Population - Jamb Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 71:

• JAMB 2000

The age distribution of a country's population determines the?

A. Ratio of the dependent to the working group
B. Total age of all working class adults
C. Male-female ratio
D. Percentage of married women

Question 72:

• JAMB 2001

The reduction of high fertility rate is a measure in population control designed to make the?

A. Female population higher than the male
B. Female and male population equal
C. Male population higher than the female
D. Growth in population more sustainable

Question 73:

• JAMB 2002

If the growth rate of available resources continuously outpaces that of the population, a country will eventually experience?

A. Maximum population
B. Underpopulation
C. Overpopulation
D. Optimum population

Question 74:

• JAMB 2002

The Malthusian theory of population growth is often said to be?

A. Ambiguous
B. Oversimplified
C. Pessimistic
D. Optimistic

Question 75:

• JAMB 2003

country is said to be overpopulated when

A. The resocurce are more than enough to cater for the population
B. The size of the population is greater than the annual budget
C. The resources are inadequate to cater for the population
D. There are too many able-bodied men and women in the country