
Mount Kailash is located in Uttrakhand
Dargah of Sheikh Salim Chishti is located in Ajmer.
41. Arrange the following in order of their hierarchy, use the code given below
I. Chef de partie
II. Demi Chef de partie
III Chef de cuisine
IV Sous chef
Codes
42. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order
I. Konark temple
II. Kailashnath temple
III. Shore temples
IV. Ajanta Ellora caves
Codes
43. Which one of the following place is not associated with four dhams of Hindus
Badrinath
Varanasi
Rameshwaram
Dawaraka
44. Assertion Resort Condiminium International accredit tourist resorts across the world.
Reason In order to attract more number of tourist arrivals, a large number of tourist resorts go for accredition with RCI.
Both are true
Both are true, but is not correct explanation
is true but is false
is false but is true
45. Arrange the following in order in which they are appeared
Taj Mahal was built in Agra
First Indian railway was established between Bombay and Thane
Fort. St. George was constructed in Madras
Vasco da Gama lands at calicut
Codes
46. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow based on understanding the passage Answer the questions.
The dramatic growth and spread of International tourism over the past 50 years has been driven by a variety of factors. Typically, increases in wealth and free time, and technological advances in transport, are considered to be the principle influences on the development of tourism. At the same time the emergence of a sophisticated travel industry initially providing the "Package Holiday" to mass markets has fuelled the growth of tourism. However, of particular relevance to developing countries, the nature of tourism demand has also changed and evolved over the past twenty years. Although the standardized sun-sea-sand package holiday remains the most popular form of tourism, However, the growth in demand for cultural tourism, adventure tourism, heritage tourism, ecotourism and more generally an expansion of long haul tourism, have also played a significant role in international tourism promotion.
Which one of the following remains the most popular forms of tourism originating from Europe, Australia, and U.S.A
Mountain tourism
Coastal tourism
Rural tourism
Medical tourism
47. What is the average annual growth of tourist arrivals worldwide during the last decade
10 11
15 16
4 5
7 9
48. Identify the four stages plat forms of tourism period and mention their sequence in ascending order
Advocacy Cautionery Adaptancy Knowledge
Cautionery Advocacy Adaptancy Knowledge
Adaptancy Advocacy Cautionery Knowledge
Knowledge Advocacy Cautionery Adaptancy
49. Which one of the following factor is not responsible for the promotion of International tourism
Provision of wide number of retail outlets
Development of package tours
Provision of good quality, low costs, flexible form of accommodation
Provision of local vendors
50. Euphoria is the first stage of "Doxey's Irridex" which attempts to show
Initial phase of tourism development
Contacts between residents and outsiders
Residents have misgivings about tourism industry
Visitors seen as cause of all the problems.
TOURISM ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
1. As per the UN WTO definition there are four different characteristics to define and measure tourist's activity.
Situations, Purpose of travel, Time, Health
Income, Family, Location, Culture
Time, Space, Boundary Crossing, Purpose of travel
Boundary Crossing, Location, Time, Income
2. The nearest airport to Thimphu is located at
Bagdogra
Kolkata
Gauwahati
Darjeeling
3. In which ocean the Island of Sychelles is located
India
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
4. EMS is applied when
MPM TPM before allowance
MPM TPM after allowance
MPM TPM before allowance
MPM TPM after allowance
5. The correct relationship between NUC, ROE LSF
R O E N U C × L S F
L S F N U C × R O E
N U C L S F × R O E
N U C L S F R O E
6. With which religion shravan Belgola is associated
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Parsi
7. 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
Wild life tourism
Rural tourism
Eco tourism
Adventure tourism
8. This consists of two list of statements and terms and the candidate has to match an item in one list with an item in the other
List I (Terms) List II (Statements)
I. Environmental (Physical carrying capacity) 1. Is the level of over crowding that a tourist is willing to tolerate before he/she decides a particular location is too full and then go else where.
