Economics Mcqs
The population pf Pakistan according to 1998 Census is ?

A. 142.5 million
B. 148.5 million
C. 151.0 million
D. 145.4 million

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)

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

A. Reduce yield losses by pests while minimizing the negative effects of pest control
B. Have year-round plantings of a single crop
C. Undertake monoculture pest planning
D. Encompass biological control through fertilizers

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

A. Labor force participation rate
B. Per capita population ratio
C. Dependency ratio
D. None of these

A stationary population is when population growth is ?

A. Increasing at an increasing rate
B. Decreasing
C. Zero
D. 100%

The Essay on the Principle of Population was written by ?

A. The world bank
B. Thomas robert malthus
C. Julian simon
D. Abraham lincoin

Simon’s model is consistent with ?

A. Population self-sufficiency and constant economic growth
B. Low fertility and mortality
C. A laissez-faire population policy
D. A constant returns to scale production function

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

A. A decline in fertility
B. The demographic transition from stage 3 to stage 2
C. Increases in the ratio of labor to capital
D. An increase in the dependency ratio

Julian simon ?

A. Supported the club of rome’s limits to growth for estimating technical change
B. Assumed that population growth causes technological progress
C. Used the second law of thermodynamics to assume that technological progress is costless
D. Assumed the classical view of technological change 6