In developing countries, governments influence the location of industries in order to
Spread development
Redistribute wealth
Encourage enterpreneurs
Encourage industries to earn high profits
Correct answer is A
Government use their powers to influence the location of industries for development of backward regions. This is done to spread development around different regions in a country, especially the rural area.
Government can boost agricultural output in Nigeria primarily by
Embarking on buffer stock programmes
Placing embargo on food importation
Granting subsidies on farm inputs
Placing farmers on monthly income
Correct answer is C
Granting of subsidies by government is a government incentive paid to agribusinesses, agricultural organizations and farms to supplement their income, manage the supply of agricultural commodities, and influence the cost and supply of such commodities. This is one major way how government boost agricultural output in Nigeria.
The ultimate aim of agricultural policies in Nigeria is to achieve
Food sufficiency
Industrialization
Full employment
Industrial capacity utilization
Correct answer is A
The ultimate goal of agriculture in Nigeria is to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production and also geared towards the development of agricultural sector to achieve the aim of economic development.
National development plans in Nigeria fail mainly because of
Overdependence on foreign aids
Inadequate funding of projects
Poor implementation strategies
Shortage of skilled manpower
Correct answer is C
One of the major reasons why developmental plans fail in Nigeria is because of poor implementation. Many strategy implementations fail because of a lack of monitoring and control.
A strategy for curbing unemployment is to
Implement government stabilization policy
Increase taxes and decrease government expenditure
Increase government expenditure and decrease taxes
Ensure even distribution of job opportunities
Correct answer is D
An equitable distribution of employment opportunities gives all citizens a fair opportunity to become successful. A situation where people are employed based on favoritism, religious/tribal affiliation or other partial basis, will hoard jobs from the right people and people who are less qualified and inefficient will be put in charge of certain positions. When employment opportunities are evenly distributed in such a way that every qualified candidate stand an equal chance of employment, unemployment is reduced and wealth distributed evenly.