The higher proportion of females in intra-State migration in India is caused most appropriately due to which factor?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Marriage
Most women who move within a state do so after marriage.
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: “Streams of Migration … In India, during 2011, out of 455.0 million migrants, enumerated on the basis of the last residence, 141.9 million had changed their place of residence in the last ten years. Out of these, 118.7 million were intra-state migrants. The stream was dominated by female migrants. Most of these were migrants related to marriage.” |