2.(iii) Eco-tourism offers an opportunity to the local people to preserve their heritage by : (A) converting parks into national reserves. (B) selling handmade handicrafts as souvenirs. (C) using modern technology to present their culture. (D) improving their infrastructure.
2.(iii) Eco-tourism offers an opportunity to the local people to preserve their heritage by : (A) converting parks into national reserves. (B) selling handmade handicrafts as souvenirs. (C) using modern technology to present their culture. (D) improving their infrastructure.
Options
(B) selling handmade handicrafts as souvenirs — Paragraph 3 states that buying handmade crafts helps tourists support locals and preserve their cultural traditions.
Marking Scheme
- 11 mark: selecting option (B) selling handmade handicrafts as souvenirs.
- 2No marks for any other option; no working required for an MCQ.
- 3Answer must be the option letter/text matching Paragraph 3's 'buying handmade crafts… preserve cultural traditions.'
Hint
Find where Paragraph 3 talks about tourists buying things made by locals — traditional handmade crafts keep cultural heritage alive.
Quick Oral Answer
Option B — by selling handmade handicrafts as souvenirs, local people keep their traditional crafts alive and earn from them, which is exactly how eco-tourism helps them preserve their cultural heritage.
Analysis & Explanation
A 1-mark MCQ on Paragraph 3, testing the specific mechanism by which locals preserve cultural heritage through eco-tourism.
Concept
- Paragraph 3: tourists support locals "by hiring local guides, staying in community-run lodges, and buying handmade crafts", which preserves cultural traditions.
Key points to include
- Correct option: (B) selling handmade handicrafts as souvenirs — directly matches the heritage-preservation mechanism.
Common mistakes
- (A) confuses environmental conservation (Paragraph 2) with cultural heritage.
- (C) 'modern technology' is fabricated — the passage stresses traditional, handmade crafts.
- (D) 'infrastructure' is an economic outcome (Paragraph 4), not a heritage-preservation method.
Common Mistakes
- 1Choosing (D) infrastructure because it is mentioned in the passage, but it is an economic outcome (Paragraph 4), not a way to preserve heritage.
- 2Choosing (A) because 'national reserves' sounds relevant, confusing environmental conservation with cultural-heritage preservation.
- 3Choosing (C) by assuming 'modern technology' — an idea not present in the passage at all.
Interesting Facts
UNESCO promotes 'living heritage' craft tourism precisely because tourist demand for authentic handmade goods gives artisans a reason to keep traditional skills alive.
In many community-based tourism models, craft sales are the single largest source of direct income reaching rural artisans, matching the passage's point about benefits staying with the people.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is infrastructure (D) wrong?
Improved infrastructure is an economic result of eco-tourism (Paragraph 4), not the way local people preserve their cultural heritage. The question specifically asks about heritage preservation.
Where is the answer stated?
In Paragraph 3: buying handmade crafts as souvenirs lets tourists support locals and 'preserve cultural traditions,' which is the heritage-preservation mechanism.