Size and growth - Jamb Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• JAMB 1992

The migration of young people from rural to urban areas in Nigeria should help to raise the?

A. Standard of living in the urban areas
B. Total productivity of labour in the rural areas
C. Marginal productivity of labour in the rural areas
D. Marginal productivity of labour in the urban areas

Question 17:

• 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 18:

• JAMB 1994

If the actual population in a country is less than the optimum population, then?

A. It is desirable to have a large population
B. It is necessary to have an improved technology to sustain the population
C. It is desirable to have a smaller population
D. The available resources are inadequate to substain the population

Question 19:

• JAMB 1997

When a country's population is experiencing increase returns, that country is said to be?

A. Overpopulated
B. Economically poor
C. Over-producing goods and services
D. Underpopulated

Question 20:

• JAMB 1997

In a country, if the proportion of people who are below 15 years is 45% and those above 60 years is 30%, this implies that the?

A. Dependency is ratio high
B. Population is optimum
C. Active population is large
D. Population is growing according to Malthus theory