Test: Migration : Types, Causes And Consequences - UPSC MCQ

Males in India predominate the rural to urban stream of migration due to economic reasons.

• Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Karnataka are the State having a larger number of Scheduled Tribes These states account for 83.2% of the total Scheduled Tribe population of the country. Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir, Tripura, Mizoram, Bihar, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, accounting for another 15.3% of the total Scheduled Tribe population. The share of the remaining states / Uts is negligible.

The correct option is B.
In Nagaland, Lakshadweep, and A & N Islands, no Scheduled Caste is notified. Total population of Scheduled Tribes is 84,326,240 as per the Census 2001 which accounts for 8.2% of the total population of the country.

Migration out of the country and into the country from the other countries is called international migration. Migration within the country is called internal migration.

Male migration in India is due to work and employment whereas the female population migrates mainly because of marriage.

In Assam, the tribal population is less than three-fourth of the state population.

The largest concentration of Buddhism is in Maharashtra (58.3%), where (73.4%) of the total Buddhists in India reside. The percentage of Jain population to the total population is maximum in Maharashtra (1.3%), Rajasthan (1.2%), Delhi (1.1%) and Gujarat (1.0%).

Chistians are mostly concentrated inrural areas of Kerala, Goa and in the hills of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and Chotanagpur area.

The religious groups of India include Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Zoroastrians, tribal and other indigenous faiths and beliefs. After Hinduism, Islam has the maximum followers in India.

Bengali is the second most commonly spoken language after Hindi.