288 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Ambala District, published by censusindia.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. 176 of the 288 pairs (61.1%) are explanatory questions and 112 restate a figure. 98.26% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 288 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What does the term 'former' refer to in the context of Kharif and Rabi? | the summer season harvest and the later the winter season harvest | Kharif and Rabi, locally called as Sawani and Sadhi. The former is the summer season harvest and the later the winter season harvest. Any crop which does not strictly fall within these two harvests is Known as a zaid crop and its harvest is called the zaid kharif or zaid rabi, according to the harvest with which it is assessed. | 67 | definition | 1.000 | The former is the summer season harvest and the later the winter season harvest. | 250 | page=250,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What role do forests play in providing resources for the public and industries? | the source of much needed fuel for the public and timber for forest based industries and for making agricultural implements | The district covers Jagadhri, Kalsia, Chuharpur, Kalesar and Sadhaura forest ranges, which come under the Yamunanagar Forest Division. Forests are the source of much needed fuel for the public and timber for forest based industries and for making agricultural implements. Forests provide raw material for paper industries, saw mills and packing industries. | 147 | definition | 1.000 | Forests are the source of much needed fuel for the public and timber for forest based industries and for making agricultural implements. | 254 | page=254,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the geographical location of the district in relation to Ambala and Yamunanagar? | part of Eastern Haryana Plain and it is located in the northeastern part of the State, to the south west of Ambala and Yamunanagar districts | Kurukshetra is believed to be named after King Kuru, the son of Somvarana and Tathand the ancestor of the Kauravas and the Pandavas. The district is part of Eastern Haryana Plain and it is located in the northeastern part of the State, to the south west of Ambala and Yamunanagar districts. A small northwestern portion of the district touches Patiala district of Punjab State. | 149 | definition | 1.000 | The district is part of Eastern Haryana Plain and it is located in the northeastern part of the State, to the south west of Ambala and Yamunanagar districts. | 254 | page=254,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the geographical characteristic of Bet Kurukshetra? | a low-lying plain area extending over Pehowa, Shahbad and large parts of Thanesar tahsil | On the basis of physiography, the district is divided into two regions Bet Kurukshetra and Kurukshetra Bhangar. Bet Kurukshetra is a low-lying plain area extending over Pehowa, Shahbad and large parts of Thanesar tahsil. It is flooded by rivers and rivulets during the rainy season. | 131 | definition | 1.000 | Bet Kurukshetra is a low-lying plain area extending over Pehowa, Shahbad and large parts of Thanesar tahsil. | 255 | page=255,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the defining geographical feature of Kiathal district? | characterized by gently sloping plain area | There is no Census town for 2011 Census in the district. Kiathal district is characterized by gently sloping plain area. However, we can divide the region into three physiographic divisions on the basis of minor variations: Ghaggar Flood Plain, Bet Kaithal and Kaithal Plain. | 77 | definition | 1.000 | Kiathal district is characterized by gently sloping plain area. | 257 | page=257,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What geographical feature is Jind district a part of? | a part of the Eastern Haryana Plain | The district has mainly Aquents-Fluvents, Aquepts-Orchrepts and Orchrepts types of soils as classified by National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (ICAR) Nagpur. District Jind Jind district is a part of the Eastern Haryana Plain. The district was formed at the time of reorganisation of the composite State of Punjab and creation of Haryana in November, 1966. | 205 | definition | 1.000 | District Jind Jind district is a part of the Eastern Haryana Plain. | 262 | page=262,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is notable about the Ghaggar river in terms of its discharge and channel size? | a misfit stream since the scant volume of discharge stands in marked contrast to its large channel | The Ghaggar, the largest seasonal river in Haryana State, enters the district as deeply incised alluvial channel near Jakhal and makes an exit near Bira Badi covering the distance in a meandering course about 70 kilometres long. The Ghaggar is a misfit stream since the scant volume of discharge stands in marked contrast to its large channel. The river drains large volumes of floodwater during the rainy season mostly between July and September. | 244 | definition | 1.000 | The Ghaggar is a misfit stream since the scant volume of discharge stands in marked contrast to its large channel. | 265 | page=265,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What administrative change occurred to Mahendragarh in 1949? | a Sub-tahsil, which was made a tahsil in 1949 | In 1948, territory from Patiala State, Dadri area from Jind State and Bawal area from Nabha State were constituted into Mahendragarh district with headquarters at Narnaul containing tahsils of Narnaul, Dadri and Bawal. Mahendragarh was a Sub-tahsil, which was made a tahsil in 1949. Rewari tahsil which was a part of the then Gurgaon District (except 61 villages) was added to the district, Bawal was made Sub-tahsil and Dadri tahsil excluded from the district and transferred to newly created Bhiwani district on December, 1972. | 236 | definition | 1.000 | Mahendragarh was a Sub-tahsil, which was made a tahsil in 1949. | 276 | page=276,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What geographical region is Gurgaon district a part of? | a part of the Southern Haryana Plain | Slate stone in its different forms finds use in many ways like school slates, roofing slates, wall slates, slate pencils, table tops, tomb stones, house veneers, slate waste as building material, slate powder for use as gramo phone records, battery boxes, filling compounds, adhesives, automobile and other finishing industries etc. District Gurgaon Gurgaon district is a part of the Southern Haryana Plain. The district is named after its Headquarters town, Gurgaon. | 370 | definition | 1.000 | District Gurgaon Gurgaon district is a part of the Southern Haryana Plain. | 280 | page=280,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What geographical region is Mewat district a part of? | a part of the Southern Haryana Plain | This water is known for its curative powers for the skin disease and liver ailments for the past one and a half-century. District Mewat Mewat district is a part of the Southern Haryana Plain. | 154 | definition | 1.000 | District Mewat Mewat district is a part of the Southern Haryana Plain. | 282 | page=282,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
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