Top General Educational Development (GED) Interview Questions & Answers:

1. A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide.If the length is reduced by x cms and its width is increased also by x cms so as to make it a square then its area changes by :

1. 4
2. 144
3. 12
4. 2
5. None of the above.

Answer: A

2. If 1 cm on a map corresponds to an actual distance of 40 kms.And the distance on the map between Bombay and Calcutta is 37.5 cms., the actual distance between them is :

1. 375 kms
2. 3750 kms
3. 1500 kms
4. 1375 kms
5. None of the above

Answer: C

3. A box contains 90 mts each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms.If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg., then the weight of the empty box is :

1. 10 kg
2. 10.5 kg
3. 11 kg
4. 11.5 kg
5. None of the above

Answer: D

4. Tom, Dick and Harry went for lunch to a restaurant.Tom had $100 with him, Dick had $60 and Harry had $409.They got a bill for $104 and decided to give a tip of $16.They further decided to share the total expenses in the ratio of the amounts of money each carried.The amount of money which Tom paid more than what Harry paid is

1. 120
2. 200
3. 60
4. 24
5. 36

Answer: E

5. If 3/p = 6 and 3/q = 15 then p - q = ?

1. 1/3
2. 2/5
3. 3/10
4. 5/6
5. None of the above

Answer: C

6. A father is three times as old as his son.After fifteen years the father will be twice as old as his sons age at that time.Hence the fathers present age is

1. 36
2. 42
3. 45
4. 48
5. None of the above

Answer: C

7. The movement of food through the intestines is known as:

1. Peristalsis
2. Ileum translation
3. Microvilli propulsion
4. Flexure propulsion

Answer: A

8. The enzyme maltase does the following:

1. Breaks down lactose to glucose
2. Turns glucose into maltose
3. Breaks down maltose to glucose
4. Turns glucose into lactose

Answer: A

9. High levels of bilirubin in the blood stream can result in:

1. Uric acid overexposure
2. Jaundice
3. Bile salt production
4. Hepatic mutation

Answer: B

10. The symbol Mn on the periodic table stands for:

1. Magnesium
2. Molybdenum
3. Manganese
4. Margon

Answer: C

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11. The symbol Ca on the periodic table stands for:

1. Calcium
2. Carbon
3. Cobalt
4. Chlorine

Answer: A

12. The symbol Br on the periodic table stands for:

1. Beryllium
2. Boron
3. Barium
4. Bromine

Answer: D

13. Vinegar is also known as:

1. Acetic acid
2. Acetone acid
3. Sulfuric acid
4. Ascorbic acid

Answer: A

14. A Lewis acid is a/an ____ pair acceptor.

1. Neutron
2. Proton
3. Electron
4. Ion

Answer: C

15. Which of the following match the definition: The pressure (P) is inversely proportional to the volume (V) of a gas.

1. Archimedes' principle
2. Charles' law
3. Boyle's law
4. Anderson's principle

Answer: C

16. If the value of XYZ Company stock drops from $25 per share to $21 per share, what is the percent of the decrease?

1. 4
2. 8
3. 12
4. 16
5. 20

Answer: D

17. What does the acronym NAFTA stand for?

1. North American Federal Tariff Association
2. North African Free Trade Agreement
3. Non-American Final Territory Agreement
4. North American Free Tariff Agreement
5. North American Free Trade Agreement

Answer: D

18. Women, such as Susan B. Anthony, fought for suffrage and were finally successful in 1920. What does suffrage mean?

1. Right to free speech
2. Right to get an education
3. Right to vote
4. Right to work
5. Right to get divorced

Answer: C

19. If a drought severely reduces the amount of corn available to consumers, what would you expect to happen?

1. The supply of corn would go up
2. The demand for corn would go down
3. The price of corn would stay the same
4. The price of corn would go down
5. The price of corn would go up

Answer: E

20. If 200 jobs are available and only 100 people are unemployed, what will have to happen according to the laws of supply and demand?

1. Companies needing employees will need to increase pay
2. Companies needing employees will need to decrease pay
3. Companies needing employees will need to reduce benefits
4. Companies needing employees will need to fire workers
5. The laws of supply and demand do not apply to this situation

Answer: A

21. What type of government does the United States have?

1. Monarchy
2. Democracy
3. Dictatorship
4. Theocracy
5. Oligarchy

Answer: B