109 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Tables, Part II, Vol-I, India, published by censusindia.gov.in. The source is a 352-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include volume i, imperial tables, population, religion, literacy, language, birthplace, migration. 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: 84 factual, 14 list, 5 relationship, 4 summary, 2 definition. 25 of the 109 pairs (22.9%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 84 are factual or table-based questions. 93.58% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 109 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from 'Tables, Part II, Vol-I, India,' a publication by censusindia.gov.in. The questions cover topics such as population, religion, literacy, language, birthplace, and migration, with answers sourced directly from the document. The dataset includes factual, list-based, relationship, summary, and definition questions, with explanatory questions making up 22.9% of the total. Each record provides the question, answer, context, and source details for verification.
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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 do the class totals for 1921 represent? | the whole urban population recorded at each census | There are also certain towns where the total population has been ascertained but the distribution by sex cannot be given, so that the population does not agree with the figures in the sex columns. Except for 1921 the class totals, which have been given for three censuses only, are not the totals of the figures given below them, but represent the whole urban population recorded at each census. The same remarks apply to the figures shown against India. | 344 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | Except for 1921 the class totals, which have been given for three censuses only, are not the totals of the figures given below them, but represent the whole urban population recorded at each census. | 23 | page=23,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is Part I? | a summary statement » for the whole of India | This table like Table VII is divided into two parts. Part I is a summary statement » for the whole of India. Part Il contains the statistics for the total population and three main religions of the larger Provinces and States. | 63 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | Part I is a summary statement » for the whole of India. | 73 | page=73,ocr=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| Why is The strength of a few castes also not the same as in Table XIV? | the fact that figures have been compiled for different local areas | The total stremgth of a caste in this table does’ not necessarily tally with that in Table XIII, as the latter includes figures added in the course of classification which the present table does not. The strength of a few castes is also not the same as in Table XIV owing to the fact that figures have been compiled for different local areas. Finally the same castes have not always been selected for the purpose of each of the two tables. | 275 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | The strength of a few castes is also not the same as in Table XIV owing to the fact that figures have been compiled for different local areas. | 85 | page=85,ocr=0 | 0.800 | valid |
| What caused a discrepancy in the sex details of the 1891 population in Burma? | adjustments made locally to allow for internal changes of jurisdiction | In three cases the figures differ from those given in the local reports; in Burma, though the total population of 1891 agrees, there is a small discrepancy in the details by sex due to the adjustments made locally to allow for internal changes of jurisdiction; in the North-West Frontier Province a discrepancy of ten occurs in the sex details of the 1881 population ; the Rajputana table includes 167,850 persons enumerated in 1881 in three parganas of the Tonk State who were omitted from the Imperial Tables for that census. These parganas are here treated as enumerated for the first time in 1891, vide paragraph 3 below. 2. In some cases the figures entered for 1872 refer to censuses taken in other years, viz. Ajmer-Merwara, 1876 ; Berar, 1867 ; Coorg, Madras and Mysore, 1871 ; Punjab, 1868; Oudh, 1869 ; Cochin and Travancore, 1875. 3. | 189 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | In three cases the figures differ from those given in the local reports; in Burma, though the total population of 1891 agrees, there is a small discrepancy in the details by sex due to the adjustments made locally to allow for internal changes of jurisdiction; in the North-West Frontier Province a discrepancy of ten occurs in the sex details of the 1881 population ; the Rajputana table includes 167,850 persons enumerated in 1881 in three parganas of the Tonk State who were omitted from the Imperial Tables for that census. | ||||
| Why do the details against collieries in columns 5–18 not match the totals in columns 3 and 4? | The detailed classification of the staff of 30 collieries in Bengal employing 4,784 persons is not available | 2. For the purpose of this table the various industrial undertakings have been divided into 16 main heads and 128 sub-heads, minor concerns not falling under these sub-heads being grouped together as “ Others.’’ When two or more industries are combined in one factory, the classification has usually been made with reference to the first named in the return; thus a cotton-ginning, rice-husking and flour-grinding mill has been classified under ‘ Textiles and connected Industries (cotton).”’ 3. Jail Factories have been omitted from this table. The detailed classification of the staff of 30 collieries in Bengal employing 4,784 persons is not available ; hence the details against (1) India, (2) I1-Mines, and(3) Collieries in columns 5—18 of Parts I and I do not work up to the totals in columns 3 and 4. 4. | 546 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | Jail Factories have been omitted from this table. The detailed classification of the staff of 30 collieries in Bengal employing 4,784 persons is not available ; hence the details against (1) India, (2) I1-Mines, and(3) Collieries in columns 5—18 of Parts I and I do not work up to the totals in columns 3 and 4. | ||||
| Why does the population not agree with the figures in the sex columns for certain towns? | the total population has been ascertained but the distribution by sex cannot be given | There are also certain towns where the total population has been ascertained but the distribution by sex cannot be given, so that the population does not agree with the figures in the sex columns. Except for 1921 the class totals, which have been given for three censuses only, are not the totals of the figures given below them, but represent the whole urban population recorded at each census. The same remarks apply to the figures shown against India. | 35 | relationship | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | There are also certain towns where the total population has been ascertained but the distribution by sex cannot be given, so that the population does not agree with the figures in the sex columns. | 23 | page=23,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What corrections were made to the population data from previous censuses? | corrected as far as possible m order to allow for subsequent inter-provincial transfers | . TABLE Il. Variation in Population since 1872. - 1. The population returned at previous censuses has been corrected as far as possible m order to allow for subsequent inter-provincial transfers. Benares State, which was treated as British Territory in 1911, has now been entered under the head ‘States and Agencies.” Delhi Province and Gwalior State which in 1911 were classed under the Punjab and Central India (Agency) respectively are now shown separately. | 107 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | The population returned at previous censuses has been corrected as far as possible m order to allow for subsequent inter-provincial transfers. | 11 | page=11,ocr=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What do Parts IV and V record about workers in selected industries? | the birth-place and religion of the skilled and unskilled work: men respectively | Part II shows the distribution of industries by each Province, State or Agency without all the details given in Part I. ' _ Part IIT contains particulars as to the ownership and management of the more important industrial concerns in the main Provinces and States. Parts IV and V record the birth-place and religion of the skilled and unskilled work: men respectively in selected industries in the main Provinces and States. | 287 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | Parts IV and V record the birth-place and religion of the skilled and unskilled work: men respectively in selected industries in the main Provinces and States. | 247 | page=247,ocr=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does Part II focus on in terms of industry distribution? | the distribution of industries by each Province, State or Agency | Part II shows the distribution of industries by each Province, State or Agency without all the details given in Part I. ' _ Part IIT contains particulars as to the ownership and management of the more important industrial concerns in the main Provinces and States. Parts IV and V record the birth-place and religion of the skilled and unskilled work: men respectively in selected industries in the main Provinces and States. | 14 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | Part II shows the distribution of industries by each Province, State or Agency without all the details given in Part I. | 247 | page=247,ocr=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What information is provided in Part III about industrial concerns? | particulars as to the ownership and management of the more important industrial concerns | Part II shows the distribution of industries by each Province, State or Agency without all the details given in Part I. ' _ Part IIT contains particulars as to the ownership and management of the more important industrial concerns in the main Provinces and States. Parts IV and V record the birth-place and religion of the skilled and unskilled work: men respectively in selected industries in the main Provinces and States. | 142 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32444/download/35625/104471.pdf | ' _ Part IIT contains particulars as to the ownership and management of the more important industrial concerns in the main Provinces and States. | 247 | page=247,ocr=0 | 0.700 | valid |
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