Case study: Bangalore

Bangalore has a population of ​ (a)  

• 8.4 million
• 12.4 million
• 7.9 million

ICT is the fastest growing sector of trade in the Bangalore because of the emergence of Outsourcing from developed countries.

• True

• False

What is Bangalore commonly referred to as?

• The Techno City

• The Garden City

• The Happy City

• The City of the Sun

Which company first invested in 1980 outsourcing to Bangalore?

• Apple

• Microsoft

• Texas Instruments

• Samsung

Reason for location and IT growth:

• 50 million English speakers

• Dust free environment, suitable for manufacturing microcircuits

• Government has a history of supporting science and technology

• Lower labour costs

• Highly skilled workers available

What areas of industry is Bangalore chiefly responsible for?

• IT

• Aerospace

• Biotechnology

• Food

Match the following

• Population

• 80,000

• Bangalore's altitude

• 21

• Number of Software companies

• 925

• Engineering colleges

• 10 million

• IT workers employed

• 900m

Bangalore is located in the​ (a)   of India

• SE
• NE
• SW
• NW

Temperatures are between ​ (a)   in the winter and ​ (b)   in the summer.

• 16 °C
• 36 °C
• 20 °C
• 32 °C
• 18 °C

More jobs are being created due to outsourcing improving wealth (​ (a)   increase yearly).

• 14%
• 20%
• 52%
• 9%