Chapter 11: National Policies

The New Economic Policy (NEP) objective was to reduce and eradicate poverty and restructure the society. Which of following were the strategies outlined to eradicate poverty?

• Modernise the living conditions of the poor

• Raise the people’s ownership in the private sectors

• Expand employment opportunities for all Malaysian

• Enhance education opportunities within and outside the country

What was the effect of the British Economic Policy on the patterns of economic activities in the country?

• Economic activities were confined to rural areas

• Economic activities were solely based on non natural resources

• Economic activities in the rural areas developed at a very fast pace

• Economic activities of the people were segregated according to the different races

Which of the following policy is the economic base policy?

• National Vision Policy

• National Education Policy

• National Cultural Policy

• National Unity Policy

National Development Policy is focusing to __________

• private sectors involvement

• K-economy

• e-industry

• high technology and information industry

Opening up new land and research are encouraged in the National Agriculture Policy (NAP) to increase local food products.

• True

• False

Some of the implementations under Heavy Industries Policy are the introduction of punch card, the use of nametag and the establishment of Quality Control Department.

• True

• False

The New Economic Policy was introduced after the incident of 13 May 1969.

• True

• False

The Malaysia government has allocated a time frame of ________ years from the time of its inception to realize the target of New Economic Policy

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

In the National _________Policy, Telekom Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Post Malaysia and SYABAS are some of the department that been released from government sector with the aimed to improved the economic performance and services as a whole

• Privatisation

• Industrialisation

• Incorporation

• Development

The need of National ___________ Policy arose from the realisation that a good and close working relationship between the public and private sector

• Privatisation

• Industrialisation

• Incorporation

• Development