226 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Final Population Totals,, published by censusindia.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. 157 of the 226 pairs (69.5%) are explanatory questions and 69 restate a figure. 99.12% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What does the negative sign indicate in the estimated error percentage of the censused population? | a net over-counting, figures without sign in row (i) representing a net omission | Row (i) shows the estimated error as a percentage of censused population and row (ii) shows its sampling percentage error. Negative sign means a net over-counting, figures without sign in row (i) representing a net omission. State | 143 | definition | 1.000 | Negative sign means a net over-counting, figures without sign in row (i) representing a net omission. | 8 | page=8,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the Indian census known for regarding the timing of publishing its results? | publishing the results at the quickest possible time after the com- pletion of the census enumeration | The v Indian census has the tradition of publishing the results at the quickest possible time after the com- pletion of the census enumeration. It is hoped to maintain this tradition. This volume itself is a testimony to the speed and care with which the census tabulation offices have worked in 1961 and beats the records of previous censuses. Immediately after the 1961 Census enumeration was over, the enumeration records were received at 90 tabulation offices opened temporarily for this purpose at various centres in the country. The first operation in these offices, after the preli. minary check, was to sort the individual slips for each village or enumeration block (in the case of a town) for the Primary Census Abstract already referred to above. | 41 | definition | 1.000 | The v Indian census has the tradition of publishing the results at the quickest possible time after the com- pletion of the census enumeration. | 6 | page=6,block=14 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which plateaus are delineated by Mahendragarh in the north and the Nilgiris in the south? | The Central and Deccan plateaus | The Central and Deccan plateaus delineated by Mahendragarh (Punjab) ·in the north to the ~ilgiri~ (Madras) in the south, Santal Parganas (Bihar) In the east and the Arabian sea in the west are well under a density of 500 in the entire territory, except for Ahmedabad, Kaira, Baroda and Surat (Gujarat), Greater Bombay and Kolhapur .(Maharashtra), :HydCrabad, Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari a~d | 0 | definition | 1.000 | The Central and Deccan plateaus delineated by Mahendragarh (Punjab) ·in the north to the ~ilgiri~ (Madras) in the south, Santal Parganas (Bihar) In the east and the Arabian sea in the west are well under a density of 500 in the entire territory, except for Ahmedabad, Kaira, Baroda and Surat (Gujarat), Greater Bombay and Kolhapur .(Maharashtra), :HydCrabad, Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari a~d | 15 | page=15,block=6 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is a key demographic feature linked to the modern industrial age? | increased risks to male and reduced risks to female lives | internecine strife and outlawry tended to be selective of males and specific age groups, although it is difficult to say whether this selecti- veness was more in the reporting than real. selective survival at certain ages would disturb the age structure of the population. But from now on unless there is a change in the ferti- lity pattern, a mere reduction in mortality will 8tH I keep the age structure and sex ratio at the various ages on an even keel. The deteriorating sex ratio reflects on our social health, for it in- dicates that the risk to female lives at most ages has not improved upon that to male lives ; on the contrary, it seems to emphasize that demo- graphically we have not yet entered upon the modern industrial age with its complementary characteristics of increased risks to male and reduced risks to female lives. | 780 | definition | 1.000 | The deteriorating sex ratio reflects on our social health, for it in- dicates that the risk to female lives at most ages has not improved upon that to male lives ; on the contrary, it seems to emphasize that demo- graphically we have not yet entered upon the modern industrial age with its complementary characteristics of increased risks to male and reduced risks to female lives. | ||||
| What defines a person as engaged in seasonal work? | if the person has had some regular work of more than one hour a day throughout the greater part of the working season | The following definitions were adopted for the Census of 1961 for persons (a) working and (b) not working : (a) For persons working The basis of work will be satisfied in the case of seasonal work like cultivation, livestock, dairying, household industry etc., if the person has had some regular work of more than one hour a day throughout the greater part of the working season. In the case of regular employment in any trade, profession, service, business or commerce the basis of work will be satisfied if the person was employed during any of the fifteen days preceding the day on which you visited the household. If on the check or revisional round such a person is found to be unemployed no change in the original entry should be lnade. | 261 | definition | 1.000 | The following definitions were adopted for the Census of 1961 for persons (a) working and (b) not working : (a) For persons working The basis of work will be satisfied in the case of seasonal work like cultivation, livestock, dairying, household industry etc., if the person has had some regular work of more than one hour a day throughout the greater part of the working season. | ||||
