524 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Census of India 2001, 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. 292 of the 524 pairs (55.7%) are explanatory questions and 232 restate a figure. 99.24% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 524 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 the purpose of the first stage works in the water supply project? | designed to provide a daily supply of 6 MGD (27Mld) through a 24" (600 mm) dia raising main against a head of 234 mtrs | After detailed investigations of all possible sources of water supply including rivers Cauvery and Hemavathy etc., the Visveswaraiah committee recommended the construction of a reservoir on river Arkavathy by building S.S.M dam at Thippagondanahally 28 Kms away from Bangalore City down stream of Hesarghatta lake to impound 2364 Mc ft in the first stage and 3038 Mc ft later in subsequent stages. The first stage works were designed to provide a daily supply of 6 MGD (27Mld) through a 24" (600 mm) dia raising main against a head of 234 mtrs. The 6 MGD supply worked out to 90 LPCD for a population of 300,000. | 425 | definition | 1.000 | The first stage works were designed to provide a daily supply of 6 MGD (27Mld) through a 24" (600 mm) dia raising main against a head of 234 mtrs. | 3 | page=3,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the Arkavathi river a tributary of, and where does it originate? | a tributary of the river cauvery and its source is a well in the south western portion of Nandi hills | Arkavathi is a tributary of the river cauvery and its source is a well in the south western portion of Nandi hills. Taking a south-westerly route, the river enters Dodballapur taluk passess through the eastern portion of Nelamangala taluk, receives the rivulet, Kumudvati from the west at Thippagondanahalli and then flows through Magadi taluk passing east of the Savanadurga penetrating the hills, Ramgiri and Shivanagiri, it runs through the Ramanagaram taluk and then through Kanakapura taluk. | 13 | definition | 1.000 | Arkavathi is a tributary of the river cauvery and its source is a well in the south western portion of Nandi hills. | 49 | page=49,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the status of mineral resources in Bangalore Rural district? | not rich in its mineral resources | Bangalore Rural district is not rich in its mineral resources. The important minerals which occur in the | 28 | definition | 1.000 | Bangalore Rural district is not rich in its mineral resources. | 56 | page=56,block=19 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of roads does the district lack? | no forest roads in the district | As on 31-3-1999, the district had the total road length of 6,755 km comprising National Highway measuring 124 km, State Highways upto 476 km, District Major Roads of 1,069 kms, 60 kms of the District Roads, and 1,431 km village roads. There are no forest roads in the district. There was no all-season bridges earlier to 1850-60. | 245 | definition | 1.000 | There are no forest roads in the district. | 61 | page=61,block=13 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the main purpose of the District Census Handbook? | planning and development at gross-root level | 1. The District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisation since 1951 census, is one of the important publications in the context of planning and development at gross-root level. The publication, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socio-economic characteristics village- wise and town-wise of the district alongwith the status of availability of civic amenities, infrastructural facilities, etc. 2. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Tables and Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town within the district. Thereafter, at successive censuses, its scope and coverage has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 census provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory including PCA. | 146 | definition | 1.000 | The District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisation since 1951 census, is one of the important publications in the context of planning and development at gross-root level. | 10 | page=10,block=2 | 0.700 | |
| What is the general definition of a building? | a single structure on the ground | BANGALORE RURAL 88223* 1 Channapatna 132 9969 2 Devanhalli 191 14713 3 Dod Ballapur 265 9002 4 Hoskote 251 15149 5 Kanakapura 234 13790 6 Magadi 269 7978 7 Nelamangala 230 7507 8 Ramanagaram 124 8053 Source: Annual Administration Report, 1999-2000, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. Bangalore Note: * Talukwise details are not available (v) CENSUS CONCEPT Building A ‘Building’ is generally a single structure on the ground. Sometimes it is made up of more than component unit which are used or likely to be used as dwellings(residences) or establishments such as shops, business houses, offices, factories, workshops, worksheds, Schools, places of entertainment, places of worship, godowns, stores etc. It is also possible that building which have component units may be used for a combination of purposes such as shop-cum- residence, work shop-cum-residence, office-cum- residence,etc. | 403 | definition | 1.000 | Bangalore Note: * Talukwise details are not available (v) CENSUS CONCEPT Building A ‘Building’ is generally a single structure on the ground. | 63 | page=63,block=6 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is a defining feature of semipermanent houses? | either the wall or the roof is made of permanent material and the other is made of temporary material. | Usually a structure will have four walls and a roof. But in some areas the very nature of construction of houses is such that there may not be any wall. Such is the case of conical structures where entrance is also provided but they may not have any walls. such of the conical structures are also treated as separate buildings. Permanent houses Houses, the walls and roof of which are made of permanent materials. The material of walls can be any one from the following, namely, galvanized iron sheets or other metal sheets, asbestos sheets, burnt bricks, stones or concrete. Roof may be made of from any one of the following materials, namely, tiles, slate, galvanized iron sheets, metal sheets, asbestos sheets, bricks, stones or concrete. Semipermanent houses Houses in which either the wall or the roof is made of permanent material and the other is made of temporary material. | 779 | definition | 1.000 | Semipermanent houses Houses in which either the wall or the roof is made of permanent material and the other is made of temporary material. | 63 | page=63,block=6 | 0.700 | |
| What is the defining feature of a household? | a group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen | ii) two or more adjoining towns with their outgrowths; and iii) a city and one or more adjoining towns with their outgrowths all of which form a continuous spread. Household A 'household' is usually a group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevent any of them from doing so. Persons in a household may be related or unrelated or a mix of both. if a group of unrelated persons live in a census house but do not take their meals from the common kitchen, then they are not constituent of a common household. Each such person was to be treated as a separate household. The important link in finding out whether it was a household or not was a common kitchen. There may be one member households, two member households or multimember households. | 199 | definition | 1.000 | Household A 'household' is usually a group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevent any of them from doing so. | 66 | page=66,block=2 | 0.700 | |
| What is the definition of mother tongue in the census questionnaire? | the language spoken in childhood by the person's mother to the person | The census questionnaire collects information on the mother tongue of each person and mother tongue is defined as the language spoken in childhood by the person's mother to the person. If the mother died in infancy, the language mainly spoken in the person's home in childhood will be the mother tongue. In the case of infants and deaf mutes, the language usually spoken by the mother is | 114 | definition | 1.000 | The census questionnaire collects information on the mother tongue of each person and mother tongue is defined as the language spoken in childhood by the person's mother to the person. | 68 | page=68,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| Under what condition is a room used for multiple purposes considered a dwelling room? | A room, used for multipurpose such as sleeping, sitting, dining, storing, cooking, etc., is regarded as a dwelling room. | Kitchen, bathroom, latrine, store room, passageway and verandah which are not normally usable for living are not considered as dwelling rooms. A room, used for multipurpose such as sleeping, sitting, dining, storing, cooking, etc., is regarded as a dwelling room. In a situation where a census houses is used as a shop or office., etc., and the household also stays in it then the room is not considered as a dwelling room. But if a garage or servant quarter is used by a servant and if she/ he also | 143 | definition | 1.000 | Kitchen, bathroom, latrine, store room, passageway and verandah which are not normally usable for living are not considered as dwelling rooms. A room, used for multipurpose such as sleeping, sitting, dining, storing, cooking, etc., is regarded as a dwelling room. In a situation where a census houses is used as a shop or office., etc., and the household also stays in it then the room is not considered as a dwelling room. | 63 | page=63,block=6 | 0.700 | valid |
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