JAMB Economics · Growth, development and the Nigerian economy
Population: JAMB Economics Past Questions and Answers
What the JAMB syllabus covers in Population
Our summary: Population theories, the census, population size, structure and distribution, and population policy in Nigeria.
- Meaning and theories
- Census: importance and problems
- Size and growth: over-population, under-population and optimum population
- Structure and distribution
- Population policy and economic development
Objectives
- analyse some population theories;
- examine the relevance of the theories to Nigeria;
- examine the uses and limitations of census data;
- identify determinants of the size, composition and growth of population;
- analyse the structure and distribution of population;
- appraise government population policy in Nigeria.
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JAMB Economics questions on Population
- JAMB 2024Which of the following will NOT bring about an increase in Labour force?
- JAMB 2023Overpopulation is caused by
- JAMB 2023Which of the following Age group belongs to active Labour force?
- JAMB 2023Which one of the following measures the natural growth rate of population?
- JAMB 2023The number of people who are qualified to work and who offered themselves for employment are called
- JAMB 2022Increasing national income without effective control of population size in a country can lead to
- JAMB 2022A positive effect of a rapid population increase is
- JAMB 2021Which of these is not a cause of high population growth in Nigeria?
- JAMB 2020When a country's population is experiencing increasing returns, that country is said to be?
- JAMB 2020The problem of conducting census include
- JAMB 2020In recent times, agriculture in Nigeria tends to lose its vital labour force as a result of?
- JAMB 2019The birth rate in 1976 for a certain country with a population of 10m was 8.0. This means that in 1976, …
- JAMB 2018The number of people who are qualified to work and who offer themselves for employment is called … ?
- JAMB 2018One of the major forms of migration that tends to create problem in all developing countries is that of …
- JAMB 2018The labour force of a country is determined by the …
- JAMB 2018The population density of a town made up of 50 square kilometer land area and 100 million people is …
- JAMB 2018Calculate the population density of Nigeria, having a total population of 180 million with a total land area of 923,768 sq km?
- JAMB 2018The establishment of industries in rural areas will help to reduce … -
- JAMB 2018Occupational distribution of information is mainly influenced by …
- JAMB 2018Consider the following statements: 1. Climate and availability of water largely determines the pattern of the population distribution. 2. Density of population…
- JAMB 2016A country that is over-populated will face the problem of
- JAMB 2016Population growth is determined by … ?
- JAMB 2015Census can be classified as
Years with Population questions in DeeepSolve's question bank
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