33 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Newsletter Nov 2018 Printing.cdr, published by agritech.tnau.ac.in. The source is a 8-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include tamil nadu agricultural university, dr. n. kumar, vice chancellor, horticulture, tnau, coimbatore, precision farming scheme, savannah university. 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. Question types in the export: 27 factual, 4 list, 1 relationship, 1 summary. 6 of the 33 pairs (18.2%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 27 are factual or table-based questions. 90.91% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 33 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University's November 2018 newsletter. Topics include agricultural schemes, training programs, and notable contributions by Dr. N. Kumar, the Vice-Chancellor of TNAU. Each row provides a question, its answer, and the context from the source document, along with metadata for verification. The dataset includes factual, list-based, relationship, and summary questions, with 18.2% of the questions being explanatory. The source document spans eight pages and is accessible online.
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| What scheme did Dr. N. Kumar's research contributions in drip fertigation technologies help launch? | Precision Farming Scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu | serve most often as sources of reference by Civil Service aspirants and others appearing for competitive examinations at state and national levels. Professor Dr. N. Kumar is an inspiring teacher and mentor of research has guided 21 PG Students and 13 Ph.D. scholars so far. He has secured 20 externally funded projects including five International ones. He played an active role in the development of 10 improved crop varieties and production technologies in Horticulture. More specifically, the standardized technologies of fertigation and high-density planting systems in banana, papaya and mango are his notable achievements which are popular among the farming community. His research contributions in drip fertigation technologies formed the basis for launching of Precision Farming Scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu. | 769 | relationship | 0.970 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | His research contributions in drip fertigation technologies formed the basis for launching of Precision Farming Scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu. | 2 | page=2,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was emphasized during the inauguration of the Winter School at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra? | the importance of quality seed production | Sundaralingam, Professor es y a aa . oem 4 (SST), Dr. M. Kathiravan, Asst. Prof. (SST) * ae TR \3 Dr. V. Vakeswaran, Asst. Prof. (SST) and - 2? — : Dr. K. Nelson Navamaniraj, Asst. Prof. (SST) eS ~— — NS were the Co-Course Directors. - —-S Twenty five Scientists from Andhra Tenth Scientific Advisory Committee Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, meeting was conducted on 29.11. Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agricultural participated. College and Research Institute, Madurai. . Dr. Chelvi Ramesh welcomed the gathering Dr. K. Ramasamy, former Viee- and presented the action taken report on Chancellor inaugurated the Winter School and 9" SAC recommendations released the training manual and emphasized the importance of quality seed production. The programme was formally inaugurated by the Vice Chancellor, TNAU, Dr. M. Bhaskaran, Vice-Chancellor, Coimbatore. | 742 | summary | 0.970 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | Ramasamy, former Viee- and presented the action taken report on Chancellor inaugurated the Winter School and 9" SAC recommendations released the training manual and emphasized the importance of quality seed production. | ||||
| What events were organized between 2nd and 15th November 2018? | Banana special, ICM in Maize | , Banana special, ICM in Maize were organized between 02.11.2018 to 15.11.2018. Nearly, 25 —- = farmers participated. 0 i oy ley = “9 presided over the Meeting. Dr. A. Bhaskaran, Ww Ee Ph.D. Principal Scientist, ATARI, Zone-X, [7 bh er | SA Hyderabad, Dr. N. K. Sudeep Kumar, Ph.D., mm, XE ‘at Director of Extension Education, TANUVAS, Ss FF ‘ Chennai, Line Department officials, Officials = a» % oe Fs os 7 i Z from Central Government Institute Scientific “oe= | a Sf a ae a 2, Advisory Committee members, Progressive N 4 Py ¢ ray A, farmers, Professor and Head and Scientists x we: / Le from Rice Research Station, Tirur, and Li a y TNAU-Information and Training Centre, eh a Chennai, Programme Co-ordinator and all : mS ©, ; ' Subject Matter Specialists of Krishi Vigyan p Ye 4 Kendra, Tirur attended the meeting. Backyard oe) ap ea i © poultry unit at KVK was opened by ES sian : —-_ Dr. A. | 2 | list | 0.820 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | , Banana special, ICM in Maize were organized between 02.11.2018 to 15.11.2018. | 5 | page=5,ocr=1 | 0.700 | |
| What training programmes were conducted at KVK, Tirur during November 2018? | ICM in Watermelon, ICM in Paddy CO 52, Demonstration on IIHR Arka | Bhaskaran, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, \ tava ey | a ATARI. Director of Extension Education and q on a other line department officials released the =i & , we Z_ booklets and pamphlets on IPDM in Rice and ; i. “MS ICM in Groundnut. Oi) Training programmes at KVK, Tirur > i ‘aft 4 Va be | | ICAR - Winter School on New Vistas in i Bis. ye | SeedTechnology b ad f “4 Xl é4 i — Cua = , a . Ca A slew of training programmes were : r conducted at KVK, Tirur during November — 2018 in which ICM in Watermelon, ICM in Paddy CO 52, Demonstration on IIHR Arka 5 NOVEMBER 2018 | 484 | list | 0.820 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | Ca A slew of training programmes were : r conducted at KVK, Tirur during November — 2018 in which ICM in Watermelon, ICM in Paddy CO 52, Demonstration on IIHR Arka 5 NOVEMBER 2018 | 5 | page=5,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which two foreign universities signed MoUs with TNAU for collaborative programs? | The Savannah University, Georgia, USA and the Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany | He has also organized 17 National and 3 International seminars and symposia. His professional visits include; 15 overseas countries viz. Israel, Thailand, Germany, Brazil, UK, Malaysia, China, South Africa, Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, USA, Turkey and Ethiopia. He was also actively involved in signing of MoUs with two foreign Universities; The Savannah University, Georgia, USA and the Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany for collaborative programs with TNAU. He has served as Expert Member in several committees constituted by ICAR. He is an active member in several professional bodies and academic societies in Horticultural stream and was honoured as the Fellow of Horticultural Society of India, New Delhi. VC Visit to AC & RI, Kudumiyanmalai Kudumiyanmalat on 25.11.2018. | 353 | list | 0.820 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | He was also actively involved in signing of MoUs with two foreign Universities; The Savannah University, Georgia, USA and the Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany for collaborative programs with TNAU. | 2 | |||
