Brain Drain

Q. The intermixing of cultures and societies when people migrate are the _____ consequences of migration.

1. economic
2. environmental
3. social
4. demographic

Q. Which among the following are environmental consequences of migration?

1. Pollution
2. Scarcity of water
3. Poor drainage
4. Afforestation

Q. Which among the following are types of consequences of migration?

1. Demographic consequences
2. Economic consequences
3. Environmental consequences
4. Social consequences

Q. Brain drain is an example of ______ consequence of migration.

1. economic
2. social
3. environmental
4. demographic

Q. How do you define backwash effect?

1. The country from which the people emigrate which loses skilled people is known as backwash effect.
2. The country from which the people immigrate which gains skilled people is known as backwash effect.
3. The country from which the people emigrate which gains skilled people is known as backwash effect.
4. The country from which the people immigrate loses skilled people is known as backwash effect.

Q. The kind of migration in which skilled people migrate from developed countries to economically backward countries is called the Brain Drain.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of these is not a positive effect of urbanisation?

1. Creation of more employment opportunities
2. Exploitation of resources
3. Individual life
4. Social integration

Q. Urban life is characterised by _____.

1. all of the above
2. pollution
3. nuclear families
4. stress

Q. Which of the following can be considered as demographic consequences of migration?

1. The change in the average age of a region.
2. The change in the average income earned of a region.
3. The change in the sex ratio of a region.
4. The change in the social structure of a region.

Q. When people emigrate from one country to another, the home country often loses skilled people. This is called the backwash effect.

1. True
2. False

Q. The country from which the people emigrate loses skilled people and this is known as _______ effect.

1. backslash
2. backwash
3. migrant
4. none of the above