The Economy of India's Northeast: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on the Siliguri corridor, Assam tea and oil, bamboo and border trade.

Question 1 of 5 What is the Siliguri corridor?

A river in Assam A narrow strip of land linking the Northeast to the rest of India A tea estate A national park

It is only around 20 to 22 kilometres wide at its narrowest.

Question 2 of 5 Roughly what share of India's tea does Assam produce?

A tenth About half All of it None

Assam is one of the world's great tea regions.

Question 3 of 5 When was the Digboi refinery commissioned?

1901 1951 1991 2011

It is one of the oldest operating refineries in the world.

Question 4 of 5 What did the 2017 amendment to the Indian Forest Act change?

Banned bamboo Stopped treating bamboo grown outside forests as a tree Made bamboo illegal to sell Nothing

This made it easier for farmers to grow and sell bamboo.

Question 5 of 5 What are border haats?

Military posts Small border markets where local people trade goods Airports Tea auctions

India-Bangladesh border haats began in 2011.

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