MALAYSIAN STUDIES - Sunway College
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Canadian International Matriculation Programme<br />
<strong>Sunway</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
IDC4U INTERDISCIPLINARY <strong>STUDIES</strong><br />
FINAL EXAMINATION<br />
Date: May 28, 2012 (<strong>MALAYSIAN</strong> AND MORAL <strong>STUDIES</strong> )<br />
Time: 11.30 AM – 1.30PM Length: 2 HOURS<br />
Student Name : ___________________________<br />
Lecturer : MR. YL CHEN<br />
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Please read the following instructions carefully before you begin the examination:<br />
1. This exam paper has 17 printed pages.<br />
2. The examination is worth 30 percent of your final mark.<br />
3. The questions are divided into two parts with THREE sections each for both<br />
Malaysian and Moral Studies as follows:<br />
Malaysian Studies Moral Studies<br />
SECTIONS CONTENT MARKS SECTIONS CONTENT MARKS<br />
A Multiple Choice 10 A Multiple Choice 5<br />
B Fill in the Blanks 10 B Case Study 20<br />
C Short Answer 20 C Essay 15<br />
TOTAL 40 TOTAL 40<br />
4. Answer all questions in the space provided.<br />
5. Answers must be written in standard English format for an academic<br />
audience. Use black or blue pen only.<br />
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For office use only:<br />
Parts Section A Section B Section C Total<br />
Malaysian Studies<br />
Moral Studies<br />
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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS<br />
PART A: <strong>MALAYSIAN</strong> <strong>STUDIES</strong><br />
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (10 marks )<br />
Circle the most appropriate answer (A, B, C OR D) for the following<br />
questions:<br />
1. All the fairy tales and legendary stories in the Malay Annals have a moral. The purpose<br />
of these stories is to<br />
A. Advise the Sultans.<br />
B. Insult the Sultans.<br />
C. Criticize the Sultans.<br />
D. Please the Sultans<br />
2. The impacts of the British rule are still evident in Malaysia, such as:-<br />
1. The popular use of English in the country.<br />
11. Practice of a parliamentary democracy system.<br />
111. Westernization in the Malaysian life style.<br />
1V. Creation of a plural society.<br />
A. 1, 11 and 111<br />
B. 1 and 11 only<br />
C. 11 and 111 only<br />
D. All of the above<br />
3. The local Malays used violence against the Portuguese because the Portuguese<br />
1. Imposed heavy taxes on the people.<br />
11. Violated the Malay customs and religion.<br />
111. Oppressed the local people.<br />
1V. Deprived the right of the Malay high officials in collecting taxes.<br />
A. 1 and 11 only.<br />
B. 1, 11 and 1V<br />
C. 1,11 and 111<br />
D. All of the above.<br />
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4. The Independence of Malaysia was achieved through<br />
1. The struggle of all the Malay warriors.<br />
11. The efforts of Tunku Abdul Rahman.<br />
111. The sacrifice of the MCP.<br />
1V. The support of Philippine and Indonesian governments.<br />
A. 1 and 11 only<br />
B. 11, 111 and 1V<br />
C. 1, 11 and 11l<br />
D. All of the above<br />
5. The authorities of Malaysian government are divided into many different levels, namely,<br />
1. Central government.<br />
11. Local government.<br />
111. State government.<br />
1V. District government<br />
A. 1 and 111<br />
B. 11 and 111<br />
C. 1 and 1V<br />
D. All of the above<br />
6. The Government of Malaysia normally refers to<br />
A. The executive, the legislature and judiciary.<br />
B. The constitutional monarchy and the Council of Rulers.<br />
C. The Election Commission.<br />
D. The People's Power.<br />
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7. In Malaysia whether the federal government or state government should manage<br />
the national and state affairs based on<br />
1. The provisions in the Constitution.<br />
11. The hierarchical system.<br />
111. The decision of the rulers and Council of Rulers.<br />
1V. The decision of federal government only.<br />
A. 1 and 11<br />
B. 11 and 111<br />
C. 111 and 1V<br />
D. None of the above<br />
8. The British supported the idea of the formation of Malaysia because<br />
1. All the member countries were facing the threat of communists then.<br />
11. Financially Britain was unable to manage its colonies after World War II.<br />
111. With the formation of Malaysia the properties of the British in these regions<br />
would be better protected.<br />
1V. Britain was convinced the government of its colonies would be loyal to the<br />
British government for ever.<br />
A. 111 and 1V<br />
B. 1, 11 and 111<br />
C. l & II only<br />
D. All of the above.<br />
9. `Srivijaya - Malacca - Gangga Negara - Old Kedah’<br />
Choose a statement which is true to all the above-mentioned Kingdoms?<br />
I. Influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism at the early stages.<br />
II. Well known for their ports and trade centers.<br />
III. Had a very strong tie with Siam.<br />
IV. Practised the monarchy system.<br />
A. I, II & III<br />
B. II, III & IV.<br />
C. I, II & IV.<br />
D. All of the above<br />
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10. "Malayan Union" was established by the British colonial government with<br />
the purpose of :<br />
I. Granting independence to Malaya and Singapore.<br />
II. Strengthening the resistant power against the Japanese invasion of Malaya.<br />
III. Ruling the whole of Malaya under one administrative entity.<br />
IV. Saving costs of administration.<br />
A. I & III only.<br />
B. II & III only.<br />
C. I, III & IV.<br />
D. III & IV only.<br />
SECTION B: FILL IN THE BLLANKS. (10 marks)<br />
Fill in the blanks of the following statements with the most appropriate word/words from<br />
the 'word list' below.<br />
Word list:<br />
Rotation, Retention, Maritime trade, 3G, Violence, Mass media and negotiation, Pangkor<br />
Treaty, Burney Treaty, Dutch, British, Portuguese, Siamese, Egocentrism, Segregation,<br />
Anglo-Dutch Treaty 1824, voting, referendum, Malaya System, Member System<br />
1. The Residential System of the British in Malaya started with the signing of<br />
_______________________________________________.<br />
2. The arrival of the Dutch and Portuguese in the Malay Archipelago with<br />
the objectives of _________________________________.<br />
