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Past Questions

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

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

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

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

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

_________ 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

Which of the following is a problem associated with poor tourism development?

A) Overdevelopment
B) Poverty
C) Income Inequality
D) Cultural Disruption
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

What does DMC stand for?

A) Demand Management Company
B) Destination Management Company
C) Destination Marketing Company
D) Demand Marketing Company
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

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

_________ includes performing the service with smile, enthusiasm, untiringly, and with dedication.

A) Service
B) Operation
C) Hospitality
D) Intangibility
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The head office of IATA is at

A) Geneva
B) Montreal
C) Madrid
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 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

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

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

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

The core indicators of tourism development include the followings except:

A) Contribution to the local economy
B) Resident satisfaction
C) Consumer satisfaction
D) Marketability of destination
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

Intangible Products of Tourism includes

A) Bookings
B) Souvenir
C) Fooding
D) All of these
Selected the option that best matches the tourism concept, factual definition, or logical relation.
Tourist Officer • 2020 • Technical Paper-II

The National Policy on Tourism 1982 was formed during the

A) Fourth Five Year Plan
B) Fifth Five Year Plan
C) Sixth Five Year Plan
D) Seventh Five Year Plan
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

There are four stages in the tour creation cycle. The stage in which both marketing specialists and travel agencies are most active is:

A) Promotion.
B) Costing.
C) Negotiation.
D) Concept.
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.