Export/Import Basket of India

We have compared 1984-85 status with 1998-99:-
Export Basket:-(Exports contribute about 10 % of GDP )
Agro:- Share has decreased from 24 % in 1984-84 to 18 % today.
Ores+Minerals:- Share has decreased from 5 % to 3 % today.
Manuf. Goods *:- Share has increased from 45 % to 77 % today.
Crude Oil+ Petro Products :- Share has decreased from 2 % to 0.3 %.
* Includes leather anf leather products, gems & jewellary, cotton yarn ytc.

Now coming to Import Basket:-
Food & Food products:- Share has decreased from 7% in 1984-84 to 5% today.
Petro ( POL):- Share has decreased from 30% to 15% today.
Coal:- Share has increased from 0% to 2% today.
Fertiliser:- Share has decreased from 2 % to 0.3 %.
Chemical :- Share has increased from 5 % to 8 %
M/C & equipment:- Share has almost remained same to 17 %
Iron & Steel :- Share has decreased from 4 % to 3 %
Stones & Pearls:- Share has increased from 6 % to 9 %.

Some data on Indian Population

• Birth Rate ( 1996-2001) :- 22 per thousand



• Death Rate ( 1996-2001 ) :- 10 per thousand



• Projected by 2050 1.55 billion



• Population growth rate 1.74 %



• Age profile






• 15-59 years 55 %



• < 15 years 40 %



• 60 + years 5 %

Some biology

What breaks into what?

Trypsin
Proteins + Peptones --------> Polypetides + Amino Acids

Lipase
Fats------------------------>Fatty acids + Glycerol

Emylase
Glucose <--------------------- Starch

Esomerase
Glucose-----------------------> Fructose

Tyline
Starch ------------------------> Maltos + Dex

Some Rapid Fire Quiz

Q) Lufthansa airlines belongs to which country?
Ans) Germany

Q) Gustavo Nabao belonged to which country?
Ans) Ecador

Q) What is difference between "Monetary Policy" and "Fiscal Policy" ?
Ans) Monetary policy is issued by RBI ( autonomous body ), and Fiscal Policy is issued by GOI .

Q) Hanumantha Committee, Prem Chand Committee and Narasimha Committee were related to ?

Ans) They all were related to budget.

How much do you know about agriculture in India?

Ques) Employing 58 % workforce, how much agriculture contributes to GDP?

Ans) 14 % only

Ques) India has 17.5 % of world's population, how much land it has ?

Ans ) 2.3 % of the world's.

Ques ) How much is total food subsidy ?

Ans ) Rs. 60,000 Crore

Ques ) How much is total fertiliser subsidy ?

Ans ) Rs. 55000 Crore.

Ques) How much is Area under cultivation in India?

Ans ) 122 Million Hectares

Ques ) How much is foodgrain production?

Ans ) 220 MT ( That makes yeild of 1800 Kg/Hectares )