The Administrative System of the Unfederated Malay States

Question 1

What British official was used in the Unfederated Malay States?

Accepted Answer

Adviser — The UMS were administered through a British Adviser, not a Resident.

Question 2

How many states made up the Unfederated Malay States?

Accepted Answer

Five — The UMS were Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor — five states.

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT an Unfederated Malay State?

Accepted Answer

Perak — Perak was a Federated Malay State, not an Unfederated one.

Question 4

Unlike the Federated Malay States, the UMS were:

Accepted Answer

not united into a federation — The UMS were never combined into a single federation.

Question 5

On which matters could the British Adviser NOT interfere?

Accepted Answer

Islam and Malay custom — Islam and Malay custom were outside the Adviser's control.

Question 6

Compared with a Resident, an Adviser in theory had:

Accepted Answer

less power — In theory the Adviser only advised and had less formal power than a Resident.

Question 7

Which UMS state had its own written constitution?

Accepted Answer

Johor — Johor had a written constitution from 1895 and its own State Council.

Question 8

Unlike the FMS, the Unfederated Malay States had no common:

Accepted Answer

capital — The UMS had no shared capital, unlike the FMS with Kuala Lumpur.

Question 9

Compared with FMS rulers, the sultans of the UMS kept:

Accepted Answer

more sovereignty — UMS rulers retained more sovereignty than FMS rulers.

Question 10

The UMS were Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and which state?

Accepted Answer

Johor — Johor was the fifth Unfederated Malay State.