Size and growth - Jamb Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1983

The effect of emigration on a country's population, all other things remaining equal, is to

A. Increase its size
B. Cause overpopulation
C. Increase its growth rate
D. Reduce the proportion of children
E. Reduce its size

Question 12:

• JAMB 1984

Which of the following is NOT a determinant of the size economically active population?

A. Age structure
B. Occupation of workers
C. Proportion of men to women
D. Average length of the working day
E. Efficiency of the labour force

Question 13:

• JAMB 1985

Optimum population is desirable because it enables an economy to obtain maximum?

A. Per capita income
B. Per capital output
C. Per capita real income
D. Per capital revenue
E. Growth rate

Question 14:

• JAMB 1986

A country has a population distribution as shown below:
\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Age Group years} & \text{ Corresponding percentage} \\
\text{Above 60} & 22 \\
15 - 60 & 60 \\
0 - 14 & 15 \\
\end{array}\)
The dependency ratio is?

A. 3:2
B. 1:3
C. 2:3
D. 1:5

Question 15:

• JAMB 1989

Optimum population is the population level at which?

A. Death rate is at a minimum
B. Per capita income is at a maximum
C. Population is at a maximum
D. Death rate is equal to birth rate