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.

(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 2 only ✓ UPSC's answer
(d) 2 and 3

Why the answer is (c)

• The objective is to determine the feasibility of a family-oriented vacation resort, which requires assessing demand drivers and economic viability.

• 'Size of family' (1) is essential to determine room occupancy, unit size, and the scale of facilities needed for a family-oriented property.

• 'Budget' (2) is critical to assess the price sensitivity of the target market and ensure the resort's pricing strategy aligns with visitor spending capacity.

• 'Number of earners' (3) is an indirect and intrusive metric that does not directly correlate with vacation spending as effectively as the total budget.

• 'Food allergies' (4) are operational details relevant to kitchen management but do not determine the macro-level feasibility of setting up the resort.

• Therefore, only items 1 and 2 directly address the core feasibility parameters of market size and economic capacity.

Why the other options are wrong

(a) 1 and 3: Option (a) excludes 'Budget', which is a primary determinant of economic feasibility, and includes 'Number of earners', which is less direct than total budget.
(b) 1, 2 and 4: Option (b) includes 'Food allergies', which is an operational detail rather than a feasibility metric, and excludes the direct economic indicator of 'Budget' in favor of irrelevant dietary data.
(d) 2 and 3: Option (d) excludes 'Size of family', which is fundamental to designing a family-oriented resort, and includes 'Number of earners', which is a redundant proxy for budget.

Asked in the CSAT Paper II of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026, held on 24 May 2026. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.