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Test Prep GED Section 1: Social Studies Exam Questions
Section One : Social Studies (Page 7 )

Updated On: 17-Feb-2026
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An employee has $1000 to invest.The company director suggests that the $1000 be invested in U.S. saving bonds.
Which factor is the most important for the investor to consider when making a good financial decision?

  1. the length of time the company has existed
  2. the size of the bank at which the savings bonds would be purchased
  3. a comparison of interest rates between savings bonds and other investments
  4. the cost of postage for redemption of the bonds at maturity
  5. the previous owner of the bonds

Answer(s): C



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According to the map, U.S. coal fields can often be found in what type of terrain?

  1. deserts
  2. active volcanoes
  3. coastal lowlands
  4. lakebeds
  5. mountains

Answer(s): E






Why is information about levels of hydrocarbons, CO, and CO2 most likely required in the inspection report?

  1. Gasoline companies lobby in favor of the emissions report.
  2. Most drivers insist on knowing this information.
  3. Foreign cars in the United States have different safety standards.
  4. The state government regulates vehicle air pollution standards.
  5. The state government regulates vehicle speed limits.

Answer(s): D



How did President Roosevelt's national radio addresses bring the issue of U.S. civic responsibility directly to the daily lives of schoolchildren?

  1. made personal sacrifices by participating in local projects
  2. could now find jobs in war production industries
  3. entered the military and fought in combat during wartime
  4. left school to work on farms left behind by enlisted servicemen and women
  5. participated in anti-government activities

Answer(s): A



-- Exhibit --

LOOKING BACKWARD
THEY WOULD CLOSE TO THE NEW ­ COMER THE BRIDGE THAT CARRIED THEM
AND THEIR FATHERS OVER.
Source: "Looking Backward." Joseph Keppler, colored proof for Puck, 11 January 1893.
Reprinted courtesy of the Print Collection, Miriam and Irad. Wallach Division of Arts, Prints, and Photographs,
The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
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By the 1880s in the continental United States, most of the desirable farmland was already owned and settled.This development and the population trend implied in the cartoon caused problems for U.S. cities at that time that continue in U.S. metropolitan areas today.
Which was a major public problem that existed in the 1880s and continues to exist in U.S.
metropolitan areas?

  1. animal waste due to public transportation
  2. changes in clothing styles
  3. voter registration
  4. unaffordable housing
  5. ruined crops from droughts

Answer(s): D






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