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WAEC Economics 2018 Question 26

Question 26

Population

Positive checks as envisaged by Thomas Malthus can be prevented if

  1. A.death rate is reduced.
  2. B.marriage is abolished.
  3. C.more hospitals are built.
  4. D.moral restraint is adopted.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (moral restraint is adopted.)

Explanation

Malthus said famine, disease and war (positive checks) would follow unless people used preventive checks such as moral restraint.