1 Until the early 19th century, the Grand Tour, staying in spas and visiting coastal resorts were, in an embryonic stage, the first manifestations of tourism as we know it today, what did they have in common All three were

Undertaken for health and medicinal reasons

Popular among all age groups

Confined to a small fraction of the population

In evidence throughout the world

2 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists List-I (Countries) List-II (Capitals)

Austria Khartoum
Morocco Vienna
Sudan Santiago
Chile Rabat

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3 In consumers may share a strong need that cannot be satisfied by an existing product.

negative demand

latent demand

declining demand

irregular demand

4 Which among the following is not a basic step in the control process

Establish standards and methods for measuring performance

Measure performance

Determining whether the performance matches the standard

Planning

5 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer choosing the code given below in the lists List-I ((aterfalls) List-II (Location)
Kunchikal falls Cherrapunji
Barehipani Shimoga
Nohkalikai falls Pune
Kune falls Mayurbhanj
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6 Best Prototype of Qutub Minar in World is

Minar-e Jam

Minar-e Azam

Minar-e Aman

Minar-E Gaur

7 Who first defined the concept of Ecotourism in early 1980's

R.W. Butler

Edward Inskeep

Ceballos -Lascurain

E. Cohen

8 In India the power to issue permit to foreigners for visiting Restricted and Protected Areas vests with the
Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of External Affairs

Ministry of Tourism

Ministry of Defence

9 Which organisation was formed in 1951 by a group of twelve leading travel agents to regulate the travel industry in India

IATO Indian Association of Tour Operators
TAAI Travel Agents Association of India
FHRAI Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India
TAFI Travel Agents Federation of India

10 Which statement is true for Enclave tourism

Resorts concentrated in remote areas in which the types of facilities and their physical location fail to take into consideration the needs and wishes of surrounding communities.
Local businesses often see their chances to earn income from tourists severely reduced by the creation of "all-inclusive" vacation packages.
When tourists remain for their entire stay at the same cruise ship or resort, which provides everything they need and where they will make all their expenditures, not much opportunity is left for local people to profit from tourism.
All of the above

11 Macro-economics

is concerned with large scale phenomena such as national incomes and outputs
is concerned with small-scale phenomena such as one large company's incomes and outputs
is concerned with tourism at a regional level
is another term for the study of labour costs in a specific country or industry

12 WMF stands for

World Museums Fund
World Monuments Fund
World Music Fund
World Manuscripts Fund

13 Indian Govt. through its, 'Incredible India', has launched a rural promotional campaign. Under this promotional campaign, Fort Jadhavgarh situated near Pune has been renovated and taken over by

Tata Group of Hotels
Kamat Group of Hotels
Oberoi Group of Hotels
Ashoka Group of Hotels

14 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below

List-I List-II

Salim Ji Ki Haveli Udaipur
Murmuria Haveli Jaisalmer
Mirza Ghalib's Haveli Shekhamati
Kankara Haveli Chandini Chowk

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15 Railway companies in the 19th century, as well as airlines in the 20th century, built and owned hotels mainly in order to

Diversify their respective business
Invest surplus profits
Provide accommodation for crews
Safeguard their passenger traffic

16 When were economy class air fares introduced on the North Atlantic

1947

1957

1967

1968

17 Throughout volcanic areas of the world, one may also encounter geothermal areas. These places are often, but not always, associated with volcanic activity. Hot springs, geysers, mud pools and fumaroles (steam/gas vents) are common features in geothermal areas, and can be scenic and hot springs can be great places to take a dip in. Countries such as Japan and Iceland are especially famous for hot spring baths. Geothermal areas are also an environmentally friendly source of energy, and Iceland takes advantage of this very well. The above mentioned statement is an exact explanation for the destinations of

Adventure Tourism
Geotourism
Spa-wellness Tourism
Geothermal Tourism

18 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists

List-I List-II(Made up of)
Taj Mahal Coral reef
Qutub minar Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks
Andaman Island Metamorphic rocks
Golconda Fort Mud and Igneous rocks


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19 A naturally occurring geographic territory within which wildlife is conserved and protected from hunting, predation or competition, created by government legislation, publicly or privately owned is known as

National park

Wildlife refuge

Wildlife sanctuary

and both

20 Many European travellers use Moors in derogation for

Sikhs
Muslims
Hindus
Buddhists

21 The term for the land form along the coast of an ocean, sea, lake, or river, usually consists of loose particles of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, or cobblestones and are occasionally biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae, is

Estuary island

Coral reef

Beach

Beach ridge

22 A research proposal is prepared in a scientific and logical method. Arrange the first four steps of research proposal

Purpose of the research project
Types of Research Design
Defining Target Population and sample size
Specific research instruments Use the following code to choose the correct option

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct

and are correct

23 Which one of the following is other name of independent variable

Criterion variable

Mediating variable

Predictor variable

Moderating variable

24 The Social Exchange Theory was first introduced in Tourism by

Lee, C and Back, K.J. (2003)

Long, P.T., Perdue, R.R. and Allen L.C. (1987)

MacDonald, R and Jolliffe, L (2003)

Lindberg, Andersson T and Dallaert, B.G.C. (2001)

25 The Ecological Model of Tourism Planning was developed by

Lampel and Mintzberg (1996)

Peter E Murphy (1985)

Neil Leiper (1979)

