Economic development in India

Question 1

What are some products India produces?

Answer 1

• Rice
• Concrete
• Cotton
• Metal
• Trains

Question 2

What are India’s biggest to 3rd biggest contributors to the country’s GDP?

Answer 2

1. Services
2. Industry
3. Agriculture

Question 3

How much does India’s GDP grow per year?

Answer 3

7.6% per year ($600bn)

Question 4

How long has India’s economy been rapidly growing?

Answer 4

The past 10-15 years

Question 5

What percentage of India’s population lives below the poverty line?

Answer 5

20%

Question 6

Where does India rank in the number of billionaires in the country?

Answer 6

4th in the world

Question 7

What is one reason for India’s rapidly growing economy?

Answer 7

Large scale rural to urban migration

Question 8

What is India’s film industry called?

Answer 8

Bollywood

Question 9

What 5 products bring the most money to the indian economy? (in order)

Answer 9

1. Petroleum ($61.2bn)
2. Jewellery ($41.2bn)
3. Cars ($14.5bn)
4. Heavy machinery ($13.6bn)
5. Bio chemicals ($12bn)

Question 10

What industry employs most of India’s working population? (and what percentage)

Answer 10

50% of India’s working population are employed in the primary sector.

Question 11

How much does India’s primary sector contribute to the country’s GDP?

Answer 11

Less than 20%

Question 12

How does the primary sector employ 50% of India’s working population but only contributes 20% to India’s GDP?

Answer 12

• Low paid jobs
• Seasonal jobs

Question 13

What percentage of India’s working population does the secondary sector employ?

Answer 13

20%

Question 14

How much does India’s tertiary sector contribute to the country’s GDP?

Answer 14

55%

Question 15

How did India switch it’s electronics industry?

Answer 15

• India used to import many of their electronics.
• Nowadays, India is exporting electronics on a large scale.
• India has the 3rd largest number of electronic engineers.
• Increased demand for electronics as India develops.

Question 16

What are TNC’s

Answer 16

• Transnational companies.

Question 17

Why are TNC’s good?

Answer 17

• Help encourage development in developing nations.
• Encourage trade with other nations.

Question 18

What is one of the biggest TNC’s in india?

Answer 18

Tata

Question 19

What percentage of India’s GDP comes from Tata?

Answer 19

2.8%

Question 20

What industries is Tata in?

Answer 20

• Cars
• Internet communciations
• Chemicals
• Energy

Question 21

What is a significant product from Tata for the Indian population? (why is it important)

Answer 21

• The ‘nano’ car
• Costs less than £1300
• Targeted at India’s growing middle class
• Will be able to produce 250,000 units per year

Question 22

Why is the ‘nano’ car bad?

Answer 22

• Increases air pollution
• Increases traffic congestion

Question 23

What are the advantages of TNC’s in India?

Answer 23

• Bring new investment to the country.
• Provide jobs (often at higher than average wages in the local economy).
• International links.
• Bring expertise and skills to the country.
• provide new technology.

Question 24

What are the disadvantages of TNC’s in India?

Answer 24

• Wages in LIC’s and NEE’s are usually lower than those in HIC’s.
• Can cause environmental damage and deplete natural resources.
• TNC’s can withdraw their investment from a country whenever they want.
• Take profits out of the county to pay shareholders and invest elsewhere.
• Powerful enough to influence politics in a country.

Question 25

What are the environmental issues with rapid urban growth and industrialisation in India?

Answer 25

- Traffic congestion - More demand for products - High levels of air pollution - Rapid growth of slums - High levels of waste

Question 26

Facts about traffic congestion

Answer 26

- Adding to poor air quality - Costs $10bn annually in just Delhi due to: fuel waste, loss of economic productivity, air pollution, road crashes.

Question 27

Facts about more demand for products

Answer 27

- Rapid growth of middle class means more people with disposable income. - More demand for products grows the manufacturing industry.

Question 28

Facts about high levels of air pollution

Answer 28

- New Delhi and Mumbai have some of the highest levels of air pollution in Asia. - Caused by the industrial growth of the city. - Delhi's air is considered the worst in the world, according to the WHO.

Question 29

Facts about rapid growth of slums

Answer 29

- Caused by fast rates of rural to urban migration. - Slums produce vast amounts of rubbish.

Question 30

Facts about high levels of waste

Answer 30

- Lots of industrial waste. - Industrial chemical waste and inadequate sewage facilities result in polluted water supplies. - The Ganges is the 5th most polluted river in the world, and serves 500M people.

Question 31

Where is Kerala state?

Answer 31

South West india

Question 32

What happened in Kerala state?

Answer 32

Coca cola took 510,000 litres of water per day from boreholes and wells in the region.

Question 33

What impacts did coca cola have on Kerala state?

Answer 33

- The water table dropped from 12m below ground to 35m below. - Crop yields decreased by 40%. - Locals had to walk up to 5km per day to access fresh water. - The remaining water burned people's eyes when bathing. - Decline in traditional fruit juice vendors.

Question 34

What were some improvements to quality of life in India as a result of economic development?

Answer 34

- 1 government run hospital bed per 830 citizens. - In urban areas, 93% of people have access to electricity, and 55% of people in rural areas. - 16,000 km of new roads to reach 6m people in rural areas. - 500M households with $10,000+ disposable income. - Over 1bn mobile phone users (243M smartphone users) - 17% of the population have health insurance and free healthcare is available for those below the poverty line. - 4th highest number of billionaires in the world. - India's middle class has doubled to 600M in the past 8 years.

Question 35

What is a comparison for how bad Delhi's air is?

Answer 35

Breathing the air in Delhi is the same as smoking 20 cigarettes per day.

Question 36

What are some problems from economic development in India?

Answer 36

- More pollution. - Destruction of habitats. - Lots of child labour, especially in the cotton industry. - Lots of workers with low wages. - Water insecurity.