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प्रश्न
Thomas Cook established a travel agency selling ______.
विकल्प
Handicrafts
Toys
Food items
Tourist tickets
उत्तर
Thomas Cook established a travel agency selling tourist tickets.
Explanation:
In the half of the 19th century, C.E. the name of Thomas Cook is noteworthy in the context of tourism history. He organized a trip by railway from Leicester to Loughborough for about 600 people. Later he was successful in Organising a round trip to Europe. Eventually, he established a travel agency selling tourist tickets. This early venture of Thomas Cook opened doors for the development of modern tourism.
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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.
Write note :
Tradition of Travelling.
Write note:
Marco Polo.
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.
In 16th century _______ was a famous cartographer.
Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite it :
Read the following extract and answer the questions:
| The tradition of travelling from corner to corner was prevalent in India from ancient times. Vishnubhat Godse wrote down the accounts of his journey from Maharashtra to Ayodhya and back to Maharashtra. It published a book entitled, 'Maza Pravas'. Vishnubhat travelled during times of the Indian War of Independence in 1857. He was the eyewitness for many events related to this historical event. His accounts are full of detailed descriptions of various incidences during this period, especially those about the life of Lakshmibai, the queen of Jhansi. We also get to know the nature of the Marathi language of the 18th century. This book is one of the important sources of the history of that period. |
- From where did Vishnubhat Godse travel and made an account?
(i) Maharashtra to Goa
(ii) Maharashtra to Ayodhya
(iii) Maharashtra to Delhi
(iv) Maharashtra to Madras - The accounts of Vishnubhat Godse gave information about which language?
(i) Marathi
(ii) Pali
(iii) Hindi
(iv) Konkani - Did travel during ancient times help to record historic events? Justify
