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MEA3023
MALAYSIAN ECONOMICS
(EKONOMI MALAYSIA)
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1. In which of the periods did Malaysia enjoy its highest annual rate of growth in
GDP?
2. Which economic activity did the government of Malaysia identify as the engine of
growth to achieve the goals of the New Economic Policy (MEP)?
A. Agriculture.
B. Mining.
C. Manufacturing
D. Services.
3. What was the MAIN reason of consumption expenditure rose in 2009 as a share
of GDP in Malaysia?
A. tin dredging.
B. underground mining.
C. gravel pumping.
D. dulang washing.
6. The enrolment rates of female students during 1990's have exceeded those of
males for all of the following levels EXCEPT
A. primary schools.
B. upper secondary schools
C. first degree education.
D. postgraduate education.
A. Tariffs facing agricultural products in Malaysia have fallen since the 1990s
B. Paddy farming in Malaysia is no longer subsidized.
C. Incentives are available to promote New Agriculture in Malaysia.
D. Small farm size is a problem in Malaysia.
8. The Gini coefficient is measured by dividing the area between the diagonal and
A. Kuznets curve.
B. Lorenz curve.
C. Poverty line.
D. Income curve.
9. What was the prime cause of the high inflation recorded by Malaysia in 1976?
A. Ethnic bloodshed.
B. Rising oil prices.
C. Collapse in the prices of rubber and tin.
D. A sharp fall in food output.
11. Which of the following agricultural crops became a leading export of Malaya
during colonial rule?
A. Rubber.
C. Coconut.
B. Oil palm.
D. Rice.
12. 'The shortage of graduates in the labor force and graduate unemployment has
nothing to do with gender imbalance in education'. Which statement is FALSE?
A. 'The proportion of male graduates outside the labor force is higher than that of
female graduates.
B. There is a tendency for underemployment especially among fresh female
graduates.
C. There is gender discrimination in the labor market.
D. The drop-out rate of male students is higher in the universities.
A. access; experience
B. formula; profile
C. quantity; quality
D. pace; amount
15. Which of the following crops became Malaysia's leading agricultural exports
since the late 1970s?
A. Rubber.
B. Rice.
C. Oil palm
D. Pepper.
16. Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons for the Malaysian
government to develop agriculture in the 1970s?
18. Which of the following BEST explains why Malaysia faced low unemployment
rates over the period of 1990-1 997?
19. Which of the following is FALSE about the expansion in Malaysia's education
sector?
i. increasing efficiency
ii. meeting the objectives of New Economic Policy (NEP)
iii. raise revenues by the state
iv. developing the capital market
A. i, ii and iv.
B. i, ii and iii.
C. ii, iii and iv
D. i, iii and iv.
21. Which of the following factors is most likely to influence the effectiveness of a
monetary policy instrument?
A. Demographic structure.
B. State of the banking system.
C. State of the nation's economy
D. Current account balance.
22. Which of the following initiatives helped Malaysia recover quickly from the
financial crisis of 1997-1 998?
A. new employment.
B. tax revenue.
C. final demand linkages.
D. new technology.
24. Which of the following is NOT one of the features of the New Agriculture
promoted by the Malaysian government?
A. Use of biotechnology.
B. Use of new technology to raise sustainable development.
C. Incentives to attract entrepreneurs into eco-tourism.
D. Irrigation and drainage.
A. capital.
B. technology.
C. total factor productivity
D. labour.
27. Malaysia must ensure its education system produces human capital that is able
to
A. Perfect competition
B. Duopoly.
C. Oligopoly.
D. Monopoly.
Question 1
Explain FIVE (5) impacts of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) on the automotive
industry.
[Total: 10 marks]
Question 2
[Total: I 5 marks]
Question 3
[Total: 15 marks]
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