Migration and Urbanisation

1.People move from …………… to …………… mainly in search of better jobs.

(a) Rural to Urban
(b) Urban to Rural
(c) Hills to plains
(d) Plains to hills

Answer:(a) Rural to Urban

2.A person moves from his own country to another country is known as ……………

(a) Immigrant
(b) Refugee
(c) Emigrant
(d) Asylum seeker

Answer:(c) Emigrant

3.The migration in search of fertile agricultural land is …………… migration.

(a) Rural to Rural
(b) Rural to Urban
(c) Urban to Rural
(d) Urban to Urban
Answer:(a) Rural to Rural

4.War is one of the …………… causes of human migration.

(a) Demographic
(b) Socio – Cultural
(c) Political
(d) Economic

Answer:(c) Political

5.The main reason for the development of urbanization in pre – historic period was ……………

(a) Production of food grains
(b) Domestication of cattle
(c) Fishing
(d) hunting
Answer:(b) Domestication of cattle

6.Urbanization is determined by how many factors?

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five

Answer: B) Three


7.What is the major push factor operating in rural areas that contributes to urbanization?

A) Education
B) Poverty
C) Healthcare
D) Employment

Answer: B) Poverty


8.Which metropolitan city in India has the second highest urban population in the world?

A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Delhi
D) Bangalore

Answer: C) Delhi

9.The movement of a person based on his free will and desire to live in a better place is known as what type of migration?

A) Forced
B) Economic
C) Voluntary
D) Rural-to-Urban

Answer: C) Voluntary

10.In modern times, urban growth was accelerated by the development of what?

A) Agriculture
B) Rural areas
C) Highways
D) Towns and cities

Answer: D) Towns and cities

11…………… refers to the movement of people from one place to another.

(a) Privatization
(b) Migration
(c) Modernisation
(d) All the above

Answer:(b) Migration

12…………… move from rural to urban mainly in search of better jobs.

(a) Children
(b) People
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these

Answer:(b) People

13…………… is determined by three number of factors.

(a) Globalization
(b) Privatization
(c) Liberalization
(d) Urbanization

Answer:(d) Urbanization

14.Transhumance is also referred to as …………… migration.

(a) Seasonal
(b) Migration
(c) Socio-Cultural Migration
(d) Mass Migration

Answer:(c) Socio-Cultural Migration

15.Cities and towns are the major polluters of …………….

(a) Environment
(b) Urbanization
(c) Privatization
(d) None of these

Answer:(a) Environment

16.Poverty is the major push factor operating in …………… areas.

(a) Urban
(b) Rural
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these

Answer:(b) Rural

17.Delhi Metropolitan City in India has the …………… highest urban population in the world.

(a) First
(b) Third
(c) Second
(d) Fourth

Answer:(c) Second

18.In …………… time urban growth was accelerated by the development of towns and cities.

(a) Modem
(b) Medieval
(c) Classical
(d) Ancient

Answer:(a) Modern

19.…………… are generally found in cities.

(a) Fields
(b) Slums
(c) Wells
(d) All of these

Answer:(b) Slums

20.…………… around the urban centers polluted the atmosphere with smoke and toxic gases.

(a) Trades
(b) Transhumances
(c) Industries
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

Answer:(c) Industries

21.The favorable factors which attract people towards a location are called …………… factors.

(a) Push
(b) Pull
(c) Natural
(d) All of these

Answer:(b) Pull

22.The unfavorable factors which make the people to move out from a location are called …………… factors.

(a) Push
(b) Pull
(c) Natural
(d) All of these

Answer:(a) Push

23.Human migration is categorized under …………… groups.

(a) three
(b) four
(c) two
(d) five

Answer:(d) five

24.Wars have been one of the significant causes of migration since …………….

(a) Modem time
(b) Ancient time
(c) Classical time
(d) None of these

Answer:(b) Ancient time

25.Migration that occurs across the national boundaries are known as …………… migration.

(a) Urban
(b) Rural
(c) Involuntary
(d) International

Answer:(d) International

26.…………… takes place on a person’s free will, initiative, and desire to live in a better place.

