478 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Tables, Part-I, Vol-I, India, published by censusindia.gov.in. The source is a 149-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include census commissioner, india, indian population, anthropology, population, community, literacy, public health. 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: 243 factual, 76 relationship, 67 summary, 40 definition, 37 list, 15 comparison. 235 of the 478 pairs (49.2%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 243 are factual or table-based questions. 99.16% 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 advanced position has India reached regarding the enumeration process? | no trace of design--India has reached the very ad- vanced position of having this enormous operation carried out by the people as a civic duty | In India, which incidentally is from this point of view rather a continent than a country, the enumera- tion, the basic part, is carried out by a multitude of citizens in addition to their other duties and for the greatr."lt part unpaid. Thus accidentally-for there is no trace of design--India has reached the very ad- vanced position of having this enormous operation carried out by the people as a civic duty. And that is the first element that is taken for granted; but it has reached the stage when it must be given some greater reflection if a most powerful as well as a most advanced position is to be maintained. | 269 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | Thus accidentally-for there is no trace of design--India has reached the very ad- vanced position of having this enormous operation carried out by the people as a civic duty. | 25 | page=25,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What caused a significant challenge related to the tabulation process? | caused by the delay in deciding how far to go with tahulation | whether to have a census at all. A still greater difficulty was caused by the delay in deciding how far to go with tahulation. This decision was not reached until after the enumeration was over. | 64 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | A still greater difficulty was caused by the delay in deciding how far to go with tahulation. | 19 | page=19,block=20 | 0.850 | valid |
| What happens to language returns when Urdu or Hindi is not a factor? | not in question, the langu- age returns are unaffected and can be accepted at once | The census can collect and deal only with facts not with pre- conceptions. Where Urdu/Hindi was not in question, the langu- age returns are unaffected and can be accepted at once. Even so however I adhere to my recommenda- tion- about dropping the language question. | 96 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | Where Urdu/Hindi was not in question, the langu- age returns are unaffected and can be accepted at once. | 17 | page=17,block=12 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the general role of an enumerator in a census? | a scribe: in any census it is the citizen's answers which are sought and are tabulated | That is the cardinal fact that it takes two to make a census, the enumerator and the citizen, and that of these two the role of the latter is the more fundamental and vital. The enu- merator broadly is a scribe: in any census it is the citizen's answers which are sought and are tabulated. Yet in India one could hear or read pronO!lnce- ments showing an impression that the census was purely a feature of enumerators and the cen.sus staff generally, and that therefore the validity of the record depended solely on them. | 202 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | The enu- merator broadly is a scribe: in any census it is the citizen's answers which are sought and are tabulated. | 25 | page=25,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What role did Rajputana play in efforts to improve vital statistics? | the scene of one major endeavour | Another line in which we have tried to secure an improvement is in vital statistics. Here again Raj- putana was the scene of one major endeavour. I sketched out a possible system of birth and death registration and Capt. | 112 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | Here again Raj- putana was the scene of one major endeavour. | 27 | page=27,block=13 | 0.850 | valid |
| What should be investigated when a panchayat exists? | a panchayat the possibility of making it the registering authority should be investigated | Local systems and conditions should be studied in order to see how most conveniently to adapt them to the ob- ject in view. Wherever there is a panchayat the possibility of making it the registering authority should be investigated. Honorary registrars could be appointed from retired officers or other suitable per- sons to whom reports could be made. | 142 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | Wherever there is a panchayat the possibility of making it the registering authority should be investigated. | 27 | page=27,block=21 | 0.850 | valid |
| What skill does the census question aim to assess? | the ability to read a letter and write the answer | No blunt instrument can, nor should it be expected to. Our census question is the ability to read a letter and write the answer. Clearly with n this runs the whole gamut from the finest intellects of the country to the amsan who can sign his name and with difficulty put large characters on a postcard. | 78 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | Our census question is the ability to read a letter and write the answer. | 41 | page=41,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of continuity is considered important for census operations? | not of officers or staffs but of' thought, experiment and preparation | Continuity is merely another way of expressing momentum. The continuity desiderated is not of officers or staffs but of' thought, experiment and preparation. The ad hoc staff of the actual enumeration and tabulation time should come merely as almost automatic expressions of opera- tions evolved long before. | 87 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | The continuity desiderated is not of officers or staffs but of' thought, experiment and preparation. | 25 | page=25,block=14 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was a negative aspect of the public interest in some areas during the census? | not all beneficial and in Mme areas the communal excitement passed all bounds | To this extent the public interest was a definite gain and part of the heavy Bombay and' Bengal increases is undoubtedly due to under-enumer- ation in 1931 being overtaken now. The interest however was not all beneficial and in Mme areas the communal excitement passed all bounds. A certain degree of communal preoccupa- tion was no doubt inevitable in view of Indian con- ditions, but it is important that such preoccupation should not disturb the collection of information. | 202 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | The interest however was not all beneficial and in Mme areas the communal excitement passed all bounds. | 17 | page=17,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What were the inquiries related to in the random-selected villages? | made in relation to each family resident in the random-selected villages | Sahay himself were there to act as higher checking authorities during their tours. Enquiries were made in relation to each family resident in the random-selected villages. A family represented the same definition as produced the census house, thus introducing at once a link with census procedure. | 98 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/32422/download/35603/21325_1941_TAB.pdf | Enquiries were made in relation to each family resident in the random-selected villages. | 21 | page=21,block=7 | 0.850 | valid |
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