- 1. What was West Java known as during the Dutch colonial era?
A) De Sumatra
B) De Preanger
C) De Java
D) De Batavia
- 2. Which city served as the center of Dutch administration in West Java?
A) Bandung
B) Jakarta
C) Batavia
D) Bogor
- 3. Which cash crops were introduced by the Dutch in West Java?
A) Corn, soybeans, and wheat
B) Rice, rubber, and sugar
C) Tea, coffee, and quinine
D) Cocoa, tobacco, and spices
- 4. What was the primary purpose of the infrastructures developed by the Dutch in West Java in the early 20th century?
A) To build residential areas
B) To support Dutch plantations
C) To promote tourism
D) To establish schools and hospitals
- 5. Which transportation infrastructures were constructed by the Dutch in West Java?
A) Ferries and canals
B) Airports and seaports
C) Roads and railways
D) Bridges and tunnels
- 6. Which urban centers were connected by the Dutch infrastructure projects in West Java?
A) Bandung and Batavia
B) Jakarta and Surabaya
C) Semarang and Medan
D) Yogyakarta and Palembang
- 7. What role did West Java play after Indonesian independence in 1945?
A) A supporting region for Jakarta
B) An independent economic hub
C) The capital of Indonesia
D) A major agricultural exporter
- 8. Which areas in West Java were developed as supporting areas for Jakarta?
A) Purwakarta, Subang, and Karawang
B) Bandung, Cirebon, and Sukabumi
C) Cianjur, Tasikmalaya, and Ciamis
D) Bogor, Bekasi, and Depok
- 9. What is the Greater Jakarta area also known as?
A) Greater Bandung Area
B) Jakarta Metropolitan Area
C) Jabodetabek
D) Jabodetabekplus
- 10. Which area in West Java became a major industrial area?
A) The eastern area
B) The western area
C) The northern area
D) The southern area
- 11. Name three cities in West Java that are part of the industrial area.
A) Cirebon, Tasikmalaya, and Ciamis
B) Bandung, Cimahi, and Sukabumi
C) Purwakarta, Subang, and Bogor
D) Bekasi, Cikarang, and Karawang
- 12. Which area in West Java developed as an industrial area besides the northern area?
A) The area in and around Cirebon
B) The area in and around Bogor
C) The area in and around Sukabumi
D) The area in and around Bandung
- 13. In which year was Banten Province separated from West Java?
A) 2000
B) 2010
C) 1998
D) 2005
- 14. What is the highest point in West Java?
A) Mount Pangrango
B) Mount Gede
C) Mount Cereme
D) Mount Salak
- 15. What is the traditional way of rice cultivation in West Java called?
A) Ladang
B) Tebu
C) Padi
D) Sawah
- 16. Which ancient Sundanese goddess is associated with rice?
A) Ratu Kidul
B) Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri
C) Dewi Sri
D) Parwati
- 17. Which river is the longest and most important in West Java?
A) Citarum River
B) Citarum River
C) Cimanuk River
D) Tarum River
- 18. What is the traditional rice harvest festival in West Java called?
A) Sekaten
B) Nyepi
C) Galungan
D) Seren Taun
- 19. What type of agriculture is traditional in the mountainous region of West Java?
A) Plantation agriculture
B) Dry rice cultivation
C) Wet rice cultivation
D) Aquaculture
- 20. Which regency is known for producing dairy products and meats?
A) Banten
B) East Java
C) West Java
D) Central Java
- 21. What is the traditional name for the mountainous region of West Java?
A) Priangan
B) Parahyangan
C) Java
D) Sunda
- 22. Which of the following is not a dam on the Tarum River?
A) Saguling Dam
B) Jatiluhur Dam
C) Cirata Dam
D) Cibodas Dam
- 23. What is the land area of West Java?
A) 37,053.33 km2
B) 50,000 km2
C) 45,000 km2
D) 30,000 km2
- 24. What is the primary way of life for traditional Sundanese people?
