2023_HOB_Chapter 4

Which pre-oil industry did the Island Trading Syndicate Company had a monopoly in in Brunei?

• Cutch industry

• Rubber industry

• Coal industry

• Tin industry

William Cowie was granted with concessions to which pre-oil industry in Brunei?

• Cutch industry

• Rubber industry

• Coal industry

• Tin industry

____________ was first planted in the districts of Brunei Town and Temburong. 

• Cutch

• Rubber

• Coal

• Tin

Why did the coal industry decline in the 1920s?

• Civil war broke out.

• Coal prices fell.

• The Coal mines flooded.

• The Japanese closed the mines.

What was the aim of the Fourth National Development Plan?

• Embarked on economic diversification plans via agriculture and industry.

• Ensuring Brunei’s peace, security, and prosperity were secured and maintained.

• To develop strong economic growth.

• To improve transportation, telecommunications, health, education, religion, clean water supply and electricity.

What was one of the reasons for the decline of the cutch industry in Brunei?

• Abundant of mangrove bark.

• Drop in the price of rubber.

• Lack of demand for cutch.

• There was stiff competition from other industry.

What was used as a legal tender during the Japanese occupation in Brunei from 1942 until 1945?

• Banana money

• Brunei dollar

• Singapore dollar

• Straits dollar

What became Brunei’s main export during the 1930s?

• Coffee

• Cutch

• Oil

• Rubber

Which industry was centred in Muara ?

• The Coal industry

• The Cutch industry

• The Rubber industry

• The Tin industry

When was the Second National Development Plan launched?

• 1953 – 1958

• 1962 – 1966

• 1975 – 1979

• 1980 – 1984