Population - Jamb Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 51:

• JAMB 1992

\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Population(Million)} & \text{Food Production(Milion tonnes)} \\
50 & 220 \\
70 & 210 \\
90 & 225 \\
100 & 275 \\
\end{array}\)
In the data above, what is the optimum population in million?

A. 50
B. 70
C. 90
D. 100

Question 52:

• JAMB 1993

The working population refers to?

A. A population where the average age is falling
B. The population within the '0 -14'age bracket
C. The economically active segment of the population
D. The dependent population

Question 53:

• JAMB 1993

Which of the following factors is NOT responsible for the rural/urban drift in Nigeria?

A. The infrastructural facilities in cities
B. Declining fertility of rural farmlands
C. Rural electrification programme
D. Higher living standards in urban areas

Question 54:

• JAMB 1993

An accurate census is important to a country because it helps?

A. In solving unemployment problem
B. To ensure equitable population redistribution relative to natural resources
C. In deciding on the creation of more local government
D. In providing a second basis for formulating development policy

Question 55:

• JAMB 1994

The population of country X in 1990 was 35 million.
The births were 450,000 while it recorded 210,000 death. If in the year, its immigrants were 20,000 and 10,000 of its citizen left the country, calculate the total population of the country at the end of 1990.

A. 24,250,000
B. 25,350,000
C. 34,750,000
D. 35,250,000