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UNIT 1 - India

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India is a very densely populated country.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

India is the world's largest democracy (a country that votes for their political leader)

a)

True

b)

False

3.

By 2022, India will have overtaken which country to become the world's largest population?

a)

UK

b)

Poland

c)

China

d)

USA

4.

Name the successful Indian film industry.

a)

Hollywood

b)

Trollywood

c)

Sollywood

d)

Bollywood

5.

How many films a year does the Bollywood industry produce?

a)

more than 20

b)

more than 2

c)

more than 1200

d)

more than 2 million

6.

Why is the year 1947 significant to India?

a)

The year India changed its name

b)

The year India gained independence

7.

What type of country is India in relation to development?

a)

developed

b)

emerging

c)

developing

8.

Define the term 'gross domestic product' GDP.

a)

A comparison of what the same amount of money can buy in different countries.

b)

The total value of goods and services produced within a country within a year divided by the number of people in the country (per capita).

9.

What is the primary sector?

a)

manufacturing - making things!

b)

providing a service

c)

gathering raw materials - farming, fishing etc.

d)

research into cures for diseases / developing new technologies

10.

What is the secondary sector?

a)

gathering raw materials

b)

providing a service

c)

manufacturing - making things!

d)

research into cures for diseases / developing new technology

11.

Which of the options below are examples of tertiary sector jobs?

a)

fishermen, farmers, forestry workers, coal miner

b)

factory workers, car manufacturing

c)

teachers, doctors, taxi drivers, call centre staff

d)

medical scientist

12.

Which of the four employment sectors has increased the most in India since 1990?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

13.

Which two employment sectors have decreased in India?

a)

primary and secondary

b)

tertiary and quaternary

14.

Why are less people working in primary sector in India?

a)

mechanisation - machines are replacing people on farms

b)

there is a lower demand for crops in India

15.

What are TWO reasons why has the tertiary sector has increased in India?

a)

there is a decrease in the demand for services in India

b)

there are so many people in India - so there is a high demand for services

c)

increased FDI so there are more tertiary sector jobs in businesses

16.

What has happened the the amount of trade being carried out in India?

a)

it has increased

b)

it has decreased

17.

in 1990, India was exporting low value goods, however by 2015 it was exporting high value goods such as...?

a)

tea and coffee

b)

medicines, jewellery, petroleum

18.

What is FDI?

a)

Freely Direct Insurance - insurance for countries

b)

Foreign Direct Investment - a company investing in a foreign country

19.

Due to FDI (Foreign Direct Investment), an increase in which type of job have been created in India?

a)

farming jobs

b)

call centre jobs

20.

What are TWO reasons why 95% of India's foreign trade is carried out by ship?

a)

it has a long coastline

b)

trading by air is cheaper

c)

you can't fit much on a ship

d)

trading by ship is far cheaper and more cost-effective

21.

India is located to many other emerging nations such as...? (SELECT TWO)

a)

Poland, Germany

b)

Canada, USA

c)

Malaysia, Indonesia, China

d)

UK, France

22.

Why is it an advantage for India to be located so close to emerging nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, China?

a)

it is easier to trade with these countries

b)

it is harder to trade with these countries

23.

India attracts FDI because... (SELECT THREE)

a)

Large cheap workforce

b)

Many people in India can speak English

c)

Small workforce - not enough people to fill jobs

d)

Tax breaks for companies who invest in India

24.

Define the term demographics.

a)

data relating to the finances of a country

b)

data relating to the environmental quality of a country

c)

data relating to the population of a country

25.

What are TWO positive impacts of India's economic growth on the population (demographics)?

a)

death rate has DECREASED

b)

life expectancy has DECREASED

c)

death rate has INCREASED

d)

life expectancy has INCREASED

26.

Define 'fertility rate'

a)

how many babies die before their 1st birthday

b)

how many children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime

27.

Despite many social improvements caused by India's economic growth, there are still some inequalities, what are they? (SELECT THREE)

a)

old people miss out on the improved services as they live in rural areas

b)

new jobs that are created are only for men aged between 20-30

c)

girls tend to receive less education and medical care

d)

woman are still not equally represented in Indian parliament

28.

How much has the life expectancy in India increased by?

a)

from 80 years in 1975 to 100 years now.

b)

from 18 years in 1975 to 25 years now.

c)

from 50 years in 1975 to 68 years now.

29.

The 'maternal mortality rate' in India has decreased, define this term.

a)

how long a person is expected to live for

b)

how many babies are born

c)

how many people die

d)

how many women die in childbirth

30.

Why have fertility rates and birth rates fallen in India? (SELECT THREE)

a)

don't need the children to go out and work

b)

more people are wanting to have bigger families

c)

people wanting a better lifestyle - easier with less children

d)

better access to contraception (condoms!)

31.

Define 'urbanisation'

a)

people moving to the countryside

b)

higher proportion of people living in towns / cities

32.

Which CAUSE of urbanisation involves people leaving the rural areas and moving to the city?

a)

natural population increase

b)

rural to urban migration

33.

What is 'natural population increase'?

a)

the birth rate is higher than the death rate

b)

the death rate is higher than the birth rate

34.

Why is the population increase high in Indian cities?

a)

the people who move to the cities are old and don't want to have kids

b)

the people who move to the cities are young and want to start a family

35.

What % of parliament is represented by women?

a)

100%

b)

1%

c)

12%

d)

99%

36.

How many of the world's 20 top polluted cities are in India?

a)

20 out of 20

b)

19 out of 20

c)

13 out of 20

d)

1 out of 20

37.

What are the TWO main problems with water supply in India?

a)

the water is multicoloured!

b)

there is not enough water for everyone

c)

the water tastes like diet coke!

d)

the water if often dirty / polluted

38.

What is 'desertification' of the land?

a)

land that is becoming increasingly dry / arid

b)

land that is flooded

39.

What is meant by 'degradation' of an area / land?

a)

an area becoming better

b)

an area declining and becoming worse

40.

India is the world’s third largest emitter of carbon dioxide (after China and the USA).

a)

true

b)

false

41.

Air pollution reduces life expectancy for 660 million people who live in Indian cities by how many years?

a)

100 years

b)

1 years

c)

3.2 years

d)

40 years

42.

The number of rivers defined as ‘polluted’ in India rose from 121 to _________ between 2010 and 2015

a)

275

b)

2000

c)

2

d)

1

43.

India is one of a group of five emerging countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). What is the name of this group?

a)

BRITS

b)

BRICS

c)

BREXIT

44.

Why do the BRICS have increasing economic power in the global economy?

a)

the rest of the world thinks these countries are really cool

b)

these countries have goods and services which other countries in the world demand