SECTION A

Answer ALL questions in this section. Choose the most correct answer and
write the letter A B C or D in the answer box provided.

1. The first month of the Muslim Calendar is called __________.

A. Jamadilawal.
B. Muharam.
C. Rabiulawal.
D. Zulhijah.

2. The picture below shows the Batu Tersilah. What is written on the Batu Tersilah?

A. The Arab writings about Sribuza.

B. The Chinese description of Poni.
C. The Salasilah Raja-Raja Brunei.
D. The Syair Awang Semaun.

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3. Who created the Royal Emblem or the Panji-Panji?

A. Sultan Bolkiah.
B. Sultan Muhammad Hassan.
C. Sultan Sharif Ali.
D. Sultan Sulaiman.

4. In the traditional system of Brunei government, which officials were ranked after
the Wazirs?

A. Cheterias.
B. Hulubalangs.
C. Imams.
D. Manteris.

5. The Straits Settlements formed by the British in 1826 were made up of

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A. Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak.

B. Johore, Kedah and Penang.
C. Malacca, Penang and Singapore.
D. Perak, Pahang and Selangor.

6. The early history of Brunei can be found from two main sources. One of these is
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A. Arab writings.
B. Hindu writings.
C. Sejarah Melayu.
D. Syair Awang Semaun.

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7. Identify the Sultan of Brunei who said “What would happen to me, my chiefs and
my descendants? I should be left like a tree, stripped off branches and twigs.”

A. Sultan Abdul Momin.

B. Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin.
C. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin I.
D. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II.

8. What was the alliance between Germany and Austria called?

A. Anschluss.
B. Axis Powers.
C. Central Powers.
D. Triple Alliance.

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9. Who claimed the eastern part of northern Borneo, marked (B), during the period
of the Brunei Civil War?

A. English East India Company.

B. English North Borneo Company.
C. James Brooke.
D. The Sulu Sultanate.

10. Who unified Germany in 1871?

A. Bismarck.
B. Adolf Hitler.
C. Mussolini.
D. Joseph Stalin.

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 SECTION B

Answer any FIFTEEN (15) of the following questions in sentences.

1. State any two of the Six Principles of Islam.

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2. Name two system of law in Brunei before the Residential System was introduced.

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3. When was the Residential System introduced in Brunei? Who was the first British
Resident to Brunei?

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4. When did the Java War break out? Who was the leader of this rebellion?

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5. Name two countries under the Balkan States.

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6. Name two of the four Wazirs or important officials in Brunei’s traditional system of
government.

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7. Name two reasons of the rise of nationalism in Southeast Asia.

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8. In 1521, an Italian man visited Brunei. Who was this man and what was the name
of the Ship which brought him here?

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9. Name the two battles fought at the eastern front.

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10. Write down two aims of the United Nations.

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11. When was the Federated Malay States formed? Who was the first Resident-
General?

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12. When was the Straits Settlements formed? Where was the administration of the
Straits Settlements transferred to in 1867?

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13. Name any two countries that joined the Axis Powers.

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14. In the eighteenth century, the spinning and weaving machines were invented.
Name two of these machines.

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15. What post did Gajah Mada hold during King Hayam Wuruk’s reign? What
happened to the Majapahit empire after his death?

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16. Name the Treaty which ceded Hong Kong to the British. When was this Treaty
signed?

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17. Who founded the Katipunan? What was the main aim of this secret society?

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18. Why did the Castille War break out? Who led the Spanish attack on Brunei in this
war?

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19. What do archaeologists study? How can historians use their findings?

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20. The most important duties for a muslim are the Five Pillars of Islam. Give two of
them.

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 SECTION C

Use complete sentences in answering ALL questions in this section.

Read the passage and then answer the following questions.

