8 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Estimated Population by Castes, 24, 1951, published by censusindia.gov.in. The source is a 13-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include castes, 1951 census, delhi, registrar general, india, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, hindus, muslims. 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: 6 factual, 2 list. 2 of the 8 pairs (25.0%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 6 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What were the two tables presented in the 1951 Census related to? | (1) SchcdulGd C-.-.tos; (ii) Other C[;3tCS, Eindus Dnd Pus1.ims t separate:ty | In pursu8nc3 0 f' GovernrD.0nt policy -there lrms limited enumeration 2nd tabulation of castes in 1951 Census. Svon in the case 0':.:' ScheoulGd CCl8tC[!~ schoduled 'l'ribes and 138clc- ward C12sses, the f'igur88 of each caste v!cre not separately Gxtracted; only the g:ooup totDls 1"orc ascertained. The Back vzard C1Dsses Commission rcc'uirc tto f'icures of' population of' each individuol caste. In order to assist them an estimate of' populn"Cion of' e~'ch CD~;t':_; in 1951 ha~: b-Jen made on tho basis of' .. the pnvious CGl'lSLl sese 2. There are no Scheduled Tribes in Delhi. 3. The i'ir--ures have been presented in tvID tC)ble~a- -.. (1) SchcdulGd C-.-.tos; (ii) Other C[;3tCS, Eindus Dnd Pus1.ims t separate:ty. 4. --ITo ca st_o-v.cise f'iGuru s O.l'"€ ava~la ble for 19 41 Censu.s. | 644 | list | 0.820 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30199/download/33380/21114_1951_EST.pdf | The i'ir--ures have been presented in tvID tC)ble~a- -.. (1) SchcdulGd C-.-.tos; (ii) Other C[;3tCS, Eindus Dnd Pus1.ims t separate:ty. | 2 | page=2,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What census years were referenced to prepare the list of 162 castes? | 1911,1921 ond 1901 Censuses | Th is tClbl: pre ::,wnts :fiGure S o.f 162 castes. The list has b:::;en prepared with r3ference to tho castes given in 1911,1921 ond 1901 Censuses G~ter eliminating the castes eiven in Table I. Out of these 162 C2St8S 9~ are inclucL:;d under Hindu e cmd 63 under nusl:I.ms. 2. Th8 tobls hL','~ been pre ~.'entGd in two parts - (1) :hindus (ii) - Eus1ims ... 3. Tho .,st~_mat;J of 1951 popu12tion in this tablG ha s '_ bc'~n made in th(~' some manner BS in Tn bIc I. | 119 | list | 0.740 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30199/download/33380/21114_1951_EST.pdf | The list has b:::;en prepared with r3ference to tho castes given in 1911,1921 ond 1901 Censuses G~ter eliminating the castes eiven in Table I. | 6 | page=6,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| How was the population of each caste in 1951 estimated? | on tho basis of' .. the pnvious CGl'lSLl sese | In pursu8nc3 0 f' GovernrD.0nt policy -there lrms limited enumeration 2nd tabulation of castes in 1951 Census. Svon in the case 0':.:' ScheoulGd CCl8tC[!~ schoduled 'l'ribes and 138clc- ward C12sses, the f'igur88 of each caste v!cre not separately Gxtracted; only the g:ooup totDls 1"orc ascertained. The Back vzard C1Dsses Commission rcc'uirc tto f'icures of' population of' each individuol caste. In order to assist them an estimate of' populn"Cion of' e~'ch CD~;t':_; in 1951 ha~: b-Jen made on tho basis of' .. the pnvious CGl'lSLl sese 2. There are no Scheduled Tribes in Delhi. 3. The i'ir--ures have been presented in tvID tC)ble~a- -.. (1) SchcdulGd C-.-.tos; (ii) Other C[;3tCS, Eindus Dnd Pus1.ims t separate:ty. 4. --ITo ca st_o-v.cise f'iGuru s O.l'"€ ava~la ble for 19 41 Censu.s. | 495 | factual | 0.570 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30199/download/33380/21114_1951_EST.pdf | In order to assist them an estimate of' populn"Cion of' e~'ch CD~;t':_; in 1951 ha~: b-Jen made on tho basis of' .. the pnvious CGl'lSLl sese 2. | 2 | page=2,block=1 | 0.700 | |
| What did the Backward Classes Commission require for their work? | f'icures of' population of' each individuol caste | In pursu8nc3 0 f' GovernrD.0nt policy -there lrms limited enumeration 2nd tabulation of castes in 1951 Census. Svon in the case 0':.:' ScheoulGd CCl8tC[!~ schoduled 'l'ribes and 138clc- ward C12sses, the f'igur88 of each caste v!cre not separately Gxtracted; only the g:ooup totDls 1"orc ascertained. The Back vzard C1Dsses Commission rcc'uirc tto f'icures of' population of' each individuol caste. In order to assist them an estimate of' populn"Cion of' e~'ch CD~;t':_; in 1951 ha~: b-Jen made on tho basis of' .. the pnvious CGl'lSLl sese 2. There are no Scheduled Tribes in Delhi. 3. The i'ir--ures have been presented in tvID tC)ble~a- -.. (1) SchcdulGd C-.