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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE

COURSE CODE

EXAMINATION

TIME

: ETHNIC RELATIONS

: CTU553

: OCTOBER 2006

: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1 . Th is question paper cons is ts o f two (2) par ts : PART A (60 Quest ions)

PART B (3 Questions)

2. Answer ALL questions from PART A and one (1) question from PART B.

i) PAR T A must be answered in the Objective Answer Sheet OM R.

ii) PA RT B must be answered in the Answer Booklet.

3. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the

invigilator.

4 . Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:

i) the Que stion Paper

ii) an Ans wer Booklet - provided by the Faculty

iii) an Objective Answer Sheet OM R - to be submitted with the Answ er Booklet

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P A R T A

Shade ^ ^ | the correct answers on the Objective Answer Paper.

1 . Culture is one of the most important elements in social life.

What is meant by culture?

A Com bination of budhi and daya which means a high spiritual standard

B Related to human activities which are negative

C A wa y of life which covers thoughts, beliefs, views and human behaviour

D Related to physical needs in order to achieve progress in life

2.

The arrival of British into the Malay States has changed the non-material

metaphysical epistemology into the rational physical one.

Based on the above statement, what is the basis of such epistemology?

A Proving through the five senses and elevated through scientific methods

B Gene ration of economic knowledge through materialism

C Hum an values which stressed on profit oriented

D An introduction to the epistemology of material world which is scientific

3. Which of the followings is the value of Malay self-reliance?

A Th e spirit of nation in the context of a nation country

B Loyalty towards the country through exploitation of economy

C Practising structural aspect in the global society

D Th e spirit of nation, value and culture based on Islam

Question no. 4 is based on the following statem ents:

A society which supports one nation and one country

A society which stan ds on a similar identity of the country

A society which holds on humanity and high spiritual

values

4 . What is me ant by the P concept?

A A concep t of racial country

B A concep t of belonging

C A concep t of nation

D A concept of nationality

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5. The following statements are the main factor of the existence of ethnic polarisation

during the British colonisation in the M alay States, EXCEPT for:

A Sep aration of citizens according to econom ic activities

B Equ ality in the economic opportunities

C Lack of emphasis towards racial unity

D Priority on having immigrants in the econom ic activities

6. The following statements are legal interpretation on freedo m of religion, EXCEPT for:

A Every individual has his own rights to practise his religion

B Religious groups are free to manage their religious affairs

C A perso n below 16 years is allowed to participate in religious ceremony other

then his own religion

D A perso n cannot be asked to pay any form of tax for the benefit of other

religions

Question no. 7 is based on the following statements:

A strong cooperation between parties based on

ethnicity

Have won in the M unicipal Kuala Lum pur election

Have gained a big victory in the first election of the

Federation of Malay States

7. Wh at is the nam e of that party?

A Barisan Nasional

B Parti Perikatan

C Parti Tindakan Rakyat

D Parti Gerakan

8. The statemen ts below are list of claims made by Sab ah as a pre-requisite to join the

Federation of Malaysia in 1967, EXCEPT for:

A The state will not have any specific religion as an official religion

B To agre e that the Malay language is the official language but English

language can be practised continuously

C To agree that the power of immigration is concu rrently under the Federal

and Sabah jurisdictions

D The federal government has a power to control the Sabah finance

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9. What are the

MAIN

factors for the Chinese and Indians to migrate to the Malay

States during the era of British colonisation?

i Interference of British in the Malay States

ii A nee d for labours in the plantation and mining sectors

iii Con tinuous problems such as civil wars and hard lives in their homelands

iv A des ire to improve standard of living

A i and ii

B ii an d iii

C i i and iv

D iii an d iv

10. The formation of Malayan Union by Brit ish in 1946 was made in order to achieve

certain a ims.

Which of the followings w as

NOT

considered as aims of Malayan Union?

A The rulers of the Malay States and Strait Settlemen ts were from the Federal

Government

B To unify and upgrade the efficiency of adm inistration of the Malay States and

Strait Settlements

C It serv es as the founda tion for British to train local people for self-

governance

D Th e Malay States and Strait Settlements will be easily protected in case of

war

1 1 .