SECOND WORLD WAR - WAR IN EUROPE

The peace settlements and the League of Nations failed in their basic aims to keep
the world in peace. The evidence was clearly seen when twenty years after the
signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Europe was at war again. Germany began go
against the major European powers and strengthened its position by signing
treaties with Italy and Japan. Germany led by a capable and strong leader named
Adolf Hitler started to occupy one country after another.

a. What was the name of the party led by Adolf Hitler in 1920? Give one aim of the
party.
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b. On 30th January 1933, Hitler became the leader of the Germany. What was the
name of his post? (1)
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c. The following questions concern with the events led to the downfall of France:-

i) The lightning warfare or blitzkrieg was launched against France and other
countries in Europe in 1940. Give the name of the two countries conquered by
this method. (2)
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ii) What was ‘Operation Dynamo’? Who called the Operation Dynamo ‘a miracle
of Deliverance’?
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d. In August 1940, Hitler began its air invasion of Britain.

i) What did the British invent to warn of German air attacks?

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ii) Name the air battle in which the British defeated the Germans.
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iii) “Never in the history of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so
few”. Who said this famous remark?
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e. On 22 June 1941, Hitler also began his campaign against Russia.
i) What was ‘Operation Barbarossa’?
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ii) What was the agreement broke by Germany which was signed in August 1939
between Hitler and Stalin of Russia?
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f. The Allied made a surprise attack on the Germans. The Allied started planning D-
Day, a deliverance day to free Europe from Germany.

i) Where the Allied forces first choose to landing?

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ii) What was the operation called to combine air-land-sea military to free Europe
from Germany? When Germany surrendered?
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 Read the passage and then answer the following questions.

SECOND WORLD WAR - WAR IN THE PACIFIC

By 1940, after signing a Treaty of Friendship with Germany and Italy, Japan was
full of confidence to conquer the Asian nations. The opportunity came when the war
in Europe broke out. Japan knew that while busy fighting in Europe, the British and
the French were not in position to defend their territories in Southeast Asia. Only
the United States stood in the way of Japan’s expansionist policy.

a. Why Japan went to war? Give two reasons.

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b. What was Japan slogan in Asia?

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c. The following questions concern with the events led to the outbreak of the war in
Pacific:-
i) What was the immediate cause of war in the Pacific?
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 ii) When did United States of America declared war on Japan?
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d. Name two nations in Asia that Japanese conquered during the war.
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e. During the Japanese conquest of Malaya, the British sent two of its battleships in
order to stop Japanese attack. Name the two British battleships.
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f. One of the methods used by the Japanese in the attack against their enemies was
the “suicide mission pilots”. What was the Japanese word for this?
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g. The Allied powers demanded Japan to surrender but the Japan refused to do so.
However on 15 August 1945 Japan announced their surrender in a radio broadcast.
What made Japanese surrender? (2)
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h. What were the two effects of the Second World War?

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 SECTION D

Write an account on any ONE topic from each of Part I and Part II. Your
answer must be in the form of a short essay. You are reminded of the
necessity of accuracy of historical content and orderly presentation of the
facts.

PART I: Write 100-150 words on ONE of the following:

(a) Imagine yourself to be F.F.Marriott working for the British Malayan Petroleum
(BMP). One day your friend, the Honourable T.G.Cochrane, asked you to go cycling
with him to the Lumut area. Write a story about your exciting trip which later led to
the discovery of oil.

You must include:

1. details of your adventure by the Seria River.

2. events which followed until the establishment of the oil town in 1929.

(b) Imagine that you are a historian writing about the founding and the growth of
Malacca in the fifteenth century.

1. Place of origin of Parameswara.

2. How Parameswara founded Malacca.
3. Reasons for the growth of Malacca.
4. Malacca’s relations with China.
5. Spread of Islam in Malacca.

PART II: Write an ESSAY of not less than 100 words on ONE of these topics:

(a) Gajah Mada

(b) Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (1906 – 1924)
(c) Residential System in Brunei (1906 – 1959)
(d) Rubber Industry in Brunei in the early 20th century
(e) Coal Industry in Brunei in the early 20th century

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