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The questions for GED Social Studies were last updated at Nov 20,2024.
- Exam Code: GED Social Studies
- Exam Name: GED Social Studies Exam
- Certification Provider: GED
- Latest update: Nov 20,2024
A business is composed of different departments that have specific functions to fulfill.The personnel department manages relations between management and employees, marketing is concerned with selling the products in the market, and production oversees manufacturing of those products.
Which unit would be responsible for advertising a product in a newspaper or on television?
- A . personnel
- B . finance
- C . production
- D . marketing
- E . quality control
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Many accomplished geographers, scientists, and mathematicians worked under the rule of the Islamic caliphs (leaders).
According to the information on the map, what practical use did the Muslim rulers make of the technical knowledge and skills described above?
- A . established commercial trade around the Mediterranean region
- B . named the stars and planets for gods and goddesses
- C . built seaworthy vessels that sailed to the Americas
- D . helped astrologers predict the future
- E . increased travel times to India, Syria, and Egypt
"Our form of government does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others.We do not copy our neighbors, but are an example to them.It is true that we are called a democracy, for government is in the hands of the many and not of the few.But while the law secures equal justice to all . . . the claim of excellence is also recognized; and when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is elected to public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as the reward for merit.Neither is poverty a bar, but a man may benefit his country whatever may be the obscurity of his condition."
Pericles in Athens, a Greek city-state, in 400 B.C.
Based on the above excerpt, which would Pericles think best qualified a person to be elected to public service?
- A . a citizen who has performed distinguished service
- B . a member of a royal family
- C . a military leader of Athens
- D . a member of the aristocracy
- E . an official of the ruling religious group
Exhibit: According to the information, the Canadian government is legally committed to which of the following?
- A . protecting the rights of refugees to practice their religion
- B . finding jobs for refugees
- C . providing guaranteed income to refugees
- D . funding refugees who want to run for political office
- E . granting professional licenses to refugees
According to the viewpoint, what would be the best way for a city to decrease its fire death rate?
- A . Hire more firefighters.
- B . Buy more fire trucks and equipment.
- C . Improve safety education in the schools.
- D . Enforce existing fire regulations.
- E . Enforce severe penalties for causing fires.
Exhibit:
Which action can the government take to change the situation illustrated in the cartoon?
- A . encourage more people to drive into cities for work
- B . pass laws to make faster vehicles
- C . eliminate more open land on the outskirts of cities
- D . require strict air quality controls in cities
- E . expand public transportation in metropolitan areas
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In 1493, Pope Alexander VI settled land disputes between Spain and Portugal by creating the Line of Demarcation on the map of the world.
How did this land settlement affect Spain?
- A . gained control of exploration in North America
- B . lost its right to explore and trade in South America
- C . stopped competing with England for power and wealth
- D . gained a monopoly of the spice trade with India
- E . took over the ivory trade with African kingdoms
Exhibit:
If leaders of Asian countries wanted to increase and sustain trade revenue from the sale of ginkgo, which action would most likely help them accomplish this goal?
- A . Charge high prices until all of the ginkgo trees are destroyed.
- B . Prohibit the harvesting of ginkgo for a few years.
- C . Discourage Western nations’ consumption of ginkgo.
- D . Encourage the harvesting and replanting of new ginkgo trees.
- E . Raise tariffs on Asian-grown ginkgo.
Exhibit:
Which situation does Jefferson’s letter indicate he feared most?
- A . the legislative power to tax
- B . state rebellion against the central government
- C . the central government exercising too much power
- D . a majority of people deciding an issue
- E . heavy tax burdens being placed on people
Exhibit:
What purpose do passports serve for ordinary travelers in a foreign country?
- A . to allow travelers to work in a foreign country
- B . to permit travelers in a foreign land to hire others
- C . to protect travelers on diplomatic missions from disease
- D . to allow travelers to vote in the elections of a foreign country
- E . to provide travelers with proof of their identity and citizenship