Choose statemen ts that are related to the Charter of Medina.

i A cod e of law which elabora tes rules regarding to actions and practices

wh ich must be implemented or rights and duties that must be am enable

ii The Charter of Medina has proved that the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.)

was the highest authority in the country

iii To proc laim Medina as a new state and outlines rules of adm inistration.

iv To introduce the concept of integration and unity which have not existed in

any other country or religion by uniting Muslims and non-Muslims

A i, ii an d iii

B i, ii an d iv

C ii, iii and iv

D All the above


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1 2. The government has introduced certain new policies in order to ascertain social

justice and economy in the context of plural society.

What are the renewals?

I Vision 2020

ii National Development Policy

iii National Economic Action Council

iv Power-Sharing Policy

A i, ii and iii

B ii, iii and iv

C iii and iv

D All the above

1 3. The Third World Countries have recognised the success of Malaysia in uniting citizen

from various ethnics.

What is the MAIN factor of this success?

A Priority for the Indigenous ethnic

B Social equality

C Power-Sharing government

D Enforcement of law

1 4 .

What is the legal action that can be taken towards individuals who question the

position of Islam as the religion of Federation and the Malay Language as the

National Language?

A He will be sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

B He will be sent into exiled

C He will be charged under the Penal Code

D He will be charged under the Sedition Act

1 5. Hinduism and Buddhism have created history in the process of plurality of the

society, but they do not give great impact in the life of Malays

(Syed Muhammad Naguib al-Attas)

Which of the following facts support the above view?

A Very few names of Malays are influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism

B Islamic influence are more dominant in the Malay society

C Hinduism and Buddhism were unable to influence Malays

D Malays are interested with the values and Islamic teachings

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16. Choose the statement which DOES NOT describe plurality of environment.

A All comm ercial plantations are locally produced

B Hibiscus (Bunga Raya) is acknowledged as national flower of this country

C Rub ber is the country s source of income

D Plantation has become the symbol of an organization

1 7.

Malacca wa s once known as the metropolitan and multi-cultural city. It was also

known as The Venice of th East .

What the MAIN factor of its victory?

i A constitution which is based on the

Hukum Kanun Melaka

and the principle

of Divide and Rule.

ii The Malay Malacca Sultanates practised open-door policy

iii Tw o-wa y relationships with foreign countries and high tax in Malacca port

iv A ruling which is based on Hukum Kanun Melaka an d Undang-undang Laut

Melaka

A i and ii

B ii an d iii

C ii and iv

D iii an d iv

18.

Which of the following statements DO NOT REFER to the concept of Constitution

Monarchy in the political system of Malaysia.

A The Yang di-Pertuan Agong acts on the advice of the Prime Minister

B The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is protected by the constitution

C The Yang di-Pertuan Agon g is above the constitution

D The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the suprem e power of the country

19. Wh at is the rational of having the Malay privileges as stated in the Federal

Constitution?

i As the origin nation of the Malay Archipelago

ii Th e Malay culture is the main culture of the nation

iii Malay s are left behind in econom y and education

iv The Federal Constitution was legislated by Malays

A i, ii an d iii

B i, iii an d iv

C ii, iii an d iv

D All the above

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20 .

Culture acts as a mechanism to enforce self-reliance through various methods, such

as :

i Innovative culture

ii Positive working values

Hi Hea lthy com pet i t ion

iv Authocrtive leadership

A i, ii and iii

B ii, iii and iv

C iii and iv

D All the above


A process of mixing a minority group into a bigger ethnic group which has

turned to the loss of culture in the minority group.

21 .

Which of the process below has similar meaning with the above statement?

A Amalgamation

B Integration

C Acculturation

D Assimilation

22.

The educational system in the Malay States during British colonisation was divided

into various types known as vernacular education.

Which of these schools were included in that system of education?

i The Malay schools

ii The English schools

iii The Chinese schools

iv The Tamil schools

A i, ii and iii

B i, ii and iv

C i, iii and iv

D All the above

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23 .

The Malay States Federation was formed as a replacement of Malayan Union which

was strongly opposed by Malays.

Which of the followings is

WRONG

regarding the above statement?

A The Malay States Federation consists of all Malay states excep t Singapore

B Nationality was freely given to all ethnics that lived in the Malay States

C Ma lays were given privileges and had the mos t represen tatives in the state

and federal government

D The Sultan was given authority to rule but with the advice from the State

Meeting Council

24 .

