Economics Mcqs

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

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)

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

A. labor force participation rate
B. per capita population ratio
C. dependency ratio
D. None of these

A. increasing at an increasing rate
B. decreasing
C. zero
D. 100%

A. The World Bank
B. Thomas Robert Malthus
C. Julian Simon
D. Abraham Lincoin

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

A. the agribusiness revolution
B. farming system theory
C. the Green Revolution
D. Agri-R&D

A. The total number of children born in a country in given year a divided by labor force
B. The number of children born to the average woman during her reproductive years.
C. The number of births in a country divided by total population in a given year.
D. The number of woman age 15-45 in a country divided by total population

A. Boys as young as 8 years old tend or herd animals, weed pick and sell produce
B. Children place more economic demands on a peasant family than an urban family
C. Major financial security is usually provided by sons
D. The cost of education entertainment and travel is low