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What were negeris?

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B
C
D
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formed the

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North Borneo (Chartered Company)

invaded Sarawak
resigned as Governor of Labuan
signed an agreement with the Americans

Dent
Overbeck
Moses

Torrey

Abdul Momin
Ahmad Tajuddin
Hashim Aqamaddin
Omar Ali Saifuddien lll

What did the Brunei government achieve in 1936?

A
B
C
D

religious officials

Who became Sultan of Brunei in 1885?

A
B
C
D
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members of the roYal familY

Who formed the American Trading Company of Borneo?

A
B
C
D
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large administrative centres

What did James Brooke do in 1854?

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B
C
D
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bases for the army

lt built an airport.
lt introduced Brunei's national anthem.
lt opened Brunei's first hosPital.
lt paid off its national debt.

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

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B

coal
cutch
oil

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rubber

Why did British Governor-General of Southeast Asia, Malcolm MacDonald, visit Brunei in July
1946?

A
B
C

to mark the handing over of the administration to the Brunei civil authorities
to introduce the First National Development Plan
to open a new hospital
to receive the Japanese surrender

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

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B
C
D

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The Departrnent of Religious Affairs

The Malaysian Solidarity Consultative Committee
The Tujuh Serangkai

Which post replaced that of Restdent in the 1959 Constitution?

A
B
C

The British Military Administration

Commissioner-Generat
Governor-General
High Commissioner

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

Muara

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

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B
C
D
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sugar
tea

Bencoolen
Malacca
Penang
Rhio

Which measure was not introduced by Raffles?

A
B
C
D
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silk

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

A
B
C
D
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cotton

a land registry
a legal code
a police force

a protector of Chinese immigrants

Who first grew rubber in his residency in Kuala Kangsar?

A
B
C
D

Birch

Ridley
Low

Wickham

t5 When did the Japanese first land in Malaya?

A
B
C
D

December 1941
June 1942

December 1942
June 1943

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to 5lr l.lenry Gurney in 1951?

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22 What was a feature of the Culture System?

A
B
C
D
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All lndonesians were given the vote.

Exporls were banned.
Land used for export crops should be rent free.
Three-quarters of land was set aside to grow export crops"

What did the Dutch agree to set up in 1916?

A
B
C
D

the Commission for lndonesian lndependence

the Pancasila
the Triple A movement
the Volksraad

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

A
B
C
D
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Bali

Celebes
Java
Tirnor

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

A
B
C
D

Club Pendidekan Nasional lndonesia

Gerindo

Partai lndonesia
Perhimpunanlndonesia

26 Who declared lndonesian

A
B
C
D

independence on

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August 1945?

Husodo
Kartini
Sjahrir
Sukarno

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27 On board which ship did discussions about lndonesian

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B
C
D

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independence take place in 1947lB?

the Diana
the Prince of Wales
the Renville
the Repulse

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

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B

He had just entereci a monastery.

He was abroad at the time.
He was too busy.

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

A
B
C
D

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He was unpopular with the people of Siam.

Campbell
Low
Paget
Strobel

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B
C
D

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

Battambang and Siem Reap became French possessions.
British traders were granted extraterritorial rights"

Siam had to pay 3 million francs compensation to France.

Siam received a loan of

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million from Britain.

31 Which statement about King Vajiravudh

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B
C
D

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He abolished the Wild Tiger Corps"

He ended slavery.
He was born in England.
He was a son of Chulalongkorn.

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Why was the royalist coup of 1933 unsuccessful?

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B
C
D
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The rebels' guns did not work properly.

France would return Laos to Thailand.

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

Thailand would pay France compensation"

Thailand would prevent communism from spreading.

Ananda
Dhanarat
Pibul
Pridi

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

A
B
C
D
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The people did not support the coup.

Who became Prime Minister of Thailand in 1948?

A
B
C
D
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The king had already abdicated.

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

A
B
C
D
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Britain refused to help.

Biacnabato
Luzon
Manila
Sarrat

Who wrote Noli Me Tangere?

A
B
C
D

Aguinaldo
Blanco
Rizal

Zamora

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When was Manila recaptured from the Japanese?

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B
C
D

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Which group launched a revolution in 1896?

February 1944
August '1944
February 1945
August 1945

What happened to Jose Laurel shortly before the Japanese surrender?

A
B
C
D

He was executed.
He was flown to Tokyo.
He was imprisoned.
He went into hiding.

40 ln '1946, who did Roxas defeat to become

A
B
C
D

President of the Republic of the philippines?

Bonifacio
Mabini
Osmena
Quirino

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