The statements below are characteristics of plural society as stated by J. S. Furnivall,

EXCEPT

for:

i Va riety of ethnics who practise culture, religion and custom s that are

different from one another

ii Th e life of society with similar aims of living and vision

iii A wid e and holistic social interaction amo ng the society

iv Va rious ethnics live in different settlements

A i and ii

B ii an d iii

C iii an d iv

D i and iv


The ethnic are aware of their norms and values

differences

Ability to defend their own culture

To live together in perfect harmony

25 . Wha t is R Theo ry?

A Segregation

B Amalgamation

C Accommodation

D Acculturation

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26 . Matters that are considered beneficial to the Malays in the Malaysian Constitution are

made balanced with other provisions that will ensure justice in a number of matters

that involved Non-Malays.

Which of the followings can be considered as justice assurance?

i

Religion

ii Language

iii

Public Services

Iv Land Possession

A i an d ii

B ii an d iii

C i i an d iv

D

i i i an d iv

27. T he

concept

o f

cultural plurality

is one of the

methods

o f

solving problems

o f

ethnic

relations

in

this country.

What

is

meant

by

cultural plurality?

A Uniformity of culture in plural society but every ethnic is allowed to conserve

their culture

B A n agreement of ruling power between Malay and Non-Malay ethnics

C A mixture of two ethnic groups or more to seek independence for the Malay

States

D We stern culture

is

made

as the

national culture

in the era of

globalization

Question

no. 28 is

based

on the

following statem ents:

To improve administration

o f the

Malay States

To facilitate independent declaration process

A s a basic for local comm unity to rule their own country

28 . Choose th e RIGHT statement to represent th e above information?

A The Malaysian Constitution

B The Malay States Federation

C

The

Malayan Union

D The Social Contract


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29 . The involvement of Malays in politic and administration in the era of pre-

independence were very limited.

What is the factor which contributed to such situation?

A British system of education was confined to the off spring of aristocrats

B Lack of awareness among Malays in politic and adm inistration

C Colon ial restrictions towards Malay com mitmen t

D Opposit ion from non-Malays

30 . The uniqueness of culture depends on its characteristics. Wh at is the uniqueness of

a particular culture?

i Eas y to be learned and universal

ii Phy sically practised

iii Pers istent practised in group

iv Subject to changes and well-developed

A i and ii

B i, ii an d iii

C i, ii an d iv

0 i, iii an d iv

31 .

The plural society of Malay States during the British colonisation was formed on

several policies.

Which of the following policies introduced by the British?

i Sep aration of state from the religion

ii Sep aration of powers

iii Federalism

iv Centralisation

A i and ii

B i, ii an d iii

C iii an d iv

D All the above


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32.

Choose the RIGHT statements which provide the guarantee of plural society s life as

stated in the Medina Charter.

i Allah and the Rasul as sources of all matters

ii Security control and justice

Hi

T h e

importance

o f

pol i t ics-sharing amon g Mu sl ims and non-Musl ims

iv Coo peration among different ethnics in the entire systems of life

A

B

C

D

i, ii and iii

i, ii and iv

i, iii and iv

All the above

33.

The Social Con tract m ust be well respected by various people as it plays the major

role in the life of plural society like Ma laysia.

Wh at is the meaning of Social Contract ?

A Th e Chinese and Indians have agreed not to dema nd the right to govern the

Malay States

B The Malays have signed an understanding agreement with non-Malays to

govern this country

C To make a contract with other nations wh ich attempt to send labourers to

Malaysia

D The Malays and non-Malays have agreed in certain major matters such as

the Malay and Bumiputera privileges during the drafting of the Federal

Constitution.

34 . W hat was the term imposed by the British for the Malay States in order to gain

independence?

A Th e people must give full suppo rt to the British

B Coope ration among the Malays and non-Malays

C Th e Malays did not object the conferment of citizenship to non-Ma lays

D Th e Malays had made an assuranc e to the British security

35.

Jus soli was introduced to resolve the status of immigrants in the Malayan Union.

What \sjus soli means?

A The immigrants were offered citizenship withou t any cond itions

B Citizenship granted to all people born in the Malay States

C An automatic citizenship was granted to those born post-Malayan Union and

had domiciled in the Malay States for at least 10 years

D An automatic citizenship can be awarded to those who have reached the

age of 21


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36 .

