Size and growth - Jamb Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 1998

Given that
B = Births
D = Death
X = Emigrants
M = Immigration
The population of a country over a period of time will rise if?

A. B = D and X > M
B. B - D = O and M > X
C. D - B = O and M = X
D. X > M and D > B

Question 22:

• JAMB 1998

Population Statistics of a Country. The dependency ratio between 1960 and 1990 is

A. Increased by 5%
B. Increased by 2%
C. Decrease by 2%
D. Decrease by 5%

Question 23:

• JAMB 1998

Population Statistics of a Country. In 1990, the difference between the dependent population and the active population ratio is

A. 22%
B. 20%
C. 16%
D. 4%

Question 24:

• JAMB 1999

Optimum population is defined as the level of population at which?

A. Per capital output is maximized
B. Population is neither increasing nor decreasing
C. Total national income is maximized
D. Marginal efficiency of population is maximized

Question 25:

• 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