BHY 001 Question Paper December 2025 is the sharpest practice set for CFO students learning the foundations of tourism. If your exam falls in 2026, this is the one to rehearse on, covering the types of tourism, the constraints on promoting tourism in India, the functions of IATA and FAST, and the link between tourism growth and economic development. Let's break it down.
About IGNOU BHY-001 Understanding Tourism (CFO)
BHY-001 lays the groundwork for anyone entering front office and travel work by explaining what tourism is and how it functions. It begins with the shape of the field, the different types of tourism and the constraints in promoting tourism in India, before tracing the definition and growth of tourism across the country.
It then connects tourism to the systems that carry it. You study the role of roads and railways in developing the tourism industry, how a package tour fulfils a tourist's needs, and the products and services a tourist requires within a country.
The course closes on the trade and its impact. You learn the functions of IATA and FAST, the functions of a travel agency, why India must upgrade its infrastructure and facilities for tourism growth, and the co-relation between tourism growth and economic development.
This page is written by Prateek Talwar and reviewed by the Unnati Educations academic team and tourism content reviewers. It sits within the BHY-001 course of the IGNOU Certificate Programme in Front Office Operations (CFO) and reflects the official IGNOU Term-End Examination of December 2025. Last updated: June 2026.
BHY-001 Question Paper December 2025 Exam Pattern and Marking
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medium | Bilingual, English and Hindi |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Total questions | 10 |
| Questions to attempt | Any 5 |
| Marks per question | 20 each, all equal |
| Type of questions | Descriptive essay style |
| Language of answers | English or Hindi |
Bilingual Question Set of the BHY-001 December 2025 Paper
Note : (i) Attempt any five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
What are the different types of tourism ? Explain in detail.
What are the various constraints in promotion of tourism in India ? Discuss in detail.
Define tourism and discuss about its growth in India.
How do roads and railways help in the development of tourism industry ?
How can a package tour fulfill the needs of a tourist ? Give examples.
Enumerate the various products and services needed by a tourist, within a country.
Discuss the functions of IATA and FAST.
What are the functions of a travel agency ?
Why do we need to upgrade our infrastructure and facilities for the growth of tourism in India ?
Explain the co-relation between the tourism growth and the economic development in a country.
เคจเฅเค : (i) เคเคฟเคจเฅเคนเฅเค เคชเคพเคเค เคชเฅเคฐเคถเฅเคจเฅเค เคเฅ เคเคคเฅเคคเคฐ เคฆเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
(ii) เคธเคญเฅ เคชเฅเคฐเคถเฅเคจเฅเค เคเฅ เค เคเค เคธเคฎเคพเคจ เคนเฅเคเฅค
เคชเคฐเฅเคฏเคเคจ เคเฅ เคตเคฟเคญเคฟเคจเฅเคจ เคชเฅเคฐเคเคพเคฐ เคเฅเคฏเคพ เคนเฅเค ? เคตเคฟเคธเฅเคคเคพเคฐเคชเฅเคฐเฅเคตเค เคตเคฟเคตเฅเคเคจเคพ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคญเคพเคฐเคค เคฎเฅเค เคชเคฐเฅเคฏเคเคจ เคเฅ เคชเฅเคฐเคเคพเคฐ เคฎเฅเค เคตเคฟเคญเคฟเคจเฅเคจ เค เคตเคฐเฅเคงเค เคเฅเคฏเคพ เคนเฅเค ? เคตเคฟเคธเฅเคคเคพเคฐ เคธเฅ เคเคฐเฅเคเคพ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคชเคฐเฅเคฏเคเคจ เคเฅ เคชเคฐเคฟเคญเคพเคทเคฟเคค เคเฅเคเคฟเค เคเคฐ เคญเคพเคฐเคค เคฎเฅเค เคเคธเคเฅ เคตเคฟเคเคพเคธ เคเฅ เคตเคฟเคตเฅเคเคจเคพ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคธเคกเคผเค เคคเคฅเคพ เคฐเฅเคฒเคตเฅ เคชเคฐเฅเคฏเคเคจ เคเคฆเฅเคฏเฅเค เคเฅ เคตเคฟเคเคพเคธ เคฎเฅเค เคเฅเคธเฅ เคธเคนเคพเคฏเคคเคพ เคเคฐเคคเฅ เคนเฅเค ?
เคชเฅเคเฅเค เคเฅเคฐ เคเค เคชเคฐเฅเคฏเคเค เคเฅ เคเคตเคถเฅเคฏเคเคคเคพเคเค เคเฅ เคเฅเคธเฅ เคชเฅเคฐเคพ เคเคฐ เคธเคเคคเคพ เคนเฅ ? เคเคฆเคพเคนเคฐเคฃ เคฆเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคเคฟเคธเฅ เคฆเฅเคถ เคฎเฅเค เคเค เคชเคฐเฅเคฏเคเค เคเฅ เคเคพเคฎ เคฎเฅเค เคเคจเฅ เคตเคพเคฒเฅ เคตเคฟเคญเคฟเคจเฅเคจ เคเคคเฅเคชเคพเคฆเฅเค เคคเคฅเคพ เคธเฅเคตเคพเคเค เคเฅ เคธเฅเคเฅเคฌเคฆเฅเคง เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคเค. เค. เคเฅ. เค. (IATA) เคคเคฅเคพ เคเคซ. เค. เคเคธ. เคเฅ. (FAST) เคเฅ เคเคพเคฐเฅเคฏเฅเค เคเคพ เคตเคฐเฅเคฃเคจ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคเค เคฏเคพเคคเฅเคฐเคพ เคเคเฅเคจเฅเคธเฅ เคเฅ เคเคพเคฐเฅเคฏเฅเค เคเคพ เคตเคฐเฅเคฃเคจ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
เคญเคพเคฐเคค เคฎเฅเค เคชเคฐเฅเคฏเคเคจ เคเฅ เคเคจเฅเคจเคคเคฟ เคเฅ เคฒเคฟเค เคเคงเคพเคฐเคญเฅเคค เคธเคเคฐเคเคจเคพ เคเคฐ เคธเฅเคตเคฟเคงเคพเคเค เคเฅ เคเคฟเคธเฅ เค เคชเคเฅเคฐเฅเคก เคเคฐเคจเฅ เคเฅ เคเฅเคฏเฅเค เคเคตเคถเฅเคฏเคเคคเคพ เคนเฅ ?
