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Tourism - class-XII

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Which city is the largest city in Switzerland?

  1. Geneva

  2. Bern

  3. Zurich

  4. Basel


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Zürich
DescriptionThe city of Zurich, a global center for banking and finance, lies at the north end of Lake Zurich in northern Switzerland. The picturesque lanes of the central Altstadt (Old Town), on either side of the Limmat River, reflect its pre-medieval history. Waterfront promenades like the Limmatquai follow the river toward the 17th-century Rathaus (town hall).
Elevation: 408 m
Area: 87.88 km².

Which village resort is situated near the base of the Matterhorn mountain peak? 

  1. Grindelwald

  2. Lauterbrunnen

  3. Zermatt

  4. Lucerne


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Zermatt
The Matterhorn village in the heart of the Swiss alps. Regarded by many as Switzerland's top ski resort and by those in the know as the world's best, Zermatt is extremely picturesque, car-free and offers spectacular views of the Matterhorn and 28 other 4,000 metre peaks surrounding the mountain village.

Which is the Europe's largest Alpine lake?

  1. Lake Garda

  2. Lake Lucerne

  3. Lake Constance

  4. Lake Geneva


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Lake Geneva
It is the largest lake in the Alps, one of the biggest in Europe and 40% of it stretches into France (see below for France's lakes). Lake Geneva reaches through the cantons of Savoy and Vaud, famous for their vineyards.

Which city is the banking capital of Switzerland?

  1. Bern

  2. Olten

  3. Frauenfeld

  4. Zurich


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Zurich
The banking capital and picturesque city of Zurich is the most populated city in the Alpine nation of Switzerland. Its population of 366,445 Swiss people enjoy the best of culture, shopping, and cuisine.

Which city is popular for its medieval old town and Gothic cathedral?

  1. Winterthur

  2. Bellinzona

  3. Lausanne

  4. Grindelwald


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lausanne is a city on Lake Geneva, in the French-speaking region of Vaud, Switzerland. It’s home to the International Olympic Committee headquarters, as well as the Olympic Museum and lakeshore Olympic Park. Away from the lake, the hilly old city has medieval, shop-lined streets and a 12th-century Gothic cathedral with an ornate facade. The 19th-century Palais de Rumine houses fine art and science museums.

What is Matterhorn?

  1. A mountain peak in the Alps and is an iconic symbol of Switzerland

  2. It is an observation terrace and scientific observatory

  3. A lake

  4. Forest


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A mountain peak in the Alps and is an iconic symbol of Switzerland,
The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetrical pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe.

From when the tourism in Switzerland began?

  1. Late eighteen

  2. Early nineteenth

  3. Late nineteenth

  4. in the twenties


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Early nineteenth
Tourism begins with British mountaineers climbing the main peaks of the Bernese Alps in the early 19th century (Jungfrau 1811, Finsteraarhorn 1812). The Alpine Club in London is founded in 1857. Reconvalescence in the Alpine climate, in particular from Tuberculosis, is another important branch of tourism in the 19th and early 20th centuries for example in Davos, Graubünden. Because of the prominence of the Bernese Alps in British mountaineering, the Bernese Oberland was long especially known as a tourist destination. Meiringen's Reichenbach Falls achieved literary fame as the site of the fictional death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (1893). The first organised tourist holidays to Switzerland were offered during the 19th century by the Thomas Cook and Lunn Travel companies

In which place of Switzerland there is an observation terrace and scientific observatory at the top of the mountain?

  1. Matterhorn

  2. Jungfraujoch

  3. Lucerne

  4. Lake Geneva


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Jungfraujoch
The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which it is located. At 3,571 m (11,716 ft) above mean sea level, it is one of the highest observatories in the world.

Chapel bridge is situated in which of the following town of Switzerland?

  1. Basel

  2. Zrich

  3. Geneva

  4. Lucerne


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lucerne,

Chapel Bridge is located in the heart of Lucerne and serves as a symbol of Switzerland’s medieval town. Also referred to as Kapellbrücke, the bridge is named after nearby St. Peter’s Chapel. The bridge is famed as an architectural masterpiece, because of its wood construction and iconic covered style. It is the oldest covered bridge in Europe, dating back to the 14th century.

Spanning 670 feet (204 meters), the bridge connects Old Town to New Town and allows only foot traffic. This makes it the perfect spot to leisurely admire its scenic setting and historic murals.

