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Which of the following countries were homogeneous in Europe but due to migration it had to witness rapid cultural changes?

  1. UK -Ireland

  2. UK -Sweden

  3. Italy -France

  4. Germany -Sweden


Correct Option: D

Identify the factor responsible for the migration __________.

  1. Political

  2. Economic

  3. Social

  4. Cultural


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The term migration refers to the shifting of a person from one place to another place either within the country or to another country in search of better economical opportunities.

People who move from one region to another for work are known as ______________.

  1. Refugee

  2. Poor

  3. Migrant

  4. Descendant


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Migration is the process of the population shift from one place to another due to better economical opportunities. Those who shift from one place to another place are called migrants.

Migration is an umbrella covering two terms immigration and emigration. People coming into your country from another country for the purpose of taking up residence is called __________.

  1. Emigrants

  2. Immigrants

  3. Both A and B

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling, permanently in the new location is called migration. Migration includes immigration and emigration. People coming into your country from another country for the purpose of taking up residence is called immigration and the people are called immigrants. The process in which a person leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another is called emigration. And the person is called an emigrant.

The movement of people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently in the new location is called __________.

  1. Adaptation

  2. Migration

  3. Adoption

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The movement by people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently in the new location is called migration. Migration may be by individuals, family units or in groups. Most of the people get migrated for employment, in present scenario.

World migration report is published by ___________.

  1. World Bank

  2. International Organisation for Migration

  3. International statistical commission

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

World migration report is published by International Organisation for Migration. It provides services to government and migrants regarding migration. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) to help resettle people displaced by World War II but now it became a related organization of the United Nations.

The migrants always bring with them their own __________.

  1. Religion

  2. Culture

  3. Civilization

  4. Epics


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Migrants are those people who shift from one region or country to another region within a country or to another country, usually for work or other economic opportunities. Migrants bring with them their own culture and tend to form a different social community. 

Which of the following are the sources of migration data?

  1. Population census

  2. Population registers

  3. Sample surveys

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling, permanently in the new location is called migration. In a country to know about the migration, the records that help are population census, population registers, sample surveys.

A significant movement of people between a common origin and destination is a ___________.

  1. Migration flow

  2. Migration channel

  3. Migration movement

  4. Migration stream


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling, permanently in the new location is called migration. When the people of common origin all together move to a common destination, it is called migration stream.

Migration from mountains to the plane due to sheep herding is called ______.

  1. Nomadism

  2. Transhumance

  3. Interrural migration

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Migration from mountains to the plane due to sheep herding is called transhumance. It is the action or practice of moving livestock from one place to other for the sake of grazing seasonally. It usually follows seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer.