India People and Economy
CHAPTER NO. 02
MIGRATION: TYPES, CAUSES AND
CONSEQUENCES
Class 12
Geography Book – 2
Very Short
Answer type questions. (important
Questions)
Q1. What
do you mean by migration?
Ans. Movement of peoples from one
place to another is known as migration.
Q2. Which
stream of migration is dominated by male migrants in India?
Ans. Rural to urban stream. Eg.-Employment.
Q3. Define
the term “Census”.
Ans. It is conducted by government
after 10 years.
Q4. Which
factors is responsible for highest immigration to Mumbai?
Ans. Employment, health, education
& good facilities.
Q5. Name the countries where large number of people from India has been
migrating & why?
Ans. Middle-East,
Western Europe, America, Australia and East and South East Asia for better opportunities.
Q6. What is other name of Girmit Act.?
Ans. Indian
Emigration Act.
Q7. In Girmit Act. People were migrated for what purpose?
Ans. To work as
plantation workers.
Q8. What made India Diaspora one of the most powerful Diaspora?
Ans. Education
& Knowledge-based Indian emigration has made Indian Diaspora one of the
most powerful Diaspora.
Q9. Which are the two factor of migration?
Ans.
i) Pull factor:-People migrate
from rural to urban area in search of better education, medical Facility and employment.
ii)
Push factor: -Poverty,
high population pressure on the land, lack of basic infrastructural facilities
like health care, Education.
Q10. Why do people migrate from rural to Urban?
Or
What are the pull factors which attracts people from rural to urban?
Ans. Poverty, high
population pressure on the land, lack of basic infrastructural facilities like
health care, Education, etc.
Q11. What is the main reason of female migration?
Ans. Marriages.
Q12. When
was the First census conducted and when it was completed?
Ans. In 1872 the first census
conducted and in 1881 it was completed.
Q13. Name the bases in which migration is enumerated in India?
Ans.
i)
Place of birth.
ii)
Place of residence.
Q14. As per census 2001 how many people were reported as migrants by
the place of birth?
Ans. 307 peoples.
Q15. From
which neighbouring country most of the people migrate to our country?
Ans. Bangladesh.
Q16. What was the streams of internal migration?
Ans. i) Rural to
rural
ii)
Rural to urban
iii)
Urban to urban
iv)
Urban to rural
Q17. Which state in India receives maximum number of immigrant/in
-migrants?
Ans.
Maharashtra.
Q18.
Which factor is responsible for highest migration for Mumbai?
Ans. Economic factor
i.e. pull factor.
Q19. Give some push factor which cause people to leave their place of
residence?
Ans. Flood,
drought, cyclonic storm, earthquake, tsunami, wars & local conflicts.
Q20. What is the main cause of
male migration?
Ans.
Work & Employment.
Q21. Name one of the major sources of foreign exchange?
Ans. Remittances.
Q22. What is the effect of unregulated migration to the metropolitan
cities of India?
Ans. It caused
overcrowding and development of slums in industrial developed states.
Q23. What was the demographic consequences of migration?
Ans. High out
migration from Uttaranchal, Rajasthan, M.P, and Eastern Maharashtra has brought
serious imbalances in age & sex compositions in these states.
Q24. What is the positive contribution of migration?
Ans. Evolution of composite culture &
breaking through the narrow considerations & widens up the mental horizon
of the people at large.
Q25. What
was the serious negative consequences of migration?
Ans. Anonymity, which creates social vacuum
& sense of dejection among individuals.
Q26. Migration of human resources particularly highly skilled people
from our country to foreign is known as?
And. Brain drain.
Q27. What
is the meaning of internal migration?
Ans. Internal
migration means with in the country.
Q28. What is the meaning of
international migration?
Ans. International migration means out of
the country.
Q29. What is the main causes of
females migrating from rural of rural areas?
Ans. Because the
female got marriage.
Q30. Which states of India attract
the migrants?
Ans. Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat and Haryana.
Q31. In
which states females cannot migrate after marriage?
Ans. In Meghalaya .
Q32. Which
states received significant amounts from their international migrants?
Ans.: The states
are Punjab, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Q33. By the
British, French, Dutch and Portuguese send the Indian labour to work as
Plantation Agriculture at which place?
Ans. By British- U.P and Bihar to Caribbean island,
Fiji and South Africa.
By
French and Dutch-
Martinique and Surinam.
By
Portuguese-
Goa, Daman and Diu to Angola and Mozambique.
Q34. On
which bases the Indian migrations were done during colonial period?
Ans. During colonial period the Indian migrations
were done at the base of GIRMIT ACT.
Q35. Why
the Indians were done migration at West Asia in 1970?
Ans. The migrations
were done in West Asia at 1970 for increasing the OIL producer.
Q36. The
accommodation bill which is send by migrant there uses for which works.name
them?
Ans. It is uses for
food, shelter, marriage, treatment, payoff taxes, child education and etc.
Q37. What do
you mean by Remittance?
Ans. The payment
which is send by International migrants and internal migrants at their
residence.
Q38. Which
urban agglomeration has the highest share of migrant population?
Ans. Mumbai UA.
Q39. What
is cause of migration of Indians to other countries?
Ans. Better
employment.
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