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Helping Hand Questions for GED-Social-Studies

GED Social Studies Exam Questions and Answers

Question 41

In the early 1940s, a team of Harvard graduate students and IBM engineers built Mark I, the first electromechanical computer; its use expanded from government to business, and, in the 1990s, to the home. Computers have made it possible to gather, store, and distribute information faster than ever before in history.

Which occurrence is a possible harmful side effect of this trend in information management?

Options:

A.

Emergency and police responses have speeded up.

B.

Library records are more easily stored.

C.

Telephone service is provided through push-button choices.

D.

The printing costs of some magazines have remained unchanged.

E.

Access to too much information can stall decision-making.

Question 42

Which of the following speakers or pair of speakers supported the New Deal legislation?

Options:

A.

Speakers A and B

B.

Speaker A only

C.

Speakers B and C

D.

Speaker B only

E.

Speaker C only

Question 43

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According to the Juvenile Curfew Act, which of the following should anyone under the age of 17 with a nighttime job be sure to do?

Options:

A.

get permission to work from the Metropolitan Police

B.

switch from a nighttime job to a daytime job

C.

go directly to and from the job during curfew hours

D.

perform 25 hours of community service

E.

make more than the minimum wage

Question 44

A primary source is an eyewitness account of an event, original document, or article created or written by people who took part in the event.

According to this definition, which is a primary source for learning about life in Africa?

Options:

A.

the Encyclopedia of African History

B.

a television series on ancient African kingdoms

C.

a novel, written in 1985, about migrations to South Africa

D.

a Ugandan woman’s description of growing up in her village

E.

a high school textbook about the politics and economics of Africa