Mumbai

Question 1

Mumbai is a ………….. with a population of…………in 2016
in 1971…………, Mumbai’s population was ………

Answer 1

megacity,

2016: 20.7 million (in Greater Mumbai, while the ‘city’ has 11.9 million in 2019)
1971: 5.9 million

Question 2

Mumbai, like London, is situated on the…………and is a major…………. on the ……………….Ocean

Answer 2

• situated on the coast
• major port
• India Ocean

Question 3

Mumbai is India’s…………..centre and a hub for………………and…………

Answer 3

• India’s financial centre

- hub for industry and services

Question 4

………………of the population live in slums

Answer 4

-more than half

Question 5

one of the largest slums is:

this is home to…………people

Answer 5

• Dharavi
• 1 million people live there

sanitation is poor and many homes have no water supply. the lack of toilet and sewage facilities is a risk to health as raw sewage spreads disease

Question 6

………….of India’s millionaires live in Mumbai, near the……………..
two of the richest districts are:

Answer 6

a quarter
CBD (Central Business District)
Bandra and Andheri

Question 7

the literacy rate is about…….% in the slums an d……….% in the city as a whole

Answer 7

60% in slums
90% for Mumbai as a whole

literacy rates are also lower for women than for men: GENDER INEQUALITY

Question 8

there are higher rates of …………..and other………….. in poorer communities than more affluent areas because:

Answer 8

• higher rates of HIV and other STIs in poorer areas
• there are few job opportunities for women in slums
• with no qualifications, some women resort to prostitution to earn a living
• this has both physical and mental health implications which are not dealt with in slums

Question 9

only…….% of slum residents have access to public healthcare

Answer 9

30% only

Question 10

infant mortality rate is ………………deaths per 1000 in Mumbai, while in London this is…………per 1000

Answer 10

26 per 10000 Mumbai

3.4 per 1000 London

Question 11

……% of Mumbai’s residents class themselves as very happy with life

Answer 11

42%

Question 12

recently, there has been an influx of African migrants to Mumbai, and many face:

Answer 12

• racial discrimination as they struggle to find good jobs and are forced to live in slums
• many experience racial prejudice including verbal abuse and higher risk of arrest by police

Question 13

the average rainfall in Mumbai in July (Monsoon season) is

Answer 13

960mm which is one of the highest amounts in India

Question 14

a monsoon climate is:

Answer 14

a long dry season followed by s period of intense rainfall

Question 15

……river flow through Mumbai, including the

Answer 15

• 5 rivers

- Dahisar and Mithi

Question 16

in …………..20….. , monsoon rains caused the…………River to flood, killing………..people and leaving…………homeless

Answer 16

July 2005
killed 400 people
left 10,000 people homeless

Question 17

because of limited room to expand, many new developments are built on ……………

Answer 17

floodplains, increasing the poor’s vulnerability

Question 18

Mumbai also sits on ……………….. and so is vulnerable to …………..and…………..because of its…………topography

Answer 18

• seismically active area
• risk of earthquakes and tsunamis
• low lying, so at risk of coastal flooding form tsunamis

Question 19

……% of the River…………’s embankments are built informal settlements

Answer 19

70%

River Mithi

Question 20

the………………port of Mumbai handles……% of India’s containerised trade

Answer 20

Jawaharlal Nehru Port

60%

Question 21

The city was once an archipelago of……islands but was converted in ……….by the Hornby Vellard land reclamation project into one landmass

Answer 21

1845

Question 22

Mumbai’s geology is :

this is good for

Answer 22

• black Deccan basalt

- good for the erection of high-rise buildings

Question 23

there are……….skyscrapers in Mumbai today over 150m tall

Answer 23

43 over 150m tall

Question 24

Mumbai is home to the headquarters of the………..Group worth $………….and ……………….worth $………………

Answer 24

Tata Group worth $71 billion

Reliance Industries worth $59 billion

Question 25

Mumbai is the capital of....................State and is the seat of the........................... as a result,

Answer 25

- Maharashtra State - Bombai High Court -this means state and central government employees make up a large percentage of the city's workforce

Question 26

the city used to be known for its trade in .............and.............

Answer 26

textiles and precious metals, getting the nickname 'the Manchester of the East'

Question 27

Many textile mills became unprofitable and fell into disrepair, such as ................which has now been redeveloped as......................

Answer 27

Mafatlal Mill | now Marathon Futurex, an IT and financial business centre

Question 28

In Dharavi, there is a growing ............industry | there are.............single-rooms factories in Dharavi

Answer 28

recycling industry | 15,000

Question 29

Mumbai accounts for..........% of India's trade

Answer 29

40%

Question 30

The.....................International Airport is the main aviation hub in the city and the second busiest airport in India in terms of passenger traffic handled ............passengers in 2011-12

Answer 30

Chhatrapati | 30.74 million passengers

Question 31

there are plans to expand Chhatrapati Airport to handle........passengers

Answer 31

40 million

Question 32

Mumbai hosts India's premier scientific and nuclear institutes, including the ...............

Answer 32

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Indian Rare Earth Limited and the Tata institute of Fundamental Research

Question 33

most slum areas in Mumbai lack ..................meaning illnesses such as........are spread by the dirty water, also reducing..............

Answer 33

lack adequate sanition hepatitis reducing local fish populations

Question 34

Mumbai's water supply relies on .................., meaning water is rationed during the ....................and as demand for water grows, this is...........in the long term

Answer 34

- monsoon - dry season - unsustainable

Question 35

in the neighbourhood of ..........., waste on open rubbish dumps is burnt, adding to air pollution between............-............., ....% of deaths in..............were caused by respiratory problems

Answer 35

Chembur 2008-2010 25% of deaths

Question 36

there are around ........more vehicles on Mumbai's roads every day, which releases SOx gases, causing regular acid rain

Answer 36

450 more cars a day

Question 37

in ............, the government announced a redevelopment project to:

Answer 37

2004 | clear the Dharavi slum and create a new independent township

Question 38

in ..........., the World Bank provided $.............for the upgrade of Mumbai's transport system

Answer 38

2001 | $1 billion

Question 39

there is a '.....................' Campaign to clear litter and educate local residents about how to recycle and dispose of waste in a more environmentally conscious way

Answer 39

'Clean-Up Mumbai Campaign

Question 40

The......................runs.........................campaigns to reduce HIV new gov. legislation plans to:

Answer 40

- National AIDS Control Organisation - condom promotion campaigns - plan to make it illegal to discriminate against HIV/AIDS-positive people

Question 41

to increase water security, the local authority has made rainwater harvesting system compulsory on all new residential building rooftops on plots larger than ..............m2 however, since ........ only ......% of eligible buidlings have actually complied

Answer 41

300m2 2007 50%

Question 42

the first overhead metro line from north to south opened in ..... there are plans to open a further................lines

Answer 42

2014 | 78 planned

Question 43

The Greater Mumbai Disaster Management Action Plan was created in .............

Answer 43

2005