2. 1. The Asian nations were able to
establish the Asian Development
Bank through this organization:
A. ASEAN Banking Council
B. Federation of ASEAN Economic Association
C. ASEAN Federation of Accountants
D. Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific
3. 2. In 1980, this airline pioneered
the use of 747 Boeing jet and air
buses in Asia.
A. Philippine Airlines
B. Singapore Airlines
C. British Airways
D. Cathay Pacific Airlines
4. 3. Asians established different
organizations in order to show
the world that
A. they are capable of developing their own
resources.
B. they are culturally bound to one another.
C. Asia is for the Asians.
D. they are interested to help each other.
5. 4. Sri-Lankans built their airline
through the help of
A. the Philippines.
B. Singapore.
C. China.
D. Korea.
6. 5. The Asian organization for
education of South East Asia is
A. ASFA.
B. ASPAC.
C. SEATO.
D. SEAMEO.
7. 6. Asians believe that the best
system to develop and improve
life is to have
A. a good economy.
B. a good behavior.
C. a good education.
D. a good relationships.
8. 7. The Hindus and Chinese
greatly influenced other Asian
nations in
A. language.
B. education.
C. games.
D. religion.
9. 8. The Asians will render help to a
member of their organizations on
the ground that
A. he is a member nation.
B. he is ready and prepared to help.
C. the organization will help him in time of his
need.
D. the aid he will grant will have good results for
his country.
10. 9. The term “Sindhu” refers to
A. India.
B. Laos.
C. Malaysia.
D. Cambodia.
11. 10. Living in Tibet is hard due to
A. the small farmlands.
B. most of the place is a desert.
C. very few rivers.
D. its people being lazy.
12. 11. Communism has a good effect on
Central Soviet Asia because
A. of the formation of commercial
organizations.
B. of the rise of factories in the desert parts
of the country.
C. they were able to produce food.
D. a government was established.
13. 12. The Huang Ho River is China's
sorrow because
A. of the absence of fish.
B. of the foods it brought to the nation.
C. of the hardship of passing through it.
D. of the swift current of the river.
14. 13. The name Taiwan was derived
from
A. the early people who live there.
B. its mountain ranges.
C. its terraced valley.
D. its beautiful sceneries.
15. 14. Korea can no longer be called
“Land of the Morning Calm”
because
A. the government is divided.
B. of the disagreement between the two
governments.
C. of constant fightings.
D. the people are so noisy.
16. 15. A temperate climate has
A. four seasons.
B. two seasons.
C. one season.
D. three seasons.
17. 16. The Philippines can be found
in the region of
A. Eastern Asia.
B. Southwest Asia.
C. Southeast Asia.
D. South Asia.
18. 17. The highest nation in the
world is
A. Mongolia.
B. Malaysia.
C. Tibet.
D. Afghanistan.
19. 18. Maldive Island can be found
in the
A. Pacific Ocean.
B. Atlantic Ocean.
C. Arctic Ocean.
D. Indian Ocean.
20. 19. Gangtok is the capital of
A. Sikkim.
B. Qatar.
C. Dubai.
D. Nepal.
21. 20. The plain that is known as
“Plain of Jars” is found in
A. Singapore.
B. Laos.
C. Cambodia.
D. Myanmar.
22. 21. The place where the center of
India's civilization can be found is
A. Deccan.
B. Tamil.
C. Hindustan.
D. Kasakhstan.
23. 22. Hunger is a great problem in
A. Sikkim.
B. Bhutan.
C. Nepal.
D. India.
24. 23. Those who believe that
Arabia is part of the Sahara
Desert are
A. archeologists.
B. geologists.
C. anthropologists.
D. scientists.
25. 24. The Arabs considered hand labor
beneath their character because
A. it is a very low kind of work.
B. horse back riding is very appropriate to
them.
C. they do not know anything about
hardwork.
D. a small portion of land can be tilled.
26. 25. Agricultural products were
lost when
A. people fought their nearby neighbors.
B. the irrigation system was destroyed.
C. the place suffered the dry season.
D. nobody could manage the plantation.
27. 26. The only way out of Jordan is
through the
A. Suez Canal.
B. Persian Gulf.
C. Aqaba Gulf.
D. Oman Gulf.
28. 27. The country that is
considered having the oldest seat
of civilization is
A. China.
B. Iran.
C. Iraq.
D. India.
29. 28. The institution of marriage
was started by
A. Sheng Nung.
B. Fu Shi.
C. Huangti.
D. Yao.
30. 29. The river that was used by
traders in going to the different
parts of China is
A. Huang Ho.
B. Hi.
C. Yang Tze.
D. Yao.
31. 30. This is the year that was
considered as the beginning of
the history of China.
A. 2165 BC
B. 3000 BC
C. 2330 BC
D. 2205 BC
32. 31. Who quoted “To defeat
oneself is stronger”?
A. Kung Fu Tsu.
B. Mencius.
C. Lao Tzu.
D. Sheng Nung.
33. 32. The philosopher who
believed that there is nothing
good about war is
A. Kung Fu Tsu.
B. Mencius.
C. Lao Tzu.
D. Sheng Nung.
34. 33. It was during this dynasty
when the western border of
China reached up to the Caspian
Sea.
