| What was the purpose of the funds collected through tax by the Lottery Committee in Kolkata? | used in building up infrastructure for the city by creation of new roads and improvement of old roads, digging tanks and built a Town Hall | The whole credit for the improvement of the city in the next century belonged to the Lottery Committee which was set up in the year 1804 by the Governor General Lord Wellesley. The amount collected through tax was used in building up infrastructure for the city by creation of new roads and improvement of old roads, digging tanks and built a Town Hall. This is the Committee which over a period of thirty years up to 1836 gave Kolkata the first taste of town planning and improvement as per European norm. | 214 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | The amount collected through tax was used in building up infrastructure for the city by creation of new roads and improvement of old roads, digging tanks and built a Town Hall. | 26 | page=26,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does the Primary Census Abstract section of the District Census Handbook provide? | Census data including data on household amenities collected during 1st.phase of the Census i.e. House Listing and Housing Census | FOREWORD The District Census Handbook (DCHB) is an important publication of the Census Organization since 1951. It contains both Census and non Census data of urban and rural areas for each District. The Census data provide information on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of population at the lowest administrative unit i.e. of each Village and Town and ward of the District. The Primary Census Abstract (PCA) part of this publication contains Census data including data on household amenities collected during 1st.phase of the Census i.e. House Listing and Housing Census. | 458 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | The Primary Census Abstract (PCA) part of this publication contains Census data including data on household amenities collected during 1st.phase of the Census i.e. House Listing and Housing Census. | 8 | page=8,block=1 | 0.700 |
| What is the definition of 'Other Workers' according to Census 2011? | those who are not Cultivators or Agricultural Labourers or Household Industry Workers | 94.6 percent of Total Workers. According to the definition of Census 2011, those who are not Cultivators or Agricultural Labourers or Household Industry Workers considered as other worker. | 75 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | According to the definition of Census 2011, those who are not Cultivators or Agricultural Labourers or Household Industry Workers considered as other worker. | 32 | page=32,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the responsibility of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in the city? | responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Kolkata | The city is also experiencing marked growth in its manufacturing base. Kolkata, as a district itself, is governed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) (erstwhile The Calcutta Municipal Corporation or CMC. KMC is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Kolkata. This civic administrative body administers an area of 185 km2. Bengali renaissance : Bengal, particularly the capital Calcutta, was not only a political city. Through the various socio-economic changes, here the way of thinking of the people also changed rapidly than people living in other part of the country. By the advent of British Raj, europian education and culture also helped people to boost their thinking ability. It led to a transfer in people’s mind which ultimately led to social reforms. | 214 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | KMC is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Kolkata. | 22 | page=22,block=2 |
| What product was Baranagar historically recognized for as a textile center? | its rumals or handkerchiefs (from Bafta cloth) | Afterwards the city of Kolkata came into existence by amalgamating Sutanuti, DihiKalikata and Gobindapur;another four settlements were considered part of the original constituents of the city – Chitpur and Kalighat on the east of river Ganga and Salkia and Betore on the west of river Ganga. To the north lay another satellite village which was also a textile centre famous for its rumals or handkerchiefs (from Bafta cloth); first a Portuguese settlement then a Dutch, it is Baranagar. Historians also have found few more families in existence before the arrival of Job Charnock. They are the Basus of Darmahata, Malliks of Pathuriaghata and Jorasanko, Ghoshes and Mitras of Kumartuli, Ghoshes of Chitpur, Dattas of Hatkhola and Thakurs of Pathuriaghata. | 378 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | To the north lay another satellite village which was also a textile centre famous for its rumals or handkerchiefs (from Bafta cloth); first a Portuguese settlement then a Dutch, it is Baranagar. | 17 | page=17,block=2 |
| What type of information is included in the Village Directory and Town Directory of the DCHB? | data on availability of various civic amenities and infrastructural facilities etc. at the town and village level | The non census data comprise of data on availability of various civic amenities and infrastructural facilities etc. at the town and village level which constitute Village Directory and Town Directory part of the DCHB. The data of DCHB are of considerable importance in the context of planning and development at grass-root level. In 1961 census DCHB provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and village and town directory including Primary Census Abstract. This pattern was changed in 1971 Census and the DCHB was published in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. | 32 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | The non census data comprise of data on availability of various civic amenities and infrastructural facilities etc. at the town and village level which constitute Village Directory and Town Directory part of the DCHB. |
| What type of music was Suchitra Mitra an exponent of? | RabindraSangeet or the songs of Bengal’s poet Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore | Derozians and first Bengali Sheriff of Kolkata. SuchitraMitra (19 September 1924 - 3 January 2011) was the first woman Sheriff of Kolkata in 2001. She was an Indian singer, composer, exponent of RabindraSangeet or the songs of Bengal’s poet Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. As an academic, she remained a professor and the Head of RabindraSangeet Department at the RabindraBharati University for many | 195 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | She was an Indian singer, composer, exponent of RabindraSangeet or the songs of Bengal’s poet Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. | 28 | page=28,block=32 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the administrative classification of Sutanuti, DihiKalikata, and Gobindapur under the Mughal Empire? | a Khas Mahal or imperial estate | near Baruipur were also among the early settlers of Kolkata. It is evident from the ancient Indian history that these villages i.e. Sutanuti, DihiKalikata and Gobindapur were part of a Khas Mahal or imperial estate belonging to the Mughal Emperor (ref. | 183 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | Sutanuti, DihiKalikata and Gobindapur were part of a Khas Mahal or imperial estate belonging to the Mughal Emperor (ref. | 17 | page=17,block=35 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is Commissioner? | the Chief of the Kolkata Police | SurendraNath Chatterjee was the first Indian Commissioner of Police. The Commissioner is the Chief of the Kolkata Police. The Commissioner is appointed by the Government of West Bengal and reports independently to the Home Secretary of the State. | 89 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | The Commissioner is the Chief of the Kolkata Police. | 31 | page=31,block=12 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is District Census Handbook? | a unique publication from the Census organization which provides most authentic details of census and non-census information from village and town level to district level | The need of data at the grass root level for the administrative and planning purposes at sub micro level as well as academic studies prompted the innovation of District Census Handbook. District Census Handbook is a unique publication from the Census organization which provides most authentic details of census and non-census information from village and town level to district level. The District Census Handbook was firstly introduced during the 1951 Census. | 214 | definition | 0.980 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/44369/download/48033/DH_2011_1916_PART_B_DCHB_KOLKATA.pdf | District Census Handbook is a unique publication from the Census organization which provides most authentic details of census and non-census information from village and town level to district level. | 14 | page=14,block=3 | 0.850 | valid |