Brunei Chapter 6 MCQ Practice

Which of the following was the aim of the First National Development Plan?

• Diversifying the economic and improving the living standards of people

• Ending the British Residential system

• Developing Muara as a free port

• Starting Brunei international airport

Why was the First National Development Plan launched in 1953?

• To gain territories overseas

• To promote union with the Malay States

• To protect investments in Brunei

• To improve the living standard of the people

Who was appointed to carry out the First National Development Plan (1953-1958) in Brunei?

• Bevington

• Cowie

• Marriott

• Selkirk

How much money was allocated for education under the First National Development Plan 1953-1958?

• $10.65 million

• $12.75 million

• $16.65 million

• $100 million

In the First National Development Plan (1953-8), what was granted over half the total budget?

• Defence forces

• Infrastructure (roads, bridges, etc.)

• Sport

• Teaching

What was one of the successes of the First National Development Plan?

• Improved drainage and irrigation

• Increased electricity and clean water supplies

• The development of an aluminium industry

• The redevelopment of the rubber plantations

The First National Development Plan of 1953-1958 proposed the replanting of rubber. Why was this abandoned?

• Rubber trees were attacked by disease

• The plantations had been destroyed by the British

• The price of rubber fell drastically

• There was a shortage of workers

Which measure was not part of the First Five-Year Development Plan (1953-1958)?

• Better use of waste gas

• Joining Malaysia

• Improving agricultural methods

• Replanting rubber

What was not an area of focus in the First National Development plan?

• establishing Muara as a freeport

• expansion of education

• installation of telephone systems

• provision of water supplies

On which of the following was almost 60% of the budget of the First National Development Plan (1953-1958) to be spent?

• Administration

• Education

• Health

• Infrastructure