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1
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Which country did Mumbai receive aid from and until what year ?

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Used to be an aid recipient as it received aid from the UK up until 2015

2
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How much is its foreign aid expenditure ?

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its foreign aid expenditure is 1.3bn US$

3
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Is the country currently receiving aid ?

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It is one of the few countries that has change from a recipient to a donor

4
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Reasons India attracts FDI from TNCs

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increasingly skilled labour force with low labour costs
increasingly competitiveness of Indian enterprise
large well educated English speaking workforce

5
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Reasons India attracts FDI from TNCs

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international development in trade transport and communications
government incentives like tax exemptions
rapid growth population and rising incomes

6
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How much is the export service sector worth ?

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export of service sector is around 100bn us dollars between 2014-15

7
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What is Indian company’s main strategy ?

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outsourcing is a major strategy of Indian companies

8
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Examples of outsourcing …

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British and American companies have call centres based in Bangalore and other Indian cities
Medical transcription and expert knowledge services are other examples of back office functions in India

9
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What percentage of GDP does tourism account for ?

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Tourism accounted for about 6.8% of he countries GDP

10
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How many tourists arrived in Mumbai ?

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over 22 million tourists arrived

11
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How many employees are employed ?

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39 million are employed in the sector

12
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roads systems have doubled in length from .. million km to over … million km

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roads systems have doubled in length from 3 million km to over 6 million km

13
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How long is India’s air network ?

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India’s air network is more than 63000 km long

14
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How many sea ports does the country have ?

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the country has 12 major sea ports

185 minor sea ports

15
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What percentage of foreign trade is by volume and carried by ships ?

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95% of its foreign trade by volume and 70% value is carried by ships .

16
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How many airports are in the country ?

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there are 11 international airports and 86 domestic ones

17
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How big is the countries wireless network?

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India has the 2nd largest wireless network after china

18
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fertility rates have decreased from…. to 2.3 %

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fertility rates have decreased from 5.2% to 2.3 %

19
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How far have infant mortality rates decreased from ?

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infant mortality rates have also decreased from 129 per 100 live births to 40

20
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How far has life expectancy increase from ?

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life expectancy has improved from 50-68 to 63-75 vary depending on regions were health care access is available

21
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Why has urbanisation increased ?

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urbanisation is due to economic development

towns and cities increase in population due to RUM and natural population increase