WAEC Economics 2018 Objective — Question 26

Question 26 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Economics 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Positive checks as envisaged by Thomas Malthus can be prevented if

A. death rate is reduced
B. marriage is abolished
C. more hospitals are built
D. moral restraint is adoptedCorrect

Explanation

Malthus proposed 'moral restraint' (delayed marriage, family planning) as a preventive check to avoid the harsher 'positive checks' (famine, disease, war) on population growth.

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