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The main cause of male migration is work and employment; for females it is:
AEducation
BBusiness
CDisasters
DMarriage
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Marriage
1. About 67 percent of women move after marriage.
2. Only 2.3 percent move for work.
3. Marriage is the main female cause.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 2, Migration: Types, Causes and Consequences._
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