Migration: Types, Causes and Consequences Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Multiple Choice Questions:
Question 1.
Which one of the following is the main reason for male migration in India?
(a) Marriage
(b) Work and Employment
(c) Business
(d) Education
Answer
Answer: (b) Work and Employment
Question 2.
Which one of the following states receives maximum number of immigrants in India?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer
Answer: (b) Maharashtra
Question 3.
Name the stream that is dominated by male migrants in India.
(a) Rural-Urban
(b) Rural-Rural
(c) Urban-Urban
(d) Urban-Urban
Answer
Answer: (a) Rural-Urban
Question 4.
Which one of the following Urban Agglomeration (UA) has the highest share in-migrant population?
(a) Mumbai UA
(b) Delhi UA
(c) Bengaluru UA
(d) Chennai UA
Answer
Answer: (a) Mumbai UA
Question 5.
When was for the first time migration recorded in the Census of India?
(a) 1881
(b) 1891
(c) 1981
(d) 1991
Answer
Answer: (a) 1881
Question 6.
When was the first major modification introduced in Census by bringing in two additional components – place of birth and duration of residence?
(a) 1921
(b) 1941
(c) 1961
(d) 1981
Answer
Answer: (c) 1961
Question 7.
What is the major reason for female migration in India?
(a) Education
(b) Work and Employment
(c) Marriage
(d) Business
Answer
Answer: (c) Marriage
Question 8.
Which of the following is the economic consequence of migration?
(a) Remittances
(b) Medical facilities
(c) Basic facilities
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Remittances
Question 9.
Which of the following is the social consequence of migration?
(a) Change in sex ratio
(b) Remittances
(c) Intermixing of people from diverse cultures
(d) Women empowerment
Answer
Answer: (c) Intermixing of people from diverse cultures
Question 10.
Which of the following is not an environmental consequence of migration?
(a) Overexploitation of natural resources
(b) Depletion of groundwater
(c) Pollution
(d) Change in sex ratio
Answer
Answer: (d) Change in sex ratio
Question 11.
Which of the following information was added in the 1981 Census?
(a) Occupation of head of the family
(b) Place of Birth
(c) Place of residence
(d) Reasons for migration
Answer
Answer: (d) Reasons for migration
Question 12.
As per 2011 Census, how many people have migrated to India from other countries?
(a) More than 5 million persons
(b) More than 6 million persons
(c) More than 7 million persons
(d) More than 8 million persons
Answer
Answer: (a) More than 5 million persons
Question 13.
Choose the country from where maximum number of migrants come to India.
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) China
Answer
Answer: (b) Bangladesh
Question 14.
Which of the following Indian states has maximum number of net in-migrants?
(a) Delhi
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Gujarat
Answer
Answer: (b) Maharashtra
Question 15.
Which of the following Indian states has maximum number of net out-migrants?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(d) Chhattisgarh
Answer
Answer: (a) Uttar Pradesh
Question 16.
Complete the following table by writing appropriate names in the blank.
Answer
Answer: A-International Migration, B- Emigration
