Mumbai Case Study ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Mumbai Case Study ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Where is Mumbai? - CORRECT ANSWER- On the west coast of India.
What type of city is Mumbai? - CORRECT ANSWER- A mega city.
Why is Mumbai globally important? - CORRECT ANSWER- Major port on the India
ocean, India's financial centre, a hub...
Mumbai Case Study ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Where is Mumbai? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- On the west coast of India.
What type of city is Mumbai? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A mega city.
Why is Mumbai globally important? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Major port on the India
ocean, India's financial centre, a hub of industry and services and a cultural centre
(Bollywood).
What has the Mumbai population increased from in 1971 to in 2011? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 5.9 million in 1971 to 12.5 million in 2011.
Why have migrants from rural areas all over India moved to Mumbai? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- In search of jobs.
How much of the population of Mumbai live in poverty in slums? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- More than half.
Why is farming a push factor in India? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Has been modernised
and small farmers have been unable to compete. Job opportunities other than in farming in
India are extremely limited.
Why is there a lack of land in rural India? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Due to the custom of
dividing land between sons on the death of a father.
What have rural areas in India suffered? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Severe erosion and
soil exhaustion from overuse and the land has become like a desert in parts of Maharashtra
state.
What natural disaster has been a push factor in India? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The
earthquake in Gujarat in 2001 caused people to leave the countryside and make for the cities.
, What are the pull factors of Mumbai? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rural poor perceives
Mumbai to be a place of opportunity. It is the entertainment and business capital of India,
home to the stock exchange, TNC headquarters like HSBC.
What percentage of India's GDP does Mumbai account for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 5%
What percentage of India's industrial output does Mumbai account for? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 25%
What percentage of India's maritime trade does Mumbai account for? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 40%
What is Bollywood in Mumbai? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The huge Indian film making
industry.
Who do a large number of people living in Mumbai have jobs with? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The Mumbai Metropolitan Authority and Maharashtra State Government.
What civil servant jobs are in Mumbai? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Things like the tax
department, transport, housing and environmental services e.g. refuse collection.
What major industries does Mumbai have that create jobs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Chemical, electronics and banking.
What are examples of informal sector jobs in Mumbai? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A small
market stall or shoe cleaning, laundry, street cleaning, rickshaw driving, cigarette rolling,
pottery making or recycling rubbish.
What are facilities in Mumbai that are better than rural areas? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Universities, specialist hospitals and dentists.
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