JAMB and WAEC Economics questions: Population

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1. Question 21· Population· JAMB

   A young population structure has

   • Afew births
   • Bmany old people
   • Ca high proportion of children
   • Da narrow base pyramid

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2. Question 22· 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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3. Question 23· Population· JAMB

   The dependency ratio compares

   • Aurban with rural population
   • Bbirths with deaths
   • Cmen with women
   • Dthe number of dependants (the young and the old) with the working-age population

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4. Question 24· Population· JAMB

   The birth rate is the number of live births per

   • A10,000 people
   • B100 people
   • C1,000 people in a year
   • Dperson

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5. Question 25· Population· JAMB

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

   • Aan ageing population
   • Bpopulation decline
   • Crapid population growth
   • Dno change

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6. Question 26· Population· JAMB

   Brain drain refers to

   • Aimmigration of refugees
   • Brural-urban migration of farmers
   • Cemigration of skilled workers
   • Dpopulation growth

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7. Question 27· 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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8. Question 28· 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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9. Question 29· 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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10. Question 30· Population· JAMB

    The optimum population of a country is the population at which

    • Athere is no unemployment
    • Bthe population is largest
    • Cthe birth rate equals the death rate
    • Doutput per head is at its maximum

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