SECTION – A (READING) (12)
A. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
India is a land of great tourism potential. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat, every region has its own uniqueness and flavour – be it cold/ hot desert (Ladakh/ Rajasthan), rivers (Ganges and Brahmaputra), forests (Niligiri & North East), islands (Andaman & Nicobar) each land- form is bound to mesmerize tourists. Moreover, the wide variety in the landscape offers a range of choices to tourists from within India and the abroad. Apart from the natural landscapes, the cultural heritage spread across the country offers a huge potential for the development of tourism in the country.
India is the birth place of three religions – Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The vast landscape has innumerable sacred and religious tourist places which are bound to attract tourists from across the South East ant East Asian countries. The full potential of Dilwara Jain temples in the West, Buddhist sites in the East and North East and famous Hindu temples in the South have not been explored so far.
India is the second most populous country in the world. It offers a good potential of tourists visits if the right policies and the infrastructure are in place. The policymakers should look ‘inward’ and come up with appropriate strategies to tap the domestic tourist potential.
Despite the great attractions that India offers for tourists, the path to be a well developed tourism is beset with a number of challenges. Lack of infrastructure is a major challenge for the Indian tourism sector. Tourism – associated with economic and social structure—hotels connectivity, human resources, hygiene, health facilities, etc. are largely underdeveloped in India. The poor infrastructure is reflected in India’s 112nd rank in the WEF’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2017.
Safety and security of the tourists, especially of the foreign tourists, is a major roadblock to the tourism development. Attack on foreign nationals, especially on women, raise questions about India’s ability to welcome tourists from far away countries.
Majority of the tourists spots in the country are not accessible to poor, women and elderly. This is because high costs of travelling, poor connectivity and a series of permissions required for various reasons.
Despite the recent growth of the tourism sector in the country, India’s share in international tourists arrivals is a meagre 0.50%, while the share in the global international tourism receipts is around 1.30% only. Tourism not only creates job in the tertiary sector, it also encourages growth in the primary and secondary sectors of industry. Hence, it is high time, the government should encourage the participation of the private sector in a big way for the all round development of the tourism sector that has the potential to act as the key driver of inclusive growth.
1) What are the unique features that India showcases as a land of tourism potential?
2) Which three religions find its birth place in India?
3) What are tourists sites that have not been explored so far?
4) What are the challenges that development of tourism face in India?
5) What percentage of tourists arrive in India when compared to the global international tourism?
6) What are the other benefits of tourism?
7) How can the tourism sector develop in a big way?
8) Find word in the passage which means the same as
a) something that has capability to be developed into something (para1)
b) very less (para7)
9) Write the abstract noun form of
a) create
b) explore
c) encourage
SECTION—B (WRITING)
B. You went on a trip to a hill station. You were awe-struck by the natural beauty of the place. Describe the place.
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B.You went on a trip to a hill station. You were awe-struck by the natural beauty of the place. Describe the place.
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1ans,. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat, every region has its own uniqueness and flavour – be it cold/ hot desert (Ladakh/ Rajasthan), rivers (Ganges and Brahmaputra), forests (Niligiri & North East), islands (Andaman & Nicobar) each land- form is bound to mesmerize tourists
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