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SECTION A

HISTORY OF MALAYA

CHAPTER 7: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MALAYAS TIN AND RUBBER INDUSTRIES

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QUESTION CHOICE ANS

WER1. Due to ____________ and ____________

products Malaya become one of the richest

countries on South-East Asia at the beginning of 20th

century.

A. Tin and ZincB. Tin and TeaC. Coffee and RubberD. Tin and Rubber

2. There were two traditional methods followed to

extract Tin in early days in Malaysia, one is Dulang

washing and another one is _________________.

A. Dulang CleaningB. Lampang miningC. Lampang DredgingD. Dulang Surfing

3. When the Chinese did replace the Malays asminers of Tin?

A. 1820B. 1821C. 1822D. 1823

4. Among the listed belowONE is NOT the reasonfor the development of Tin Industry in Malaya.

A. The arrival of Chinese to work in Tinmines

B. Increased demand for Tin due to themethod developed for preserving thefood in cane.

C. Lack of British administration due tothe civil war in Malaya

D. New discoveries of Tin mines

increased the production of Tin inMalaya.

5. At first, the Chinese acted as paid employees ofthe Malay chiefs, but in the 1830s they beganleasing mines from the Malay chiefs, who supportedthem to lease the Tin mines?

A. The Malay chiefsB. The Siamese commandersC. The Chinese businessmansD. The British officers

6. During 1851, the Kuala Lumpur was developed asmajor industrial center because of ___________.

A. TinB. Rubber C. Palm oilD. Rice

7. Which war during 1861 to 65, the Canning industrieswere well established and that leads to a great

demand for the Tin?

A. The Anglo French WarB. The Napoleonic War

C. The American War of IndependenceD. The Java War

8. During1848, The Tin was discovered in __________region of Perak.

A. PenangB. LarutC. LukutD. Kinta valley

9. Who was the Malay Chief invited Chinese to minethe newly discovered Tin in Larut?

A. Long JaafarB. Abdul JaafarC. Mohammed JaafarD. Ahmad Jaafar

10. In the 1880s, an even more important discovery oftin ore was made in ________________ in Perak.

A. PenangB. LarutC. Lukut

D. Kinta valley11. Malaya becomes the worlds largest producer of Tin

from ___________.

A. 1882B. 1883C. 1884D. 1885

12. The _____________ intervention in Malaya from1874 played a significant part in helping the Tinindustry to develop.

A. DutchB. PortugueseC. BritishD. French

13. Among the listed below ONE is NOT the advantagefor the British intervention in Malaya.

A. Political stabilityB. Law and orderC. Loss of power to Sultan

D. Peaceful trading conditions14. ______________________ Department was setup

to control the Tin industry in 1890.

A. Land and MinesB. Public worksC. RevenueD. Labor

15. Who were the European firms broke the Chinesemonopoly of Tin mining industries in Malaya?

A. Osborn& Chappel and ChappelConsolidates

B. Gopeng Consolidates and HarrisonBrothers