WAEC Economics questions: Population

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1. Question 1· Population· WAEC

   A high dependency ratio means that

   • Aa large share of the population depends on a small working population
   • Bmost people are working
   • Cthe population is falling
   • Deveryone is retired

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2. Question 2· Population· WAEC

   A country with fewer people than its resources could support efficiently is

   • Aover-populated
   • Bunder-populated
   • Cat its optimum population
   • Dageing

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3. Question 3· Population· WAEC

   The optimum population is the size at which

   • Adeath rate is zero
   • Bpopulation is largest
   • Cbirth rate is highest
   • Doutput per head is maximum

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4. Question 4· Population· WAEC

   Malthus argued that population grows

   • Ageometrically while food grows arithmetically
   • Barithmetically
   • Cat the same rate as food
   • Dnot at all

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5. Question 5· Population· WAEC

   A country has 200 million people, of whom 80 million are of working age and in work. How many dependants are there per worker?

   • A1.5
   • B0.4
   • C2.5
   • D0.67

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6. Question 6· Population· WAEC

   A country with a high birth rate and a falling death rate will have

   • Aan ageing population
   • Ba declining population
   • Ca stable population
   • Da rapidly growing population

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7. Question 7· Population· WAEC

   A country whose population is ageing will face

   • Arising birth rates
   • Bmore school places needed
   • Chigher spending on pensions and health care
   • Da larger young labour force

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8. Question 8· Population· WAEC

   Rural–urban migration is mainly caused by

   • Athe search for better jobs and amenities in towns
   • Bthe attraction of farm work
   • Clower costs of living in towns
   • Dlack of schools in towns

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9. Question 9· Population· WAEC

   Population census is

   • Athe counting of voters only
   • Bthe official counting of all people in a country
   • Cthe sale of land
   • Dthe registration of firms

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10. Question 10· Population· WAEC

    A population with a large proportion of young people has a population pyramid with

    • Aa narrow base
    • Ba broad base
    • Cequal bars for all age groups
    • Da wide top

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11. Question 11· Population· WAEC

    Optimum population is the size of population at which

    • Aoutput per head is at its maximum
    • Bbirth rate equals death rate only
    • Cthere is no unemployment at all
    • Dthe country is overcrowded

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12. Question 12· Population· WAEC

    Rural-urban migration in Nigeria leads to

    • Amore farm output
    • Bcongestion and pressure on urban facilities
    • Cless unemployment in cities
    • Dlower rents in cities

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13. Question 13· Population· WAEC

    Optimum population is the population that

    • Agives the highest income per head with existing resources
    • Bis the largest possible
    • Chas no young people
    • Dis falling

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14. Question 14· Population· WAEC

    Dependent population refers to people who

    • Aare too young or too old to work
    • Bwork in factories
    • Cown businesses
    • Dare in the armed forces

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15. Question 15· Population· WAEC

    Occupational distribution of population shows

    • Ahow the labour force is divided among industries
    • Bages of people
    • Csex ratio
    • Dreligion

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