NCHS 2025 HIST PRELIM P1 QP+MS

Name: Register Number: Class: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 SECONDARY FOUR HISTORY 2174/01 Paper 1 26 August 2025, Tuesday 1 hour 50 minutes Additional Material: Writing paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer two questions. Please start your answer for Section B on a fresh page. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work for Sections A and B separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total marks for this paper is 50. This document consists of 6 printed pages including the cover page. Parent’s Signature: _________________ For Marker’s Use

2 Section A: Source-Based Case Study Question 1 is for all candidates. Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources you are told to use. In answering the questions you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1 (a) Study Source A. Why was the book published? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. Having read Source B, are you surprised by Source C? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source D. How useful is Source D as evidence of British rule in Malaya ? Explain your answer. [5] (d) Study Sources E and F. Does Source F prove that Source E is wrong? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all the sources. ‘The lives of the people in Malaya improved under British rule.’ How far do these sources support this view? Use the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. [8]

3 The Impact of British Rule in Malaya BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Between 1874 and the 1930s, British rule in Malaya reshaped its economy and society. The British expanded control through treaties and introduced a colonial administration that favoured economic growth, especially in tin mining and rubber. They brought in Chinese labourers for mining and Indians for plantation work, while Malays largely remained in rural agriculture. Each ethnic group was assigned distinct economic roles, deepening social divisions. Although British rule moderni sed infrastructure and booste d trade, it raise d important questions: did it truly improve the lives of people in Malaya? Source A: An account by Sir Frank Swettenham , an experienced colonial official, written in his book titled ‘British Malaya’, 1906. Since 1890 the revenue has increased by 40 per cent, and by the en