Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which of the following state(s) house 50% of the country’s inter-state migrants?

• A. Gujarat
• B. Rajasthan
• C. Uttar Pradesh
• D. Maharashtra

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

Maharashtra

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The 2011 Census data tells us that Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh account for 50% of the total inter-state out-migration. Whereas, Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana house 50% of the country’s inter-state migrants. Uttar Pradesh features in both the in-migration and out-migration lists.