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UPSC Prelims 2026 CSAT, question 76

Topic: Decision making

Q76

You are required to design a ‘questionnaire’ to be filled on-location by visitors, based on the following objective while writing a report :

“To determine the feasibility of setting up a family-oriented vacation resort in the vicinity of a lake destination in the mountains”

Which of the following heads would you include in the questionnaire to make it most appropriate for your purpose?

  1. Size of family

  2. Budget

  3. Number of earners in the family

  4. Food allergies and dietary restrictions

Select the answer using the code given below.

  1. (a) 1 and 3
  2. (b) 1, 2 and 4
  3. (c) 1 and 2 onlyCorrect answer
  4. (d) 2 and 3

Solution.

Answer: (c) 1 and 2 only

  1. Statements 1 and 2 are correct: to assess the commercial and infrastructural feasibility of setting up a family-oriented vacation resort, an on-location visitor survey must capture the size of visiting families (to plan room/suite capacity) and their vacation budget (to assess pricing viability).
  2. Statements 3 and 4 are incorrect: the number of earners in a family is redundant once the holiday budget is known, and individual food allergies are operational catering details after check-in rather than project-feasibility heads.

Trap: If operational menu planning is also included at the feasibility stage, option (b) 1, 2 and 4 is the broader reading.