II. Ecological carrying capacity 2. Is a threshold measure which if exceeded, will lead to actual damage to plants/animals habitat
III. Perceptual carrying capacity 3. In the given physical space the acceptable number of people (or the number of cars)
IV. Socio Cultural carrying capacity 4. Is the Socio Cultural development at a particular place
Codes
I II III IV
3 2 1 4
2 1 3 4
1 2 3 4
4 3 2 1
9. Which one of the following place is not associated with Kumbh Mela
Prayag Raj
Varanasi
Nasik
Ujjain
10. The first sermon delivered by Gautam Buddha after attaining the enlightenment was in
Bodh Gaya
Kapil Vastu
Sarnath
Kushinagar
11. Which one of the following is the oldest national park in India
Kanha
Manas
Gir National Park
Jim Corbett
12. Name the South Indian temple which celebrated its 1000th year
Meenakshi temple
Sri Venkateshwara temple
Brihadhishwara temple
Ramanath Swamy temple
13. This consists of two lists. The candidate has to match an item in one list with an item in the other
List I (Pilgrimage centres) List II (Places)
I. Dakshineshwar temple 1. Mount Abu
II. Kannagi temple 2. Gauwahati
III. Kamakhya temple 3. Thiruvanathapuram
IV. Brahmakumari 4. Kolkata
Codes
I II III IV
1 2 3 4
4 3 2 1
4 2 3 1
3 4 2 1
14. Who developed balanced score card approach
Hep worth and Goldenberg
Dinesh and Palmer
Mc Adam and O'Neil
Kaplan and Norton
15. The five dimensions of Management responsibilities of a manager includes
Self, internal, external, boss and subordinates
Self, boss, customers, internal and external
Self, boss, Stake holders, internal and external
Self, boss, government, internal and external
16. Who developed managerial gird model of five various leadership styles
Robert Black and Jame Mouton
Paul Hersey and Kenneth
Valentine and God Kin
Warticks and Cochran. P.
17. Strategic planning is the process of developing and analysing organisation's
Functions, policies and procedures
Mission, Vision and objectives
Strength, weakness, and Competencies
Methods, Mechanisms and Measures
18. The national emblem 'Lion Capital' is an adaptation from
Sanchi
Bharhut
Sarnath
Amaravati
19. Operating leverage can be calculated with the help of the following formulae.
Operating leverage Percentage of interest Operating Profit
Operating leverage Percentage of interest Contribution
Operating leverage Contribution Operating Profit
Operating leverage Operating Profit Percentage of interest
20. The book Donaldization of Society' is written by
George Ritzer
Danet. B
Maister D. H.
Parasuraman A.
21. Give the right sequence of Product hierarchy
Need family
Product family
Product class
Product line
22. Match the following List I with List II
List I List II
Stock turnover ratio I. Cost of Sales Average inventory
Debtors turnover ratio II. Credit Sales Average debitors
Credit turnover ratio III. Credit Purchase Average Credit
Working capital turnover ratio IV. Sales Working Capital
Codes
23. The book "The Presentation of self in Everyday Life" related to service encounter was written by
Dale B. G.
Feigenbaum A. V.
Erving Goff man
Howard Schultz
24. Give the right sequence of destination positioning process
I. Identify the competitive set of destinations in the target market and travel context.
II. Identify the target market and travel context
III. Identify the motivation/ benefits sought by Previous visitors and non visitors.
IV. Identify Perceptions of the strengths and weakness of each of the competitative set of destinations.
Codes
25. Assertion Sustainability is often linked to terms such as 'Green tourism or Eco tourism'
Reason Tourism sustainability has an economic and organisational dimension as well as Socio Cultural and environmental aspects.
Both and are true
Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation
is true but is false
is false but is true
26. Human relations approach in management is proposed by
Simon
Chester Barnad
Elton Mayo
Henri Fayol
27. One of the following is not an Operational Plan
Standard Procedure Planning
Budget Planning
Strategic Planning
Project Planning
28. Assertion The cold deserts of the Himalayas could soon be dotted with the bright red berries of the seabuckthorn plants popularly known as lehberries.
Reason The Plant has an extensive root system which can fix atmospheric nitrogen, making it ideal for controlling soil erosion and preventing desertification.
is correct, but is wrong
Both and are correct
is wrong, but is correct
Both and are wrong
29. Give the right sequence of Problem Solving process
I. Define problem
II. Evaluate alternatives
III. Generate alternatives
IV. Decide
Codes
30. Identify the correct match
Indonesia Yuan
Thailand Yen
Japan Rupee
China Baht
Codes
31. Identify the correct match
Jet Airways AI
King Fisher SG
Air India IT
Spice Jet qw
Codes
32. Identify the correct match
Subbhalakshmi M.S. First Indian woman to reach the final of an Olympic event
Kalpana Chawla First woman to make a space flight
Tereshkova Valentine First Indian American space woman
Usha P.T. The first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna award
Codes
33. Which one of the following statement is correct
"Ayush" is the new name of the department of Indian systems of medicine and homeopathy
Betla National Park is located in Chhatisgarh
The St. Thomas Cathedral is located in Chennai
The Vittla and Hazara Rama temples belonging to Hoysala style of architecture.