Chapel Bridge is located at the mouth of the Reuss River. Stand on one side of the bridge to look out over the river and turn to the other to admire Lake Lucerne. The vantage point is impressive from any angle: mountains tower behind the ancient city, their snow-capped peaks contrasting with the clear blue water of the lake. The scene is especially picturesque at sunset. Have your camera ready around dusk and find a spot along the railing before the bridge fills with other visitors.

What is the capital of Switzerland?

  1. Zrich

  2. Bern

  3. Zermatt

  4. Geneva


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bern,

Bern is referred to within Switzerland as the federal city. Although Switzerland is without an official capital, the city of Bern is the de-facto seat of government in the country. Before 1848, the cantons of Zurich, Berne, and Lucerne hosted the Confederal Diet in two-year rotations.
Bern is host to the Federal Palace which is the Swiss Parliament's building and makes it the de-facto capital of the Swiss Confederation otherwise technically just the Federal city.

Rhine fall is in which river?

  1. Danube

  2. Rhine

  3. Rhone

  4. Elbe


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rhine,

Rhine Falls, German Rheinfall, the most spectacular waterfall in central Europe, on the upper Rhine River just below Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. The total fall of the cataract, including the rapids, is about 100 feet (30 m), the width 492 feet (150 m). There are two main falls divided by a pillarlike rock formation, that on the right bank dropping about 50 feet (15 m), on the left, 65 feet (20 m).

Which of the following are the local cuisines of Switzerland?

  1. Raclette

  2. Fondue

  3. Rosti

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
There are many regional dishes in Switzerland. One example is Zürcher Geschnetzeltes, thin strips of veal with mushrooms in a cream sauce served with Rösti. Italian cuisine is popular in contemporary Switzerland, particularly pasta and pizza. Foods often associated with Switzerland include particular types of cheese and milk chocolate. Swiss cheeses, in particular Emmental cheese, Gruyère, Vacherin, and Appenzeller, are famous Swiss products. The most popular cheese dishes are fondue and raclette. Both these dishes were originally regional dishes, but were popularized by the Swiss Cheese Union to boost sales of cheese.

Rösti is a popular potato dish that is eaten all over Switzerland. It was originally a breakfast food, but this has been replaced by the muesli, which is commonly eaten for breakfast and in Switzerland goes by the name of "Birchermüesli" ("Birchermiesli" in some regions). For breakfast and dinner many Swiss enjoy sliced bread with butter and jam. There is a wide variety of bread rolls available in Switzerland. Bread and cheese is a popular dish for dinner.

Tarts and quiches are also traditional Swiss dishes. Tarts in particular are made with all sorts of toppings, from sweet apple to onion.

In the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, the Ticino area, one will find a type of restaurant unique to the region. The Grotto is a rustic eatery, offering traditional food ranging from pasta to homemade meat specialties. Popular dishes are Luganighe and Luganighetta, a type of artisan sausages. Authentic grottoes are old wine caves re-functioned into restaurants. Due to their nature they are mostly found in or around forests and built against a rocky background. Typically, the facade is built from granite blocks and the outside tables and benches are made of the same stone as well. Grottoes are popular with locals and tourists alike, especially during the hot summer months.

Small wooden houses typically found in the Swiss Alps are called ______________.

  1. Airey house

  2. Barraca

  3. Bay-and-gable

  4. Chalets


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Chalet, timber house characteristic of Switzerland, the Bavarian Alps, Tirol, and the French Alps. The name originally referred to a sheepherder’s dwelling and, later, to any small house in the mountains.

The chalet is distinguished above all by the frank and interesting manner in which its principal material, wood, is used. The timber is generally cut into heavy planks, from 3 to 6 inches (7.5 to 15 centimetres) thick, and carefully framed together somewhat in the manner of a log house. Sidewalls, generally low, often extend beyond the ends, forming porches, or loggias. Upper floors almost universally project over the stories below and are decorated with interesting and varied types of brackets. Balconies across the front are common and are frequently embellished with carved railings.

Windows, hung as casements, are small, and in general roofs are of low pitch and project enormously, both at the eaves and at the gable ends, which are occasionally snubbed with a small triangle of sloping roof at the top. The roof surfaces are covered with large wood shingles or slabs of slate or stone; in districts with severe weather conditions, planks weighted with boulders are often laid over the roof covering to prevent damage from heavy gales. In plan, the chalet tends toward the square. Frequently, not only the house proper but also stables and storage barns are included under one roof.

