Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

Yogini and Yogita are twins of the Patkar family who live in a small room measuring 225 sq. ft in a small town. Yogini is brilliant in studies and Kabaddi. Yogita is an outstanding cricketer who represents the Western India region. She also was a topper in the State-level Marathi language Competition. Their parents come from a small village in Marathwada; they were farmers. For the sake of their daughters, they shifted to a small town to facilitate their children’s further education and sports training. Their relatives and others in their village have heard of the Patkar girls’ success and are also encouraged to send their children to big cities with the hope that they too will become successful and famous one day. Today, if one visits the village, you will notice that in many homes, there are only the elderly folk. The youth seem to have migrated to better their prospects. Can you imagine the effect of such migration on the local village community?

1. Why do people migrate to urban areas?    (3)
2. What are the effects of migration on the rural community?    (3)

Answer 1

1. 1. People go to cities for a higher standard of living and greater future possibilities.
   2. They suffer numerous hardships and various forms of exploitation in order to survive and mould the lives of their children.
   3. They work hard to meet their children's needs and provide them with a good education so that they can live a nice life.
   4. Patkar's family is from a small village in Marathwada and lives in a small house. For the sake of their daughters, they shifted to a small town to facilitate their children's further education and sports training.
2. 1. When people from the country move to the city in search of better opportunities, they leave everything behind.
   2. Migration has a profound impact on rural areas, resulting in labour shortages in the field and leaving senior citizens, women, and children behind.
   3. Child labour is on the rise, and kids are being forced to work in the fields. Women are also getting more work, and families and traditions are falling apart. As a result, rural culture is slowly dying out.