MCQs of Economics – Population And Development

A period of rapid population growth between a preindustrial stable population characterized by high birth and death rates and a later modern, stable population marked by low fertility and mortality is known as:

The ______ is the ratio of the non-working population (under 15 year old and over 64 years old) to the working-age population

Throughout mos of humankind’s existence, population grew at a rate of ____ per year.

A stationary population is when population growth is:

Which of the following is not a possible cost of high fertility rates and rapid population growth?

The Essay on the Principle of Population was written by:

About _____ of the World’s population lives in LDCs

Simon’s model is consistent with:

Malthus’s theory was that population:

The development of high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of wheat and rice is known as:

In 2000, China and India constituted about ______ of the world’s population

The total fertility rate (TFR) is

Organized family-planning programs and the demand for birth control resulting from urbanization, modernization, economic development and increased education have contributed to

Which of the following is NOT true about children in a peasant society?

Julian simon:

Which of the following is not an example of a global public good?

Prototypes of international agricultural research centers are the:
I- international Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat (CIMMYT)
II- International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
III- Synthetic Rubber Research Institute (SRRI)
IV- Center for International Agricultural production Control (CIAPC)

Economics in India Pakistan the Philippines and Mexico argue the foodgrain growth would not have kept up with population growth in the last four decades without
I- improved packages of high-yielding seed varieties
II- fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation
III- improved transportation
IV better extension service

The goal of integrated pest management (IPT) is to: