225 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Dr. Vishwapati Trivedi, published by shipmin.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. 84 of the 225 pairs (37.3%) are explanatory questions and 141 restate a figure. 99.11% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 225 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What is Gujarat described as in terms of maritime significance? | a principal maritime State with a natural coastline of about 1215 kms | 16.1 GUJARAT 16.1.1 Gujarat is a principal maritime State with a natural coastline of about 1215 kms. (16% of India’s total coast line). | 31 | definition | 1.000 | Gujarat is a principal maritime State with a natural coastline of about 1215 kms. | 43 | page=43,block=6 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the function of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports? | fixing and revising the port tariff | The Ministers in-charge of Ports in all Maritime States, UT of Pondicherry and A&N Administration, Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep are its members. e) Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) : The Major Port Trust Act, 1963 was amended by Port Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997 (15 of 1997) to provide for an independent Tariff Authority for Major Ports for fixing and revising the port tariff. An independent authority for the above purpose has been set up on 10.4.1997. The Major Port Trust Act, 1963 was further amended in the year 2000 for allowing major ports to form joint ventures with minor/foreign ports as well as companies | 347 | definition | 1.000 | e) Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) : The Major Port Trust Act, 1963 was amended by Port Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997 (15 of 1997) to provide for an independent Tariff Authority for Major Ports for fixing and revising the port tariff. | 261 | page=261,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the term 'Load Line' mean in relation to a ship? | Outer line on the body of a ship upto which she submerges in water with safety. | DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED 1. Load Line Outer line on the body of a ship upto which she submerges in water with safety. It varies according to the seasons and waters in which she plies. 2. Draft The depth necessary to submerge a ship to their load line. 3. Dead Weight Tonnage(DWT) It is the number of tons of (2240 pounds) stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. 4. Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) It applies to the vessels and not to cargo. It is the weight of the volume occupied by the closed-in-spaces of a ship taking 100 cubic feet of such closed-in-spaces as equivalent to one vessels ton. It thus refers to the cubic capacity of the vessels. 5. Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) It refers to the earning space capacity of a ship available for the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers. | 39 | definition | 1.000 | Load Line Outer line on the body of a ship upto which she submerges in water with safety. It varies according to the seasons and waters in which she plies. | 262 | page=262,block=3 | 0.700 | |
| What does turn-round time refer to for ships? | Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. | iv 12. Turn-Round Time Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. 13. Port Dues A levy of port authority on a ship. 14. Pilotage A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. 15. Output per Berth Day Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. 16. Idle Time Non-working time of a ship (without loading or unloading of cargo) at berth. 17. Pre-berthing Detention The time for which a ship waits before getting entry into a berth. 18. Berth Occupancy The time for which a berth is occupied (by ships). 19. Export Loaded overseas traffic. 20. Import Unloaded overseas traffic. 21. Traffic A scalar with only magnitude but no direction such as the total of exports and imports or loaded and unloaded cargo. 22. | 23 | definition | 1.000 | Turn-Round Time Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. 13. | 263 | page=263,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is measured by output per berth day? | Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. | iv 12. Turn-Round Time Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. 13. Port Dues A levy of port authority on a ship. 14. Pilotage A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. 15. Output per Berth Day Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. 16. Idle Time Non-working time of a ship (without loading or unloading of cargo) at berth. 17. Pre-berthing Detention The time for which a ship waits before getting entry into a berth. 18. Berth Occupancy The time for which a berth is occupied (by ships). 19. Export Loaded overseas traffic. 20. Import Unloaded overseas traffic. 21. Traffic A scalar with only magnitude but no direction such as the total of exports and imports or loaded and unloaded cargo. 22. | 297 | definition | 1.000 | Output per Berth Day Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. 16. | 263 | page=263,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does idle time mean for a ship? | Non-working time of a ship (without loading or unloading of cargo) at berth. | iv 12. Turn-Round Time Total time spent by a ship since its entry till its departure. 13. Port Dues A levy of port authority on a ship. 14. Pilotage A port charge for guiding a ship in or out of a harbour through channels, passages or other waters by an authorised pilot. 15. Output per Berth Day Total tonnage handled distributed over the total number of berth days. 16. Idle Time Non-working time of a ship (without loading or unloading of cargo) at berth. 