1. (A) Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option.
(1) Thomas Cook established a travel agency selling …… . (Nov. ’20)
(a) handicrafts (b) toys (c) food items (d) tourist tickets
Ans. (d) tourist tickets
(2) Bhilar is known as the ‘Village of …………….’ . (July ’19; March ’20)
(a) books (b) plants (c) mangoes (d) forts
Ans. (a) books
(B) Identify the wrong pair in the following, correct it and rewrite.
(1) Matheran – Hill Station
(2) Tadoba – Rock-cut Caves
(3) Kolhapur – Pilgrim Centre
(4) Ajanta – World Heritage
Ans. Wrong Pair : Tadoba – Rock-cut caves
Correct Statement : Tadoba – Animal sanctuary
2. Explain the following statements with reasons.
(1) The number of people travelling back and forth from India has increased considerably. (March ’19; Sept. ’21)
Ans. (i) Now a days it has become easier to travel because of the easy availability of a number of options of railway, marine and air transport. (ii) Marine transport has linked the coastal regions. (iii) There is a trans – European railway route. (iv) Aviation has brought the entire world closer. (v) Because of the economic liberation policy of
the Indian government the number of people travelling back and forth from India has increased considerably.
(2) It is important to take a few primary precautions in order to preserve the historical heritage sites.
Ans.(i) It is important to take a few primary precautions in order to preserve the historical heritage sites. (ii) It is essentials that few things should be avoided at any instance for example vandalizing or defacing the heritage monuments and sites. (iii) In order to avoid it everybody should refrain from activities like writing on walls or carving on trees, paint ancient monuments in garish colours, lack of good amenities in the precincts of the heritage sites causes filthiness.
3. Write notes :
(1) Tradition of Travelling
Ans. (i) The tradition of travelling is quite old in India. (ii) People used to travel for various reasons like pilgrimage, going to local fairs and festivals, in search of a renowned teacher and good education, for trade, etc. (iii) In brief, from ancient times people took to travelling for various reasons.
(2) Marco Polo
Ans.(i) Marco Polo, the Italian traveller of the 13th century introduced Asia, especially China to Europe. (ii) He stayed in China for 17 years. (iii) He wrote about the flora and fauna, social life, culture and trade systems of Asia.
(3) Agro-tourism (July ’19; Sept. ’21)
Ans. (i) Agro-tourism, which is also known as agri-tourism, is rapidly developing, especially meant for the urban population, which has very little exposure to rural life and agriculture. (ii) Now, Indian farmers are also visiting faraway places like agricultural research centres, agricultural universities, and countries like Israel where experimentation in advanced technology of agriculture is carried out.
4. Answer the following questions in 25-30 words.
(1) What are the crucial issues in the development of tourism?
Ans. (i) The crucial issue in the development of tourism is providing proper guidance to national and international tourist about various aspects of the actual travel, proper social conduct during the tour and during their stay at the destination places. (ii) Giving priority to ensure safe transport and security facilities for the tourists, amenities of reasonably good standard, availability of good accommodation, good washroom facilities on the travel routes is of great significance in promoting tourism.
(iii) It is very important to pay special attention to the special needs of handicapped tourist. (iv) It is very essential for the tourists that pamphlets, guides and history books about a tourist site be available in their own language.
(2) In what way tourism becomes a major source of their livelihood?
Ans. Tourism becomes a major sources of livelihood in the following ways:
(i) A person can start a hotel business in a tourist spot. (ii) Tourism needs tourist guides who provide relevant information on sight seeing and tour. (iii) At some places photographers are present to click nice snaps for the tourists. (iv) Horsekeepers provide horse rides or horse cart rides. (v) All the above activities and services are given by local people and in return they earn good money.
(3) What would you do to develop the surroundings of your village /town to help the growth of tourism?
Ans. To develop the surroundings of your village / town to help the growth of tourism we can do the following things
- Maintaining cleanliness to attract tourists.
- Educating the people and making them aware of various opportunities in tourism.
- Developing transport facilities near the heritage site.
- Requesting the local authorities to establish hotels for the tourists so that they enjoy their stay.
5. Complete the following Concept chart :
(March ’20; Nov. ’20)
Ans.
6. Give elaborate answers to the following.
(1) What are the professional fields associated with tourism? (March ’19)
Ans. (i) A good number of opportunities of employment are available in the tourism and hospitality industry. (ii) The country which is a tourist destination begins to receive revenue even before a tourist arrives at the airport of that country. (iii) He has to pay for his visa. He spends for his travel, stay in hotels, food, payment to translators and guides, buying newspapers, reference books, souvenirs, etc. This contributes to the growth of economy of that country. (iv) Markets in the vicinity grow along with the development of a tourist centre. (v) Hence, the local handicrafts and cottage industries also begin to develop. (vi) The demand for locally processed food items and ethnic handicrafts increases which results in better income for local artisans, business people and wage earners.
(2) Describe any three types of tourism.
Ans. There are many types of tourisms like (a) Local and Interstate Tourism (b) International Tourism (c) Historical Tourism (d) Geographic Tourism (e) Agro-Tourism (f) Sports Tourism (g) Tourism based on Special Events (h) Religious Tourism (i) Cultural Tourism.
(1) Geographical Tourism: Geographic tourism involves visiting places to observe the special geographical features of a region. In order to satisfy this curiosity, tourists visit various natural & animal sanctuaries, beaches and unique geographical wonders like the Crater lake at Lonar & Ranjan Khalge (naturally carved out cavities in rocks) at Nighoj in Maharashtra.
(2) Agro-Tourism : Tourism wherein tourists take part in farm or village activities like animal and crop care, cooking and cleaning, handicrafts and entertainment is called as ‘Agro-tourism’. Today Agro-tourism, also known as Agri-tourism, is rapidly developing. It is specially meant for the urban population who have very little
exposure to rural life and agriculture.
(3) Historical Tourism: People who love to visit historically important places across the world to satisfy their interest in History fall in this category. This is one of the most popular tourism in the World. Many people travel to historical sites or forts, places connected to famous personalities and movements in history.