129 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Book_ASI -April 2023(13).cdr, published by desagri.gov.in. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 69 of the 129 pairs (53.5%) are explanatory questions and 60 restate a figure. 97.67% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 129 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What event is referred to as the MACS? | the 100 G20 meeting during India's G20 Presidency | April 2023 Agricultural Situation in India 1 Farm Sector News Meetings and Events G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) General (Dr.) VK Singh (Retd.), Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, and Road Transport and Highways inaugurated the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief th Scientists (MACS) in Varanasi on 17 April, 2023. The th MACS is the 100 G20 meeting during India's G20 Presidency. About 80 foreign delegates from G20 member states, i.e. | 359 | definition | 1.000 | The th MACS is the 100 G20 meeting during India's G20 Presidency. | 5 | page=5,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was the focus of the present study on foodgrain storage? | carried out to study the existing storage capacity for foodgrains and its utilization along with storage losses and suggestions for effective foodgrain storage | The present study was carried out to study the existing storage capacity for foodgrains and its utilization along with storage losses and suggestions for effective foodgrain storage. | 22 | definition | 1.000 | The present study was carried out to study the existing storage capacity for foodgrains and its utilization along with storage losses and suggestions for effective foodgrain storage. | 10 | page=10,block=5 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the rank of silicon in terms of abundance in the earth's crust? | a second most abundant element, on the basis of weight and the number of atoms, in the earth's crust | Silicon (Si) is a second most abundant element, on the basis of weight and the number of atoms, in the earth's crust. | 16 | definition | 1.000 | Silicon (Si) is a second most abundant element, on the basis of weight and the number of atoms, in the earth's crust. | 17 | page=17,block=11 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was done to the volume after digestion for phosphorus determination? | made to 100 ml with distilled water after digestion and was used for determination of phosphorus | Phosphorus: The plant samples (0.2 g each) were wet digested with nitric acid, sulphuric acid and perchloric acid. The volume was made to 100 ml with distilled water after digestion and was used for determination of phosphorus. The total phosphorus was determined by using triacid extract and the yellow colour was developed with combined nitric acid vandate-molybdate reagent. | 130 | definition | 1.000 | The volume was made to 100 ml with distilled water after digestion and was used for determination of phosphorus. | 21 | page=21,block=7 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of problem is food loss described as? | a supply side problem and most often happens in developing countries like India where the post-harvest technology and cold chains are primitive | The food loss is a supply side problem and most often happens in developing countries like India where the post-harvest technology and cold chains are primitive. | 17 | definition | 1.000 | The food loss is a supply side problem and most often happens in developing countries like India where the post-harvest technology and cold chains are primitive. | 31 | page=31,block=4 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is one requirement for an element to be classified as essential for plants? | a given plant must be unable to complete its life cycle in the absence of an element | According to the criteria processed by Arnon and Stout (1939) for essential element, a given plant must be unable to complete its life cycle in the absence of an element. no evidence has shown that a plant is unable to complete its life cycle in the absence of silicon. One argument about this is that silicon may function as a micro-nutrient and that is not possible to completely remove silicon from the growth medium by currently available techniques because of various contaminants. | 85 | definition | 1.000 | According to the criteria processed by Arnon and Stout (1939) for essential element, a given plant must be unable to complete its life cycle in the absence of an element. | 17 | page=17,block=11 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does 'P*' indicate in the statistical tables? | Provisional as the State has not furnished data for its all districts. | 2. * States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana do not give operation–wise details as they furnish data for the group 3. P* - Provisional as the State has not furnished data for its all districts. 4. NR: Not Reported | 122 | definition | 1.000 | P* - Provisional as the State has not furnished data for its all districts. 4. | 43 | page=43,block=375 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is present investigation? | carried out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) | The present investigation was carried out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD). | 30 | definition | 0.980 | The present investigation was carried out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD). | 20 | page=20,block=3 | 0.850 | valid |
| What are views expressed? | not necessarily those of the Government of India | April 2023 Agricultural Situation in India 45 Note to Contributors The Journal brought out by the Economics, Statistics and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare aims at presenting an integrated picture of the food and agricultural situation in India on month to month basis. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Government of India. | 325 | definition | 0.980 | The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Government of India. | 49 | page=49,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What are direct causes of food loss and waste linked to? | actions (or lack thereof) of individual actors in the food supply chain that directly cause food loss and waste; whereas indirect causes refer to the economic, cultural and political environment of the food system under which actors operate | There are direct and indirect causes of food loss and waste. Direct causes are associated with actions (or lack thereof) of individual actors in the food supply chain that directly cause food loss and waste; whereas indirect causes refer to the economic, cultural and political environment of the food system under which actors operate. Reductions in food losses or waste may improve the food security and nutrition status of food-insecure groups, depending on where these groups are located and where the reductions are made. | 95 | relationship | 0.970 | Direct causes are associated with actions (or lack thereof) of individual actors in the food supply chain that directly cause food loss and waste; whereas indirect causes refer to the economic, cultural and political environment of the food system under which actors operate. | 31 | page=31,block=4 | 0.800 | valid |
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