Choose the M OST RIGHT statement of the Fed eral Constitution:

A Th e Federal Constitution is the supreme law and above all institutions

B Th e States which headed by the Sultans are given provisions to enact laws

C Every State must implement laws promulgated by the Federal

D Fede ral laws have no provisions to nullify States laws


To produce Bumiputera entrepreneurs

To increase private participants and to reform society

To develop human resources which are based on values and ethics

37 . The above statements have a relation to:

A Malay sian Incorporated Policy

B Nation al Developme nt Policy

C Nationa l Industrialisation Policy

D New Economic Policy

38 . Wh at are the similarities found in the Malay Malacca Sultanates comp ared to the

present Government of Malaysia?

i A written constitution

ii Islam as the official religion

iii Ma lay Language as the major language

iv Th e Ruler as a head of State

A i, ii and iii

B i, ii and iv

C ii, iii and iv

D All the above

39 . W hich of the following statements contribute to the assimilation process in a country?

i Ethnicity which has a different culture

ii Con flict of cultures syndrome

iii Interactions among different ethnics

iv Interactions taking place at the long period of time

A

B

C

D

i, ii and iii

i, iii and iv

ii, iii and iv

All the above


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4 0. The S theory represents a formula ofA + B + C = A + B + C, which has been

introduced in Malaysia for a standard ethnicity

What is the S theory?

A Assimilation

B Cultural plurality

C Amalgamation

D Segregation

4 1 .

The government has made efforts to increase the Bumiputera participants in trade

and industry sectors in post-independence.

Which of the following agencies are responsible to make the agenda a reality?

i Urban Development Authority UDA)

ii Council of People Trust MARA)

iii National Population and Family Development Board

iv State Economic Development Corporation

A i, ii and iii

B i, ii and iv

C ii, iii and iv

D All the above

4 2.

What is the difference between assimilation and pluralism?

A Assimilation derived from different ethnics integration whereas pluralism is

formed as a ideology of pluralisation

B Pluralism is a process which encourages plurality whereas assimilation is a

process that maintains plurality

C Assimilation is a complete amalgamation whereas pluralism is a process of

partial amalgamation

D Pluralism is a process that influences other ethnics whereas assimilation is

otherwise

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4 3. The following effects of having the Malayan Union are:

i As a catalyst of political activities in the Malay States

ii An impetus to the Malays and non-Malays to fight against the Malayan

Union

Hi To engender awareness among the Malays to defend their rights, position

and the sovereignty of the Malay Rulers

iv To allow the Communist Party to attract the support of Malays

A

B

C

D

i and ii

i and iii

ii and iv

iii and iv


To reduce the government financial constraints

Efficient distribution of money

To improve efficiency and working quality

4 4 . Which of the following policies can be best representing the above statement?

A National Development Policy

B Malaysian Incorporated Policy

C National Industrialisation Policy

D National Privatisation Policy

4 5.

The Malaysian Five Years Plan introduced since 1950 emphasises certain areas

EXCEPT:

A Preservation of economic sector

B Changing of import industry

C Income fairly distributed

D Industry based on technology

4 6. The following statements refer to the role of constitution in a country

EXCEPT:

A As guidelines for criminal offences

B As the supreme law in a country

C As guidelines which govern and co-ordinate rulings

D Guidelines which formed the laws


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4 7. The life of plural society during the Malay Malacca Sultanates was described in

perfect harmony.

What was the factor that contributed to such situation?

A The bias attitude of rulers towards other ethnics

B The arrival of different ethnics geographically

C The colonial insistence not to make chaos

D The Malay was the only ethnic that involved in administration

4 8.

The action taken by the colonial powers over the colonised countries is known as:

A Colonialism

B Nationalism

C Imperialism

D Liberalism

4 9. The government has allocated quite a big amount of budget in developing education

sector in its Vision 2020.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A To produce individuals who are skilful, efficient and morally high

B To develop individual potentials physically, mentally, emotionally and morally

C To form a united and self-purity society

D To produce individuals who really understand the local and global ethnic

cultures

50 . According to Clyde Kluckhohn, there are seven elements of cultures.

