SSLC (English Medium) Class 9 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Find out the correct statement.

1. When European traders crossed the Indian Ocean at the close of the 15th century, they came for the spices of south-east Asia.
   
2. Penang Island had been brought to the attention of the East India Company by Francis Light.
   
3. The Dutch were interested in politics but focussed on exploiting Indonesia ruthlessly.
   
4. Spain ruled the Philippines for over 200 years.

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Colonialism in Indonesia

1. Who had occupied Java and Sumatra?
2. Were the Dutch interested in politics?
3. What was the focus of the Dutch on Indonesia?
4. How did they improve Indonesia from the beginning of the 19th century?

Comment on Albuquerque, the Portuguese soldier.

Write a short note on “Malay Settlements”.

Give a short account of Burma.

Who ruled the Phillippines?

______ area in South East Asia was independent.

The term “South East – Asia’ has been used since the ______.

In 1819 ______ established Singapore as a key trading post for Britain in their rivalry with the Dutch.

Djakarta was called ______.

The Capital of the French government in India-China was ______.

In 1898, Philippines became the colony of ______.

In Siam, the country’s partially independent cities were called ______.

Find out the correct statement

1. Colonialism is a process of domination.
2. The great international emporium of Malacca was captured by the British.
3. Stamford Raffles established Singapore as a key trading post.
4. Most – Indonesians were metalworkers.

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Anglo-Dutch rivalry in Southeast Asia

1. What market the beginning of the British expansion into the Malay Peninsula?
2. Who was Stamford Raffles?
3. When was the strait settlements made?
4. How did the British react to the civil war between 1874 and 1895?

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Indonesia

1. When did the Dutch occupying Indonesia?
2. What was their altitude initially?
3. How did it change at the beginning of the twentieth century?
4. What made Indonesia a valuable colony of the Dutch?

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Burma

1. When did the British Conquer Burma?
2. How long did Burma remain part of India?
3. By whom was Burma administered?
4. What was Burma famous for?

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Indo China

1. Who conquered Indo-China?
2. What did Indo china consist of?
3. Which place was directly under the French.
4. Which places were protectorates? Mention the capital of the French government.

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The Philippines

1. Who ruled the Philippines?
2. What was the result?
3. When did Nationalism develop among the Filipinos?
4. How did the Philippines become an American colony?

What are the abiotic and biotic spheres of the earth?