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1. 1.

   A large number of Indian engineers and other qualified people migrate to the USA and other countries. Do you think this brain drain is affecting the economic growth in India?

2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The movement of people from one place or country to another is known as ____________.
   2. ____________ migration could be annual, seasonal or daily.
   3. __________ _________ is also known as human capital flight.
   4. Both the __________ factors and the ___________ factors are responsible for brain drain.
   5. The migrain's country prospers as ___________ enters the country.
3. 3.

   Choose the correct answer.

   1. When a person leaves one country to move to another, he or she is known as
      1. an emigrant
      2. an immigrant
      3. a labourer
      4. a worker
   2. The type of migration in which people move from the rural areas to the city mainly in search of better job opportunities is known as
      1. rural to urban
      2. rural to rural
      3. urban to rural
      4. urban to rural
   3. The reason people are forced to leave a place is called the
      1. pull factor
      2. economic factor
      3. push factor
      4. commercial
   4. Migrants willing to happily take up unskilled jobs are known as
      1. cheap labour
      2. technical labour
      3. businessmen
      4. agricultural labourer
   5. One of the advantages to the migrants' home country is
      1. loss of skilled labour
      2. increased foreign exchange
      3. fall in demand of certain goods and services
      4. political uncertainly.
4. 4.

   State whether the following are true or false.

   1. Migration can be internal or external.
   2. The urban-rural migration is uncommon in conservative countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan.
   3. Jobs in a new country is not a pull factor.
   4. Immigrants don't bring rich cultural diversity and traditions to their new country.
   5. Social and civic pressures develop as migrants entering the new country put pressure on the existing resources.
5. 5.

   Define migration.

6. 6.

   What do you understand by rural-urban migration?