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A steady outflow of Indian semi-skilled and skilled labour to West Asia followed the:
AReforms of 1991
BOil boom of the 1970s
CGreen Revolution
DPartition of 1947
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Oil boom of the 1970s
1. Gulf economies needed workers.
2. Indians answered the demand.
3. This was the oil boom of the 1970s.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 2, Migration: Types, Causes and Consequences._
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