| What is the requirement for regular employment to qualify as work? | if the person was employed during any of the fifteen days preceding the day on which you visited the household | The following definitions were adopted for the Census of 1961 for persons (a) working and (b) not working : (a) For persons working The basis of work will be satisfied in the case of seasonal work like cultivation, livestock, dairying, household industry etc., if the person has had some regular work of more than one hour a day throughout the greater part of the working season. In the case of regular employment in any trade, profession, service, business or commerce the basis of work will be satisfied if the person was employed during any of the fifteen days preceding the day on which you visited the household. If on the check or revisional round such a person is found to be unemployed no change in the original entry should be lnade. | 506 | definition | 1.000 | In the case of regular employment in any trade, profession, service, business or commerce the basis of work will be satisfied if the person was employed during any of the fifteen days preceding the day on which you visited the household. | 26 | page=26,block=0 | 0.700 | |
| What was the literacy criterion used in the 1961 Census? | if a person above the age of four could with understanding both read and write | The test of literacy for the 1961 Census was satisfied if a person above the age of four could with understanding both read and write. But literacy ratios in our present account include persons who can both read and write and have also passed a written examination or examinations as proof of an educational standard. The correct procedure for computing literacy ratios would be to exclude the age group 0-4 from the popula- tion of males and females. But the proportion of this group being not yet available, the rates have been computed on the total population. Thus the effective rates will be higher than here discussed. The progress of general literacy has been sl uggish throughout the country, having increased at an average of o· 8 per cent per year for the general popu1ation, l' 0 for males and O· 5 for females. | 55 | definition | 1.000 | The test of literacy for the 1961 Census was satisfied if a person above the age of four could with understanding both read and write. | 49 | page=49,block=11 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the note indicate about the figures in brackets? | ratios in Minin. and Quarryinl. | Yea' Plait, p. 7'1), tiD 1951, the ap-aroupwaalS.64. Note:-Fiaures in brackets indicat. ratios in Minin. and Quarryinl. The above statement reflects the impact of the Plans on participation especially in the categories V, VI, VIII and IX. | 88 | definition | 1.000 | Note:-Fiaures in brackets indicat. ratios in Minin. and Quarryinl. The above statement reflects the impact of the Plans on participation especially in the categories V, VI, VIII and IX. | 37 | page=37,block=51 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the 1961 definition of work include? | 'supervision and direction in cultivation' | (c) ratio in statement above is perhaps explained by the land reforms and the defintion of work in 1961 which includes 'supervision and direction in cultivation'. Category II shows a generally low index of growth in rural areas, category VII alone regis- tering a sti1] lower rate. The ratios, substantial and all in the negative, indicate genuine decline in proportions. This trend is reflected in the urban areas also in a far more decisive manner. Category III records a substantial increase in the male index and ratios in rural areas but an almost equally substantial increase in the female index and ratios, considering the low female base. | 119 | definition | 1.000 | (c) ratio in statement above is perhaps explained by the land reforms and the defintion of work in 1961 which includes 'supervision and direction in cultivation'. | 96 | page=96,block=10 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the total of percentages represent in the given data? | Total of percentages of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes to population of Statel | Percentage distribution of members of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes in States and Union Territories, 1961 State/Union Territory 1 INDIA Andhra Pradesh • Bihar • • Gujarat Jammu & Kashmir Kerala Madhya Pradesh Madras Maharashtra Mysore Orissa • • Punjab Rajasthan . Uttar Pradesh · • • • • • Total of percentages of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes to population of Statel | 297 | definition | 1.000 | Uttar Pradesh · • • • • • Total of percentages of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes to population of Statel | 90 | page=90,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
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