-.tos; (ii) Other C[;3tCS, Eindus Dnd Pus1.ims t separate:ty. 4. --ITo ca st_o-v.cise f'iGuru s O.l'"€ ava~la ble for 19 41 Censu.s. | 348 | factual | 0.570 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30199/download/33380/21114_1951_EST.pdf | The Back vzard C1Dsses Commission rcc'uirc tto f'icures of' population of' each individuol caste. | 2 | page=2,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was not separately extracted for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes in the 1951 Census? | the f'igur88 of each caste | In pursu8nc3 0 f' GovernrD.0nt policy -there lrms limited enumeration 2nd tabulation of castes in 1951 Census. Svon in the case 0':.:' ScheoulGd CCl8tC[!~ schoduled 'l'ribes and 138clc- ward C12sses, the f'igur88 of each caste v!cre not separately Gxtracted; only the g:ooup totDls 1"orc ascertained. The Back vzard C1Dsses Commission rcc'uirc tto f'icures of' population of' each individuol caste. In order to assist them an estimate of' populn"Cion of' e~'ch CD~;t':_; in 1951 ha~: b-Jen made on tho basis of' .. the pnvious CGl'lSLl sese 2. There are no Scheduled Tribes in Delhi. 3. The i'ir--ures have been presented in tvID tC)ble~a- -.. (1) SchcdulGd C-.-.tos; (ii) Other C[;3tCS, Eindus Dnd Pus1.ims t separate:ty. 4. --ITo ca st_o-v.cise f'iGuru s O.l'"€ ava~la ble for 19 41 Censu.s. | 200 | factual | 0.570 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30199/download/33380/21114_1951_EST.pdf | Svon in the case 0':.:' ScheoulGd CCl8tC[!~ schoduled 'l'ribes and 138clc- ward C12sses, the f'igur88 of each caste v!cre not separately Gxtracted; only the g:ooup totDls 1"orc ascertained. | 2 | |||
| Which region was reported to have no Scheduled Tribes? | Delhi | In pursu8nc3 0 f' GovernrD.0nt policy -there lrms limited enumeration 2nd tabulation of castes in 1951 Census. Svon in the case 0':.:' ScheoulGd CCl8tC[!~ schoduled 'l'ribes and 138clc- ward C12sses, the f'igur88 of each caste v!cre not separately Gxtracted; only the g:ooup totDls 1"orc ascertained. The Back vzard C1Dsses Commission rcc'uirc tto f'icures of' population of' each individuol caste. In order to assist them an estimate of' populn"Cion of' e~'ch CD~;t':_; in 1951 ha~: b-Jen made on tho basis of' .. the pnvious CGl'lSLl sese 2. There are no Scheduled Tribes in Delhi. 3. The i'ir--ures have been presented in tvID tC)ble~a- -.. (1) SchcdulGd C-.-.tos; (ii) Other C[;3tCS, Eindus Dnd Pus1.ims t separate:ty. 4. --ITo ca st_o-v.cise f'iGuru s O.l'"€ ava~la ble for 19 41 Censu.s. | 577 | factual | 0.490 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30199/download/33380/21114_1951_EST.pdf | There are no Scheduled Tribes in Delhi. | 2 | page=2,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| How many of the 162 castes are included under Muslims? | 63 | Th is tClbl: pre ::,wnts :fiGure S o.f 162 castes. The list has b:::;en prepared with r3ference to tho castes given in 1911,1921 ond 1901 Censuses G~ter eliminating the castes eiven in Table I. Out of these 162 C2St8S 9~ are inclucL:;d under Hindu e cmd 63 under nusl:I.ms. 2. Th8 tobls hL','~ been pre ~.'entGd in two parts - (1) :hindus (ii) - Eus1ims ... 3. Tho .,st~_mat;J of 1951 popu12tion in this tablG ha s '_ bc'~n made in th(~' some manner BS in Tn bIc I. | 254 | factual | 0.370 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30199/download/33380/21114_1951_EST.pdf | Out of these 162 C2St8S 9~ are inclucL:;d under Hindu e cmd 63 under nusl:I.ms. | 6 | page=6,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What census year did not have caste-wise figures available? | 19 41 Censu.s | In pursu8nc3 0 f' GovernrD.0nt policy -there lrms limited enumeration 2nd tabulation of castes in 1951 Census. Svon in the case 0':.:' ScheoulGd CCl8tC[!~ schoduled 'l'ribes and 138clc- ward C12sses, the f'igur88 of each caste v!cre not separately Gxtracted; only the g:ooup totDls 1"orc ascertained. The Back vzard C1Dsses Commission rcc'uirc tto f'icures of' population of' each individuol caste. In order to assist them an estimate of' populn"Cion of' e~'ch CD~;t':_; in 1951 ha~: b-Jen made on tho basis of' .. the pnvious CGl'lSLl sese 2. There are no Scheduled Tribes in Delhi. 3. The i'ir--ures have been presented in tvID tC)ble~a- -.. (1) SchcdulGd C-.-.tos; (ii) Other C[;3tCS, Eindus Dnd Pus1.ims t separate:ty. 4. --ITo ca st_o-v.cise f'iGuru s O.l'"€ ava~la ble for 19 41 Censu.s. | 779 | factual | 0.370 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/30199/download/33380/21114_1951_EST.pdf | --ITo ca st_o-v.cise f'iGuru s O.l'"€ ava~la ble for 19 41 Censu.s. | 2 | page=2,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
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