 Which is the national flower of Switzerland?

  1. Lotus

  2. Rose

  3. Orchid

  4. Edelweiss


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Edelweiss,
One of the best known European mountain flowers, belongs to the sunflower family, Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) is the national flower of Switzerland. The scientific name of the flower is Leontopodium which means "lion's paw".
This flower signifies deep love and devotion whereby men harvest the flower on daring steeps and fatal climbs to prove love and to show occasions of devotion. It’s synonymous with the alpine terrain, and those of the Alps find it a flower of purity that instills a great sense of patriotism with its meanings. The nations bound to this flower’s symbol includes regions in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. It’s short life span and remote habitation have inspired the folklore of Alps inhabitants to signify the Edelweiss with national prestige. It is Switzerland’s national flower.

Which mountain range is situated in Switzerland?

  1. Andes

  2. Himalayas

  3. Rockies

  4. Alps


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Swiss Alps
The mountainous alpine region of Switzerland is referred to as the Swiss Alps.  The Swiss Alps are one of the three main geographic regions of Switzerland, the other two being the Swiss Plateau and the Jura Mountains. The portion of the Alps lying within Switzerland is sometimes referred to as the Central Alps, but more commonly known as the Swiss Alps. The Alps cover 65% of Switzerland's total land mass, making it one of the most mountainous of European countries. Although the Swiss Alps cover most of Switzerland, it is a lesser populated region of the country, although it is popular among outdoor enthusiasts for hiking and trekking tours. Some of the most popular long-distance treks in Europe lead through the Swiss Alps.

Massai Mara national park is located in ________.

  1. India

  2. Pakistan

  3. Sudan

  4. Kenya


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Massai Mara(Masai Mara) is known as one of Africa's Greatest Wildlife Reserves, situated in southwest Kenya and is part of the northern section of the Serengeti National park. It is famous for the abundance of the big cats, Lion, Leopard ,Cheetah and the Great Wildebeest Migration and the Massai people are well known for their distinctive custom and dresses.

Which one of the following cities is known as paradise on earth ?

  1. Ooty

  2. Bangalore

  3. Srinagar(Kashmir)

  4. Chennai


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Srinagar (Kashmir)

Snow-capped mountains, sunny gardens, and romantic households are synonymous with nothing but with the northern most state of India that is Kashmir. Since times immemorial Kashmir has been known as the Paradise on Earth. It is a lovely valley that is located between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal range.

Which of the following range is famous for its hill stations?

  1. Vindhyas

  2. Purvanchal

  3. Himachal

  4. Shiwalik

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Out of the three, the range of Himachal in Himalayas is known as hill station. Himachal is the Vedic name for middle Himalayas. They are extended 60-80km in width whereas 3700-4500m in height. Hill stations such as Dalhousie, Manali, Shimla, Nanital, Musoorie, Darjeeling, etc. are found in this range.

Backwater inland waterway is in _________.

  1. Gujarat

  2. Kerala

  3. Maharashtra

  4. West Bengal


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Kerala Backwaters are a network of interconnected canals, rivers, lakes and inlets, a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways, and sometimes compared to the American Bayou. In the midst of this landscape there are a number of towns and cities, which serve as the starting and end points of backwater cruises. National Waterway No.3 from Kollam to Kottapuram, covers a distance of 205 km and runs almost parallel to the coast line of southern Kerala facilitating both cargo movement and backwater tourism.

What is the main industrial production in Switzerland?

  1. Cotton textile

  2. Motor-cars

  3. Watch and clocks

  4. Cement


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Switzerland was involved with watchmaking from the beginning of watch design; they earned a reputation for making luxury watches as early as around the 16th Century and set a standard for quality.

Swiss inventors helped move along the history of the watch, with vast input into automatic or self-winding watches. In the 20th Century, Switzerland had particular involvement in innovating and driving new watch technology. The first electronic quartz watches were developed in Switzerland in the 1960s. Swiss Made watches have a reputation for being of the highest quality and watches with this label must meet certain standards according to Swiss Law.

Today some of the top watch brands are Swiss Made including Breitling, Longines, Omega and Heuer. We work closely with these and other watch brands who can flaunt the Swiss Made label to bring you their desirable watch collections.
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