454 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from 2 │ Agricultural Situation in India │ January, 2018, 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. 196 of the 454 pairs (43.2%) are explanatory questions and 258 restate a figure. 99.34% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 454 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What was India described as until the mid-1960s? | a food deficient country till the mid-1960s | Chief Audu Ogbeh. The Minister said India was a food deficient country till the mid-1960s. But now we have produced more than sufficient for domestic consumption. | 46 | definition | 1.000 | The Minister said India was a food deficient country till the mid-1960s. | 13 | page=13,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the primary responsibility of State Governments regarding agriculture? | a State subject and the State Governments are primarily responsible for the growth and development of agriculture sector in their respective States | Apart from the above, the Department has also constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee for recommending suitable strategy. Agriculture is a State subject and the State Governments are primarily responsible for the growth and development of agriculture sector in their respective States. The role of Central Government is to supplement the efforts of States through appropriate policy measures and budgetary support. | 140 | definition | 1.000 | Agriculture is a State subject and the State Governments are primarily responsible for the growth and development of agriculture sector in their respective States. | 15 | page=15,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of work is rural connectivity considered under NREGS? | one of the important types of works to be undertaken under NREGS | Rural connectivity can have tremendous influence on the agricultural development for a country like India, since majority of the rural households are still depending on agriculture and allied activities. Hence rural connectivity is one of the important types of works to be undertaken under NREGS. It is expected that all these items will lead to a sustainable agricultural development in the rural economy. | 232 | definition | 1.000 | Hence rural connectivity is one of the important types of works to be undertaken under NREGS. | 23 | page=23,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is India's contribution to global banana exports despite being the largest producer? | the largest producer of Banana in the world, its’ contribution in Banana export is less than one per cent of its total production | The forecast of future export quantity to these top importing countries suggests that the Banana export be concentrated on these countries with total percentage increase of exports by 36.11 per cent for the next four years period. Recommendations Though India is the largest producer of Banana in the world, its’ contribution in Banana export is less than one per cent of its total production. India has a good potential for export of Banana and priority may be given to increase the production of good quality Banana in order to meet out the quality standard requirements of importing countries. | 263 | definition | 1.000 | Recommendations Though India is the largest producer of Banana in the world, its’ contribution in Banana export is less than one per cent of its total production. | 38 | page=38,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What were the cost components calculated for in the production using tissue culture techniques? | calculated for the production of lilium, gerbera and apple through tissue culture techniques | Himachal Pradesh can play as a role model for the other hilly states due to congenial climatic condition for setting up of commercial tissue culture enterprises. Relevant cost components were calculated for the production of lilium, gerbera and apple through tissue culture techniques. Net returns, benefit cost ratio (BCR), payback period, break even production (BEP) and rate of return on capital were also computed. | 192 | definition | 1.000 | Relevant cost components were calculated for the production of lilium, gerbera and apple through tissue culture techniques. | 40 | page=40,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the first criterion used to assess prediction accuracy? | the absolute mean Deviation (MAD) | To assess the prediction accuracy of the models under study, - the following Forecast Evaluation methods were applied: Different criteria were used to make comparisons between the forecasting ability of the models. The first criterion is the absolute mean Deviation (MAD). It is a measure of average error for each point forecast made by the two methods. | 238 | definition | 1.000 | The first criterion is the absolute mean Deviation (MAD). | 49 | page=49,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the goal of the Soil Health Card scheme mobile app introduced by the government? | to ascertain the exact dosage of nutrients in the soil | One important initiative is the introduction of Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme mobile app for further strengthening the SHC launched by the Government in February, 2015, with an objective to ascertain the exact dosage of nutrients in the soil. The app would help farmers and field level workers to automatically capture GIS coordinates at the time of field level sample collection. to boost efficiency of various governmental schemes for agriculture, such as CHAMAN, FASAL, KISAN, NADAMS, Government has been encouraging the use of space technology. For this purpose, four core areas are considered, namely, crop assessment and monitoring, agricultural resources management, disaster monitoring and migration and satellite communication and navigation applications. | 187 | definition | 1.000 | One important initiative is the introduction of Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme mobile app for further strengthening the SHC launched by the Government in February, 2015, with an objective to ascertain the exact dosage of nutrients in the soil. | 4 | page=4,block=0 | 0.700 | |
| What was the aim of the Fifth Regional Coordination Meeting in which India took part? | to eradicate hunger and poverty in this region and globally | Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Agriculture Minister, Government of India, also launched a mobile app for livestock disease forewarning on 27th December, 2017 to enable the farmers to receive early warning about diseases and information about clinical samples for diagnosis during the time of epidemic. India in its continued effort to partner various international forums for agriculture research participated in the Fifth Regional Coordination Meeting for Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security in South Asia and China. Its objective was to eradicate hunger and poverty in this region and globally. The Government also signed a MoU between India and Italy on the 6th December, 2017 with an objective to enhance agricultural cooperation between the two countries. India would also continue its endeavour to promote cooperation with other countries. | 531 | definition | 1.000 | Its objective was to eradicate hunger and poverty in this region and globally. | 4 | page=4,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme considered to be? | the largest public works programme in the World | Articles Articles Impact of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme on Crop Diversification in West Bengal Agriculture Amit Kundu* and Pubali Goswami** Abstract T he National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is acclaimed as the largest public works programme in the World. Based on its vast potential for creation of productive works, high expectations have raised in terms of augmentation of rural connectivity and rural water and land resources that would improve agricultural productivity. This paper investigates whether different kinds of expansion of infrastructure related to agricultural under NREGS have any impact on the crop diversification in West Bengal over the years .We have taken 18 districts of West Bengal. | 236 | definition | 1.000 | Articles Articles Impact of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme on Crop Diversification in West Bengal Agriculture Amit Kundu* and Pubali Goswami** Abstract T he National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is acclaimed as the largest public works programme in the World. | 22 | page=22,block=1 | 0.700 | |
| What index was used to calculate crop diversification trends in West Bengal? | Simpson Index of Diversification (SID) | District level trends and patterns in crop diversification in West Bengal between the periods 2006-07 to 2013-14 are calculated using Simpson Index of Diversification (SID). The study revealed that cropping pattern at district level has been transforming from food grains to high-value crops but the transformation is not uniform across the districts. The results of Fixed Effects Model revealed that ‘micro irrigation’ and ‘rural connectivity’ work under NREGS have created a positive but small impact on crop diversification. It is further observed that average rain fall and average harvest price of principal crops in the previous period also play a significant role to enhance the crop diversification in West Bengal. Key words: Crop diversification, Simpson index of diversification, Panel data estimation, Fixed-effects model. | 134 | definition | 1.000 | District level trends and patterns in crop diversification in West Bengal between the periods 2006-07 to 2013-14 are calculated using Simpson Index of Diversification (SID). | 22 | page=22,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
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