Question

Which of the following are the negative effects of the Brain Drain?

• A. Knowledge is acquired by the migrants.
• B. Money sent back by migrants to their home country helps the economy of that country.
• C. The migrants become valuable skilled human resources for other countries rather than their own countries.
• D. There is a shortage of skilled people in the place of origin of the migration.

Answer 1

Answer: (C), (D)

The correct options are
C The migrants become valuable skilled human resources for other countries rather than their own countries.
D There is a shortage of skilled people in the place of origin of the migration.

The negative effects of Brain Drain are as follows:
1. The time and money used for the furtherment of the migrants' skill and education are lost as they become assests to the other countries.
2. There is a shortage of skilled human resources in the place of origin which affects the growth of the home country's economy.
3. There is a loss of innovative ideas and loss of potential business people in the home country.