Read the following points about pull factors of migration carefully.…

Read the following points about pull factors of migration carefully.

(A) Poor basic infrastructure
(B) Better job opportunities
(C) Better health facilities
(D) Good sources of entertainment

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (C), (D) Only

Push factors are problems at the place of origin that make people leave it. Pull factors are the attractions of the place of destination that draw people towards it.

(A) Poor basic infrastructure — Incorrect. Lack of basic facilities like health care and education makes people leave a village. It is a push factor, not a pull factor.

(B) Better job opportunities — Correct. Better jobs make the place of destination more attractive, so they pull people towards it.

(C) Better health facilities — Correct. Better health facilities in cities attract migrants from rural areas. It is a pull factor.

(D) Good sources of entertainment — Correct. Sources of entertainment also attract people to cities. It is a pull factor too.

Note: Points (A), (C) and (D) are taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have these three points. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.

NCERT (2026-27): “The Pull factors make the place of destination seem more attractive than the place of origin for reasons like better job opportunities and living conditions, peace and stability, security of life and property and pleasant climate.”

Pre-rationalised NCERT: “In India people migrate from rural to urban areas mainly due to poverty, high population pressure on the land, lack of basic infrastructural facilities like health care, education, etc. … On the other hand, there are pull factors which attract people from rural areas to cities. The most important pull factor for majority of the rural migrants to urban areas is the better opportunities, availability of regular work and relatively higher wages. Better opportunities for education, better health facilities and sources of entertainment, etc., are also quite important pull factors.”