2294 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, published by censusindia.gov.in. The source is a 664-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include a. c. turner, civil disobedience movement, revenue staff, enumeration, financial crisis, retrenchment, urban population, rural population. 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: 1164 factual, 464 relationship, 252 summary, 217 list, 104 comparison, 93 definition. 1130 of the 2294 pairs (49.3%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 1164 are factual or table-based questions. 97.25% 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 accounts for the remaining increase in population? | the result of a substantial gain en the balance of migration | It iE largely attributable to natural causes for its very high birth- rate coupled with a moderate death-rate has resulted in a SUI- vival rate of no less than 15 -7. The remaining increase is the result of a substantial gain en the balance of migration. | 193 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | The remaining increase is the result of a substantial gain en the balance of migration. | 166 | page=166,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What are made from kasltut for local sale? | made from kasltut (a bronze alloy) for local sale | Crude glass phials are made in the Rae Bl\reli· district for containing Ganges water which the pilgrims to Dalmau take back to their homes and which others carry away for sale in this and other districts. Domestic utensils are made from kasltut (a bronze alloy) for local sale. A curious produot is iron nut-craokers. | 227 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | Domestic utensils are made from kasltut (a bronze alloy) for local sale. | 449 | page=449,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What are the two factors considered when estimating the completeness of enumeration? | two factors to be considered, firstly the enumeration staff and secondly the people to be enumerated | Here it is only necessary to eEltimate how far the enumeration i~ complete. There are two factors to be considered, firstly the enumeration staff and secondly the people to be enumerated. With regard to the former it must be remembered that they consist very largely of Government employees, who perform their census duties side by side with their ordinary work. | 86 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | There are two factors to be considered, firstly the enumeration staff and secondly the people to be enumerated. | 27 | page=27,block=9 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is a speciality of Turtipar that includes some silver in its composition? | a speciality of Turtipar and is said to include some silvcr in its composition | As the proportion of oopper increases the quality of the pkul deteriorates, and becomes in turn kuta, sa,u-satais (127), bedha and kansa. Sau-satais is a speciality of Turtipar and is said to include some silvcr in its composition. Phul ware is produced hy casting the metal in earthen pots and turning and polishing the rough ware on crude lathes. | 152 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | Sau-satais is a speciality of Turtipar and is said to include some silvcr in its composition. | 448 | page=448,block=5 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is considered the most important fibre and primarily grown as a kharif crop without irrigation? | the mo£t Important fibre and is grown ohjefly as a kha-rij crop unirrigated | They are often sown in lines through fidd& of wheat, barley and gram or mixed in with other crops, so their true area and yield i& :rImch greater than the returns i:'how. Cotton is the mo£t Important fibre and is grown ohjefly as a kha-rij crop unirrigated. Hemp is uS,ually sown as a border to other kharif crops and is of spec~al value in that it replenishes the nitrogenous ele- ment which other crops abstract from the soil. | 181 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | Cotton is the mo£t Important fibre and is grown ohjefly as a kha-rij crop unirrigated. | 55 | page=55,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is described as being both powerful and still relevant today? | the power of the mind over the body and the age of miraoles is not past | Its holy plaoes draw great throngs of men and women who return to their villages with their faith strengthened, their fervour augmented and their hearts beatified by their experienoes of the happenings at the holy plaoes. Great indeed is the power of the mind over the body and the age of miraoles is not past. Cold science may explain away or disdainfully refuse to consider seriously the phenomena of mental oontrol over physical states, but the peasant goes in hope, gets help, comes back with the certitude of the mercy of the deity. | 238 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | Great indeed is the power of the mind over the body and the age of miraoles is not past. | 566 | page=566,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the center of a perfume industry that uses indigenous methods? | the centre of a perfume industry which employs the usual indigenous methods | Some are sent to neighbouring districts. Sikandarpur is the centre of a perfume industry which employs the usual indigenous methods. Keora, chameli, bela and roses are grown locally and the leaves interpressed with til seeds. | 56 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | Sikandarpur is the centre of a perfume industry which employs the usual indigenous methods. | 448 | page=448,block=5 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the description of the Ohauki proper? | a largish building apprOXimately fifty feet each way and some forty feet high | Here and there are many seats and resting places for the comfort of all who frequent the place. The Ohauki proper is a largish building apprOXimately fifty feet each way and some forty feet high. It has one entrance. | 117 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | The Ohauki proper is a largish building apprOXimately fifty feet each way and some forty feet high. | 537 | page=537,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the geographical feature located immediately below the foot-hills and covered with forests? | a strip lying immediately below the foot-hills, largely covered with forests, still the home of tigers and elephants | It is healthy enough to have attract- ed a considerable colony of European pensioners. The Bhabar is a strip lying immediately below the foot-hills, largely covered with forests, still the home of tigers and elephants. The hill streams which enter it sink and are lost, except in the rainy season, below a mass of boulders and gravel. | 101 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | The Bhabar is a strip lying immediately below the foot-hills, largely covered with forests, still the home of tigers and elephants. | 25 | page=25,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the inheritance status of a daughter regarding her father's property? | not considered as an heir to her father | The customary right of jethon is not enforceable in law. A daughter is not considered as an heir to her father. Formerly the courts recognized the right of a daughter to succeed her father when such a custom was alleged, but now * Gazetteer, Volume XII, pages 421-428. | 71 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32524/download/35705/20793_1931_REP.pdf | A daughter is not considered as an heir to her father. | 589 | page=589,block=18 | 0.850 | valid |
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