Questions

On a recent occasion, Vivian showed me a copy of the examination questions used for the subject General Knowledge in the graduation examination of a primary school in 1953. I believe the questions, which I translated to English here would be interesting to visitors of this site.

(The original document in Chinese is apparently being displayed in a small local museum.)

Part 1: Answer two of the following four questions.

1. Compare and contrast Spata and Athens.
2. Describe the cause of the French Revolution.
3. (i) What are the areas of the monsoon zone? What is their climate and rainfall? (ii) What is the cause of desert?
4. Compare and contrast the agricultural practice of China and United States.

Part 2: Answer three of the following four questions.

1. Describe the structure and responsibility of the legislature, judiciary, and executive  organization s of the Hong Kong government.
2. Why does the Hong Kong government set up the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs? What is its duty?
3. Why should a government tax its people? What could be done if a citizen does not agree with the amount to be taxed?
4. When was the United Nations established? What should it do to achieve its highest ideal One World?

Part 3: Answer two of the following three questions.

1. Explain the cause of tides by text and figures.
2. How many kinds of vitamin are there? What is the use of each of them? What are their contents in common kinds of food ?
3. What is the difference between an ordinary mosquito and the Anopheles mosquito? How is malaria being spread by mosquito?

PS. I must say my face turned slightly red when I recollect, rather recently, I asked the following question on so-called general knowledge to a new-generation doctor:

Have you heard of A Brief History of Time?