1197 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Census of India 1951, Appendices to the Census Report, 1951, Volume I, Part !-B, India, 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. 840 of the 1197 pairs (70.2%) are explanatory questions and 357 restate a figure. 96.57% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What can be calculated if two of the three variables B, b, and I are known? | known, the third can be ~aloulated | (1) There are three variables B, b, I in equation (I). If two are known, the third can be ~aloulated. Relying on the accuracy of E as given by the Census and of I as registered, we can get a good estimate of b. | 66 | definition | 1.000 | If two are known, the third can be ~aloulated. | 156 | page=156,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was the Committee unsure about regarding its own number? | not altogether sure about: its own number so it may have been over-pitched | They are only about III third of the number re- ported by the Fact Finding Committee. The Committee was not altogether sure about: its own number so it may have been over-pitched. On the other hand there may have been a real increase since 1931. | 104 | definition | 1.000 | The Committee was not altogether sure about: its own number so it may have been over-pitched. | 268 | page=268,block=10 | 0.850 | valid |
| How are mountains characterized in the special compilation? | Steep hills generally above 7,000 ft. in altitude. | This table classifies the land area of each state and natural division by mountains, hills, plateaus, plains etc., and on the basis of this gives the extent of the topographically usable area of each state and natural division. As mentioned above, this information is based on data supplied by the Survey of India. The definitions adopted for purposes of this special compilation were as 'follows: Mountains: Steep hills generally above 7,000 ft. in altitude. Hills : W~thered high lands up to an elevation of 7,000 ft. I Plateaus : Relatively flat lands that lie at an elevation between 1,000 to 3,000 ft. Plains : Generally flat lands, with elevation up to 1,000 ft. Mountains, thus defined, include only the Himalayan ranges above 7,000 ft. in elevation and very small areas in the ranges of Peninsular India. | 409 | definition | 1.000 | The definitions adopted for purposes of this special compilation were as 'follows: Mountains: Steep hills generally above 7,000 ft. in altitude. Hills : W~thered high lands up to an elevation of 7,000 ft. | 13 | page=13,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the primary basis of the agricultural economy in India and other Monsoon Asia countries? | the production of . crops | I~ sho!"s that the agricultural economy of India l~ke that of China, Japan and other countrJes of Monsoon Asia, is based on the production of . crops. It is ltot a crop-and-livestock economy as is the mixed agriculture of western '~urope or eastern United' States. lllspite of the fact that India has the largest number of cattle in' the world and very large number of sheep and goats, barely 5% of the sown area can be spared for growing fodder-crops. in U.S.A. besides vast '8f~~ 'of pasture lands, more than-one-fifth of the entlfe crop-land is devoted to production of hay; nearly all the corn (which is the most important cereal grown), is used for feedlng livestock, as also large quantities of oats, barley and other cereals. Differences in the croppip.g patterns. in different parts of the co~try reflect 3llam1y the influence of the varymg topographic and climatic conditions. | 124 | definition | 1.000 | I~ sho!"s that the agricultural economy of India l~ke that of China, Japan and other countrJes of Monsoon Asia, is based on the production of . crops. | 16 | page=16,block=11 | 0.700 | |
| What do the official estimates in the statement represent? | the final forecasts issued by the State Governments | Tahles 2.7 ~ 2.i tn crop cutting surveys, we* have sometimes to ignore districts which are niin.or in respect of the crop. This has resulted in the division-wise estimates being based in Certain cases on a smaller number of districts than those included in the division. Normally, however, 90% of the area under the crop in each division is accounted for by the estimates, except in a few instances indicated in the marginal remarks. The official estimates shown in the statement, refer to the final forecasts issued by the State Governments and may; therefore, slightly differ from the estimates published in the Seasonal & Crop Reportwhich gives only therevised esti- mates of area and production. In certain states, particularly Bihar and Orissa, the official estimates are not shown in the statements (Tables 2'7' .:.1" and 2 ·~)'for the first four years. | 490 | definition | 1.000 | The official estimates shown in the statement, refer to the final forecasts issued by the State Governments and may; therefore, slightly differ from the estimates published in the Seasonal & Crop Reportwhich gives only therevised esti- mates of area and production. | 74 | |||
