198 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Concepts and Definitions Used in Village Directory (Vd) and Town, published by censusindia.gov.in. 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. 148 of the 198 pairs (74.7%) are explanatory questions and 50 restate a figure. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What type of traffic are Foot Paths unsuitable for? | not suitable for vehicular traffic except bicycles in some cases | 7.16 Foot Path (FP): A trodden path for the use by pedestrians and in some cases bicycles. The Foot Paths are not suitable for vehicular traffic except bicycles in some cases. Most of the interior/forest villages are connected by Foot Paths. | 110 | definition | 1.000 | The Foot Paths are not suitable for vehicular traffic except bicycles in some cases. | 5 | page=5,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the second type of home described? | the "Paid" home where care is provided for a fee | They are given shelter, food, clothing and medical care. The second type is the "Paid" home where care is provided for a fee. Nowadays, such "Retirement" homes have become very popular in India and they are well worth considering. | 76 | definition | 1.000 | The second type is the "Paid" home where care is provided for a fee. | 8 | page=8,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What kind of education is offered by Degree Colleges? | post-PUC level education leading to University degree/diploma in any subject or combination of subjects and also post-graduate levels of education. | A composite school with 1 to X standard is treated as three separate units and counted separately under the categories of Primary School, Middle School and Secondary School. 1. Senior Secondary School (SS): Schools and colleges that provide education for Standards XI and XII and first and second year of the Pre-University Course fall under this category. There are Senior Secondary Schools with Standard I and upwards up to Standard XII. 1.6. Degree College: (i) Arts/Science/Commerce: These are all educational institutions that provide post-PUC level education leading to University degree/diploma in any subject or combination of subjects and also post-graduate levels of education. The college offering courses in Arts, Science or Commerce either separately or in combination are covered under this category. | 540 | definition | 1.000 | Degree College: (i) Arts/Science/Commerce: These are all educational institutions that provide post-PUC level education leading to University degree/diploma in any subject or combination of subjects and also post-graduate levels of education. The college offering courses in Arts, Science or Commerce either separately or in combination are covered under this category. | ||||
| What is the goal of a Vocational School or ITI? | imparting trainings in specific fields acquiring necessary skill, which will make the trainees employable or create them opportunities of self- employment. | 1.9. Vocational School/ITI: It is a vocational training institute imparting trainings in specific fields acquiring necessary skill, which will make the trainees employable or create them opportunities of self- employment. Trainings offered by Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) fall under this category. 1.10. Non-formal Education/Training Centre (NFTC): Non-vocational education centers, established by the Central and State Governments provide educational facilities to the interested persons irrespective of educational qualification, and age. These education centers are open to all. 1.11. Special School for Disabled: There are Government and Government recognized institutions/organizations engaged for providing education to different groups of disabled persons. | 66 | definition | 1.000 | Vocational School/ITI: It is a vocational training institute imparting trainings in specific fields acquiring necessary skill, which will make the trainees employable or create them opportunities of self- employment. Trainings offered by Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) fall under this category. | 2 | |||
| What is the primary aim of Special Schools for Disabled? | providing education to different groups of disabled persons. | 1.9. Vocational School/ITI: It is a vocational training institute imparting trainings in specific fields acquiring necessary skill, which will make the trainees employable or create them opportunities of self- employment. Trainings offered by Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) fall under this category. 1.10. Non-formal Education/Training Centre (NFTC): Non-vocational education centers, established by the Central and State Governments provide educational facilities to the interested persons irrespective of educational qualification, and age. These education centers are open to all. 1.11. Special School for Disabled: There are Government and Government recognized institutions/organizations engaged for providing education to different groups of disabled persons. | 711 | definition | 1.000 | Special School for Disabled: There are Government and Government recognized institutions/organizations engaged for providing education to different groups of disabled persons. | 2 | page=2,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the function of a Primary Health Sub-centre in the healthcare system? | the first contact point between the primary health care system and the community. | 2. Primary Health Centre (PHC): A Primary Health Centre is the first contact point between a village community and the Government medical officer. A PHC covers a population of 20,000 in hilly, tribal or difficult areas and 30,000 populations in plain areas with 4-6 indoor/observation beds. It acts as a referral unit for 6 sub-centres. It has a medical officer and para medical staff. 2. Primary Health Sub- Centre (PHS): A Primary Health Sub-centre is the first contact point between the primary health care system and the community. As per the population norms, one PHS is | 454 | definition | 1.000 | Primary Health Sub- Centre (PHS): A Primary Health Sub-centre is the first contact point between the primary health care system and the community. As per the population norms, one PHS is | 2 | page=2,block=10 | 0.700 | valid |
