Types of Migration

Q. Choose the options that refer to the different types of migration based on the duration of stay.

1. Short-term migration
2. Long-term migration
3. Seasonal migration
4. Voluntary migration

Q. Chandru was a small farmer who was asked by the government to vacate his land as a result of the upcoming industries in the region. In the absence of an alternate means of income in the village, Chandru and his family migrated to a neighbouring village in search of agricultural land. What is this type of migration called?

1. Transhumance
2. Involuntary migration
3. External migration
4. Seasonal migration

Q. Based on the __________, migrants are divided into short-term, long-term and seasonal.

1. reason for migration
2. duration of stay
3. purpose of migration
4. transport used

Q. Which of the following criteria(s) is/are used the Government of India to identify migrants?

1. Birthplace
2. Caste
3. Income
4. Last usual place of residence

Q. Statement 1: Uneven development and regional disparities accelerate seasonal migration.

Statement 2: Labourers are brought from Bihar to work in the coffee plantations of Karnataka.

1. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
2. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
3. Both statements are true, and Statement 2 justifies Statement 1
4. Both statements are true, but Statement 2 does not justify Statement 1

Q. Migrants are divided into which of the following categories based on choice of migrating?

1. Voluntary Migrants
2. Short Term Migrants
3. Involuntary Migrants
4. Rural Migrants

Q. On the basis of choice of migration, we can classify migrants into and migrants.

1. seasonal
2. short-term
3. voluntary
4. involuntary

Q. Chandru was a small farmer who was asked by the government to vacate his land as a result of the upcoming industries in the region. In the absence of an alternate means of income in the village, Chandru and his family migrated to a neighbouring village in search of agricultural land. What is this type of migration called?

1. Seasonal migration
2. Transhumance
3. Involuntary migration
4. External migration

Q. Statement 1: Uneven development and regional disparities accelerate seasonal migration.

Statement 2: Labourers are brought from Bihar to work in the coffee plantations of Karnataka.

1. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
2. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
3. Both statements are true, and Statement 2 justifies Statement 1
4. Both statements are true, but Statement 2 does not justify Statement 1

Q. Choose the options that refer to the different types of migration based on the duration of stay.

1. Short-term migration
2. Long-term migration
3. Seasonal migration
4. Voluntary migration

Q. Which of the following is an example of internal migration?

1. Aman is travelling to Agra to see Taj Mahal.
2. Yosef is going to his village to meet his grandma.
3. Jitender is leaving Bangalore to settle in his village.
4. Rishabh is coming back to India after completing his studies in USA.

Q. Migrants are divided into which of the following categories based on choice of migrating?

1. Voluntary Migrants
2. Short Term Migrants
3. Involuntary Migrants
4. Rural Migrants

Q. What was the global total for international migrants estimated to be in the year 2019?

1. 200 million
2. 252 million
3. 20 million
4. 100 million

Q. Jeremy Brown is an English teacher. He is to move to China in the coming months, to teach the language to Chinese school-goers. What is this type of migration called?

1. Involuntary migration
2. Seasonal migration
3. International migration
4. Transhumance