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1 What were negeris?

A bases for the army

B large administrative centres

C members of the roYal familY

D religious officials

2 What did James Brooke do in 1854?

A formed the Br:itisl^r North Borneo (Chartered Company)

B invaded Sarawak

C resigned as Governor of Labuan

D signed an agreement with the Americans

3 Who formed the American Trading Company of Borneo?

A Dent

B Overbeck

C Moses

D Torrey

4 Who became Sultan of Brunei in 1885?

A Abdul Momin

B Ahmad Tajuddin

C Hashim Aqamaddin

D Omar Ali Saifuddien lll

5 What did the Brunei government achieve in 1936?

A lt built an airport.

B lt introduced Brunei's national anthem.

C lt opened Brunei's first hosPital.

D lt paid off its national debt.

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: : 6 The lsland Trading Syndicate (lTS)was given exclusive rights in which industry?

A coal

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D rubber

7 Why did British Governor-General of Southeast Asia, Malcolm MacDonald, visit Brunei in July1946?

A to mark the handing over of the administration to the Brunei civil authorities

B to introduce the First National Development Plan

C to open a new hospital

to receive the Japanese surrender

" What was set up in '1953 to advise the Sultan?:

A The British Military Administration

B The Departrnent of Religious Affairs

C The Malaysian Solidarity Consultative Committee

: D The Tujuh Serangkai

S Which post replaced that of Restdent in the 1959 Constitution?

, A Commissioner-Generat

B Governor-General

, C High Commissioner

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10 According to the Second National Development Plan, which town was to be established as a free

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A Kuala Belaiti:r

I B Muara

I C Seria

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11 What was Britain's chief import from China in 1800?

A cotton

B silk

C sugar

D tea

12 Where did Raffles consider as a British base before landing on Singapore?

A Bencoolen

B Malacca

C Penang

D Rhio

Which measure was not introduced by Raffles?

A a land registry

B a legal code

C a police force

D a protector of Chinese immigrants

Who first grew rubber in his residency in Kuala Kangsar?

A Birch

B Ridley

C Low

D Wickham

When did the Japanese first land in Malaya?

A December 1941

B June 1942

C December 1942

D June 1943

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22 What was a feature of the Culture System?

A All lndonesians were given the vote.

B Exporls were banned.

C Land used for export crops should be rent free.

D Three-quarters of land was set aside to grow export crops"

23 What did the Dutch agree to set up in 1916?

A the Commission for lndonesian lndependence

B the Pancasila

C the Triple A movement

D the Volksraad

24 Where was there a revolution against Dutch rule in 1926?

A Bali

B Celebes

C Java

D Tirnor

2i Which party, formed in 1937, believed in co-operating with the Dutch to achieve independence?

A Club Pendidekan Nasional lndonesia

B Gerindo

C Partai lndonesia

D Perhimpunanlndonesia

26 Who declared lndonesian independence on 17 August 1945?

A Husodo

B Kartini

C Sjahrir

D Sukarno

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? 27 On board which ship did discussions about lndonesian independence take place in 1947lB?

A the Diana- B the Prince of Wales

C the Renville

" D the Repulse

28 Why did Mongkut not become king when his father died in 1824?

A He had just entereci a monastery.

B He was abroad at the time.

He was too busy.

O He was unpopular with the people of Siam.

29 Which British official v,ras sent to Siam in 1Bg9 to help reform its education system?

,, A Campbell

B Low

C Paget

D Strobel

30 What was a term of the Bangkok Treaty (1909)?

?,. A Battambang and Siem Reap became French possessions.

B British traders were granted extraterritorial rights"

: C Siam had to pay 3 million francs compensation to France.

' D Siam received a loan of f4 million from Britain.

r 31 Which statement about King Vajiravudh is true?

: A He abolished the Wild Tiger Corps"

B He ended slavery.

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32 Why was the royalist coup of 1933 unsuccessful?

A Britain refused to help.

B The king had already abdicated.

C The people did not support the coup.

D The rebels' guns did not work properly.

33 What was a term of the Franco-Thai Trealy in 1947?

A France would return Laos to Thailand.

B France would support Thailand's application to join the United Nations.

C Thailand would pay France compensation"

D Thailand would prevent communism from spreading.

34 Who became Prime Minister of Thailand in 1948?

A Ananda

B Dhanarat

C Pibul

D Pridi

35 Where did a rebellion break out against Spanish rule in 1815?

A Biacnabato

B Luzon

C Manila

D Sarrat

36 Who wrote Noli Me Tangere?

A Aguinaldo

B Blanco

C Rizal

D Zamora

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' A Hukbalahap7' B Kalibapi

C Katipunant'

D Liga Filipina

38 When was Manila recaptured from the Japanese?

: A February 1944

B August '1944

. C February 1945

D August 1945

39 What happened to Jose Laurel shortly before the Japanese surrender?

, A He was executed.

, B He was flown to Tokyo.

, C He was imprisoned.

i D He went into hiding.

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i 40 ln '1946, who did Roxas defeat to become President of the Republic of the philippines?

L'. A Bonifacioio B Mabini

I C Osmena

' D Quirino

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