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प्रश्न
Explain how relevant is the concept of “Atithi Devo Bhava” (Guest is our God) with respect to tourism.
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उत्तर
- In Sanskrit “Atithi Devo Bhava” means “Guest is our God”. This is a tagline of India’s, Ministry of Tourism’s campaign to improve the treatment of tourists in India.
- India attracts millions of tourists every year but it still lags far behind compared to other destinations.
- With an attempt to improve the number of tourists travelling to India, the Tourism Department of India started this social awareness campaign which provides training and orientation to taxi drivers, guides, immigration officers, police and other personnel who interact directly with the tourists.
- This campaign educates the citizens of our country about the importance of our cultural heritage, benefits of cleanliness, importance of foreign tourists and maintaining our historical monuments.
- All these efforts will lead to the economic development of our country.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the following web.
Describe any three types of tourism.
Identify the type of tourism from the statement.
Portuguese tourists had come to Goa to participate in the Goa Carnival.
Identify the type of tourism from the statement.
Pundalikrao accomplished the Char Dham Yatra with his family.
Match the columns identifying the correlation. Make a chain.
| Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ | Group ‘C’ | |||
| (1) | Tadoba | (1) | Madhya Pradesh | (1) | Lake |
| (2) | Bird Sanctuary | (2) | Agra | (2) | Butterflies |
| (3) | Sanjay Gandhi National Park | (3) | Manipur | (3) | Kailash caves |
| (4) | Taj Mahal | (4) | Nannaj | (4) | Film City |
| (5) | Ramoji Film City | (5) | Ellora | (5) | World famous wonder |
| (6) | Radhanagari | (6) | Mumbai | (6) | Ancient cave-paintings |
| (7) | Bimbetka | (7) | Hyderabad | (7) | Great Indian Bustard (Maaldhok) |
| (8) | Ancient Caves | (8) | Kolhapur | (8) | Kanheri Caves |
| (9) | Eaglenest wildlife Sanctuary | (9) | Chandrapur | (9) | Bison |
| (10) | Loktak | (10) | Arunachal Pradesh | (10) | Tiger |
Make a notice board containing instructions for the tourists at a tourist place.
Write short note on ECO Tourism?
Distinguish between
Religious Tourism and Adventure Tourism
Complete the following concept chart:
Read the following extract and answer the questions.
An unusual Village of Books
Bhilar is a village near Mahabaleshwar, which boasts of the natural beauty and sweetness of strawberries. It is also known as the ‘Village of Books’. Every household in this village maintains a library of its own for the tourists to enjoy. Maharashtra State Government has implemented this scheme with a view to accelerating the ‘Reading Culture’ movement for the reader-tourists to enjoy the beauty of Marathi literature enriched by the works of old and new authors and saints. It includes various types of texts like biographies, autobiographies, fiction, poetry, literature by women, literature on sports, literature for kids, etc. If you go to Mahabaleshwar, make it a point to visit Bhilar as well.
- Write two natural features of Bhilar.
- Which is the famous hill station near Bhilar.
- How Bhilar village adds to the reading culture of Maharashtra.