| What do the estimates in the statements refer to? | grains after they are dried after harves- ting | This is because individual distnct estimates were not supplied in the official forecast. For subsequent years, we have filled in the gap with the information which we have specifically obtained from the states. All estimates in the statements relate to grains after they are dried after harves- ting; [Also see Notes at the en4 of each table]. This is an eXtract from a letter from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research to the Regis- trar General. India. . | 253 | definition | 1.000 | All estimates in the statements relate to grains after they are dried after harves- ting; [Also see Notes at the en4 of each table]. | 74 | page=74,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the definition of 'all cropland' encompass? | all land used for crops, including cropland harvested, failure, and fallow or 1&1 cropland | ** A11 cropland as defined here is all land used for crops, including cropland harvested, failure, and fallow or 1&1 cropland. Cropland also may be defined as acreage actually used for crops, that is, cropland harvested, crop failure,lIJIl fallow land, exclusive of that classified as idle. Land actually idle, however, anyone year seldom is more than 6 to 8 p~ cent of the cropland area as given in this table. Land is left idle for a number of reasons, including the need for resto~. tion of crop and pasture land by rotation and changes in use, and the desirability in some areas to have a small resem acreage to prepare for crops in advance of th.e planting season. Some cropland remains idle because of wet weatha' floods. or drought; lack of labour and machinery; or of opportunities for more profitable employment, ••• Estimated. | 35 | definition | 1.000 | ** A11 cropland as defined here is all land used for crops, including cropland harvested, failure, and fallow or 1&1 cropland. | 93 | page=93,block=38 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the natural increase rate in population growth represent? | the excess of the birth rate over the death rate | One is the natural increase ~d the other is the net migration. Natural increase in its turn is the excess of births over deaths. If these are expressed as percentages of the mean population during the period under consider- ation, the growth rate is seen to be the sum of the natural increase rate and the net migration rate. And the natural increase rate is the excess of the birth rate over the death rate. As registra- tion of births and deaths is non-existent in some parts -of the country and incomplete in varying degrees in all parts of the country, a clear dis- tinction has to be made between the registered birth rate and the actual birth rate; between the registered death rate and the actual death rate; and, consequently between the registered rate of natural increase and the actual rate of natural increase. | 359 | definition | 1.000 | And the natural increase rate is the excess of the birth rate over the death rate. | 108 | page=108,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is considered as the area adapted to agricultural production in India and zones? | 'Net area sown' plus 'fallow land' | PBARSON and FLOYD A. HARPBR' tt'Net area sown' plus 'fallow land' has been taken to be as 'area adapted to agricultural production' in Inliia and zones. For India, the net area sown is 2684 lakhs of acres ; Fallow land is 594 lakhs of acres. TOTAL H ~The figures of area adapted to agricultural production and irrigated area given in the statement for India and the six zones relate only to' those areas for which village papers are available and not to the entire land area. | 31 | definition | 1.000 | HARPBR' tt'Net area sown' plus 'fallow land' has been taken to be as 'area adapted to agricultural production' in Inliia and zones. | 82 | page=82,block=39 | 0.700 | valid |
| How is the ratio (f) for the population aged 10 and over calculated? | as the ratio of the sample population aged io and over less half the excess refer-red -to here to the total sample population | If so ~he 'true pOPl:1.lation ag~d IO may b~ tal~en roughly ~s 1/3 of the populatlon enumerated as ~ged 9 to II. Half of the excess of the population enumerated as aged 10 over this one third may be taken as aged ~e10w. 10. the rat~o (f) may ~ctually be obtruned as the ratio of the sample population aged io and over less half the excess refer-red -to here to the total sample population. Total deaths in the natural,population during 1941":50 are estimated. hy multiplying d by the ratio of the tQtal deaths in the State to the deaths at ages 5 and over as given by the vital registra- tion data for 1941-50. Dividing total deaths thus obtained by the .mean natural population of the decad~, i.e. (N).+N2)f2 yield~ the mean death rate ill the decade. | 263 | definition | 1.000 | the rat~o (f) may ~ctually be obtruned as the ratio of the sample population aged io and over less half the excess refer-red -to here to the total sample population. | 140 | page=140,block=10 | 0.700 | valid |
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