CHANAKYA'S INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES (ANCIENT WISDOM)

1. “A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”
2. “We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.”
3. “A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.”
4. “A learned man is honored by the people. A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honored everywhere.”
5. “Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.”
6.  “The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.”
7. “Learn from the mistakes of others, You can’t afford to make them all on your own.”  
8. “God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.”
9. “The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.
10. “The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.” , (Chanakya Best Quote)
11. “Too much beauty got Sita kidnapped, too much ego got Ravana killed and too much charity got Raja Bali in deep trouble. So too much of anything is bad. One should refrain from ‘too much.”
12. “A man is born alone and dies alone, and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone, and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.”
13. “There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.”(ABOUT FRIENDHSIP)
14. “Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.”(ABOUT FRIENDSHIP)

CHANAKYA'S INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: ANCIENT WISDOM

“Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions: Why I am doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.” (CHANAKYA QUOTE ON SUCCESS)

“Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown-up children are your best friends.” (CHANAKYA QUOTE ON HOW TO BEHAVE WITH OUR KIDS)

“There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness and no virtue like mercy.”

“Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.” (CHANAKYA QUOTE ON BUSINESS OR START UPS)

“There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.” (BE CAREFUL WITH WICKED PERSONS OR PERSONALITIES)

“As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.”

The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end nor protects it from the bites of insects.” (IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION)

“Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher full of poison with milk on top.”

“The testing time of the following are; the wife when the money is gone, the friend in the time of need, the relatives in the times of crisis and the servants when they are assigned a mission. In such times they show their true faces.” (TEST TO KNOW THE TRUE BEHAVIOUR)

“As compared to males the females eat twice the amount of food, possess cleverness four times, display courage six times and exhibit lustful desires eight times.”

“He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is the attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.” (TOO MUCH ATTACHMENT LEADS TO SORROW)

“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind but the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.” (POWER OF GOODNESS)

“One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich, but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way.”

“It is better to die than preserve life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life only pain a moment, but disgrace every day of one’s life.”

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR UGC NET- TOURISM ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT - PART THREE

 1. FAIZABAD RAILWAY STATION RENAMED AS-----

ANS: AYODHYA CANTT

2. RANI KAMALAPATHY RAILWAY STATION IS THE NEW NAME OF ---- RAILWAY STATION IN MADHYAPRADESH?

ANS; HABIBGANJ

3. IXV IS THE IATA CODE OF -------CITY OF INDIA?

ANS: AILONG ARUNACHAL PRADESH

4. TRAVEL BUYING BEHAVIOUR IS PROPOSED BY ------------------

ANS: MATHIESON & WALL (1982)

5. IXY IS IATA CODE OF --- CITY OF INDIA

ANS: KANDLA 

6. WHO PROPOSED 3 TYPES OF LEADESHIP STYLES? (AUTOCRATIC,DEMOCRATIC,LASSIEZ FAIRE)

ANS: KURT LEWIN ( SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST 1939)

7. IXT IS IATA CODE OF ------- CITY OF INDIA?

ANS: 

8. HUBBALI RAILWAY STATIONS' NEW NAME IS ----------------

ANS: 

9. WHO FOUNDED DELHI?

ANS: ANAGAPAL TOMAR

10. WHAT IS IATA CODE FOR JAMSHEDPUR?

SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR UGC NET - (TOURISM & ADMINISTRATION) - PART TWO

 1. WHAT IS THE HEADQUARTER OF EASTERN RAILWAYS?

ANS: KOLKOTA

2. IN WHICH YEAR, DOLAVIRA & RAMAPPA TEMPLES, BOTH DECLARED AS UNESCO HERITAGE SITES?

ANS: 2021

3. WHAT IS DOLAVIRA FAMOUS FOR?

4. APEEJAY SURRENDRA GROUP IS ASSOCIATED WITH ------- GROUP OF HOTELS?

ANS: THE PARK HOTELS

5. WHAT ARE THE 4 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES OF INDIAN RAILWAYS?

ANS: DARJEELING HIMALAYAN RAILWAY (1999)

          NILGIRI MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS (2005)

          KALKA SHIMLA RAILWAYS (2008) 

          CHATRAPATHI SHIVAJI TERMINUS (FORMERLY VT) 2004 

6.  WHAT IS SOCIAL TOURISM STANDS FOR?

ANS: ASSISTED HOLIDAYS FOR DISADVANTAGED GROUPS IN SOCIETY

7. WHAT IS DEMONSTRATION EFFECT?

ANS: COPYING OR IMITATING THE BEHAVIOUR OF FOREIGN TOURIST 

8. THE FAMOUS ROCK SHELTER OF BHIMBETKA IS LOCATED IN ---- STATE

ANS: MADHYA PRADESH (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE -2003)

9. IN WHICH YEAR, HOYASALA TEMPLES OF BELUR & HALEBEDU DECLARED UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES?

