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National Tourism Awards Announced

Andhra Pradesh has bagged the best state award for comprehensive  development of tourism in the rest of India category of National Tourism Award 2011-12.  The Best Heritage city award has gone to Warangal(AP). Amritsar Heritage Walk and Delhi Heritage Walk have been declared joint winner of the best Heritage Walk Award.  Announcing these Awards in New Delhi today, Union Tourism Minister Shri Chiranjeevi said every year the categories of awards are reviewed with new categories being added to recognize excellence in diverse fields, in accordance with the requirements of changing times.  He said it is an ongoing endeavour of the Ministry to diversify the tourism products of the country by developing and promoting new niche segments, so as to attract different categories of tourists with diverse interests and to promote India as a year - round destination. In keeping with this thrust of the Ministry, new categories of awards for “Medical Tourism Facilities” and for “Tour Operators Promoting Niche segments” had been introduced in 2011.

The tourism Minister said in an attempt to encourage States and Union Territories to adopt effective mechanisms for maintaining cleanliness at tourist destinations, a new Category of award for “Best State : Campaign Clean India” was introduced in 2012. New categories of awards for “Best Heritage City” and “Best Heritage Walk” were also introduced in 2012. He said recognising the importance of Cinema as a powerful tool for the development and promotion of the destinations, the Ministry has instituted a National Tourism Award for “Best Tourism Film”.

Shri Chiranjeevi said the Tourism Ministry has also announced special National Tourism Awards for Mr. Yann Martel, author of the Book “Life of Pi”, for promoting India (Puducherry and Munnar) through the film.

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India annually presents National Tourism Awards to various segments of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. These awards are being given since the early 1990s and are presented to State Governments / Union Territories, classified hotels, heritage hotels, approved travel agents, tour operators and tourist transport operators, individuals and other private organizations in recognition of their performance in their respective fields and also to encourage healthy competition with an aim to promote tourism.

The National Tourism Awards for the year 2011-12 will be given away at a function to be held at New Delhi on 18th of this month. The President of India will grace the occasion as Chief Guest and give away the awards in various categories. 

Questions

1.Consider the following statements:

1.Fatehpur Sikri, a palace cum fort complex, was designed as Gujarat-Madras style architecture.

2.Buland Darwaza was build to commemorate Akbar's Victory in Rajasthan.

Choose the correct codes:

(a)Only 1 (b)Only 2

(c)Both  (d)None

2.In context of the socio-cultural awakening in the 1st half of 19th century, choose the incorrect statement:

(a)For Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the philosophy of Vedanta was based on principle of reason.

(b)The Segregation of moral and philosophical message of the New Testament in his precepts of Jesus, earned R.R. Mohan Roy friendship from the missionaries.

(c)R. R. Mohan Roy was assisted in the field of education by Dutch watch Maker David Hare and Scottis Missionary Alexander Duff.

(d)Brahmo Sabha was started by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

3.Consider the following statements:

1.Tatvabodhini Sabha was founded by Debendranath Tagore to propagate R. R. Mohan Roy's ideas.

2.The Brahmo Samaj actively supported the Movement for widow remarriage, women's education, abolition of monogamy, improvement of ryots condition and temperance.

3.Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is remembered gratefully for his contribution to uplift India's down trodden womanhood.

4.I.C. Vidhyasagar advocated widow remarriage and protested against child marriage

Which of the above statement is correct:

Code:

(a)1, 2, 3 and 4(b)1, 2 and 4

(c)1, 3 and 4(d)2, 3 and 4

4.Which of the following statement is correct

(a)Bal Shastri Jambekar was the editor of a weekly, the Darpan, started in 1832.

(b)Paramahansa Mandali was founded in Gujarat.

(c)Students Literary and Scientific Society was started by educated young men. It had two branches one in Gujarat and other in Madhya Pradesh.

(d)Jyotiba Phule founded widow Remarriage Association in 1850's.

5.Consider the statements with respect to, The causes of revolt of 1857.

1.Sepoy discontent (religious, economic reasons).

2.Economic exploitation of the country and complete destruction of its traditional economic fabric.

3.British land revenue policies.

4.System of law and administration.

5.The very foreigness of the britishers.

6.Annexation of Awadh by Dalhousie.

Code:

(a)All

(b)1, 2, 3 and 4

(c)2, 4, 5 and 6

(d)1, 2, 4 and 6

(e)1, 3, 5 and 6