India is a tourists' paradise on Earth as we have so much to offer to the visitors. No other country in the world possesses so much variety. The breath-taking beauty of the Himalayas, its valleys and rivers, the numerous wildlife sanctuaries dotted all over the country, our still unspoilt sea beaches, our great temples and caves and historical monuments, our music and dance, our festivals and national celebrations, would attract any tourist in the world. They are all our potential foreign exchange earners.
If we wish to earn more from our tourists, we must build up more infrastructure. The Government of India has intensified efforts to build more hotels in the country. Those in the hotel business are allowed to have foreign collaborations. Our hotels must offer such facilities that foreigners love: these are 24-hour service, swimming pools, tennis courts, club houses, massage centres, indoor and outdoor restaurants, playgrounds for children, dance floor with live music in season and so on. These would make for an exciting tour.
The Government is also providing new and better facilities.
Tourism is everybody's business as all benefit from it. Wealth flows from affluent countries to the less affluent. Within the country itself it moves from the developed areas to the less developed ones. It flows from the rich to the poor, the tourist trades in the countries he visits. We can arrange group tours for foreigners on a large scale. Even a humble taxi driver does something for tourism, as he talks well of his country.
So, let us give the tourist, a wholesome experience of our country. When the tourist is satisfied with the facilities offered to him, what he tells his people back home will do publicity for us. Then others would also be tempted to come to our country when we say, "Welcome to India".
The government of India builds more hotels in the country, which allows hotels to have:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Foreign collaborations
The second paragraph says that the Government has stepped up efforts to build more hotels, and "Those in the hotel business are allowed to have foreign collaborations". A collaboration is working together with another party; here Indian hotels may join hands with foreign companies.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: Allows state government — Incorrect. Not mentioned: the passage says nothing about state governments, and the words do not say what the hotels are allowed to have.
Option 3: Disinvestment in Hotel — Incorrect. Contradicted: Disinvestment is the sale of the government's share in a business. The passage speaks of building more hotels, not of selling them.
Option 4: Hotels in Foreign countries — Incorrect. Misread: the passage is about hotels in India for foreign tourists, not Indian hotels abroad.