7 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from The Scientific Bases of Economic Development | School Science, published by ejournals.ncert.gov.in. Source-evidenced topics include economic development, dr. prasanta chandra mahalanobis, indian statistical institute, human resources, education, research, technological advancement, economic performance. 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: 2 factual, 2 list, 2 relationship, 1 definition. 5 of the 7 pairs (71.4%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 2 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains seven question-and-answer pairs derived from the article 'The Scientific Bases of Economic Development' published by NCERT's School Science journal. The questions cover topics such as the contributions of Dr. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the role of human resources in economic development, and the interplay between education, research, and technological advancement. Each answer is a verbatim excerpt from the source, ensuring traceability to the original text. The dataset includes factual, list-based, relationship, and definition question types, with a focus on explanatory content.
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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 Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis? | an Indian scientist and statistician | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist and statistician. He established the Indian Statistical Institute. | 58 | definition | 0.980 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5278 | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist and statistician. | p[0] | 0.850 | valid | |
| What does the article conclude about economic and technical aid? | these alone are insufficient without a societal structure supporting reason-based decision-making | Key sections of the article underscore the importance of applied and fundamental research in science, policy interventions and strategic investments in human capital to enhance productivity and foster economic development. The article concludes by reiterating the fact that while the importance of economic and technical aid has increasingly become clear, these alone are insufficient without a societal structure supporting reason-based decision-making. | 356 | relationship | 0.970 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5278 | The article concludes by reiterating the fact that while the importance of economic and technical aid has increasingly become clear, these alone are insufficient without a societal structure supporting reason-based decision-making. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What does the author call attention to regarding economic performance? | the interplay between education, research, technological advancement and economic performance of a country | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist and statistician. He established the Indian Statistical Institute. Being one of the first members of the Planning Commission of India, Dr. Mahalanobis contributed towards designing large-scale sample surveys and formulated strategy for the second Five-Year Plan of India. The paper addresses the economic development of India as a newly independent country. The critical role of investing into human resources for economic development of a country forms the main theme of the paper. The author analyses the recent history of development in advanced countries and calls attention to the interplay between education, research, technological advancement and economic performance of a country. | 660 | relationship | 0.970 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5278 | The author analyses the recent history of development in advanced countries and calls attention to the interplay between education, research, technological advancement and economic performance of a country. | ||||
| What does the article emphasize as important for enhancing productivity and fostering economic development? | applied and fundamental research in science, policy interventions and strategic investments in human capital | Key sections of the article underscore the importance of applied and fundamental research in science, policy interventions and strategic investments in human capital to enhance productivity and foster economic development. The article concludes by reiterating the fact that while the importance of economic and technical aid has increasingly become clear, these alone are insufficient without a societal structure supporting reason-based decision-making. | 57 | list | 0.820 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5278 | Key sections of the article underscore the importance of applied and fundamental research in science, policy interventions and strategic investments in human capital to enhance productivity and foster economic development. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What factors does the author analyze in relation to economic performance? | education, research, technological advancement and economic performance of a country | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist and statistician. He established the Indian Statistical Institute. Being one of the first members of the Planning Commission of India, Dr. Mahalanobis contributed towards designing large-scale sample surveys and formulated strategy for the second Five-Year Plan of India. The paper addresses the economic development of India as a newly independent country. The critical role of investing into human resources for economic development of a country forms the main theme of the paper. The author analyses the recent history of development in advanced countries and calls attention to the interplay between education, research, technological advancement and economic performance of a country. | 682 | list | 0.820 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5278 | The author analyses the recent history of development in advanced countries and calls attention to the interplay between education, research, technological advancement and economic performance of a country. | p[0] | |||
| What strategy did Dr. Mahalanobis formulate for India? | strategy for the second Five-Year Plan of India | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist and statistician. He established the Indian Statistical Institute. Being one of the first members of the Planning Commission of India, Dr. Mahalanobis contributed towards designing large-scale sample surveys and formulated strategy for the second Five-Year Plan of India. The paper addresses the economic development of India as a newly independent country. The critical role of investing into human resources for economic development of a country forms the main theme of the paper. The author analyses the recent history of development in advanced countries and calls attention to the interplay between education, research, technological advancement and economic performance of a country. | 301 | factual | 0.570 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5278 | Mahalanobis contributed towards designing large-scale sample surveys and formulated strategy for the second Five-Year Plan of India. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What institution did Dr. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis establish? | Indian Statistical Institute | Published 2026-07-09 Dr. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was an Indian scientist and statistician. He established the Indian Statistical Institute. Being one of the first members of the Planning Commission of India, Dr. Mahalanobis contributed towards designing large-scale sample surveys and formulated strategy for the second Five-Year Plan of India. The paper addresses the economic development of India as a newly independent country. The critical role of investing into human resources for economic development of a country forms the main theme of the paper. The author analyses the recent history of development in advanced countries and calls attention to the interplay between education, research, technological advancement and economic performance of a country. | 115 | factual | 0.490 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5278 | He established the Indian Statistical Institute. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid |
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