Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
An important population shift in Turkey during the second half of the $20$th century has been from rural to urban areas.

• A. Rotation
• B. Explosion
• C. Movement
• D. Transition
• E. Alteration

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Movement

'Shift' means a slight change in position, direction, or tendency.

"a shift in public opinion"

In this context, "An important population shift in Turkey during the second half of the 20th century has been from rural to urban areas.", 'shift' means movement. Hence, option C is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the appropriate information.