GCE Economics 2024 Objective — Question 26
Question 26 of 50 from the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Economics 2024 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Malthus' predictions did not come to pass mainly because
- A. A. food supply and population grew at the same rateCorrect
- B. B. the use of machines in agriculture was discouraged
- C. C. a lot of people died during epidemics
- D. D. many people emigrated to the new lands
Explanation
Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus' predictions did not come to pass because of technological advancement and discovery of new land for settlement of human. It is important to note that the theory is said to be pessimistic in nature.
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