| How is water manually extracted using a hand pump? | ground water is taken out manually by operating a hand pump | Hand Pump (HP): Hand pump means where ground water is taken out manually by operating a hand pump. 3. Tube Well / Borehole (TW): Tube well denotes the ground water source from where ground water is taken out through electrical or diesel pump. Spring, River/Canal, Tank/Pond/Lark are self explanatory. 4. Community Toilet Complex : Community Toilet may be constructed and maintained by Gram Panchayats or Private NGOs like Sulabh Sauchalaya or likes. 5. Rural Sanitary Mart or Sanitary Hardware Outlet (RSM): It is an outlet dealing with the materials, hardware and designs required for the construction of not only sanitary latrines but other sanitary facilities such as compost pit, washing platform and other sanitation and hygiene accessories required for individuals, households and the environment in the rural areas. 6. | 38 | definition | 1.000 | Hand Pump (HP): Hand pump means where ground water is taken out manually by operating a hand pump. | 4 | page=4,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the primary purpose of National Highways? | These are main highways running through the length and breadth of the country | villagers avail the services of mobile phones, then the village is considered to be having access to mobile phone. 7. Internet Cafes/Common Service Centres (CSC): If the village is having the facility of Cyber Cafes or shops owned by private individuals providing the facility of surfing of the internet, then the village is considered to be having access to internet/cyber cafe facility. Government of India formulated the scheme of CSC with the vision of providing all government services in an integrated manner at the door step of the citizen at an affordable cost even in the remotest corners of the country through a combination of it based as well as non-IT based services. 7. National Highway (NH): These are main highways running through the length and breadth of the country. Each NH is numbered like NH-1, NH-2 for easy identification. 7. | 707 | definition | 1.000 | National Highway (NH): These are main highways running through the length and breadth of the country. | 5 | page=5,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What role do State Highways play within a state? | linking district headquarters and important cities within a State and connecting them with NHs or Highways of the neighboring States | State Highway (SH): These are roads of a state linking district headquarters and important cities within a State and connecting them with NHs or Highways of the neighboring States. 7. Major District Roads (MDR): These are important roads within a district, serving areas of production and markets and connecting these with each other or with the main Highways. 7. Other District Roads (ODR): These are roads serving rural areas of production and providing them with outlet to market centres, taluka headquarters, block development head quarters or other main roads. 7. Village Road: The approach to village refers to the state of road etc., leading to the village. This is to see whether the village is approachable both in fair and foul weather, and whether it is inaccessible only for some time in the year. 7.13. Black-Topped (Pucca) Road (BTR): A road provided with a bituminous surfacing. 7. | 47 | definition | 1.000 | State Highway (SH): These are roads of a state linking district headquarters and important cities within a State and connecting them with NHs or Highways of the neighboring States. | 5 | |||
| What is the function of an Agricultural Marketing Society? | a common platform to analyse the issues among all the individuals and institutions in the field of agricultural marketing | Weekly Haat: These are those clusters of shops with or without fixed premises which are open once a week. 9.5. Agricultural Marketing Society: It is a common platform to analyse the issues among all the individuals and institutions in the field of agricultural marketing. 9.6. Nutrition Centre: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS): The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme set up by the Government of India with the objective of providing following package of services to the children under 6 years and pregnant and lactating mothers in villages such as; Immunization, Health Check-up, Referral Services, Pre-school Non- formal Education and Nutrition & Health Education. 9.7. Anganwadi Centre: Each centre under the ICDS scheme is run by an Anganwadi Worker. One Anganwadi worker is appointed for specified population of the village. They are basically local women. | 149 | definition | 1.000 | Agricultural Marketing Society: It is a common platform to analyse the issues among all the individuals and institutions in the field of agricultural marketing. | 6 | page=6,block=1 |
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