What are they?

i Life equipments and tools

ii Economic and social systems

Hi Lang uag e and art

iv Knowledge and system of belief

A i, ii and iii

B i, ii and iv

C ii, iii and iv

D All the above


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51 .

The British has introduced a changing power system to local society in an attempt to

form an independent government.

The system is known as:

A Joint venture System

B Man Power-Sharing

C Member Based System

D Self-Adm inistration System

Question no . 52 is based on the following statements.

A process that produces a tolerant generations among different ethnics in

Malaysia has been made with great care and caution.

52 . The most accu rate terminology for the above statement is:

A Acculturation

B Integration

C Segregation

D Accommodation

53 .

W hat is the mos t accepted aspect in identifying the shap e of Malaysian nation which

is globally competent and self-reliant?

i Nation

ii Nationality

iii National

iv Religion

A i, ii an d iii

B i, ii an d iv

C i, iii an d iv

D All the above


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Question no. 54 is based on the statements below:

TheX

Community

Multi culture and a group of people

Political parties formed on the basis of ethnicity

Giving priority to nation is the utmost political agenda

54 . The X Community is known as:

A Ethnicity

B Nation

C Culture Plurality

D New Plural Nation

55. Choose the most ACCURATE statements on tolerance made by the different ethnics

in an attempt to gain independence.

i Malays were automatically granted for citizenship

ii Provisions on privileges of the Malays were guaranteed in the Federal

Constitution

iii The Malay Language was the National Language

iv Non-Malays were given a wide opportunity in public services

A i and ii

B ii and iii

C iii and iv

D All the above

56 . The foliowings are lesson to be learnt from the 13 May 1969 Incidence, EXCEPT:

A Racial politics have been put to an end

B Damage of property and lives lost

C Emergency and restriction orders were declared

D The position of Malays was challenged

57 .

What is the MAIN principle of plural nation adhered in Islam Hadhari?

A Universal justice

B Unity in faith

C Unity of ummah

D Unity of thoughts

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58.

Place in orde r the colonial powers of the Malay States:

A The Portuguese, the Siamese, the Dutch, the British and the Japanese

B Th e Dutch, the Portuguese, the Siamese , the British and the Japane se

C The Siamese, the Dutch, the Portuguese, the British and the Japanese

D The Siamese, the Portuguese, the Dutch, the British and the Japanese

59 . What is the MOST ACCURATE terminology which indicates the cooperation among

various ethnics in the memorandum submitted to the Reid Commission?

A The All iance

B Coo peration among nations

C Consensus of culture

D Agreem ent for independent

60 . Islam Hadhari is an agenda to bring back Muslims confidence and practice to the

teaching of Islam.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A Th e practice of Islam amon g Muslims has been declined

B The religion of Islam has been misunde rstood by sepa rating the world and

the hereafter

C An enormous cases in apostasy

D We stern culture has been widely taking place

(Tota l : 30 marks)

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P A R T B

QUESTION 1

Being a plural society like Malaysia, it is inevitable that Malaysia faces challenges in ethnic

relations. It demands cooperation and good action among government and people to face

such challenges.

Based on this reality:

a) Discuss FOUR 4) challenges in ethnic relations in Ma laysia

(12 marks)

b) Explain THREE 3) policies introduced by the gove rnmen t in order to achieve a vision

of developing a race nation

(9 marks)

c) Describe THREE 3) social responsibilities in order to ma intain ethnic relations

(9 marks)

(Total: 30 marks)

QUESTION 2

Islam recognises human diversity in religious beliefs and values. In order to harmonise

interactions among nations, Islam has introduced several guidelines.

Based on the above statement:

a) Discuss THREE 3) main social relations in Malaysia according to the Islamic

perspective

(9 marks)

b) Explain THREE (3) importances of ethnic relations according to Islam

(9 marks)

c) Explain FOUR 4) of Islam H adha ri s principles which describe the tolerance in

developing ethnic relations in Malaysia

(12 marks)

(Total: 30 marks)

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QUESTION 3

Answer A LL the questions:

a) Discuss THREE 3) impacts of power-sharing system which have been practised in

Malaysia

(9 marks)

b) Explain FOUR 4) government agendas to improve Malay achievements in economy

(12 marks)

c) Describe

THREE 3)

main grounds of reducing racial polarisation problems in the

National Culture Policy

(9 marks)

(Total:

30 marks)

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