mumbai

Question 1

where is mumbai located?

Answer 1

the state of maharashtra, in western india, bordering the arabian sea

Question 2

what landform is the city located on?

Answer 2

a narrow peninsula

Question 3

what is a peninsula?

Answer 3

a piece of land which connects to the mainland but is almost completely surrounded by the sea

Question 4

what is the population of mumbai?

Answer 4

21.5 million, the 2nd largest city in india

Question 5

how many people commute to mumbai for work?

Answer 5

3 million

Question 6

how much does mumbai contribute to maharashtras total income?

Answer 6

40%

Question 7

how much does mumbai contribute to indias economy?

Answer 7

$310 billion

Question 8

what % of industrial ouput is mumbai respnsible for?

Answer 8

25%

Question 9

give 2 ways mumbai is important internationally

Answer 9

1. largest amount of foreign investment in india
2. major tnc headquarters located there such as disney

Question 10

what was the population of mumbai in 1950?

Answer 10

3 million

around 18 million difference to today

Question 11

what is the fertility rate of a woman in mumbai?

Answer 11

2

Question 12

by how much is mumbais population naturally growing by a year?

Answer 12

1 million

Question 13

give 3 reasons why people are moving to mumbai

Answer 13

1. soco-economic factors
2. better infrastructure
3. poor socio-economic factors in other cities

Question 14

what healthcare record does mumbai hold in india?

Answer 14

the most amount of hospitals within an urban area

Question 15

how many schools does mumbai have?

Answer 15

over 1,000, as well as a world renowned uni

Question 16

how does the literacy rate compare in mumbai verses nationally?

Answer 16

16% higher in mumbai than the national average

Question 17

why is there pressure on mumbais chlorinated water supply?

Answer 17

due to rapid growth

Question 18

how many people in mumbai use the street as a toilet?

Answer 18

1/20

due to the huge pressure on sewage systems and toilets in mumbai

Question 19

how many toilets has the slum sanitation project built?

Answer 19

5100

Question 20

what % of indias sea trade is based in mumbai?

Answer 20

60%

Question 21

what % of indias foreign trade does india account for?

Answer 21

40%

Question 22

what are chawls?

Answer 22

overcrowded blocks of one small room, very common in mumbai

Question 23

how many people live in dharavi slum?

Answer 23

1.2 million - making it indias biggest slum

Question 24

how many cases of typhoid are there in dharavi a day?

Answer 24

4,000

Question 25

how many people share a toilet in dharavi?

Answer 25

1450 per toilet

Question 26

what is the life expectancy in dharavi slum?

Answer 26

60

Question 27

what % of people in mumbai rely on communal taps?

Answer 27

60%

Question 28

how many litres of sewage enters dharavi river a day?

Answer 28

800 million litres

Question 29

where does mumbais crime rate rank in india?

Answer 29

3rd highest

Question 30

how many people die on mumbais railway per year?

Answer 30

3500

Question 31

how many tonnes of waste does mumbai generate a day?

Answer 31

9400

Question 32

what % of waste enters mumbais landfill untreated?

Answer 32

70%

Question 33

what did the government approve in 2004?

Answer 33

the dharavi regeneration project to improve dharavi housing and infrastructure

Question 34

how much does dharavi's informal economy turn over per year?

Answer 34

just under $1 billion

Question 35

what does the dharavi regeneration project plan to do with housing?

Answer 35

construct residential units approx 300 sq ft to replace informal housing

Question 36

what company proposed an investment into dharavi slum?

Answer 36

the Adani group

Question 37

how much did Adani propose to invest into the dharavi slum?

Answer 37

just under $620 million

Question 38

what % of mumbais plastic waste is recycled?

Answer 38

up to 80%