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Test Prep GED Section 1: Social Studies Exam Questions
Section One : Social Studies (Page 8 )

Updated On: 17-Feb-2026
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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?

  1. personnel
  2. finance
  3. production
  4. marketing
  5. quality control

Answer(s): D



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Which development is most similar to the nomadic shepherds' experiences?

  1. Investors make a profit by building fisheries in manmade lakes.
  2. Engineers and laborers get jobs where coal and oil are discovered.
  3. Many information technology jobs are available in rural areas.
  4. Office workers must work shorter hours to avoid job layoffs.
  5. Farmers lose their jobs when their farmland is blown away in dust storms.

Answer(s): E



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This 1868 lithograph shows an idealized scene presenting farmers and settlers from the East, along with railroads, moving into lands already occupied by Native Americans.


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This 1868 lithograph shows an idealized scene presenting farmers and settlers from the East, along with railroads, moving into lands already occupied by Native Americans.
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Why did many people in the United States move to California in 1849?

  1. reunite with friends and relatives
  2. establish a new country
  3. practice the Mormon religion
  4. trade for buffalo with Native Americans
  5. get rich by finding gold

Answer(s): E



Which statement is a standard explanation in support of a property tax?

  1. It is a fair tax because everyone is taxed an equal total amount each year.
  2. It is based on dollar earnings; the more people earn, the more they will pay.
  3. Businesses should pay more taxes than individuals pay.
  4. The more people own, the more they should be able to pay.
  5. The less people own, the more services they will use.

Answer(s): D



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Which purpose most likely explains the cartoonist's reason for drawing the microscope as hedid?

  1. to focus on the scientific and logical nature of the hearings
  2. to show that the justice nominee was a small person
  3. to prove that the justice nominee was a powerful person
  4. to show that the Senate committee was far away from the nominee
  5. to emphasize how closely a justice nominee can be examined

Answer(s): E






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