India

Question 1

Where is India?

Answer 1

Between middle and South East Asia

Question 2

What is economic liberalisation?

Answer 2

The Indian government used to decide which industries produced what and where. Now, companies can decide these factors for themselves so they can earn the most profits.

Question 3

What year did India change to a market economy?

Answer 3

1991

Question 4

How has economic liberalisation helped India develop?

Answer 4

Indian workers are paid less than in other places therefore companies will be encouraged to set up business there.

Question 5

How has investment I educations helped India develop?

Answer 5

More children are going to school therefore, the literacy rate has increased so the unemployment rates are dropping.

Question 6

How has tourism helped India develop?

Answer 6

Tourism increases India’s GDP because tourists spend money.

Question 7

How have TNC’s helped India develop?

Answer 7

They bring FDI (money that they’ve made) into the country which contribute to the country’s income

Question 8

What type of country is India?

Answer 8

An emerging country

Question 9

What political groups is India a part of?

Answer 9

G20, Commonwealth and UN

Question 10

What is India’s most famous river and what is it known as?

Answer 10

The River Ganges, India’s mother

Question 11

Which countries does India share international borders with?

Answer 11

Pakistan, Nepal, China, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar

Question 12

What landscapes does India have?

Answer 12

Himalayas in the North and Thar Desert in the West

Question 13

Why is the monsoon so important to India?

Answer 13

It brings rain, vital for the water supply and farming

Question 14

What is India’s main languages?

Answer 14

Hindi and English

Question 15

How many languages does India have in total?

Answer 15

1500

Question 16

What are the most common religions?

Answer 16

Hindu, Christianity, Sikhism and Muslim

Question 17

What % of people in India are Hindu?

Answer 17

78%

Question 18

What % of people in India are Christian?

Answer 18

25%

Question 19

What % of people in India are Sikh?

Answer 19

2%

Question 20

What % of people in India are Muslim?

Answer 20

15%

Question 21

What is the caste system?

Answer 21

Aspects decided at birth which determine your social status, depending on whom your parents are

Question 22

What type of political system does India have?

Answer 22

A parliamentary democracy

Question 23

How many people were registered to vote in 2015?

Answer 23

672 million

Question 24

What is the population of India?

Answer 24

1.25 billion

Question 25

How is India's population distributed?

Answer 25

densely populated in the North - approximately 500 people per square kilometer. Sparsely populated in central India due to lack of rainfall.

Question 26

How much of India's population live in 6 states?

Answer 26

50%

Question 27

What is the Indian diaspora?

Answer 27

The number of Indians living abroad

Question 28

How has India's geographical location helped it to develop?

Answer 28

It has a large coastline, making trade easier, It borders other developed countries so it can get commodities from them.

Question 29

What will help India develop?

Answer 29

Its geographical location gives it easy access to markets and rain from monsoon gives food security.

Question 30

What will hold India back?

Answer 30

caste system discriminates people, keeping them poor - 40 million people live in slums.

Question 31

What will give India opportunities?

Answer 31

Its membership of political groups could help it gain political influence

Question 32

What is a threat to India's development?

Answer 32

Potential conflict with Pakistan.

Question 33

How has India's government policy influenced growth?

Answer 33

They have chosen to liberise the economy and invest in education, transport and communications.

Question 34

How had globalisation influenced growth in India?

Answer 34

India has become increasingly connected with the rest of the world via TNC's, outsourcing and tourism.

Question 35

How much has India's literacy rate increased since 1991?

Answer 35

from 50% to 74% in 2014

Question 36

How much has India's infant mortality rate fallen since 1991?

Answer 36

over 50% - was 89 in 1000 and only 43.2 in 1000 in 2014

Question 37

How much has time spent in school increased since 1991?

Answer 37

2.4 years to 12 years in 2014

Question 38

What had happened to India's fertility rate since 1991?

Answer 38

It has fallen from 4.0 to 2.5 in 2014

Question 39

What is the mean average of India's GDP per capita?

Answer 39

US$1627

Question 40

Where is the source of the River Ganges?

Answer 40

The Himalayas

Question 41

Why is the River Ganges referred to as sacred?

Answer 41

The Hindus believe the river is a Goddess

Question 42

What is India's most scared city called?

Answer 42

Varanasi

Question 43

How many people are cremated in Varanasi each year?

Answer 43

100,000

Question 44

What % of water is treated before entering the Ganges?

Answer 44

20%

Question 45

How many premature deaths was air pollution responsible for in India in 2013?

Answer 45

586,788

Question 46

In the last decade, how much have vehicle sales exceeded?

Answer 46

by 7.2%

Question 47

How much have India's level of foreign exchange reserves grown since 1950?

Answer 47

from $2 billion to $300 billion

Question 48

India is one of the BRICS, name the four other BRICS

Answer 48

Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa

Question 49

What bank did the BRICS set up in 2015?

Answer 49

The New Development Bank