Brunei: Why were the British interested in Borneo?

What was not the flaw of Anglo-Dutch Treaty 1824?

• It did not specify Borneo in the treaty

• It only divided the sphere of influence around Straits of Malacca

• The loophole was used by the British in encroaching the no-man territory in Sabah

• British and Dutch were not fighting anymore

Which one of these ports was successfully accessed by British by gaining Borneo?

• Batavia

• Formosa

• Hong Kong

• Shanghai

What was Alexander Dalrymple's profession?

• Historian

• Explorer

• Hydrographer

• Photographer

Who signed the Treaty of Alliance and Commerce with the Sultan of Sulu in January 1761?

• Alfred Dent

• James Brooke

• Charles Moses

• Alexander Dalrymple

What was ceded to Dalrymple with the signing of the 1761 Treaty?

• Borneo

• Bintulu

• Balambangan Island

• Benoni

Which of these was not the problem faced by Dalrymple?

• Islanders destroyed the buildings built by British settlers

• British Government lack of financial support

• British Government high investment in the Balambangan Island

• Dalrymple's dismissal

When was the founding of Singapore?

• 1800

• 1811

• 1819

• 1824

What was the name of the ship used by James Brooke to sail to Singapore?

• Sarawak

• Royalist

• Queen Marie

• HMS Prince of Wales

Which of these raw materials got Brooke attention?

• Jelutong

• Sago

• Antimony

• Beeswax

Which of these was the correct sequence of events leading towards Brooke appointment as Governor of Sarawak in 1846

I. PM Hashim asked Brooke's assistance

II. Brooke lost patience and stationed guns-loaded Royalist outside the Palace

III. PM Hashim failed to settle the rebellion

IV. Rebellion due to PIM's mistreatment

V. Brooke refusal

VI. Brooke's return and successfully defeated the rebellion

VII. PM Hashim offered governorship of Sarawak

• I → II → IV → V → VI → VII → III

• IV → III → I → VII → VI → V → II

• IV → III → I → VII → V → VI → II

• IV → III → I → V → VII → VI → II