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प्रश्न
Write a note on Agro-tourism.
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उत्तर १
- People of the urban areas know very little about the village lifestyle or Agricultural traditions.
- Agrotourism brings people to the farms.
- People have become interested in knowing how their food is produced.
- Many people started visiting Israel, where experimentation in the agricultural field with technological advancements was added.
- Farmers use this interest to develop traffic at their farm, and interest in the quality of their products, as well as awareness of their products.
उत्तर २
- Today, Agro-tourism, also known as Agri-tourism, is rapidly developing.
- It is specially meant for the urban population who have very little exposure to rural life and agriculture.
- Indian farmers, nowadays, visit distant regions like agricultural research centers, agricultural-universities.
- Farmers also visit countries like Israel, where experimentation in advanced agricultural technology is carried out.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the following statement with reasons:
The number of people travelling back and forth from India has increased considerably.
Describe any three types of tourism.
Identify the type of tourism from the statement.
Hemant Kumar went to Mexico to learn about the architectural skills of the Mayan culture.
Identify the type of tourism from the statement.
To seek treatment in a naturopathy centre, John and Amar went to Kerala.
Identify the type of tourism from the statement.
Sayyed family went to Ajmer Durgah.
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 |
Differentiate between religious and cultural tourism.
Distinguish between International Tourism and Historical 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.
