Chapter 3 Short Quiz
Ageing Population
- 1.A population is said to be ageing when:
- A.
More aged are able to live longer due to advanced medical technology.
- B.
There are no more young people.
- C.
The number of aged is more than the number of young people.
- 2.Some of the causes of ageing population are:
- A.
The cost of raising children is very expensive.
- B.
More couples prefer to concentrate more on their careers before starting a family.
- C.
People are too poor to have children.
- D.
Many people hate children.
- 3.Many of the aged are not working because:
- A.
They hate to work.
- B.
They are unable to work.
- C.
They quit as they are not happy with their boss/ employer.
- D.
They want to retire.
- 4.What are the consequences of Ageing Population?
- A.
The aged who are not working need to rely on the decreasing working population to support them.
- B.
The ageing population will decrease.
- C.
The ageing population will increase..
- D.
The working people have to pay more taxes to meet the country's expenditure to support the aged.
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