Q. The Girmit Act is related to:
A). Plantation taxation system
B). Indentured labour system
C). Zamindari system
D). Permanent settlement
Answer: B). Indentured labour system
Explanation: The Girmit Act (Indian Emigration Act) regulated the system under which Indian labourers were sent abroad as indentured workers.
Q. Indian emigrants to the USA and Western countries are mostly:
A). Plantation workers
B). Indentured labourers
C). Highly skilled professionals
D). Agricultural labourers
Answer: C). Highly skilled professionals
Explanation: Most migrants are doctors, engineers, IT professionals, and scientists.
Q. Match the following based on items added in different Indian Censuses:
1). 1961 Census
2). 1971 Census
3). 1981 Census
a). Reason for migration
b). Place of birth and duration of residence (if born elsewhere)
c). Place of last residence and duration of stay at the place of enumeration were incorporated
Options:
A). 1–b, 2–a, 3–c
B). 1–c, 2–b, 3–a
C). 1–a, 2–c, 3–b
D). 1–b, 2–c, 3–a
Answer: D). 1–b, 2–c, 3–a
Q. Who wrote “Sar zamin-e-Hind par aqwam-e-alam ke firaqey, kafile baste gaye, Hindustan banta gaya”?
A). Aamir Khusrau
B). Rabindranath Tagore
C). Mirza Ghalib
D). Firaque Gorakhpuri
Answer: D). Firaque Gorakhpuri
Q. Which of the following best describes a push factor in migration?
A). Availability of better jobs
B). Political stability
C). Poverty and unemployment
D). Better educational facilities
Answer: C). Poverty and unemployment
Explanation: Push factors are unfavourable conditions that force people to leave their place of origin, such as poverty, unemployment, lack of basic infrastructural facilities.
Q. Which of the following is NOT a pull factor in migration?
A). Better employment opportunities
B). Higher wages
C). Poverty
D). Better educational facilities
Answer: C). Poverty
Q. What is the main reason for male migration in India?
A). Marriage
B). Education
C). Employment
D). Business
Answer: C). Employment
Q. Which one of the following Indian states receives the maximum number of immigrants?
A). Uttar Pradesh
B). Maharashtra
C). Delhi
D). West Bengal
Answer: B). Maharashtra
Q. Which of the following streams of migration is dominated by male migrants in India?
A). Rural to rural
B). Rural to urban
C). Urban to rural
D). Urban to urban
Answer: B). Rural to urban
Explanation: Migration from rural to urban areas is largely dominated by male migrants in India, mainly due to employment opportunities in industries, construction, and services in cities.
Q. Which one of the following urban agglomerations has the highest share of migrant population in India?
A). Delhi UA
B). Kolkata UA
C). Mumbai UA
D). Chennai UA
Answer: C). Mumbai UA
Q. Migration from rural to urban areas generally results in:
A). Decline of cities
B). Overcrowding in urban areas
C). Decline in urban population
D). Balanced regional development
Answer: B). Overcrowding in urban areas
Q. Which of the following is a negative consequence of migration in source areas?
A). Increase in labour supply
B). Shortage of skilled manpower
C). Improvement in infrastructure
D). Cultural exchange
Answer: B). Shortage of skilled manpower
Q. Which of the following is a social consequence of migration?
A). Decrease in food production
B). Cultural integration and diversity
C). Decline in transport facilities
D). Reduction in employment
Answer: B). Cultural integration and diversity