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Question

Consider the following factors.

a) Extreme climatic conditions in the Himalayas and the Indian Thar Desert.

b) Lack of medical facilities in rural areas.

c) Availability of employment in metro cities.

d) Poverty in rural India.

e) Education facilities in urban areas.

Which of the given factors are NOT pull factor(s) for migration in India?

The correct answer is

Only a, b, and d

Pull factors attract people to move to a new place (e.g., jobs, education, better healthcare), while push factors drive people away (e.g., poverty, lack of resources, harsh climate).

- a) Extreme climate, b) Lack of medical facilities, d) Poverty are push factors causing migration.

- c) Employment opportunities and e) Education facilities are pull factors.

Thus, the correct answer is Only a, b, and d.

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