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Consider the following statements on streams of migration in India. Find the incorrect statement/s. I. Women mostly migrated to other states because of marriage II. Woman mostly have the streams of long-distance rural to rural migration  III. Nepal Recorded the highest number of migrants coming to India

Consider the following statements on streams of migration in India. Find the incorrect statement/s. I. Women mostly migrated to other states because of marriage II. Woman mostly have the streams of long-distance rural to rural migration  III. Nepal Recorded the highest number of migrants coming to India Correct Answer II and III

Option 3, i.e II and III are INCORRECT.

  • Under the internal migrants, the stream is dominated by female migrants.
  • Most of these were migrants related to marriage. Hence, I is correct.
  • Females predominate the streams of short distance rural to rural migration in both types of migration. Hence, II is NOT correct.
  • While men predominate the rural to the urban stream of inter-state migration due to economic reasons.
  • About 88.9 percent came from the neighboring countries and Bangladesh had the highest number of migrants coming to India followed by Nepal and Pakistan. Hence, III is NOT correct.

Source: India, People and Economy, Chapter 2, Page - 17

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