| What are some of the crops for which Dr. N. Kumar developed standardized technologies? | banana, papaya and mango | serve most often as sources of reference by Civil Service aspirants and others appearing for competitive examinations at state and national levels. Professor Dr. N. Kumar is an inspiring teacher and mentor of research has guided 21 PG Students and 13 Ph.D. scholars so far. He has secured 20 externally funded projects including five International ones. He played an active role in the development of 10 improved crop varieties and production technologies in Horticulture. More specifically, the standardized technologies of fertigation and high-density planting systems in banana, papaya and mango are his notable achievements which are popular among the farming community. His research contributions in drip fertigation technologies formed the basis for launching of Precision Farming Scheme by the Government of Tamil Nadu. | 574 | list | 0.740 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | More specifically, the standardized technologies of fertigation and high-density planting systems in banana, papaya and mango are his notable achievements which are popular among the farming community. | 2 | |||
| How many chapters in edited books has Dr. N. Kumar written? | chapters in 14 edited books | By virtue of consistent and meritorious performance, he rose to occupy the position of Dean of Horticultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore during 2009-2013 before becoming the 13" Vice-Chancellor of the renowned Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. He is the recipient of two fellowships, five gold medals and nine medals in his career spanning overa period of 35 years. Endowed with passion for writing, he has contributed an array of publications including 8 text books, chapters in 14 edited books, 52 internationally acclaimed research papers, 83 research papers in Indian journals, 42 popular articles, 8 teaching and extension manual and 14 technical bulletins. The textbooks written by him are popular amongst the students and Vol. 70 No. NOVEMBER 2018 | 503 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | Endowed with passion for writing, he has contributed an array of publications including 8 text books, chapters in 14 edited books, 52 internationally acclaimed research papers, 83 research papers in Indian journals, 42 popular articles, 8 teaching and extension manual and 14 technical bulletins. | ||||
| How many international seminars and symposia has Dr. N. Kumar organized? | 3 International seminars and symposia | He has also organized 17 National and 3 International seminars and symposia. His professional visits include; 15 overseas countries viz. Israel, Thailand, Germany, Brazil, UK, Malaysia, China, South Africa, Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, USA, Turkey and Ethiopia. He was also actively involved in signing of MoUs with two foreign Universities; The Savannah University, Georgia, USA and the Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany for collaborative programs with TNAU. He has served as Expert Member in several committees constituted by ICAR. He is an active member in several professional bodies and academic societies in Horticultural stream and was honoured as the Fellow of Horticultural Society of India, New Delhi. VC Visit to AC & RI, Kudumiyanmalai Kudumiyanmalat on 25.11.2018. | 38 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | He has also organized 17 National and 3 International seminars and symposia. | 2 | page=2,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| How many years has Dr. N. Kumar's career spanned? | overa period of 35 years | By virtue of consistent and meritorious performance, he rose to occupy the position of Dean of Horticultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore during 2009-2013 before becoming the 13" Vice-Chancellor of the renowned Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. He is the recipient of two fellowships, five gold medals and nine medals in his career spanning overa period of 35 years. Endowed with passion for writing, he has contributed an array of publications including 8 text books, chapters in 14 edited books, 52 internationally acclaimed research papers, 83 research papers in Indian journals, 42 popular articles, 8 teaching and extension manual and 14 technical bulletins. The textbooks written by him are popular amongst the students and Vol. 70 No. NOVEMBER 2018 | 375 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | He is the recipient of two fellowships, five gold medals and nine medals in his career spanning overa period of 35 years. | 1 | page=1,ocr=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What position did Dr. N. Kumar hold at TNAU from 2009 to 2013? | Dean of Horticultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore | By virtue of consistent and meritorious performance, he rose to occupy the position of Dean of Horticultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore during 2009-2013 before becoming the 13" Vice-Chancellor of the renowned Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. He is the recipient of two fellowships, five gold medals and nine medals in his career spanning overa period of 35 years. Endowed with passion for writing, he has contributed an array of publications including 8 text books, chapters in 14 edited books, 52 internationally acclaimed research papers, 83 research papers in Indian journals, 42 popular articles, 8 teaching and extension manual and 14 technical bulletins. The textbooks written by him are popular amongst the students and Vol. 70 No. NOVEMBER 2018 | 87 | factual | 0.570 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/pdf/2018/tnau_pub/NewsletterNov2018.pdf | By virtue of consistent and meritorious performance, he rose to occupy the position of Dean of Horticultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore during 2009-2013 before becoming the 13" Vice-Chancellor of the renowned Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. |
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