(a) Involuntary migration
(b) Voluntary migration
(c) Rural migration
(d) All of these

Answer:(b) Voluntary migration

27.The movement of the people within a country is known as …………… migration.

(a) Urban migration
(b) Internal
(c) International
(d) Involuntary

Answer:(b) Internal

28.…………… migration takes place against the will of migration.

(a) Rural
(b) Internal
(c) Involuntary
(d) Voluntary

Answer:(c) Involuntary

29.Transhumance is another example of …………… migration.

(a) Rural
(b) Seasonal
(c) Urban
(d) Voluntary

Answer:(b) Seasonal

30.The industrial revolution in the …………… century

(a) 18th Century
(b) 20th Century
(c) 19th Century
(d) 16th Century

Answer:(c) 19th Century

31.What is one of the most important causes of human migration from one area to another?

A) Climate
B) Politics
C) Economy
D) Education

Answer: C) Economy

32.In 2017, which country was the largest country of origin of international migrants, followed by Mexico?

A) China
B) India
C) Pakistan
D) Bangladesh

Answer: B) India

33.Which type of migration refers to the movement of the population from rural areas to growing towns and cities?

A) Urban-to-Rural
B) International
C) Rural-to-Urban
D) Seasonal

Answer: C) Rural-to-Urban

34.What leads to the pollution of air, water, and soil in urban areas?

A) Deforestation
B) Industrialization
C) Overpopulation
D) Waste management

Answer: C) Overpopulation

35.What process is driven by three factors?

A) Globalization
B) Urbanization
C) Industrialization
D) Migration

Answer: B) Urbanization

36.Migration aimed at improving financial status is classified as which type of migration?

A) Voluntary
B) Forced
C) Seasonal
D) Return

Answer: A) Voluntary

37.One of the most important aspects of Social Science is the study of what?

A) Economy
B) Human Migration
C) Political Systems
D) Cultural Heritage

Answer: B) Human Migration

38.Women most commonly migrate after what life event?

A) Education
B) Marriage
C) Job placement
D) Retirement

Answer: B) Marriage

39.What type of migration occurs between urban centers, often in search of higher salaries?

A) Rural-to-Urban migration
B) Urban-to-Urban migration
C) International migration
D) Seasonal migration

Answer: B) Urban-to-Urban migration

40.Which type of migration is most common?

A) International migration
B) Urban-to-Urban migration
C) Rural-to-Urban migration
D) Seasonal migration

Answer: C) Rural-to-Urban migration

41.Which type of migration typically lasts from a few days to a few months?

A) Long-term migration
B) Seasonal migration
C) Permanent migration
D) Short-term migration

Answer: D) Short-term migration

42.Which type of migration involves staying outside for at least a few years?

A) Temporary migration
B) Short-term migration
C) Long-term migration
D) Circular migration

Answer: C) Long-term migration

43.During which period did primitive man start domesticating plants and animals?

A) Neolithic period
B) Medieval period
C) Ancient period
D) Modern period

Answer: C) Ancient period

44.The excess production of food grains was the major reason for what?

A) Industrialization
B) Urbanization
C) Globalization
D) Agricultural expansion

Answer: B) Urbanization

45.By the beginning of which century were many cities founded near the Aegean Sea?

A) 5th Century
B) 6th Century
C) 7th Century
D) 8th Century

Answer: C) 7th Century

46.Which period starts from the 17th century?

A) Renaissance
B) Classical
C) Modern
D) Ancient

Answer: C) Modern

47.The latest development in urbanization was most notably observed in which continent?

A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) South America

Answer: B) Africa

48.In 1950, what percentage of the world's population was urban?

A) 25%
B) 30%
C) 35%
D) 40%

Answer: B) 30%

49.The removal of what is considered a Himalayan task for urban local bodies?

A) Water waste
B) Air pollution
C) Garbage
D) Traffic congestion

Answer: C) Garbage

50.Industries in and around urban centers pollute the atmosphere with what?

A) Greenhouse gases
B) Smoke and toxic gases
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Ozone

Answer: B) Smoke and toxic gases