India Facts Flashcards

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1
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When did it make primary level education (6-14) compulsory and free?

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In 2009

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2
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How much was the IT sector worth in 2014-15

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US$100bn

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3
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How much did tourism account for in 2014 for the total gdp

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6.4%

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4
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How many people where employed in the tourism sector in 2014

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39million people

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5
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How much aid did they give in 2015 to Nepal and Bhutan

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US$1.3bn

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6
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What is Mumbai’s population

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12.5 million people

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7
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How much of international trade is handled by Mumbai

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25%

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8
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How much of India’s GDP does Mumbai generate

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1/6

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9
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How many people live in Dharavi

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1 million people

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10
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How much more denser is Dharavi than Mumbai

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11x

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11
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How many small businesses is there in Dharavi

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5000

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12
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How many single rooms are there in Dharavi

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15,000

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13
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What is SPARC

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-an Indian NGO
-built toilets that were connected to sewage and water systems
-had electricity for night time safety
-monthly permits were 25p

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14
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What is the Hamara foundation

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-provides social-work services street children to improve their health band education
-training in computing etc for 16-18 year olds

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15
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How has government policy influenced economic change

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-since 1990 they have implemented economic reforms encouraging innovation and increasing the science budget

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16
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How has aid influenced economic change

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-India has received the most amount of international aid
-it’s reducing
-the Uk planned to end all aid to Indian by 2015
-they now send aid to other countries eg $1.3 billion to Bhutan and Nepal 2014-2015

17
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How has globalisation influenced economic changed

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-increased connectivity is increasing FDI from TNC’s

18
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What reason are there for India’s increased amount of FDI

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-cheap and skilled workforce
-large and well educated English speaking work force
-improvements in rail and transport

19
Q

How many international airports does India have

A

11

20
Q

How long is there rail network

A

6300km

21
Q

How many women have jobs

A

-1/3

22
Q

How many women are there in Indian parliament

A

12%

23
Q

How many of the worlds top polluted cities were in India

A

13/20

24
Q

How much of India’s farm relays on monsoon rain

A

60%

25
Q

What place does India come in the order of largest emitters of CO2

A

3rd

26
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How much CO2 does India emit per capita

A

1.8 tonnes

27
Q

How much of India’s is flood prone

A

68%

28
Q

How many people live under the poverty line

A

400million

29
Q

How many of India’s children are malnourished

A

48%

30
Q

How corrupt is India

A

-is ranked 128 in the whole son the index of economic freedom

31
Q

How much waste was dumped into the Gorai garbage site

A

1200tones of solid waste

32
Q

How much green space was created by the closure of the gorai garbage site

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15 hectares

33
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How high was the garbage at the gorai garbage site

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26m

34
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How did the garbage site negatively imapcted residents

A

-no one wanted to liver their thus negative multipler effect
-impacted their life expectancy

35
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How much did it cost to build the Mumbai monorail

A

$380 million

36
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How many people used the monorail per day

A

-15000
-mostly tourists

37
Q

How long is India’s coastline

A

7517km

38
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How much money was sent back as remittances in 2014

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$71billion (more than the revenue of the it sector)