2 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from HL 2021, published by censusindia.gov.in. The source is a 2-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include building number, line number, census house number, wall, floor, roof, predominant material, grass. 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: 1 factual, 1 list. 1 of the 2 pairs (50.0%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 1 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains two extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the English HL 2021 census publication by censusindia.gov.in. The questions address topics such as internet access options and rural proximity measurements for census data. Each answer is a verbatim excerpt from the source document, with detailed metadata including page numbers and text offsets for verification. The dataset includes one factual and one list-type question, with 50% of the questions being explanatory.
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df = desidata.load("censusindia-gov-in-8fbf579c20e278b82818147bd953bb93")
df.head()First 2 of 2 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What are the options for accessing the internet? | Yes: On laptop/ Computer-1/ On mobile/smartphone-2/ On any other device-3/ No-4 | Doesn’t have LPG/PNG Connection…6 No cooking ................................ Availability of kitchen & LPG/PNG Connection 24 Type of latrine 21 Access to internet: Yes: On laptop/ Computer-1/ On mobile/smartphone-2/ On any other device-3/ No-4 Flush/pour flush latrine connected to Piped sewer system.......................... Septic tank........................................ Other system.................................... Twin Pit latrine With slab/ventilated improved pit... Without slab/open pit...................... Single Pit latrine With slab/ventilated improved pit... Without slab/open pit...................... | 165 | list | 0.820 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/38684/download/42354/English_HL_2021.pdf | Availability of kitchen & LPG/PNG Connection 24 Type of latrine 21 Access to internet: Yes: On laptop/ Computer-1/ On mobile/smartphone-2/ On any other device-3/ No-4 Flush/pour flush latrine connected to Piped sewer system.......................... | 1 | page=1,block=97 | 0.700 | valid |
| How many meters in Rural Floor 4 Wall 5 Roof 6 Use of census house 7 Main source of drinking water 17 Mud? | 500 | 15 Do not include kitchen, bathroom, latrine, store room, passageway and verandah. Include living room, bedroom, dining room, drawing room, study room, servant’s room and other similar rooms. $ for col. 18 ‘Near the premises’ here means within 100 meters in Urban, within 500 meters in Rural Floor 4 Wall 5 Roof 6 Use of census house 7 Main source of drinking water 17 Mud............1 Wood/ bamboo....2 Burnt brick..3 Stone..........4 Cement.......5 Mosaic/ floor tiles..6 Any other....7 Signature of the Enumerator with Date Use only numerals as indicated here Type of latrine 21 Flush/pour flush latrine connected to Piped sewer system..........................1 Septic tank........................................2 Other system....................................3 Twin Pit latrine With slab/ventilated improved pit...4 Without slab/open pit......................5 Single Pit latrine With slab/ventilated improved pit...6 Without slab/open pit......................7 Service latrine Night soil removed by human..........8 Night soil serviced by animals..........9 Night soil disposed into open drain...0 | 272 | factual | 0.370 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/38684/download/42354/English_HL_2021.pdf |
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| Include living room, bedroom, dining room, drawing room, study room, servant’s room and other similar rooms. $ for col. 18 ‘Near the premises’ here means within 100 meters in Urban, within 500 meters in Rural Floor 4 Wall 5 Roof 6 Use of census house 7 Main source of drinking water 17 Mud............ |
| 2 |
| page=2,block=77 |
| 0.800 |
| valid |