5 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Effects of Prolonged Sitting in Schools on Musculoskeletal Health of School Children in Delhi | Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators, published by ejournals.ncert.gov.in. Source-evidenced topics include prolonged sitting, musculoskeletal health, school children, static posture, classroom activities, body pain, forward bending postures, awkward postures. 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 relationship, 1 factual, 1 list, 1 summary. 4 of the 5 pairs (80.0%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 1 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset explores the effects of prolonged sitting on the musculoskeletal health of school children in Delhi, based on a study of 450 students from five public schools. It includes five question-and-answer pairs derived from a source document, focusing on issues such as physical stress, body pain, and the consequences of static and awkward postures during long hours of classroom activities. The dataset highlights the need for further research into appropriate sitting postures to mitigate these health concerns.
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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 do musculoskeletal problems among school children highlight the need for? | further research to encourage appropriate sitting postures | The result of these inappropriate sitting postures can sometimes lead to alteration in the shape of the body, muscle cramps, discomfort in the back and legs. These musculoskeletal problems highlight the need of further research to encourage appropriate sitting postures among school children. | 211 | relationship | 0.970 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/vtte/article/view/5052 | These musculoskeletal problems highlight the need of further research to encourage appropriate sitting postures among school children. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid | |
| What physical stress is caused by prolonged hours of sitting in school? | extreme physical stress on the muscles and ligaments | Published 2026-02-12 Prolonged hours of sitting, including static posture, in school during school hours puts extreme physical stress on the muscles and ligaments. Since school children are expected to be in the classrooms for a long duration of four to six hours in a day and do most of the activities seated, it is imperative to observe and analyse the sitting posture musculoskeletal discomfort faced by children during the course of the school day. Also, to find out the incidence of musculoskeletal discomfort among them, the author chose to study a total of 450 students from five public schools of New Delhi. The results revealed that a significant percentage of school children experienced frequent body pain caused by forward bending postures and other awkward postures maintained during long hours of classroom activities. | 110 | relationship | 0.970 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/vtte/article/view/5052 | Published 2026-02-12 Prolonged hours of sitting, including static posture, in school during school hours puts extreme physical stress on the muscles and ligaments. | p[0] | |||
| What percentage of school children experienced frequent body pain due to awkward postures? | a significant percentage | Published 2026-02-12 Prolonged hours of sitting, including static posture, in school during school hours puts extreme physical stress on the muscles and ligaments. Since school children are expected to be in the classrooms for a long duration of four to six hours in a day and do most of the activities seated, it is imperative to observe and analyse the sitting posture musculoskeletal discomfort faced by children during the course of the school day. Also, to find out the incidence of musculoskeletal discomfort among them, the author chose to study a total of 450 students from five public schools of New Delhi. The results revealed that a significant percentage of school children experienced frequent body pain caused by forward bending postures and other awkward postures maintained during long hours of classroom activities. | 642 | summary | 0.890 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/vtte/article/view/5052 | The results revealed that a significant percentage of school children experienced frequent body pain caused by forward bending postures and other awkward postures maintained during long hours of classroom activities. | ||||
| What are some consequences of inappropriate sitting postures? | alteration in the shape of the body, muscle cramps, discomfort in the back and legs | The result of these inappropriate sitting postures can sometimes lead to alteration in the shape of the body, muscle cramps, discomfort in the back and legs. These musculoskeletal problems highlight the need of further research to encourage appropriate sitting postures among school children. | 73 | list | 0.820 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/vtte/article/view/5052 | The result of these inappropriate sitting postures can sometimes lead to alteration in the shape of the body, muscle cramps, discomfort in the back and legs. | p[0] | 0.700 | valid | |
| How long are school children expected to stay seated in classrooms each day? | four to six hours | Published 2026-02-12 Prolonged hours of sitting, including static posture, in school during school hours puts extreme physical stress on the muscles and ligaments. Since school children are expected to be in the classrooms for a long duration of four to six hours in a day and do most of the activities seated, it is imperative to observe and analyse the sitting posture musculoskeletal discomfort faced by children during the course of the school day. Also, to find out the incidence of musculoskeletal discomfort among them, the author chose to study a total of 450 students from five public schools of New Delhi. The results revealed that a significant percentage of school children experienced frequent body pain caused by forward bending postures and other awkward postures maintained during long hours of classroom activities. | 246 | factual | 0.490 | https://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/vtte/article/view/5052 | Since school children are expected to be in the classrooms for a long duration of four to six hours in a day and do most of the activities seated, it is imperative to observe and analyse the sitting posture musculoskeletal discomfort faced by children during the course of the school day. |
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