Migration and the Making of a South Asian diaspora in Singapore
Explore South Asian Migration in Singapore
Test your knowledge on the intriguing history of South Asian migration to Singapore. This quiz takes you through the factors that led to this migration, key historical events, and the roles played by various communities in shaping Singapore's diverse landscape.
Join us to discover more about:
- Push and pull factors of migration
- Historical trading routes and settlements
- Key figures in the South Asian diaspora
What was a major push factor for migration of South Asians
Unfavourable conditions in homeland
New job opportunities in Singapore
Environmental factors
A country with free port trading in the 19th century
India
Singapore
Great Britain
Pakistan
Straits Settlements does not include
Singapore
Phuket
Penang
Malacca
The methods to recruit coolies in the 19th and early 20th century were
Indenture
Kangani
Slavery
What were the main job(s) the labourers worked on in the late 18th and early 19th Century?
Lower positions in Offices
Plantation owners
Soldiers and traders
Construction and Farming
Which of these were true of the labourers in the late 18th and early 19th Century?
Deaths were not uncommon on the ships on their way to Singapore
The labourers stayed in cabins on the ships to Singapore
Most labourers managed to clear their debts
Labourers had good wages
What is the local term for Tamil-Muslim traders from the southeastern coast of India in the straits settlement?
Parsis
Marwaris
Coolies
Chulias
What is the name of the Tamil businessman who arrived in Singapore with Raffles in 1819 on the ship?
P. Govindasamy Pillai
Naraina Pillai
Shirin Fozdar
G. Sarangapany
Which is *not* one of the main groups who came to Singapore in the *late* 18th to early 19th century?
Engineers
Policemen
White collar jobs in government sectors
All of the above
Identify the country where one of the main groups came from.
Tibet
Myanmar
Ceylon (presently sri lanka)
Nepal
What is the role of professionals in the budding South Asian community in the late 19th century?
Supervisors
Intermediaries
Recruiters
Politicians
What are the types of migrants that moved to Singapore in the 19th and early 20th century?
Labourers
Merchants
Professionals
All of the above
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