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Past Questions — 2020

Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

All of the following statements are true, except:

A) The Internet allows customers to access services without the complications of interpersonal exchanges.
B) The Internet is a good way to get rid of excess capacity.
C) One of the disadvantages of the Internet as a sales channel is the customer does the work.
D) The Internet allows companies to have a global reach.
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

According to the Ministry of Tourism, GoI, The definition of Legacy Vintage Hotel covers a hotel constructed / built with materials from heritage properties / buildings prior to the year

A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1957
D) 1951
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

A premier tourism financing institution was set-up in 1988 upon the recommendations of the National Committee of Tourism under the aegis of Planning Commission and was known as

A) Tourism Finance Institution of India Ltd
B) Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd
C) Tourism Finance Agency of India Ltd
D) Tourism Finance Company of India Ltd
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

What does FMCG stand for?

A) ‘Fast Moving Consultation Groups’
B) ‘Fast Moving Consumer Groups’
C) ‘Fast Moving Consumer Goods’
D) ‘Free Moving Consumer Goods’
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The first step in the tourism planning process should be:

A) Develop action plans for each element
B) Formulate the goals and objectives
C) Implement the plan
D) Analyze the existing situation and determine what needs to be done to meet the set goals and objectives
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

FHRAI is associated related to

A) Hotels and Restaurants
B) Tourism and Destinations
C) Air Transport
D) None of these
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The Global Code Of Ethics For Tourism (GCET) was drawn up by the

A) World Tourism Organization
B) World Trade Organization
C) World Travel Organization
D) World Travel and Tourism Council
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

Ministry of Tourism, GoI has launched a web application to facilitate hoteliers for classification and approval of their hotels. The official online portal for the same is

A) https://www.nidhi.nic.in
B) https://www.nchm.nic.in
C) https://www.thims.nic.in
D) https://www.hracs.nic.in
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

In which year was PATA India Chapter established

A) 1976
B) 1981
C) 1974
D) 1954
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The Vision Statement of the Department of Tourism, Government of Mizoram is

A) To develop Mizoram into an ecological hotspot as tourism destinations and promote traditional arts and culture of the state
B) To develop Tourism in a sustainable and integrated manner so as to make Mizoram a major national and international tourism destination, catalyzing growth and economic development.
C) To promote tourism as an opportunity for livelihood and employment of the people of Mizoram and making the state a major national and international tourism destination.
D) To project Mizoram, as the most preferred Tourist Destination within the country and abroad.
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

Under the Mizoram Tourist Trade Act 2020, the penalty for defaulting in registration is punishable with

A) Imprisonment upto 6 months
B) Imprisonment upto 3 months and fine upto Rs. 20,000/-
C) Imprisonment upto 6 months and fine upto Rs. 50,000/-
D) Fine upto Rs. 50,000/-
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

IATO has _________ categories of membership

A) 5
B) 9
C) 2
D) 4
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The Travel Agents Association Of India (TAAI) was formed in the year _________.

A) 1945
B) 1954
C) 1962
D) 1951
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

This is NOT a potentially negative social and cultural impact of tourism.

A) Encouragement of urbanization and emigration
B) Increase in health risk
C) Keeping local culture and traditions alive
D) Loss of cultural authenticity
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The four main stages of tour development are:

A) Consolidator, consortium, commission, and costing.
B) Promotion, negotiation, tour idea, and costing.
C) Promotion, product, place, and price.
D) Inbound, outbound, domestic, and costing.
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

What is defined as Discrimination pricing?

A) The price is set according to what the market as prepared to pay
B) Where the price is determined by the cost of providing the product
C) Where prices differ according to different market sectors
D) Low price is set in the early stages of the life cycle in order to build market share
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

In 1982, the Indian Government approved the National Tourism Policy which gave a six point plan for Tourism development of

A) Swadesh, Samachar, Suraksha, Sabhudhana, Sanjyog and Samrachana
B) Swagat, Suchana, Suvidha, Suraksha, Sahyog and Samrachana
C) Avadesh, Swadesh, Swagat, Sameeksha, Sabhudhana and Samrachana
D) Swagat, Suchana, Avadesh, Swadesh, Samacharu and Udyog
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The Member Secretary of the Mizoram Tourism Development Board (MTDB) is

A) Chief Secretary, Government of Mizoram
B) Minister of Tourism, Govt. of Mizoram
C) Secretary, Department of Tourism, Government of Mizoram
D) Director, Department of Tourism, Government of Mizoram
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

_________ is the strategy selling few products at prices lower than the actual prices. It helps to settle the loss by attracting customers to buy more number of products.

A) Discount Pricing
B) Variable Pricing
C) Loss Leader Pricing
D) Promotional Pricing
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

India’s first ‘Adventure Tourism Guidelines’ launched covering 29 land, air and water-based activities was launched in

A) 1997
B) 2001
C) 2018
D) 2007
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

Before a travel agency can begin full operations, it must obtain an appointment. The two major conference appointments required are:

A) franchises and consortiums.
B) ATAC and IATA.
C) government and parliamentary approval.
D) WTO and CTC.
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The private sector’s role in tourism development is normally all of the following except:

A) Generating ideas
B) Providing specialized technical skills
C) Providing financing
D) Providing fiscal incentives
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The headquarters of the UFTAA are located in

A) Berlin
B) Frankfurt
C) Brussels
D) Cairo
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

Travel propensity is a measure of

A) The ratio of day trips to overnight visits
B) Tourism market share of a country
C) Frequency of travel of a population
D) The percentage of a population engaging in tourism
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

When visitors are financial supporters of a destination it is known as

A) Visitor Payback
B) Visitor Pay check
C) Visitor Throwback
D) Visitor Repeat
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.