Population - Jamb Economics Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 1982

To calculate the annual natural growth rate of a country's population, one has to know the country's annual birth rate and

A. The size of that country
B. The rate of immigration into that country
C. The population census of that country
D. The annual death rate
E. The gross domestic product annual(GDP) of that country

Question 27:

• JAMB 1982

We can classify the people of Nigeria into three broad age group :Group one, 0-15years ; Group Two,16-64years; Group Three, 65years and above. Group Two is the most important economically because

A. It is the dependent population of Nigeria, economically
B. All student in Nigeria are in this group
C. More than 50% of all Nigerians are in this group
D. It is the most expensive group of the economy
E. It is the productive group of the economy

Question 28:

• JAMB 1982

Population growth can be calculated as ?

A. Birth rate + death rate + migration rate + immigration rate
B. Birth rate – death rate + migration rate -immigration rate
C. Birth rate + death rate – migration rate + immigration rate
D. Birth rate – death rate – emigration rate + immigration rate
E. Birth rate – death rate

Question 29:

• JAMB 1982

In an economy, if the proportion of people who are below 18 years is 40% and those above 60 years is 30% what would this imply? the

A. Dependency ratio is high
B. Population is optimum
C. Ratio of females to males is high
D. Population is growing at less than equilibrium
E. Population is growing according to Malthus theory

Question 30:

• JAMB 1983

The natural growth rate of a population is the

A. Sum of the birth rate and the death rate
B. Sum of the birth rate and the net migrate rate
C. Birth rate minus death rate
D. Birth rate divided by the net migration
E. Death rate minus the net imgration