17. Pre-berthing Detention The time for which a ship waits before getting entry into a berth. 18. Berth Occupancy The time for which a berth is occupied (by ships). 19. Export Loaded overseas traffic. 20. Import Unloaded overseas traffic. 21. Traffic A scalar with only magnitude but no direction such as the total of exports and imports or loaded and unloaded cargo. 22. | 382 | definition | 1.000 | Idle Time Non-working time of a ship (without loading or unloading of cargo) at berth. 17. | 263 | page=263,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does ALHW stand for? | Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works | Abbreviation Used … Not Available - Nil ALHW Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works ChPT Chennai Port Trust Conv. Conventional CoPT Cochin Port Trust DCI Dredging Corporation of India DLB Dock Labour Board DWT Dead Weight Tonnage EDC Ethylene Dichloride FLT Fork Lift Truck FO Furnace Oil FRM Fertiliser Raw Material GAPL Gujarat Adani Ports Ltd. GPPL Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. GRT Gross Registered Tonnage HDC Haldia Dock Complex HR Coil Hot Rolled Coil HSD High Speed Diesel ICD Inland Container Depot JNPT Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust KDS Kolkata Dock System KoPT Kolkata Port Trust KPT Kandla Port Trust L Loaded LDO Light Diesel Oil LH&LS Light House & Light Ships LOA Length Overall MbPT Mumbai Port Trust MoPT Mormugao Port Trust MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPSO Minor Ports Survey Organisation Mech. | 45 | definition | 0.980 | Abbreviation Used … Not Available - Nil ALHW Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works ChPT Chennai Port Trust Conv. | 9 | page=9,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does 'JNPT' stand for? | Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust | Abbreviation Used … Not Available - Nil ALHW Andaman & Lakshadweep Harbour Works ChPT Chennai Port Trust Conv. Conventional CoPT Cochin Port Trust DCI Dredging Corporation of India DLB Dock Labour Board DWT Dead Weight Tonnage EDC Ethylene Dichloride FLT Fork Lift Truck FO Furnace Oil FRM Fertiliser Raw Material GAPL Gujarat Adani Ports Ltd. GPPL Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. GRT Gross Registered Tonnage HDC Haldia Dock Complex HR Coil Hot Rolled Coil HSD High Speed Diesel ICD Inland Container Depot JNPT Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust KDS Kolkata Dock System KoPT Kolkata Port Trust KPT Kandla Port Trust L Loaded LDO Light Diesel Oil LH&LS Light House & Light Ships LOA Length Overall MbPT Mumbai Port Trust MoPT Mormugao Port Trust MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPSO Minor Ports Survey Organisation Mech. | 506 | definition | 0.980 | GRT Gross Registered Tonnage HDC Haldia Dock Complex HR Coil Hot Rolled Coil HSD High Speed Diesel ICD Inland Container Depot JNPT Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Trust KDS Kolkata Dock System KoPT Kolkata Port Trust KPT Kandla Port Trust L Loaded LDO Light Diesel Oil LH&LS Light House & Light Ships LOA Length Overall MbPT Mumbai Port Trust MoPT Mormugao Port Trust MOU Memorandum of Understanding MPSO Minor Ports Survey Organisation Mech. | ||||
| What is the full form of 'NSICT'? | Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal | Mechanical Neg./N Negligible NMPT New Mangalore Port Trust NSICT Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal P Provisional POL Petroleum, Oil & Lubricant PPT Paradip Port Trust R&D Research & Development RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RMQC Rail Mounted Quay Crane Ro-Ro Roll On-Roll Off RTG/RTGC Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane SKO Superior Kerosene Oil SPM Single Point Mooring T Tonnes TEU Twenty Tonnes Equivalent Unit TLT Top Lift Truck TPT Tuticorin Port Trust UL Unloaded VPT Visakhapatnam Port Trust | 65 | definition | 0.980 | Mechanical Neg./N Negligible NMPT New Mangalore Port Trust NSICT Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal P Provisional POL Petroleum, Oil & Lubricant PPT Paradip Port Trust R&D Research & Development RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RMQC Rail Mounted Quay Crane Ro-Ro Roll On-Roll Off RTG/RTGC Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane SKO Superior Kerosene Oil SPM Single Point Mooring T Tonnes TEU Twenty Tonnes Equivalent Unit TLT Top Lift Truck TPT Tuticorin Port Trust UL Unloaded VPT Visakhapatnam Port Trust | 9 | page=9,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) measure? | the number of tons of (2240 pounds) stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport | DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED 1. Load Line Outer line on the body of a ship upto which she submerges in water with safety. It varies according to the seasons and waters in which she plies. 2. Draft The depth necessary to submerge a ship to their load line. 3. Dead Weight Tonnage(DWT) It is the number of tons of (2240 pounds) stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. 4. Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) It applies to the vessels and not to cargo. It is the weight of the volume occupied by the closed-in-spaces of a ship taking 100 cubic feet of such closed-in-spaces as equivalent to one vessels ton. It thus refers to the cubic capacity of the vessels. 5. Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) It refers to the earning space capacity of a ship available for the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers. | 287 | definition | 0.980 | Dead Weight Tonnage(DWT) It is the number of tons of (2240 pounds) stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. | 262 | page=262,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
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