เคเคฟเคธเฅ เคฆเฅเคถ เคฎเฅเค เคชเคฐเฅเคฏเคเคจ เคเคจเฅเคจเคคเคฟ เคคเคฅเคพ เคเคฐเฅเคฅเคฟเค เคตเคฟเคเคพเคธ เคเฅ เคฌเฅเค เคธเคฎเฅเคฌเคจเฅเคงเฅเค เคเฅ เคตเคฟเคตเฅเคเคจเคพ เคเฅเคเคฟเคเฅค
Topics Covered in the BHY-001 Paper
The different types of tourism
The constraints in promoting tourism in India
The definition and growth of tourism in India
How roads and railways aid the development of the tourism industry
How a package tour fulfils a tourist's needs
The products and services a tourist needs within a country
The functions of IATA and FAST
The functions of a travel agency
The need to upgrade infrastructure and facilities for tourism growth in India
The co-relation between tourism growth and economic development
What is the BHY-001 December 2025 Question Paper
The BHY 001 December 2025 question paper is the official IGNOU Term-End Examination for Understanding Tourism, offered bilingually in English and Hindi, 100 marks, 3 hours, with any five of ten questions to attempt.
In practice it is a single set of ten essay-style questions printed in both languages. You choose your five strongest, each worth twenty marks, and may write your answers in English or Hindi. The breadth runs from the types of tourism to the economics of the industry.
How to Approach the BHY-001 Paper for Your 2026 Attempt
Rehearse this December 2025 IGNOU paper against a real three-hour clock, and since you answer only five of ten, scan the paper first and mark the five tourism topics you can write most confidently before you put pen to paper.
A twenty-mark answer here is a proper essay, so structure matters. For a question like the constraints in promoting tourism in India or the functions of a travel agency, open with a definition or context, build four or five clear points, add a worked tourism example, and finish with a short conclusion.
Watch which themes carry weight. The types of tourism, the functions of IATA and FAST, and the role of transport and infrastructure are central to this subject, so prepare them thoroughly. A question like the co-relation between tourism growth and economic development rewards linking each point back to real effects such as employment and foreign exchange, rather than listing benefits in isolation.
Model Answer Blueprint (not a full answer)
Take question 7, the functions of IATA and FAST, worth twenty marks. Here is the shape of a full-marks answer, not the answer itself.
Opening: a line defining IATA as the global airline trade body and FAST in its travel-and-tourism training role.
Key points to cover: IATA's work in fare and ticketing standards, agent accreditation, safety and industry regulation, then FAST's role in skilling and certifying travel professionals.
A worked tourism example: how an IATA-accredited travel agency issues tickets under agreed standards.
Conclusion: a short note on how both bodies raise professionalism across the tourism industry.
Frequently Asked Questions on the BHY-001 Question Paper December 2025
Is this the authentic BHY-001 IGNOU paper?
Yes. This is the official IGNOU Term-End Examination paper for BHY-001 held in December 2025, copied word for word in both English and Hindi. The real questions on the types of tourism, the functions of IATA and FAST, and the constraints on promoting tourism in India appear here unchanged, with the same Note line and ten-question structure the university set.
Is this BHY-001 December 2025 paper useful for the 2026 exam?
Very useful. The December 2025 paper is the most recent official BHY-001 set, so it closely mirrors your 2026 attempt. Steady areas like the growth of tourism in India, the role of roads and railways, and the co-relation between tourism growth and economic development recur in this subject, which makes timed practice on this exact paper worthwhile.
Is a BHY 001 solved question paper available?
Yes, a BHY 001 solved question paper can be shared on request. The questions here are the genuine ones, and the solved set adds model answers shaped the way examiners reward, with a structured essay on the types of tourism and a clear breakdown of a travel agency's functions. Drop us a message and we will send what fits.
Does this BHY-001 question paper help with the BHY-001 assignment too?
It helps a lot. The BHY-001 assignment and this exam draw on the same tourism syllabus, so revising package tours, the products and services a tourist needs, or the upgrading of infrastructure for the paper strengthens your tutor-marked work as well. Practising these December 2025 questions builds the same grasp of tourism the assignment expects.
Is BHY-001 question paper available in both English and Hindi?
Yes. The paper is bilingual, so both the full English question set and the full Hindi set appear above exactly as printed. You can read whichever you prefer and write your December 2025 practice answers in English or Hindi, just as IGNOU allows in the actual Term-End Examination for this CFO course.
What BHY-001 solved paper support is available?
You can reach our team directly. Whether you want the solved set, help structuring a twenty-mark essay on the constraints in promoting tourism in India, or guidance on choosing your best five questions, we are a message away. Send us a note on WhatsApp and we will point you to the right BHY-001 resource for your prep.
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