Malaysian Culture, Economy and Society

Economy and Society

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  1. Which currency is used in Malaysia, divided into 100 sen?
  2. What is the Malay name of the Central Bank of Malaysia?
  3. Which exchange is Malaysia's sole national stock exchange, based in Kuala Lumpur?
  4. Which national company is vested with all oil and gas resources in Malaysia?
  5. Which car was the first automobile produced by the Malaysian manufacturer Proton?
  6. Which Malaysian airport was officially inaugurated on 27 June 1998, shortly before the Commonwealth Games?
  7. Which network of tolled highways runs along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia?
  8. Which government-designated zone was meant to leapfrog Malaysia into the information and knowledge age?
  9. Which vegetable oil has Indonesia as its biggest producer, followed by Malaysia?
  10. Malaysia is the world's largest producer of which rubber product?
  11. Which Malaysian state has been dubbed the Silicon Valley of the East for attracting hundreds of multinational corporations?
  12. Which examination do Malaysian students take at the end of Form 5, before graduating from secondary school?
  13. Which pre-university examination is taken in Malaysia's Form Six?
  14. Which university, chartered under the Carr-Saunders Commission in 1949, is the oldest in Malaysia?
  15. Which interlinked pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers stands in Kuala Lumpur?
  16. The Malaysian currency issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia is divided into how many sen?
  17. Which government-managed retirement savings scheme serves Malaysian workers?
  18. Which Malaysian bank introduced bai' muajjal as a finance product in 1983?
  19. Which is the busiest seaport in Malaysia, at the western tip of Selangor?
  20. Which seaport is located in Iskandar Puteri, in the Johor Bahru District?
  21. Which is Malaysia's most populous state?
  22. Under which idea outlined by Mahathir Mohamad in 1991 would Malaysia become a self-sufficient industrialised nation by 2020?
  23. Which Malaysian practice, common at Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Deepavali, Chinese New Year and Christmas, welcomes well-wishers of every background into the home?
  24. What is the social gathering called in which the Malay community traditionally aids a family organising an event?
  25. Which Malaysian island was declared an International Offshore Financial Centre in October 1990?

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