6 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Plants that India Gave the World | School Science, published by ejournals.ncert.gov.in. Source-evidenced topics include prof. panchanan maheshwari, embryology, tissue culture, indo-malayan region, sugarcane, rice, cotton, mango. 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 factual, 1 definition, 1 list, 1 summary. 3 of the 6 pairs (50.0%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 3 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains six question-and-answer pairs derived from the article 'Plants that India Gave the World' published by NCERT's School Science journal. It highlights Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari's contributions to botany, particularly his work in embryology and tissue culture, and his role in establishing embryology as a distinct field of study in India. The dataset also lists significant plants originating in the Indo-Malayan region, such as sugarcane, rice, and mango, and provides historical insights into their global spread. Additionally, it notes Maheshwari's involvement in creating the first NCERT biology textbooks for higher secondary schools in 1964.
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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 Panchanan Maheshwari? | one of the world’s leading botanists | Published 2026-07-09 Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari was one of the world’s leading botanists. He is recognised for his research in the field of embryology and tissue culture. | 52 | definition | 0.980 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5281 | Panchanan Maheshwari was one of the world’s leading botanists. | p[0] | 0.850 | valid | |
| What does Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari discuss about the plants originating in the Indo-Malayan region? | remarks about these plants in ancient texts and gives brief historical accounts of the discovery and spread of these plants to the world | Published 2026-07-09 Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari was one of the world’s leading botanists. He is recognised for his research in the field of embryology and tissue culture. Prof. Maheshwari established embryology as a distinct discipline of study in India. He also had a significant role in bringing out the very first textbooks of Biology for Higher Secondary Schools published by NCERT in 1964. In this review, Prof. Maheshwari highlights several significant plants that originated in the Indo-Malayan region and spread globally—sugarcane, rice, cotton, tea, mango, banana and pepper. He also discusses remarks about these plants in ancient texts and gives brief historical accounts of the discovery and spread of these plants to the world. | 603 | summary | 0.970 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5281 | He also discusses remarks about these plants in ancient texts and gives brief historical accounts of the discovery and spread of these plants to the world. | p[0] | |||
| Which plants originating in the Indo-Malayan region are mentioned by Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari? | sugarcane, rice, cotton, tea, mango, banana and pepper | Published 2026-07-09 Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari was one of the world’s leading botanists. He is recognised for his research in the field of embryology and tissue culture. Prof. Maheshwari established embryology as a distinct discipline of study in India. He also had a significant role in bringing out the very first textbooks of Biology for Higher Secondary Schools published by NCERT in 1964. In this review, Prof. Maheshwari highlights several significant plants that originated in the Indo-Malayan region and spread globally—sugarcane, rice, cotton, tea, mango, banana and pepper. He also discusses remarks about these plants in ancient texts and gives brief historical accounts of the discovery and spread of these plants to the world. | 529 | list | 0.820 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5281 | Maheshwari highlights several significant plants that originated in the Indo-Malayan region and spread globally—sugarcane, rice, cotton, tea, mango, banana and pepper. | p[0] | 0.700 | ||
| What discipline did Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari establish as a distinct field of study in India? | embryology | Published 2026-07-09 Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari was one of the world’s leading botanists. He is recognised for his research in the field of embryology and tissue culture. Prof. Maheshwari established embryology as a distinct discipline of study in India. He also had a significant role in bringing out the very first textbooks of Biology for Higher Secondary Schools published by NCERT in 1964. In this review, Prof. Maheshwari highlights several significant plants that originated in the Indo-Malayan region and spread globally—sugarcane, rice, cotton, tea, mango, banana and pepper. He also discusses remarks about these plants in ancient texts and gives brief historical accounts of the discovery and spread of these plants to the world. | 140 | factual | 0.490 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5281 | He is recognised for his research in the field of embryology and tissue culture. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What field of research is Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari recognised for? | embryology and tissue culture | Published 2026-07-09 Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari was one of the world’s leading botanists. He is recognised for his research in the field of embryology and tissue culture. Prof. Maheshwari established embryology as a distinct discipline of study in India. He also had a significant role in bringing out the very first textbooks of Biology for Higher Secondary Schools published by NCERT in 1964. In this review, Prof. Maheshwari highlights several significant plants that originated in the Indo-Malayan region and spread globally—sugarcane, rice, cotton, tea, mango, banana and pepper. He also discusses remarks about these plants in ancient texts and gives brief historical accounts of the discovery and spread of these plants to the world. | 140 | factual | 0.490 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5281 | He is recognised for his research in the field of embryology and tissue culture. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid | |
| When were the first textbooks of Biology for Higher Secondary Schools published by NCERT? | 1964 | Published 2026-07-09 Prof. Panchanan Maheshwari was one of the world’s leading botanists. He is recognised for his research in the field of embryology and tissue culture. Prof. Maheshwari established embryology as a distinct discipline of study in India. He also had a significant role in bringing out the very first textbooks of Biology for Higher Secondary Schools published by NCERT in 1964. In this review, Prof. Maheshwari highlights several significant plants that originated in the Indo-Malayan region and spread globally—sugarcane, rice, cotton, tea, mango, banana and pepper. He also discusses remarks about these plants in ancient texts and gives brief historical accounts of the discovery and spread of these plants to the world. | 389 | factual | 0.370 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/SS/article/view/5281 | He also had a significant role in bringing out the very first textbooks of Biology for Higher Secondary Schools published by NCERT in 1964. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid |
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