A) Agriculture
B) Mining
C) Fishing
D) Trading
- 25. What is the traditional Sundanese term for wet rice cultivation?
A) Tebu
B) Padi
C) Sawah
D) Ladang
- 26. Which of the following is not a cash crop historically grown in West Java?
A) Coffee
B) Rice
C) Quinine
D) Tea
- 27. Which of the following is not a traditional Sundanese crop?
A) Wheat
B) Rice
C) Tea
D) Coffee
- 28. Which ancient kingdom expanded to the Priangan area in the early 17th century?
A) Sunda Kingdom
B) Tarumanagara
C) Galuh
D) Mataram
- 29. Which of the following is not a major producer in the mountainous region of West Java?
A) Vegetables
B) Horticultural produce
C) Fish
D) Flowers
- 30. Which of the following is not a traditional Sundanese term for rice cultivation?
A) Tebu
B) Sawah
C) Ladang
D) Padi
- 31. Who is the Governor of West Java as of the latest information provided?
A) A member of the Golkar Party
B) Erwan Setiawan
C) A member of the PKS Party
D) Dedi Mulyadi of the Gerindra Party
- 32. How many members does the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in West Java comprise?
A) 95 elected members
B) 200 elected members
C) 150 elected members
D) 120 elected members
- 33. How many members did the Golkar Party have in the DPRD following the 2024 elections?
A) 19 members
B) 17 members
C) 20 members
D) 15 members
- 34. What is the population estimate for the Bodebek region in mid 2025?
A) 13,500,000
B) 14,924,650
C) 16,000,000
D) 15,007,720
- 35. How many national electoral districts are there in West Java for electing members to the People's Representative Council?
A) 11
B) 10
C) 9
D) 12
- 36. How many members does the West Java VI Electoral District elect to the People's Representative Council?
A) 9 members
B) 10 members
C) 6 members
D) 7 members
- 37. Which party has the second most representatives in the DPRD after Golkar?
A) Gerindra
B) PDI Perjuangan
C) PKS
D) PKB
- 38. Which regency is part of the West Java VII Electoral District?
A) Purwakarta
B) Sumedang
C) Kuningan
D) Cirebon
- 39. How many urban villages are there in West Java as of 2025?
A) 500
B) 700
C) 663
D) 800
- 40. Which regency was formed from the southern half of Ciamis Regency?
A) Pangandaran Regency
B) Bogor Regency
C) Cimahi Regency
D) West Bandung Regency
- 41. How many members does the West Java IX Electoral District elect to the People's Representative Council?
A) 7 members
B) 9 members
C) 8 members
D) 10 members
- 42. Which city was formed on 21 June 2001?
A) Banjar
B) Bekasi
C) Depok
D) Cimahi
- 43. Which regency is part of the West Java X Electoral District?
A) Majalenka
B) Indramayu
C) Subang
D) Kuningan
- 44. How many members does the West Java III Electoral District elect to the People's Representative Council?
A) 9 members
B) 6 members
C) 7 members
D) 10 members
- 45. Which city was formed on 11 December 2002?
A) Banjar
B) Depok
C) Bekasi
D) Cimahi
- 46. Which regency is part of the West Java XI Electoral District?
A) Cirebon
B) Indramayu
C) Subang
D) Garut
- 47. How many rural villages are there in West Java as of 2025?
A) 5,294
B) 4,000
C) 5,500
D) 6,000
- 48. For how many years did western Java fall under the Dutch East Indies' administration?
A) Three hundred years
B) One hundred years
C) Two hundred years
D) Four hundred years
- 49. In what year was West Java officially declared as a province of Indonesia?
A) 1945
B) 1975
C) 1950
D) 1960
- 50. What document declared West Java as a province of Indonesia?
A) Staatblad number 100
B) Staatblad number 378
C) Staatblad number 250
D) Staatblad number 500
- 51. What was the reason for Banten's separation from West Java?
