MCQs CHAPTER-2 MIGRATION
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY INDIA PEOPLE & ECONOMY
UNIT-1 CHAPTER-2 MIGRATION Types, Causes & Consequences
MCQs–
1. Which of the following has been an integral part & very important factor in redistributing population over time?
A. Pull factors
B. Push factors
C. Migration
D. Remittances
Ans: C
2. India has not witnessed waves of migrants from –
A. West Asia
B. Central Asia
C. South east Asia
D. North-western Europe
Ans: D
People of India have migrated for better opportunities to –
Middle East, W-Europe , America , & South-East Asia
3. “Sar Zamin –e Hind Par Aqwam –e Alam Ke Firaque Kaflile Baste Gaye , Hindostan Banta Gaya”. Which poet said these lines?
A. Firaq Gorakhpuri
B. Majrooh Sultanpuri
C. Sahir Ludhianvi
D. Mirza Ghalib
Ans: A
4. During which period millions of Indians were sent to Mauritius, Caribbean islands?
A. Independence period
B. 1960s onwards
C. Colonial period
D. 1990s onwards
Ans: C
*Indians were sent as indentured labourers
* To Fiji & South Africa from Uttar Pradesh & Bihar
5. Migration during British period were covered under the time bound contract known as –
A. Indian Immigration Act
B. Labour Act
C. Indentured Act
D. Girmit Act
Ans: D
Also known as, Indian Emigration Act
6. . Read the following statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) & Choose the correct option
Assertion (A) – Second wave of migrants ventured out into the neighbouring countries like Thailand , Malyasia , Singapore etc.
Reason (R) – Economic opportunities in the neighbouring countries led to the outflow of people
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true
Ans: A
* Also , a steady outflow of India’s semi-skilled & skilled labour in the wake of oil Boom in west Asia in 1970s
7. Read following statements carefully and choose the correct alternatives given below:
Statement 1 – Third wave of migrant was comprised of semi-skilled or skilled labour force
Statement 2 – The people migrated out in the third wave are highly educated & prosperous
A. Both the statements are false.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false
D. Both the statements are true
Ans: C
*Third wave of migrant was comprised of professionals like doctors , engineers , management consultants, financial experts to countries like USA , Canada , UK
8. What has made Indian diaspora one of the most powerful diasporas in the world ?
A. Skill based Indian emigration
B. Knowledge based Indian emigration
C. Education
D. Both B & C
Ans: D
After 1990s liberalization this happened
Indian Diaspora has been playing important role in the development of top countries
9. Census 1881 recorded data on the basis of –
A. Place of residence
B. Place of Birth
C. Both A & B
D. Duration of Residence
Ans: B
10. The two additional components in the Census were brought in the year –
A. 1971
B. 1881
C. 1961
D. 2011
Ans: C
These two components were –
- Place of birth (village or town)
- Duration of residence
11. Which of the following information were added in the Census 1971?
A. Place of last residence
B. Duration of stay at the place of enumeration
C. A & B both
D. Duration of residence
Ans: C
12. According to Census of India, migration is enumerated on which of the following basis?
A. Place of Origin
B. Place of residence
C. Place of Origin as well as Place of Residence
D. Place of Birth
Ans: C
*As per 2011 census , 37% were reported as migrants of place of last residence
* If the place of last residence is different from the place of enumeration ,known as migrant by place of last residence
13. If the place of birth is different from the place of
enumeration ,known as __________
A. Life-time migrant
B. Migrant by place of last residence
C. Enumeration migrant
D. Both A & B
Ans: A
14. How many streams are there in internal migration?
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. One
Ans: A
R-R, R-U, U-R, U-U
*Females dominate all the streams of internal migration , the main reason is marriage
15. Who among the following predominate the rural to urban stream of inter-state migration?
A. Men
B. Women
C. Children
D. Both Men & Women
Ans: A
*Due to economic reasons
16. From which country India received highest number of immigrants?
A. Pakistan
B. Bhutan
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh
Ans: D
*Census 2011 has recorded that more than 5 million person have migrated to India from other countries. Out of these, about 88.9 per cent came from the neighbouring countries
