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1. Who founded modern Singapore?

Sir Stamford Raffles
Major William Farquhar
Sang Nila Utama
Tengku Hussein

2. What was his post?

Governor-General of the Straits Settlements
Governor of Batavia
Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen
the Sultan


3. When was the treaty allowing the British to build a settlement in the Southern port of Singapore signed?

5 May 1820
23 Oct 1818
6 Feb 1819
10 Dec 1919

4. Who signed the treaty?

Badang, Raffles & the Dutch
Tengku Abdul Rahman, Raffles & the Temenggong
Raffles, the Dutch and the Orang Lauts
Raffles, Sultan Hussein & the Temenggong

5. How much would the Sultan and Temenggong be paid per year as stated in the first treaty signed?

both an equal $4000
$5000 & $3000 respectively
$6000 & $3000 respectively
$10000 & $5000

6. The Company the British coming to the East worked for was...

The British Merchants Association
East Indies Company
British Corporation
The East India Company