3. After WWII, the emergence of the Malay intellectuals started the struggle for<br />
independence through _________________________________________<br />
4. ___________________________________ led to the fragmentation of the Malay<br />
Archipelago by the western powers.<br />
5. One of the important contributions of the _________________________ colonization<br />
in Malaya was to surrender the 4 northern Malay states to the Federation of Malaya.<br />
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6. ___________________________changed the writing of Malay language from Jawi<br />
script to Romanized writing.<br />
7. Malaysians encounter some obstacles in achieving national integration. One of<br />
them is __________________________; peoples of different ethnics have different<br />
residential areas.<br />
8. The United Nations in the end decided to have ________________________or national<br />
polls to decide whether or not Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore were to join Malaysia.<br />
9. ___________________________ was implemented by the British colonial government<br />
to train the community leaders of different ethnic backgrounds in the administration of<br />
the country<br />
10. The uniqueness of the Malaysian constitution is the installation of the king (Yang di-<br />
Pertuan Agong) is by ____________________________ not hereditary.<br />
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SECTION C: SHORT ANSWER (20 marks)<br />
1. How do you define the concept of "One Malaysia"? Give 3 examples to support your<br />
definition. (8 marks)<br />
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2. Why do we say that the western colonial powers who ever occupied Malaysia before did<br />
bring some positive impacts to the nation and the people of Malaysia? Give 3 examples<br />
to support your answer. (6 marks)<br />
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3. Elaborate 3 factors which led to the prosperity of Singapore after the nation had<br />
withdrawn from Malaysia?. (6 marks)<br />
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PART II. MORAL <strong>STUDIES</strong><br />
SECTION A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. CIRCLE THE CORRECT<br />
ANSWERS (A, B, C or D) (5 marks)<br />
1. Which of the following are the quotations from Socrates:<br />
l. By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad<br />
one, you'll become a philosopher.<br />
ll. He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.<br />
lll. I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.<br />
lV. I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.<br />
A. I & II only.<br />
B. III & IV only.<br />
C. I, II and III.<br />
D. All of the above.<br />
2. The ideology of Emmanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative stresses that a moral act<br />
needs to fulfill the following conditions:<br />
I. The act must be rational.<br />
II. The act must be lawful.<br />
III. The act must be without any ulterior motive,<br />
IV. The act must be universally tested.<br />
A. I & II.<br />
B. II & III<br />
C. I, II & III<br />
D. All of the above<br />
3. The best moral philosophy for a great religious personality is<br />
A. Egoism.<br />
B. Utilitarianism.<br />
C. Altruism.<br />
D. Teleology.<br />
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4. The following are caste systems that were practiced by Hindus in the past:<br />
I. Brahmins<br />
II. Kshatriyas<br />
III. Vaishyas;<br />
IV. Harijahns<br />
A. I & II only.<br />
B. III & IV only.<br />
C. I, II and III.<br />
D. All of the above.<br />
5. As a matter of fact, by instinct every human being will first consider one’s personal<br />
interests in whatever they do. If it is a win-win case, the act should be regarded as a<br />
moral act too. This theory is called _________________________________.<br />
A Altruism.<br />
B. Egoism.<br />
C. Personality Virtue.<br />
D. Universal Ethical principle.<br />
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SECTION B Case Study (20 marks)<br />
Read the cases below and answer the questions that follow. Your answer must be<br />
justified by one of the moral philosophies that you have learned in class.<br />
Case 1 (10 marks)<br />
You have witnessed a man who robbed a bank, but then, he did something completely<br />
unusual and unexpected with the money. He donated it to an orphanage that was poor,<br />
run-down and lacking in proper food, care, water and amenities. The sum of money<br />
would be a great benefit to the orphanage, and the children’s lives would turn from poor<br />
to prosperous.<br />
Would you:<br />
a. Call the police and report the robber, even though they would likely take the<br />
money away from the orphanage, or<br />
b. Do nothing and leave the robber and the orphans alone?<br />
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Case 2 (10 marks)<br />
You are head of a student council at a high school, and are faced with a difficult decision<br />
regarding a grade-twelve girl’s risky, last-resort choice. This girl is an honor student. All<br />
through her academic years, she has obtained straight A’s, has many friends and has<br />
never been disciplined by the principal. However, near the end of her grade twelve year,<br />
she fell ill with the flu and fell way behind in her school work. She missed three weeks of<br />
class, which resulted in her having to rush a report that would be worth 40% of her final<br />
mark in English, a required graduation subject in her curriculum. She was so desperate<br />
about the report that she went online and passed off a report she found on that subject as<br />
her own. Her English teacher caught her and has referred her to you. If you enter on her<br />
academic record that she plagiarized, she will likely not be eligible to be accepted into St.<br />
Steven’s University, a school she has dreamed of attending all through high school and<br />
needs in order to fulfill her academic and future dreams.<br />
What would you do?<br />
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SECTION C. ESSAY (15 marks)<br />
Write an essay within the given lined space on the following topic:<br />
' International Ban on Child Soldiers'<br />
i. Describe the situation of child abuse on the battle field today.<br />
ii. Do you support the ban? Give 3 reasons to justify your views.<br />
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