263 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Report, Part I, Vol-V, Bengal, published by censusindia.gov.in. The source is a 617-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include 1911, bengal, bihar, orissa, sikkim, royal statistical society, population, statistics. 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: 192 factual, 27 relationship, 15 list, 15 summary, 13 definition, 1 comparison. 71 of the 263 pairs (27.0%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 192 are factual or table-based questions. 98.10% 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 ceremony is performed three months after conception to ensure the birth of a male child? | a ceremony ""vhich should ue observed three months after conception, and belore the period of quickening~ ,vith the object of securing Tnale offspring | Even those families who TAcognizG it as obligatory consider that their duty is discharged by a sYlubolical performance, a gold ring being passed under the bride's clothes. Punsavan is a ceremony ""vhich should ue observed three months after conception, and belore the period of quickening~ ,vith the object of securing Tnale offspring. Borna is performed, the sacred fire being kindled and libations TIlade of 9h£~ rice, plantains, etc. | 184 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | Punsavan is a ceremony ""vhich should ue observed three months after conception, and belore the period of quickening~ ,vith the object of securing Tnale offspring. | 352 | page=352,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does the term CIVIL condition refer to? | a term appli~d to domestic status | 624. CIVIL condition is a term appli~d to domestic status. T'he statistics relating to It are contained in Imperial ~rahles V1I a11u XIV 1 vvhieh sho"\-y the numLer of persons I;-;!TnoDuOTORY. | 24 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | CIVIL condition is a term appli~d to domestic status. | 333 | page=333,block=3 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is described as a rare occurrence in the context of riparian towns? | a sOTnewhat rare occurrence, but two cases may be mentionod | The ruin of a riparian toV\~n n~ay be either sudden or gradual, according as the river quickly or slo""vly changes its course or gradually dvv-indles av.~ay. The formor is a sOTnewhat rare occurrence, but two cases may be mentionod. Nadia, th8 old capital of the Sena Kings, vvas swopt a,vay hy a sudden change in the course of the Bbagirathi in the beginning of the nine.teenth century. | 172 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | The formor is a sOTnewhat rare occurrence, but two cases may be mentionod. | 44 | page=44,block=8 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the geographical feature of the mainland in Noakhali? | a Rat alluvial plain broken only by a hilly tract in the extreme north-east | Noakhali consists of a tract of mainlan.d together wTth a number of islands in the ll1.outh of the l\tleghna, the largest of ,vhich are Sandip .and Hatia. The llLainland is a Rat alluvial plain broken only by a hilly tract in the extreme north-east | 173 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | The llLainland is a Rat alluvial plain broken only by a hilly tract in the extreme north-east | 132 | page=132,block=12 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the process of transferring entries from schedules onto individual slips called? | the prdcess of copying the entries in the schedules on to slips | sorting and compilation. Slip-copying is the prdcess of copying the entries in the schedules on to slips. A separate slip is used for each of the persons enumerated, so that 85 million slips had to be used for the population dealt with in this report; hut much labour is saved by the use of slips of different colours to indicate religion, of symbols to indicate sex and of abbreviations for the actual entries in the schedules. | 41 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | Slip-copying is the prdcess of copying the entries in the schedules on to slips. | 9 | page=9,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the situation in Bihar and Orissa regarding the ratio of females to males? | the case in Bihar and Orissa, where thore are 1,043 females to every 1,000 Tl1alAs | The rouson for the relative excess of males in Bengal is partly that, in the Presidency as a who1e, males outnulnbor females, th81"e being 945 felnales to every 1,000 ll"lales. The reverse is the case in Bihar and Orissa, where thore are 1,043 females to every 1,000 Tl1alAs. It is also partly accounted for by the fact ~~ The area 01' this town has heen very Ia.rgely extended slrll~e 1901 ; the figllre given above is for the to,"vn as no""v constituted. | 192 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | The reverse is the case in Bihar and Orissa, where thore are 1,043 females to every 1,000 Tl1alAs. | 47 | page=47,block=6 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the term for the initial ceremony before the actual marriage among the Bagdis? | the preliminary to the real marriage among the Bagdis | 647. A mock marriage is the preliminary to the real marriage among the Bagdis. Early on the wedding ll'lornillg, l\IOCK l\IARRIAGE8. | 24 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | A mock marriage is the preliminary to the real marriage among the Bagdis. | 342 | page=342,block=7 | 0.850 | valid |
| What motivates some individuals to seek assistance from missionaries in Ranchi? | the hope of obtajn- iug assistance from the missionaries in their difficulties and protection against the coercion of landlords | In parts of Ranchi, :for instance, ""vhere the Christian community is strongly represented~ not only have their heathen brethren no objection to eating ""vith the Christians~ but a renegade Christian can be J.·e-admitted into his original tribe. A further attraction is the hope of obtajn- iug assistance from the missionaries in their difficulties and protection against the coercion of landlords. | 270 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | A further attraction is the hope of obtajn- iug assistance from the missionaries in their difficulties and protection against the coercion of landlords. | 239 | page=239,block=45 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was the smallest administrative unit used in the census? | the block, -which consisted of 40 to 50 houses, for vvhich one enumerator "Was responsible | The village register having been compiled, each district ,vas parcelled out into census divisions. The smallest unit was the block, -which consisted of 40 to 50 houses, for vvhich one enumerator "Was responsible. The blocks ,"vere grouped together by circles, each of -which "Was under a supervisor: ordinarily about 10 to 15 cirbles, 'loe., 400 to 600 houses, were assigned to each supervisor. | 121 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | The smallest unit was the block, -which consisted of 40 to 50 houses, for vvhich one enumerator "Was responsible. | 6 | page=6,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What are age returns? | one of the curiosities of the Indian census | ~8 . The age returns are one of the curiosities of the Indian census. | 25 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31798/download/34979/20247_1911_REP.pdf | The age returns are one of the curiosities of the Indian census. | 280 | page=280,block=5 | 0.850 | valid |
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