Which one of the following is a positive social consequence of migration?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Intermixing of people
Migration has good and bad effects. A positive social effect is one that improves the way people live together and think.
Option (1) Spread of slums — Incorrect. Too many people moving into cities puts pressure on housing and services. This leads to slums, a negative environmental effect.
Option (2) Imbalance in sex composition — Incorrect. Heavy out-migration upsets the age and sex composition of an area. This is a negative demographic effect.
Option (3) Pollution — Incorrect. Crowded cities face air pollution and problems of sewage and solid waste. This is a negative environmental effect.
Option (4) Intermixing of people — Correct. People from different cultures meet and mix. This builds a composite culture and widens people’s outlook, a positive social effect.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “Social Consequences … Migration leads to intermixing of people from diverse cultures. It has positive contribution such as evolution of composite culture and breaking through the narrow considerations and widens up the mental horizon of the people at large.” |