17. Fill in the blank
____________ was the state, which had the largest number of net out-migrants from the state.
A. Maharashtra
B. Bihar
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Ans: C
18. Which state has the highest net immigrants?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Bihar
Ans: C
19. Consider the statements :
Statement 1 – Work & Employment is the main cause for female migration in India
Statement 2 – In Meghalaya male migrates after marriage
A. Both the statements are false.
B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
C. Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false
D. Both the statements are true
Ans: C
*Marriage is the main cause for female migration in India
20. The reasons for migration can be categorized as –
A. Vertical & Horizontal factors
B. Backward & Forward factors
C. Push & Pull factors
D. Repulse & Attract factors
Ans: C
21. Fill in the blank
______ factors, cause people to leave their place of residence or origin
A. Pull
B. Push
C. Vertical
D. Horizontal
Ans: B
*Pull factors, which attract the people from different places.
22. Which of the following is not a push factor?
A. Poverty
B. Lack of basic infrastructural facilities
C. Natural disasters
D. Better opportunities
Ans: D
23. Fill in the blank
________ is a response to the uneven distribution of opportunities over space
A. Remittance
B. Migration
C. Business
D. Education
Ans: Migration
24. In which of the following streams of migration, females pre-dominate in both intra-state and inter-state migration?
A. Urban to rural
B. Urban to urban
C. Rural to rural
D. Rural to urban
Ans: C
25. Which of the following statement is not true about economic consequence of migration?
A. Remittances from the international migrants are one of the major sources of foreign exchange plays an important role in the growth of economy of the source area
B. Punjab, Kerala and Tamil Nadu receive very significant amount from their international migrants
C. Development of slums in industrially developed states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi is a positive consequence of migration
D. Migration from rural areas of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha to the rural areas of Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh accounted for the success of their green revolution strategy for agricultural development.
Ans: C
26. ________leads to the redistribution of the population within a country.
Ans: Migration
27. Which of the following is not an social consequence of migration?
A. Act as agents of social change. The new ideas related to new technologies, family planning, girl’s education, etc. get diffused from urban to rural areas through them
B. Leads to intermixing of people from diverse cultures , evolution of composite culture and breaking through the narrow considerations and widens up mental horizon
C. Anonimity creates social vacuum & sense of dejection among individuals which motivate people to fall in anti social activities
D. Overcrowding of people due to rural-urban migration
Ans: D
28. Which of the following is NOT an environmental consequence of migration?
A. Unplanned growth of urban settlement
B. Mixing of diverse culture
C. Depletion of ground water
D. Exploitation of natural resource
Ans: B
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES:
- Overcrowding of people due to rural-urban migration has lead to unplanned growth of urban settlement & formation of slums shanty colonies
- Cities face acute problem of depletion of ground water, air pollution & disposal of sewage
29. Which of the following attributes has not been adversely affected by Age and Skill selective migration?
A. Downfall in working population in rural areas
B. The whole burden of agricultural work has to be borne by the old population in rural areas.
C. Only old people and women are left behind in the place of origin D. Balance in age and sex composition
Ans: A
Age and skill selective out migration from the rural area have adverse effect on the rural demographic structure
30. Fill in the blank –
Migration affects the status of ________ directly or indirectly
A. Men
B. Women
C. Youth
D. Both A & C
Ans: B
31. Consider the statements :
Statement 1 – Remittances are the major benefits of migration from the point of view of the source region
Statement 2 – The loss of human resources particularly highly skilled people is the most serious cost of migration
A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
B. Both the statements are false.
C. Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false
D. Both the statements are true
Ans: D
Remittances are mainly used for food, repayment of debts, treatment, marriages, children’s education, remittance works as life blood for the economy of source regions
32. Migration from rural areas of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha to the rural areas of Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh is mainly attributed due to –
A. Green revolution
B. Better job opportunities
C. Better infrastructural facilities
D. Marriage
Ans: A
33. Marriage migration of the male in India is –
A. 64%
B. 5%
C. 4%
D. 9%
Ans: C
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