E. Cohen (1972)

26
Assertion Responsible tourism is about providing better holiday experiences for guests and good business opportunities to enjoy better quality of life through increased socio-economic benefits and improved natural resource management.
Reason Principles of Responsible Tourism can only be applicable to low-impact tourism. In the context of two statements, which one of the following is correct Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true and is not the correct explanation of

is true, but is false

is false, but is true

27 Find the correct group of statements.

Local Agenda 21 emphasizes on "Community participation in Tourism Development".
Sustainable development principles are only applicable to ecotourism and mass tourism.
Rural Tourism is the only model of conserving rural culture and heritage.
Pro-poor tourism is a subset form of sustainable tourism. Codes

All are true

are correct

are correct

are correct

28 A certain part or percentage of total profits retention, and re-investment of the same is called

Financing from internal sources

Ploughing back of profit

Self-financing

All of the above

29 "Chargeable Weight" is the rate applied to the .

minimum or gross weight

gross weight or volume weight

weight whichever is the highest

normal or SCR

30 The classical dance performed only by females is

Kathakali

Manipuri

Kathak

Mohiniattam

31 In 1961 PATA established its first chapters in

India and Maldives

Germany and Sweden

New .ealand and Hong Kong

Canada and Hawai
32 It was with the intervention of which organisation in 2007 that entry of tourist vehicles in Ranthambore National Park was reallowed.

IATO Indian Association of Tour Operators

TAAI Travel Agents Association of India

ADTOI Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India

TAFI Travel Agents Federation of India
33 An organisation wants to establish itself quickly in a market, so it shall set prices below the competition in order to create high growth in the market. This strategy of pricing is

Discrimination pricing

Backward pricing

Market penetration pricing

Psychological pricing
34 Asia falls under which Traffic Conference/Area prescribed by IATA

TC-1

TC-2

TC-3

None of the above
35 A tour package refers to

A combination of two or more than two tour components that are complimentary to each other

Attractive presentation of a tour itinerary

A travel option offered for a limited festive season only

All the above
36 Which, out of options given below, is considered to be the first organized Travel Agency of Indian origin

Mercury Travels

Sita

Jeena. Company

None of the above



37 Scheduled airlines are defined by offering

Rentals of planes for specific purposes

Air links according to a published schedule

Only point-to-point services

Ad-hoc charter services

38 Which of the following function is not a part of Logistics Management

Inventory control

Manufacturer's suggested retail price

Warehousing

Transportation

39 Read the following statements and choose your answer from the codes given below

Assertion The term Tourist attractions cover appealing physical, biological and cultural features and events those appear to citizens, new residence, visitors, travellers, various businesses and investors.

Reason The residents love their hometown but to the travellers it may or may not be worthy as attractions. However, it may prove attractive to small companies and labour force. Codes

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of

is true but is false

is false but is true

40 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below in the lists

List-I (Countries) List-II (Currencies)

Poland Rand
South Africa Franc
Malaysia .loty
Switzerland Ringgit
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41 By comparison the number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in the period 2012-2013 and 2013-2014, the percentage of increase has been worked out to

2012 2013 2013 -2014

9.1% 7.9%

10.2% 9.0%

5.9% 10.6%

14.2%

42 This consists of two lists of books and authors and the candidate has to match an item in one list with its correct combination in other list

List-I (Books) List-II (Authors)

e-tourism Walker John R and Walker Josielyn T
Tourism, Past, Present and Future Inskeep Edward
Tourism Concepts and Practices Dimitrios Buhalis
Tourism Planning -An integrated Burkat AJ and S William Medlik and Sustainable Development Approach

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43 This consists of two lists of Airline and Country it represents. The candidate has to match an item in one list with its correct combination in other list

List-I (Airline) List-II (Country)

Druk Air Hongkong
Cathay Pacific Netherlands
KLM Australia
Qantas Bhutan
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44 For the skilled work-force in hospitality sector which of the following programmes were offered in 2014 by institutes under 'Hunar Se Rozgar' scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India
Food and Bev. Service (b)Flower Arrangement (c)Food Production Hotel Engineering

Codes

and

and

and

and

45 Indian Railways Rajdhani Express made its maiden journey between New Delhi Kolkata in year 1959

1969

1979

1989

46 The training programmes in the field of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition were initiated by Govt. of India in Dept. of Food, Ministry of Agriculture in .ear

1972

1962

1952

1982

47 Giving tourism sector a significant push, Govt. of India has announced online visa facility in Nov. 2014 for nationals of

43 Countries

53 Countries

33 Countries

23 Countries

48 The minimum bed specifications for three star and above rating as necessary requirements for hotels in India are

Width single bed 90 cm Double bed 180 cm Mattress thickness 10 cm

Width single bed 96 cm Double bed 186 cm Mattress thickness 10 cm

Width single bed 90 cm double bed 180 cm mattress thickness 30 cm

Width single bed 120 cm double bed 210 cm mattress thickness 30 cm

49 Match an item in List-I with an item in List-II.

List-I (Personalities) List-II (significant Contribution)

Manjit Gill Laid Foundation of Modern Indian Tourism
Deep Kalra Indian Gastronomy
Somnath Chib Online Travel Business
Naresh Goyal Private Airlines in India

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50 Classification of Hotels accorded by HRACC, Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India is valid for a period of

Three years

Seven years

Four years

Five years