10 Questions about India

1.What is the current population of India?

The current population of India is 1,173,108,018. CIA FACTBOOK.

2.What is the total fertility rate in India?

The total fertility rate in India is 2.65 children born/women. CIA FACTBOOK.

3.What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line?

77% of India' people live below the poverty line. UNDERSTANDING THE PUZZLING NATURE OF POVERTY.

4.Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India.

One terrorist attack inside India is, " Rescue Effort in Mumbai". Indian national security stormed a Jewish center that had been seized by terrorists. Another terrorists attack was, " Recovery and Mourning in Israel and India". India's commercial capital regained a semblance of normalcy after terrorists attacks that left at least 173 people dead. NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE ABOUT TERRORISM IN INDIA.

5.The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the countries of the world

by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list?
India ranks 119th out of 169 countries on the list. UNDERSTANDING THE PUZZLING NATURE OF POVERTY.

6.Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India.
In less then 3 days it had killed at least 120 people, it disrupted businesses, and the dams which they have are poorly maintained and can not hold as much water as they are suppose to. OFTEN PARCHED, INDIA STRUGGLES TO TAP THE MONSOON.

7.What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people?
Some of the problems are raw sewage, methane gas floating in the water, the government can not supply them with the proper sewage, their population is is growing so everybody doesn't have water, and 1 out of 4 residents get less than 3 hours of water each day. WATER WOES IN INDIA.

8.What is the literacy rate in India?
The literacy rate in India is 73.4% for males and 47.8% for females. CIA FACTBOOK.

9.What are the major religions in India?
The major religions in India are Hindu, Muslim, and Christian. CIA FACTBOOK.

10.When did India achieve independence, and from what country?
India achieved their independence on August 15, 1947 from the UK. CIA FACTBOOK.