ANS: 2023

10. PANNA TIGER RESERVE IS SITUATED IN ------ STATE, WHICH IS PART OF VINDHYAL CHAL HILL RANGES/

ANS: MADHYA PRADESH

SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR UGC NET - (TOURISM & ADMINISTRATION) - PART ONE

 1. BBI IS THE IATA CODE FOR ------------------ CITY?

ANS: BHUVANESHWAR

2. KUSHOK BAKULA RIMPOCHEE AIRPORT IS LOCATED IN ---------CITY?

ANS: LEH OF LADAKH STATE

3. THE FIRST SHATABDI EXPRESS OPERATED BETWEEN ---- & --- CITIES IN 1982?

ANS: DELHI AND JHANSI

4. NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY HEADQUARTERD IN ------- CITY?

ANS: ALLAHABAD

5. KAZI NARZUL ISLAM AIRPORT IS SITUATED IN ---------------- OF WEST BENGAL?

ANS: Durgapur & Asansol

6. WHO ARE THE FOUNDERS OF INDIGO AIRLINES?

ANS; RAHUL BHATIA & RAKESH GANGWAL

7. WHO ARE THE FOUNDERS OF SPICE JET AIRLINES?

ANS: AJAY SING & BHUPENDRA KANSGARA

8. WHO IS THE FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN OF OBERAI GROUP OF HOTELS?

ANS; MOHAN SINGH OBERAI

9. UBER WAS FOUNDED BY------------- IN 2009?

ANS: Ms. TRAVIS KALANICK & Mr. GARETT CAMP

10. NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS HEADQUARTED IN -------?

ANS: GORAKHPUR 

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS - UGC NET - TOURISM & ADMINISTRATION/ UGC NET TOURISM IMP QUESTION

 SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR UGC NET (TOURISM & ADMINISTRATION)

1. MANAGERIAL GRID OF LEADERSHIP WAS DEVELOPED BY –

It's also known as the Managerial Grid, or Leadership Grid, and was developed in the early 1960s by management theorists ROBERT BLAKE AND JANE MOUTON. (1964)

2. PRO-POOR TOURISM (PPT) is defined as tourism that generates net benefits for the poor. Benefits may be economic, but they may also be social, environmental or cultural. Pro-poor tourism is not a specific product or sector of tourism, but an approach to the industry.

3. WHAT IS DEMONSTRATION EFFECT-?

ITS THE  ATTITUDE OF COPYING TOURIST BEHAIOUR

4.  THE Hall OF Fame award for Contribution to Tourism and Hospitality from IATO in 2017 is – J K MOHANTY

5. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND CATERING TECHNOLOGY (NCHM&CT)_WAS ESTABLISHED IN - 1982 (NOIDA UP)

6. DECCAN ODYSSEY TRAINS- PLACES COVERED  ROUTE- MUMBAI, AJANTA,  AURANGABAD,  PUNE, GOA,  SINDHUDHURG, RATNAGIRI

7. CORAL REEFS IN INDIA ARE SITUATED IN  (FORMED WITH CALCIUM CARBONATE)

Ans: 

Gulf of mannar (TN)

Andaman & Nicobar island

Lakshadeep Islands

Related : Great Barrier reef is located in ---------------------------

8. BUTLER’S TOURISM AREA LIFE CYCLE (1980) – SEQUENCE OF STEPS ARE:

Ans: Exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, Stagnation, Decline/Rejuvaton

9. SOME IATA CODES OF INDIAN CITIES 

IXB-BAGDOGRA

IXC-CHANDIGARH

IXD-ALLAHABAD

IXE-MANGALORE

IXG-BELGAUM

IXI-LILABARI OR NORTH LAKHIMPUR AIR PORT ASSAM

IXJ-JAMMU

IXK-JUNAGARH(KESHOGOD)

IXL-LEH (KUSHOK BAKULA RIMPOOCHE AIR PORT)

IXM-MADURAI

IXN-KHOWAI

IXP-PATHANKOT

IXQ-KAMALAPUR  (TRIPURA)

IXR- RANCHI  (BARSA MUNDA AIRPORT )

IXS-SILCHAR (ASSAM) OR (KUMBHIGRAM)

IXT-PASSIGHAT (ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

IXU-AURANGABAD

IXV-AIONG AIRPORT (ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

IXW-JAMESHEDPUR

IXY-KANDLA

IXZ-PORT BLAIR (VIR SAVARKAR AIRPORT)

10. WHEN DID GOVT OF INDIA LAUNCHED E VISA SERVICES?

ANS: 2014