FORM – 5 HISTORY/2171 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

SECTION – A
HISTORY OF MALAYA
CHAPTER – 2: THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

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1. Where
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Straits settlement? B. Malacca
C. Singapore
D. Selangor
2. When the East India Company dissolved? A. 1856
B. 1857
C. 1858
D. 1859
3. There were several reasons for the British community in A. Neglect by India
Singapore to become unhappy with the British government B. Pride of Singapore
in India, but one is NOT the reason given below: C. Encouraging piracy
D. Government interference
4. The Strait Settlement became a crown colony in A. 1866
_____________. B. 1867
C. 1868
D. 1869
5. Among the list below, ONE is NOT the name of the A. Lanuns
pirates of South China Sea. B. Chinese
C. Malays
D. Indians
6. One of the most serious problems that faced the Straits A. Saudi Arabia
Settlement in the 19th century was posed by the Secret B. China
Societies, they originated from _________________. C. India
D. Indonesia
7. Who was the British officer appointed for the post of A. William Farquhar
Protector of Chinese Immigrants and Protector of Chinese B. Colonel Bannerman
Emigrants? C. Timmerman Thyssen
D. W.A. Pickering
8. The government surveyor was appointed in Singapore in A. 1843
_______________. B. 1844
C. 1845
D. 1846
9. Why the civil servants hesitate to work in strait settlements A. Standard of living in Singapore
at the beginning? is poor
B. The officials were paid less
compare to officials in India.
C. The officials though that working
in Singapore is one step
backward in their carrier
D. They cannot bring their family to
Singapore
10. During 1850’s the British were started to invest in Malay A. Spice trade
Peninsula, Which trade did the British trader invested their B. Opium trade
money? C. Slave trade
D. Tin trade
11. Why the British trade requested the government of India to A. The locals hated the British
protect their trade in Malay Peninsula? traders
B. Other European traders trying to
block their trade
C. Unstable political situation in the
state were they invested
D. Sultan resist to support the
British traders
12. In 1855 ___________________ was proposed that rupee A. Currency Act
should become legal currency of Straits Settlements. B. Goods act
C. Animals act
D. Birds act
13. Among the listed below ONE was NOT the department or A. Executive Council
council formed under Straits Settlements in 1867. B. Legislative Council
C. Finance Council
D. Straits Civil Service
14. “The life and sprit of the settlement without whom there A. Stamford Raffles in 1800
would be neither capital, enterprise, activity, confidence B. Timmerman Thyssen in
nor order” who said this and in which year? 1826
C. John Crawfurd in 1827
D. Bannerman in 1818 Page 2 of 3
15. Which was the first British Agency House was established A. Johnson & Company
in Singapore in 1820? B. Syme & Company
C. Simons & Company
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