9 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Indias Success with Dwarf Wheats | School Science, published by ejournals.ncert.gov.in. Source-evidenced topics include dwarf wheat, green revolution, dr. m. s. swaminathan, indian agricultural research institute (iari), all-india coordinated wheat improvement project, genes, non-lodging plant habit, indian agricultural research institute. 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: 3 list, 2 factual, 2 relationship, 1 definition, 1 summary. 7 of the 9 pairs (77.8%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 2 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains nine question-and-answer pairs derived from the article 'India's Success with Dwarf Wheats' published by NCERT's School Science journal. The questions explore topics such as Dr. M. S. Swaminathan's contributions, the Green Revolution, and the development of dwarf wheat varieties. Answers are verbatim excerpts from the source, ensuring accuracy. The dataset highlights the role of genetic discoveries, institutional efforts, and testing protocols in transforming India's wheat production during the 1960s.
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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 is Swaminathan? | an Indian geneticist, agricultural scientist and an international administrator | S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist, agricultural scientist and an international administrator. He is renowned for his leading role in the Green Revolution in India, which caused a substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains. | 19 | definition | 0.980 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5277 | Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist, agricultural scientist and an international administrator. | p[0] | 0.850 | valid | |
| What discovery in Japan contributed to the reconstruction of wheat plant morphology? | discovery of genes which confer a dwarf and non-lodging plant habit | The article takes us through a journey of how scientific wheat improvement started in the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and led to the development of wheat variety with greater yield and resistance to diseases. It discusses how the discovery of genes which confer a dwarf and non-lodging plant habit in Japan opened the door to the reconstruction of the morphology of the wheat plant. The article elaborates how these varieties were tested in all the wheat growing states of India during 1963–64 and 1964–65, under the All-India Coordinated Wheat Improvement Project and how these varieties were subjected to detailed physiological, pathological, chemical and agronomic tests at the IARI. A brief descriptions of the newly developed strains that were successfully used during that time have also been provided in the article. | 248 | relationship | 0.970 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5277 | It discusses how the discovery of genes which confer a dwarf and non-lodging plant habit in Japan opened the door to the reconstruction of the morphology of the wheat plant. | ||||
| What was the impact of the Green Revolution in India on food grain production? | substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist, agricultural scientist and an international administrator. He is renowned for his leading role in the Green Revolution in India, which caused a substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains. He served as the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. In this article, Dr. Swaminathan provides a detailed account about the significant research findings in India in the 60s in the improvement of crop varieties, especially with the development and success of the Dwarf Wheat variety in India. | 213 | relationship | 0.970 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5277 | He is renowned for his leading role in the Green Revolution in India, which caused a substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains. | p[0] | 0.700 | ||
| What was the primary achievement of the Green Revolution in India led by Dr. M. S. Swaminathan? | a substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist, agricultural scientist and an international administrator. He is renowned for his leading role in the Green Revolution in India, which caused a substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains. He served as the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. In this article, Dr. Swaminathan provides a detailed account about the significant research findings in India in the 60s in the improvement of crop varieties, especially with the development and success of the Dwarf Wheat variety in India. | 211 | summary | 0.970 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5277 | He is renowned for his leading role in the Green Revolution in India, which caused a substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains. | p[0] | 0.700 | ||
| What traits were improved in the wheat variety developed at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute? | greater yield and resistance to diseases | The article takes us through a journey of how scientific wheat improvement started in the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and led to the development of wheat variety with greater yield and resistance to diseases. It discusses how the discovery of genes which confer a dwarf and non-lodging plant habit in Japan opened the door to the reconstruction of the morphology of the wheat plant. The article elaborates how these varieties were tested in all the wheat growing states of India during 1963–64 and 1964–65, under the All-India Coordinated Wheat Improvement Project and how these varieties were subjected to detailed physiological, pathological, chemical and agronomic tests at the IARI. A brief descriptions of the newly developed strains that were successfully used during that time have also been provided in the article. | 185 | list | 0.820 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5277 | The article takes us through a journey of how scientific wheat improvement started in the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and led to the development of wheat variety with greater yield and resistance to diseases. | ||||
| What type of tests were conducted on the new wheat varieties at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute? | detailed physiological, pathological, chemical and agronomic tests | The article takes us through a journey of how scientific wheat improvement started in the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and led to the development of wheat variety with greater yield and resistance to diseases. It discusses how the discovery of genes which confer a dwarf and non-lodging plant habit in Japan opened the door to the reconstruction of the morphology of the wheat plant. The article elaborates how these varieties were tested in all the wheat growing states of India during 1963–64 and 1964–65, under the All-India Coordinated Wheat Improvement Project and how these varieties were subjected to detailed physiological, pathological, chemical and agronomic tests at the IARI. A brief descriptions of the newly developed strains that were successfully used during that time have also been provided in the article. | 625 | list | 0.820 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5277 | The article elaborates how these varieties were tested in all the wheat growing states of India during 1963–64 and 1964–65, under the All-India Coordinated Wheat Improvement Project and how these varieties were subjected to detailed physiological, pathological, chemical and agronomic tests at the IARI. | ||||
| Which positions did Dr. M. S. Swaminathan hold in Indian agricultural administration? | Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist, agricultural scientist and an international administrator. He is renowned for his leading role in the Green Revolution in India, which caused a substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains. He served as the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. In this article, Dr. Swaminathan provides a detailed account about the significant research findings in India in the 60s in the improvement of crop varieties, especially with the development and success of the Dwarf Wheat variety in India. | 326 | list | 0.820 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5277 | He served as the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. | p[0] | 0.700 | ||
| What significant crop variety development is mentioned in Dr. Swaminathan's account? | development and success of the Dwarf Wheat variety in India | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist, agricultural scientist and an international administrator. He is renowned for his leading role in the Green Revolution in India, which caused a substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains. He served as the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. In this article, Dr. Swaminathan provides a detailed account about the significant research findings in India in the 60s in the improvement of crop varieties, especially with the development and success of the Dwarf Wheat variety in India. | 640 | factual | 0.570 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5277 | Swaminathan provides a detailed account about the significant research findings in India in the 60s in the improvement of crop varieties, especially with the development and success of the Dwarf Wheat variety in India. | p[0] | 0.700 | ||
| Which crop variety development is highlighted in Dr. Swaminathan's account of research in the 60s? | the development and success of the Dwarf Wheat variety in India | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist, agricultural scientist and an international administrator. He is renowned for his leading role in the Green Revolution in India, which caused a substantial increase in wheat and rice production, making India self-sufficient in food grains. He served as the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. In this article, Dr. Swaminathan provides a detailed account about the significant research findings in India in the 60s in the improvement of crop varieties, especially with the development and success of the Dwarf Wheat variety in India. | 636 | factual | 0.570 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5277 | Swaminathan provides a detailed account about the significant research findings in India in the 60s in the improvement of crop varieties, especially with the development and success of the Dwarf Wheat variety in India. | p[0] | 0.700 |
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