A) Economic reasons
B) Population growth
C) Nationwide political decentralization
D) Cultural differences
- 52. What is the proposed new name for the province of West Java?
A) Sunda
B) Banten
C) Jawa Barat
D) Pasundan
- 53. What does 'Pasundan' mean?
A) Sundanese community
B) West Java
C) Historical name
D) New province
- 54. What was the population of West Java according to the 2020 Census?
A) 50,000,000
B) 47,000,000
C) 48,274,162
D) 45,000,000
- 55. Where were the oldest human inhabitant archaeological findings in West Java unearthed?
A) Anyer
B) Bekasi
C) Cirebon
D) Bandung
- 56. Which culture developed clay pottery in the region near present-day Bekasi?
A) Tarumanagara culture
B) Buni culture
C) Javanese culture
D) Sunda culture
- 57. What language were the inscriptions from the Tarumanagara kingdom written in?
A) Sundanese
B) Sanskrit
C) Balinese
D) Old Javanese
- 58. What was the name of the king during the peak of the Sunda Kingdom?
A) King Sri Baduga Maharaja
B) King Surawisesa
C) King Prabu Surya Kencana
D) King Raja Mulya
- 59. In what year was the Luso-Sundanese Treaty signed?
A) 1500
B) 1522
C) 1512
D) 1531
- 60. Which European power was granted access to build fortresses in the Sunda Kingdom?
A) Spanish
B) Dutch
C) Portuguese
D) British
- 61. Who was the ruler of the Sunda Kingdom when it declined under pressure from the Sultanate of Banten?
A) King Raja Mulya, alias Prabu Surya Kencana
B) King Surawisesa Jayaperkosa
C) King Prabu Surya Kencana
D) King Sri Baduga Maharaja
- 62. What is the productivity of Palawija (non-rice food) in West Java in 2006?
A) 179.28 quintal per ha
B) 2,938,624 tons
C) 3,193,744 tons
D) 148,505 ha
- 63. Which commodity had the widest plant's width in West Java in 2006?
A) Corn
B) Fruits
C) Vegetables
D) Rice
- 64. How much wood did West Java harvest from productive forests in 2006?
A) 893,851.75 m³
B) 4 million m³
C) 200,675 m³
D) 560,000 m³
- 65. How many dairy cows were there in West Java in 2006?
A) 96,796
B) 4,249,670
C) 5,596,882
D) 28,652,493
- 66. Which commodity has the highest productivity per hectare in West Java?
A) Oil palm
B) Sugar palm
C) Coconut
D) Tobacco
- 67. Which of the following is not a plantation crop in West Java?
A) Rubber
B) Tea
C) Coconut
D) Acar wangi
- 68. What is the annual wood need in West Java?
A) 200,675 m³
B) 4 million m³
C) 560,000 m³
D) 893,851.75 m³
- 69. Which of the following is a non-forest crop in West Java?
A) Swallow bird's nest
B) Silk
C) Pine
D) Bamboo
- 70. Which hydropower dam is located in West Java?
A) Bendungan Asahan
B) Jatiluhur
C) Bendungan Wlingi
D) Bendungan Kedung Ombo
- 71. What type of natural resource is found in the Java Sea near West Java?
A) Zeolite
B) Offshore oilfields
C) Bentonite
D) Chalk
- 72. What is a popular historical tourist destination in Bandung?
A) The Merdeka Building
B) Tangkuban Perahu crater
C) The Bogor Botanical Garden
D) Pangandaran beach
- 73. Which city in West Java is known for its historical sites such as Gua Sunyaragi?
A) Bogor
B) Pangandaran
C) Cirebon
D) Bandung
- 74. Which ethnic group is predominantly found in Cirebon and Indramayu?
A) Minangkabau
B) Cirebonese
C) Sundanese
D) Betawi
- 75. What is the largest minority ethnic group in West Java?
A) Batak
B) Malay
C) Javanese
D) Minangkabau
- 76. Which language is dominant in the cities of Bekasi, Depok, and parts of Bogor?
