Question

Consider the following statements about student emigration from Kerala as per KMS 2023:

1. Student numbers doubled between 2018 and 2023.

2. Ernakulam district has the highest number of emigrant students.

3. Students now constitute around one-fourth of Kerala’s total emigrant population.

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 1 and 2 only

• Student emigrants rose from 129,763 (2018) → ~250,000 (2023). Ernakulam leads (43,990). But students account for 11.3%, not 25%, of all emigrants.