34. Assertion On the basis of recommendation of L. K. Jha Committee ITDC came into existence
Reason ITDC offers budget and star category accommodation facilities
Codes
Both and are true
Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation
is true but is false
is false but is true.
35. Assertion The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) is an apex body of tour operators in India
Reason On the basis of annual turnover of tour operators IATO divide tour operators in to different categories
Code
Both and are true
Both and are true, but is not the correct explanation
is true but is false
is false but is true
36. Which one of the following is not a snow Skiing resort
Gangtok
Solang Nala
Auli
Kufri
37. Which one of the following year was observed as year of "Ecotourism and Mountains"
2001
2002
2003
2004
38. Which one of the followings is correctly stated
Aravalli range in north western India is one of the oldest mountain systems.
The desert camel safari of Rajasthan comprises the tourist places of Jaipur, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur.
The fort of Bikaner was used to watch the trading and other caravans from the western border
Tansen was the most accomplished musician in the court of shahajan
39. Which one of the following statement is correct
Bikaner Fair is the venue of the biggest cattle market
Sonepur Fair is now the venue of Asia's largest cattle fair
Surajkund mela is annual venue of India's finest dance form
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi has become a major venue in the fields of drama and music
40. Which one of the following is not correctly stated
Basilica of Bam Jesus is situated at Goa.
Birth Place of Buddha is at Kushinagar
Mount Kailash is located in Uttrakhand
Dargah of Sheikh Salim Chishti is located in Ajmer.
41. Arrange the following in order of their hierarchy, use the code given below
I. Chef de partie
II. Demi Chef de partie
III Chef de cuisine
IV Sous chef
Codes
42. Arrange the following monuments in chronological order
I. Konark temple
II. Kailashnath temple
III. Shore temples
IV. Ajanta Ellora caves
Codes
43. Which one of the following place is not associated with four dhams of Hindus
Badrinath
Varanasi
Rameshwaram
Dawaraka
44. Assertion Resort Condiminium International accredit tourist resorts across the world.
Reason In order to attract more number of tourist arrivals, a large number of tourist resorts go for accredition with RCI.
Both are true
Both are true, but is not correct explanation
is true but is false
is false but is true
45. Arrange the following in order in which they are appeared
Taj Mahal was built in Agra
First Indian railway was established between Bombay and Thane
Fort. St. George was constructed in Madras
Vasco da Gama lands at calicut
Codes
46. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow based on understanding the passage Answer the questions.
The dramatic growth and spread of International tourism over the past 50 years has been driven by a variety of factors. Typically, increases in wealth and free time, and technological advances in transport, are considered to be the principle influences on the development of tourism. At the same time the emergence of a sophisticated travel industry initially providing the "Package Holiday" to mass markets has fuelled the growth of tourism. However, of particular relevance to developing countries, the nature of tourism demand has also changed and evolved over the past twenty years. Although the standardized sun-sea-sand package holiday remains the most popular form of tourism, However, the growth in demand for cultural tourism, adventure tourism, heritage tourism, ecotourism and more generally an expansion of long haul tourism, have also played a significant role in international tourism promotion.
Which one of the following remains the most popular forms of tourism originating from Europe, Australia, and U.S.A
Mountain tourism
Coastal tourism
Rural tourism
Medical tourism
47. What is the average annual growth of tourist arrivals worldwide during the last decade
10 11
15 16
4 5
7 9
48. Identify the four stages plat forms of tourism period and mention their sequence in ascending order
Advocacy Cautionery Adaptancy Knowledge
Cautionery Advocacy Adaptancy Knowledge
Adaptancy Advocacy Cautionery Knowledge
Knowledge Advocacy Cautionery Adaptancy
49. Which one of the following factor is not responsible for the promotion of International tourism
Provision of wide number of retail outlets
Development of package tours
Provision of good quality, low costs, flexible form of accommodation
Provision of local vendors
50. Euphoria is the first stage of "Doxey's Irridex" which attempts to show
Initial phase of tourism development
Contacts between residents and outsiders
Residents have misgivings about tourism industry
Visitors seen as cause of all the problems.
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