A) Cirebonese
B) Sundanese
C) Javanese
D) Betawi
- 77. What was the average annual population growth rate in West Java between 2020 and 2025?
A) 1.06%
B) 2.5%
C) 0.5%
D) 1.9%
- 78. Which of the following is a mountain resort in West Java?
A) Jakarta
B) Depok
C) Bekasi
D) Cianjur
- 79. What is the estimated population of West Java as of mid-2025?
A) 25,682,117
B) 43,053,732
C) 50,759,003
D) 48,274,162
- 80. Which of the following is a hot spring destination in West Java?
A) Pelabuhanratu Bay
B) Bogor Botanical Garden
C) Tangkuban Perahu crater
D) Ciater
- 81. What is the largest religion in West Java as of 2022?
A) Hinduism
B) Islam
C) Buddhism
D) Christianity
- 82. What percentage of West Java's population practices Islam?
A) 95.00%
B) 97.34%
C) 90.00%
D) 85.50%
- 83. Which religion is practiced by 1.78% of West Java's population?
A) Protestantism
B) Buddhism
C) Roman Catholic
D) Hinduism
- 84. What is the percentage of Roman Catholics in West Java?
A) 0.61%
B) 2.39%
C) 0.10%
D) 1.78%
- 85. Which religion has the smallest percentage of followers in West Java?
A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Confucianism
D) Folk religion
- 86. Which province is similar to West Java and is considered part of Pasundan?
A) East Java
B) Central Java
C) Yogyakarta
D) Banten
- 87. What percentage of West Java's population practices Buddhism?
A) 0.2%
B) 0.035%
C) 2.39%
D) 0.025%
- 88. Which minority religion has 0.035% of the population in West Java?
A) Christianity
B) Buddhism
C) Confucianism
D) Hinduism
- 89. What percentage of West Java's population practices Confucianism?
A) 0.10%
B) 0.035%
C) 0.025%
D) 0.20%
- 90. Which religion is practiced by 2.39% of West Java's population?
A) Christianity
B) Hinduism
C) Islam
D) Buddhism
- 91. Which musical ensemble is traditionally reserved for Tayuban, Wayang Cepak, and listening and dance music of the Kratons in Cirebon?
A) Gamelan Pelog
B) Gamelan Denggung
C) Gamelan Prawa
D) Gamelan Sekaten
- 92. What is the primary tuning system used in Gamelan Prawa?
A) Pelog
B) Semi-equidistant pentatonic
C) Diatonic
D) Non-equidistant heptatonic
- 93. Which ensemble is known for its loud and energetic playing style and is found in both Cirebon and Parahyangan?
A) Denggung
B) Gamelan Prawa
C) Renteng
D) Sekaten
- 94. What genre of Sundanese vocal music is accompanied by Kacapi and Suling?
A) Kacapi suling
B) Tarawangsa
C) Angklung
D) Tembang Sunda
- 95. Which ensemble is played in the Kratons to mark important times in the Islamic calendar?
A) Gamelan Pelog
B) Gamelan Sekaten
C) Gamelan Denggung
D) Gamelan Prawa
- 96. What is the name of the secret dance associated with the Tarawangsa ensemble?
A) Tayuban
B) Wayang Purwa
C) Jentreng
D) Wayang Cepak
- 97. Which ensemble is used in Sundanese processions and is believed to maintain balance and harmony in the village?
A) Arumba
B) Angklung
C) Karinding
D) Calung
- 98. Who expanded the angklung notations to play diatonic scales in 1938?
A) Daeng Soetigna
B) Sundanese gamelan
C) Parahyangan gamelan
D) Cirebon gamelan
- 99. Which ensemble is associated with earthy humour and is played by men?
A) Karinding
B) Angklung
C) Arumba
D) Calung
- 100. Which ensemble is often joined by modern instruments like drum set, electric guitar, bass, and keyboards?
A) Arumba
B) Calung
C) Karinding
D) Angklung
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