Types of Tourism

Q. Which Marathi writer used to arrange hiking tours to forts in Maharashtra?

1. Gopal Neelkanth Dandekar
2. Pralhad Keshav Atre
3. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
4. Vasant Purushottam Kale

Q. Agro-tourism is a type of tourism that showcases rural, life to the urban population.

1. agricultural
2. ethno-cultural
3. folk

Q. Match the following in the context of travel and tourism.

*T: Tourism

1. Local & Interstate T
2. Historical T
3. Geographical T

Q. Martha is an Australian woman. She came to India to tour all the heritage places she has heard about.

What kind of tourism do you think this comes under?

1. National tourism
2. International tourism
3. Cultural tourism
4. Man-made tourism

Q. Which of the following is not related to geographical tourism?

1. Lakes
2. Electronics
3. Beaches
4. Sanctuaries

Q. Which of the following statement(s) about international tourism is/are true?

1. International travelling has been made easy due to advances in Railway, Marine Transport, and Aviation.
2. People travel abroad for studies, relaxation, sightseeing, and professional assignments.
3. The economic liberalisation policy of the Indian government has led to a large number of Indians travelling abroad.
4. International travelling does not cause difficulties of language, procuring currency, and documents.

Q. Which of the following places are you likely to find a souvenir shop?

1. Near Red Fort
2. Near your school
3. Near a farm
4. Near an abandoned piece of land

Q. Which of the following structures do you think would come under the category of geographical heritage?

1. The Ujani Dam
2. The Red Fort
3. The India Gate
4. The Juhu Beach

Q. India is one of the 12 megadiverse countries in the world in terms of vegetation and wildlife.

1. True
2. False

Q. ____________ is a type of tourism that showcases the rural, agricultural life to the urban population.

1. Geographic tourism
2. Agro-tourism
3. Sports tourism
4. Historical tourism

Q. Your father takes you and your friend to an exhibition that showcases various seeds and farm products of the season. What kind of tourism do you think that exhibition would be classed under?

1. Agro-tourism
2. Local tourism
3. National tourism
4. Natural tourism

Q. Attending which of the following event(s) will make you a sports tourist?

1. Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
2. Maharashtra Kesari
3. Himalayan Car Rally
4. Wimbledon

Q. Ramu and Radha lived in Pune. They travelled to Mumbai with their class on a field trip. Which of the following tourism catergories do you thik this trip would fall under?

1. International Tourism
2. Local Tourism
3. National Tourism
4. Health Tourism

Q. Ancient rock-cut caves come under which of the following types of tourism?

1. Historical
2. Natural
3. Geographical
4. International

Q. Ram's goal in 2021 is to visit all the bird sanctuaries across India. Which of the following categories would this kind of a goal fall under?

1. Health tourism
2. International tourism
3. Geographical tourism
4. Agro-tourism

Q. S1: Healthcare is very expensive in most Western countries, so they come to India to avail good healthcare facilities at much cheaper rates.

S2: Natural and animal sanctuaries, beaches, and unique geographical wonders of a place, attract tourists.

Based on the given statements, choose the correct option from the following:

1. S1 and S2 are true.
2. S1 and S2 are false.
3. S1 is true, S2 is false.
4. S1 is false, S2 is true.

Q. I was the first known European traveller to visit the frontiers of China. I was born in Spain and later travelled to countries like France, Germany, and Italy, among many others. Who am I?

1. Ibn Batuta
2. Marco Polo
3. Benjamin of Tudela
4. Gerardus Mercator

Q. "Food offers many examples of long distance cultural exchange". Justify this statement into four points.

Q. Bird sancturies are ________ type of heritage.

1. Geographical
2. National
3. International
4. Cultural