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UNIVERSITY

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EXAMINATIONS

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Which

best

describes river

areas along

the

northern

coast

of Borneo?

A

densely

populated

and rich

in

natural

resources

B

densely

populated

but no natural

resources

C

unpopulated

but rich

in natural

resources

D

unpopulated and no natural resources

Who

were rivals

to

dominate Borneo in

the nineteenth

century?

A

the

British

and

the

Dutch

B

the

Chinese and the

French

C

the French

and the

Germans

D

the

Germans and the

British

What was

agreed

in

the

Anglo-Dutch Treaty

(1824)?

A

to end

slavery

B

to

go

to

war with

China

C

to improve

trade with

Brunei

D

to

stop

piracy

With which nation

did

Brunei sign

a

Treaty of Friendship and Commerce

in

1B4T?

A

Britain

B

France

C

Germany

D

Spain

Which

territory

was taken from

Brunei by

Sarawak

in

1890?

A

Bintulu

B

Labuan

C Limbang

D

Oya

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6 What

was

a

major

result

of

the

Supplementary

Protectorate

Agreement

(1g0S/6)?

A

A British

Resident

was

appointed.

B

Brunei

and

Sarawak

were

united.

C

Brunei

was

taken

over

by

Britain.

D

The Royal Brunei Malay

Regiment

was

set

up.

7

Which

industry

was

centred

in

Muara?

A

the

coal

industry

B

the

cutch

industry

C

the

rubber industry

D

the

tin

industry

B

Why

was

the

cutch

industry

in

Brunei

finally

closed

down

in Decemb

er

1g41?

A

All the

mangrove

trees

diecl.

B

The government

put

a tax

on

cutch.

C

The

Japanese

occupied

Brunei.

D

There

were

too many

workers.

I

where

were

rnost of

the early

Brunei

nationalists

educated?

A

Britain

B

lndonesia

C

Mataya

10

what

was

a

feature

of

the

Brunei

195g

constitution?

A

All

Bruneians

were given the

right

to

vote.

B

Brunei

became

a

fully independent

state.

C

The

post

of

Resident

was

abolished.

D

Brunei

united

with

Malaya.

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Who

did

Raffles

leave

in charge of

Singapore in February

1890?

A

Crawfurd

P

Farquhar

C

Low

D

Pickering

What

was the

capital

o{ the

Straits

Settlements

between

1826 and

1832?

A

Bencoolen

B

Malacca

C

Penang

D

Singapore

What

was

the

kanganY

sYstem?

A

a

means

of limiting

Chinese

immigration

B

a

method

of recruiting

lndian

labourers

C

a

method

of tin

mining

D

a

way

of

tapping

rubber

trees

Which industry

in

Perak

employed

large numbers of Chinese

in

the nineteenth century?

A

copper

B

gold

C

oil

D

tin

By

which

year

was

Malaya

the

world's

largest

producer

of rubber?

A 1B29 B 1859 C 1889 D

1919

Why did the British

abandon

their

policy

of

non-intervention

in

the Malay

peninsula

in

the early

1870s?

A Hugh

Low

was murdered.

B Lawlessness

threatened

British

trade.

C The East

lndia

Company

wanted

more

territory.

D

They wanted to protect the

rubber trade.

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Whr:

i:*carne

Sultan

of

Perak

as

a result

of the

Pangkor

Engageme

nt

(1574)?

i

a

A

;.

a'

,l',

ahim

I:

l.lllah

,,;

:irlf

eed in

the

Bangkok

Treaty

of

1909?

,.,jects

would

be

given

extra-territorial

rights

in

Siam.

i.i

abolish

debt

slavery

,

ic

take

over

the

debts

of

the

Northern

Maray

states.

':i

transfer

control

of

the

Northern

Malay

states

to

Britain.

'r;;

,

"

'r'iment

best

describes

the

population

of

Malaya

(including

Singapore)

in

1941?

.,

J more

Chinese

than

native

Malays.

more

Europeans

than

native

Malays.

:;

more

lndians

than

native

Malays.

'

-

'

'':e

more

native

Malays

than all

the

other groups

added

together.

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name of the family registration system introduced during

the

Japanese

occupation

A

tri-:r,..

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i,

it

,O

,ing

Certificate

D

Syonan

21

who

red

ti'r

-

DrLtch

Army

against

Dipo

Negoro's

rebeilion?

A

ue;

Kt,uh

B

Du

Bus

de

Gisignies

C

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dcn

Bosch

D

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22 Raden

Adjeng

Kartini is best known for

her

work

in

which

area?

A

agriculture

B

education

C engineering

D

road-building

23

Who introduced

the'Liberal

System'in

lndonesia?

A Kuyper

B Sneevliet

C

van

der Cappellan

D van der

Putte

24 Who

founded the nationalist

party

called

Budi

Utomo in

1908?

A

Hatta

B Husodo

C Sartono

D

Tjokroaminoto

I

r

What

was the

main aim

of

the

Ethical

Policy?

A to force

villagers

to

grow

more crops

for

the

government

B

to improve

the

welfare of

local

people

C to increase the

power

of the

Sultan

D

to

reduce

the

production

of

oil

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which

lndonesian

crop was

the

last

to

be

free

from

forced

cultivation?

A

coffee

B

sugar

C

tea

D tobacco

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Which nationalist

leader

devised the

'5

Principles'

known

as

the

'Pantja

Sila'?

A Dekkar

B

Hatta

C

Salim

D

Sukarno

A

Burma

B

Cambodia

C lndonesia

D

Malaya

29

Who

reorganised

Siam's

judicial

system under King

Chulalongkorn?

A

Prince

Boworadet

B Prince

Damrong

C Prince

Purachatra

D Prince

Rabi

30

Who was

the

king

of Siam during

the

First

World

War?

A Chulalongkorn

B Mongkut

C

Prajadhipok

D

Vajiravudh

31

Who

proposed

an economic

plan

for Thailand based

on

Marxist ideas

in

1933?

A

King Ananda

B Pibul Songgram

C

Pridi Panomyong

D

P'ya

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How did Thailand

attempt

to

re-establish

friendly

relations

with

the

Allies

after

the

Second

World

War?

A

lt

agreed

to

drop its

application

to

join

the

United

Nations Organisation-

B

lt

agreed

to

keep its

anti-Communist

laws.

C

lt condemned the activities of the 'Free-Thai' movement.

D lt returned

territory

to Britain

and

France.

Who fled

from Thailand

in

1948

after

being

accused

of involvement

in

the

death

of

King

Ananda?

A Khuang

Aphaiwong

B Pridi

Panornyong

C Seni

Pranoj

D

Thamrong Nawasawat

Who

wrote Noli

Me Tangere

(1887)?

A Andres

Bonifacio

B

Emilio

Aguinaldo

C Jose

Rizal

D

Ramon

Blanco

Which

organisation was

founded in

1Bg2?

A Hukbalahap

B

Kalibapi

C Katipunan

D Propaganda

Movement

36

Why

did

the

USA

not

grant

the

Philippines independence

in

1899?

A

The

Filipinos

voted against becoming

independent.

B

The

USA

thought the

Phitippines

was not

yet

ready

for independence.

C The

USA

wanted to

control the Filipino

coaltrade.

D The

USA

wanted

to keep its military

bases

in

the

Philippines.

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in

1901?

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of the

nationalists

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for

independence

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development

of

the

church

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wanted

the

Philippines

to become

a

self-governing

part

of the

USA?

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