Tourism MCQ Practice Questions

Correct Answer: (C) 3 1 2 4

The description of given tourist sites & their concerned States are given below : Chakrata: Chakrata is a cantonment town in Dehradun district in the State of Uttarakhand. Tiger fall is one of the highest direct Water fall in Uttarakhand.
Haflong: Haflong is a town and headquarters of Dima Hasao in the State of Assam. It is the only hill station in Assam.
Kalimpong: Kalimpong is a hill station of Darjeeling district, West Bengal.
Kufri: Kufri is a small hill station in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. It is located 20 km from the State capital Shimla. It has an average elevation of 2,510 metres.

Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

All four sites are included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. Champaner- Pavagarh Archaeological Park is located in Panchmahal district of Gujarat. A concentration of largely unexcavated archaeological, historic and living cultural heritage properties cradle in an impressive landscape which includes prehistoric (chalcolithic) sites, a hill fortress of early Hindu capital, and remains of the 16th century capital of the state of Gujarat. It was included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO in the year 2004. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional architecture. The building, designed by the British architect F. W. Stevens, became the symbol of Bombay as the 'Gothic City' and the major international mercantile port of India. The terminal was built in 10 years, starting in 1878. Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist town 60 km south of Chennai famous for its stone carvings. Mamallapuram dates back to the Tamil Pallava dynasty in the 7th-9th century. The structures here mostly carved straight out of granite, are among the oldest existing examples of Dravidian (South Indian) architecture. It was included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO in 1984 due to its unique elegance. Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple at the west coast in Odisha, India. The temple was built by King Narasimhadeva. The temple has been built in the form of a giant ornamented chariot of the Sun God, Surya with seven horses and 24 wheels. It was included in the world heritage List of UNESCO in 1984.

Correct Answer: (D) tigers

Kanha Tiger Reserve also known as Kanha National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest National Park of Madhya Pradesh. The Kanha National Park was created on 1 June, 1955 and in 1973 was made the Kanha Tiger Reserve. The forest depicted in the famous novel by Rudyard Kipling, "The Jungle Book" is based on Jungles including this reserve. It is also the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot, "Bhoorsingh the Barasingha."

Correct Answer: (D) Charkhari

A ghost town is a town that has been abandoned for a number of reason-natural calamities, drought, rumours, etc. In the given options-Kuldhara, Dhanushkodi, Lakhpat are 'ghost towns' but Charkhari is a town in Mahoba of Uttar Pradesh.

Correct Answer: (A) 1 only

Srisailam is in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The Shrine of Lord Mallikarjuna and Bramaramba Ammavaru is picturesquely situated on the flat top of Nallamalai Hills. It comes in 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. Omkareshwar is also one of 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh on an island called Mandhata in the Narmada River. Pushkar is also a religious place in Ajmer district on Aravalli Hills where the only temple of Lord Brahma is situated. Thus, only option (a) is the correct answer.

Correct Answer: (C) Chandipur

The above-mentioned phenomenon is seen at the seashore of Chandipur in the state of Odisha. One can walk into the beach as the sea water recedes away from the shoreline during the ebb tide (time period between the high tide and low tide).

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