A. Hsia
B. T'ang
C. 'Han
D. Chin
35. 34. The ruler who ordered the
burning of the Confucian classics
was
A. Kublai Khan.
B. Pan Chao.
C. Tai Tsung.
D. Shih Huang Ti.
36. 35. The very first list of words or
dictionary was compiled by
A. Shuo Wen.
B. Ssuma Ch'ien.
C. Kei Lun.
D. Pan Chao.
37. 36. The building of a Nestorian
Tablet commemorated
A. festivals.
B. heroic deeds.
C. the invention of printing press.
D. the arrival of Christianity in China.
38. 37. The place that was called
Little Lin Chiu was
A. Pyongyang.
B. Hokkaido.
C. Taiwan.
D. Kokuryu.
39. 38. The one who made the oldest
record on rain was
A. Yi Sung Kei.
B. Seijong.
C. Chong In 'ji.
D. Wang Kien.
40. 39. The beginning or origin of
Japan was considered a
A. legend.
B. fable.
C. fantasy.
D. story.
41. 40. The founder of the state of
Yamato was
A. Ninighi.
B. Amaterasu.
C. Isanagi.
D. Jimmu Tenno.
42. 41. The ruler who instituted
reforms in Japan was
A. Wani.
B. Isanami.
C. Shotoku.
D. Kwammu.
43. 42. The best woman writer of
Ancient Japan was
A. Wani.
B. Murasaki.
C. Amaterasu.
D. Ninighi.
44. 43. The one who founded the
shogunate was
A. Yoritomo.
B. Taira.
C. Iyeyasu.
D. Iyemitou.
45. 44. The greatest leader of the
Hojo was
A. Ashikaga.
B. Go Daigo.
C. Tokimune.
D. Takaiju.
46. 45. The shogunate that gave
Japan so much progress and
development was
A. Ashikaga.
B. Fujiwara.
C. Minamoto.
D. Tokugawa.
47. 46. Asian face the truth of the
gravity of the primary duty and
responsibility to
A. continously fight communism.
B. develop their resources.
C. preserve their independence.
D. provide the self-sufficiency of the country.
48. 47. The fear of smaller and weaker
Asian nations was lessened due to
A. the friendship that was developed among
Asian nations.
B. the fall of communist Russia.
C. the political and social changes in China.
D. the formation of many social and
economic organizations in Asia.
49. 48. The two Asian countries that
had greater influence in Asia on
language were
A. China and Japan.
B. Japan and India.
C. India and Pakistan.
D. China and India.
50. 49. Korea was the “Most Well-Kept
Secret of Asia” because of
A. this nation's late revelation of their gold mines.
B. this nation has much better products
discovered lately.
C. the nation was the last one to make contacts
with foreign countries.
D. the remnants of old Asia can still be found
there.
51. 50. This leader was responsible in
making Singapore a progressive
country.
A. Boris Yeltzin
B. Mikhail Gorbachev
C. Goh Chok Tong
D. Lee Kuan Yew
52. 51. Korea was divided in order
that
A. the United States could take South Korea.
B. the Soviet Union could take North Korea.
C. Japan would surrender right away.
D. a new government could be established.
53. 52. The 3rd ASEAN Informal
Summit Preparatory Meeting was
held on Nov. 25-28,1999 in
A. Kuala Lumpur.
B. Bangkok.
C. Jakarta.
D. Manila.
54. 53. The admission of Vietnam in
the ASEAN was a giant step
because
A. the ASEAN-10 vision was realized.
B. Vietnam is a developed country.
C. Vietnam's admission inspired Laos to join
ASEAN.
D. ASEAN membership expanded.
55. 54. A bloodless and popular military
coup took place in Pakistan last
October 1999 because
A. the Pakistanis want a democratic government.
B. the political system was dominated by the parties of
Bhutto and Sharif.
C. the Pakistanis want law and order and stable prices.
D. Perves Musharraf, the new military leader, is a
popular hero.
56. 55. The road back to democracy
will come to Pakistan because
A. it is a fashionable luxury of the west.
B. the Pakistanis will always remember the elected
government's failures.
C. the government and leadership cost them their
legitimacy which is Pakistan's tragedy.
D. ruling this country requires the strong leadership and
institution through which the people will express their
views.
57. 56. The reason given by the
Indonesian legislative assembly to
oust Pres. Habibie was
A. the bloody debacle in East Timor.
B. the objection of Habibie for change.
C. their personal dislike of Habibie.
D. Habibie's bargaining for the loyalty of 50
regional delegates.
58. 57. Who is presently making
China prosperous, modern and
active?
A. 'Hu Jintao
B. Deng Xiaoping
C. Jiang Zemin
D. Wen Jiabao
59. 58. According to David Zweig of Hong
Kong University, the next generation of
leaders in China will be those who
A. will run back to the era of strong men.
B. will swing back to reformers.
C. will have for its primary concern avoiding a
return to chaos.
D. will manage the status quo rather than destroy
and build something new.
60. 59. The Japanese is guided by this
belief:
A. that they have divine origin
B. that they are spiritually and morally
responsible for the good of the citizens oe people
C. that they are important people
D. that their sufferings are only preparations for
the good life after death
61. 60. The Japanese joined allies in
World War I in order to
A. show strength and courage.
B. help other Asian nations.
C. be a member of the allies.
D. become a powerful Asiastic nation.
62. 61. What is that Asiatic character
trait that Filipinos possess?
A. being hospitable
B. courage
C. industriousness
D. resiliency
63. 62. The most significant effect of
the 1947 Japanese Constitution
on the people was
A. the removal of the Zaibatsu.
B. the transfer of powers from the emperor
to the people.
C. the women's right to vote.
D. the start of agrarian reform.
64. 63. This doctrine changed the
image of Japan in other Asiatic
countries
A. Shinto doctrine.
B. Bushido.
C. Zakoku Rei.
D. Fukuda.
65. 64. In a recent informal summit of
the ASEAN held in Manila last Nov.
24-28, 1999, one of these countries
acted as “Partner in Dialogue”.
A. Thailand
B. China
C. Vietnam
D. Myanmar
