663 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from General Population Tables, Volume-1, India Part-ii-A (i), 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. 352 of the 663 pairs (53.1%) are explanatory questions and 311 restate a figure. 95.32% 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 is defined as a place where production, repair, or servicing occurs, or where goods are made and sold? | a place where some kind of production, repair or servicing ,acs on or'wherc lJOods or articles are made and sold | In the case of a factory or workshop 'Factory' should be written for a Iarae factory if registered under the Indian Factories Act and 'Wo{bhop' for a small unregistered workshop. A work- shop is a place where some kind of production, repair or servicing ,acs on or'wherc lJOods or articles are made and sold. Similarly. | 195 | definition | 1.000 | A work- shop is a place where some kind of production, repair or servicing ,acs on or'wherc lJOods or articles are made and sold. | 31 | page=31,block=20 | 0.850 | valid |
| What should you do if you cannot directly determine someone's correct age? | not able to elicit com:ct age MIRGI/6l-3 directly, you should stimulate their memory by referring to historical incidents or religious events etc | You should assist them to state tbe correct age. If you are not able to elicit com:ct age MIRGI/6l-3 directly, you should stimulate their memory by referring to historical incidents or religious events etc. You may use any local calendar of such events that may have been prepared for the purpose. | 60 | definition | 1.000 | If you are not able to elicit com:ct age MIRGI/6l-3 directly, you should stimulate their memory by referring to historical incidents or religious events etc. | 44 | page=44,block=16 | 0.850 | valid |
| What arrangements were made for counting pilgrims traveling by special trains? | made to enumerate pilgrims travel· ling by special pilgrim trains with the co-operation of the Railway Board | In rural areas where the enumerator had more than one village in his block, he was permitted to count houseless persons even on the night of 1st March, 1961. Special arrangements were made to enumerate pilgrims travel· ling by special pilgrim trains with the co-operation of the Railway Board. The enumeration of institutional population found in the institutions like hospitals, choultries and hotels was done on the night of 28th February, 1961 or at sunrise of lst March, 1961; whereas the inmates of institutions like hostels, jails, alms houses, messes, houses of disabled persons were counted in the enumera- tion period of 10th February to 28th February, 1961 with re- visional rounds between 1st March and 5th March, 1961. | 184 | definition | 1.000 | Special arrangements were made to enumerate pilgrims travel· ling by special pilgrim trains with the co-operation of the Railway Board. | 156 | page=156,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What activities determine if a census house qualifies as a factory or workshop? | some kind of production, processing, repair or servicing is undertaken or where goods or articles are made and sold | rooms' and not workshops. In the case, however, of a dis- pensary where, in addition to consultation by a doctor, medi- cines are prepared and sold, the house should be described as a 'dispensary'. Write also if used for place of worship or congre- gation or if unoccupied, ·vacant'. If the census house is a shop, business house, bank, etc., but is not a factory or workshop as defined above, the name of the proprietor. manaaer or director should be entered in column 18. Columns S to 8-1f this census house is used as an establishmellt, workshop or factory These columns apply only in cases where the census house is a factory or a workshop i.e., where some kind of production, processing, repair or servicing is undertaken or where goods or articles are made and sold. If the census hOllse is not lIsed for purposes of a factory or workshop write 'X' in each of the columns S to 8. | 656 | definition | 1.000 | Columns S to 8-1f this census house is used as an establishmellt, workshop or factory These columns apply only in cases where the census house is a factory or a workshop i.e., where some kind of production, processing, repair or servicing is undertaken or where goods or articles are made and sold. | ||||
| What serves as the roof for the lower floor in a multi-storeyed building? | the inter- mediate floor or floors will be the roof of the lower ftoor | Column I~Material of rooj The material out of which most of the outer roof exposed to the weather and not the ceiling is made. i.e .• tiles. thatch, cor- rugated iron, zinc or asbe~tos cement sheets or concrete etc. should be written. In the case of a multi-~toreyed building the inter- mediate floor or floors will be the roof of the lower ftoor. Column 11-Sub-numMr of each Census Household with Census House number (CO/Until 3) A household is a group of persons who commonly live to' gether and would take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevented any of them froOl doing so. There may be one or more households in II census house. Each household should be separately numbered. This can be done by using the alphabets as (A), (8), (C), etc. if building No.2 is also a census house and has three households, the household numbers will be 2(A), 2(8) and 2(C). | 276 | definition | 1.000 | In the case of a multi-~toreyed building the inter- mediate floor or floors will be the roof of the lower ftoor. | 32 | page=32,block=20 | 0.700 | |
| Who is identified as the Head of the household for census purposes? | a person on whom falls the chief responsibility for the maintenance of the household | At the right hand corner of thc Location Code you will find a question "is this an institution?" with a rectangle below it. If you are enumerating any penal, charitable or mental institu- tion, hostel, hotel. hospital. boarding house, etc., you should write the nature of the institution within the rectangle like jail, hospital. ctc. Below the Location Code you will find a column for record. ing the full name of the Head of the household. The Head of the household for cellS US purposes is a person on whom falls the chief responsibility for the maintenance of the household. Thus the Head of the household need not necessarily be the eldest male member but may even be a female or a younger mcmber of either sex. You need not, however, make any elaborate enquiry about this and should record as Head of household the name of the person who is actually acknowledged as such. | 493 | definition | 1.000 | The Head of the household for cellS US purposes is a person on whom falls the chief responsibility for the maintenance of the household. | 37 | page=37,block=0 | 0.700 | |
| How are boarding houses and messes categorized for census purposes? | census households but of 'un-related persons living together' | Institutions like boarding houses. messes and chummeries should also be regarded as census households but of 'un-related persons living together'. In such a Household the ,manager or the superintendent or the person who has administrative responsi- bilities or who by common consent is reg~· as the Head, should be recorded as Head of the househo.kt. tf in an institu- tion separate families are also living, each suclt family should | 84 | definition | 1.000 | messes and chummeries should also be regarded as census households but of 'un-related persons living together'. | 37 | page=37,block=9 | 0.700 | valid |
| What types of land are included in the definition of land for cultivation? | all land normally used for cultivation purposes including tempo- rary fallows | You will find a parallelogram at the right hand side against the Full Name of the Head of the household marked ·S.C./S.T.' If the Head of the household is a member of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe obtaining in your State or in your district, you should write the name of the particular Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe (0 which the Head of the household belongs within the parallelogram. You should then fill up the part of the household schedule relating to Cultivation and Household Industry. Sub-part 'A' relates to Cultivation; sub-part 'B' to Household Industry and sub-part 'C' to Workers at Cultivation or Household Industry. Sub-part 'A' relating to Cultivation will have to be filled in only where the household cultivates land (land includes all land normally used for cultivation purposes including tempo- rary fallows). | 763 | definition | 1.000 | Sub-part 'A' relating to Cultivation will have to be filled in only where the household cultivates land (land includes all land normally used for cultivation purposes including tempo- rary fallows). | 37 | page=37,block=11 | ||
| What is used to assess someone's ability to read for literacy determination? | ability to read any simple letter either in print or in manuscript | 2 Who can both read and write write L The test for reading is ability to read any simple letter either in print or in manuscript I.e., if the person can read one of the examples in the Enumerator's Handbook with felicity he may be taken to have passed the test for reading. The test for writing is ability to write a simple letter. The teat for literacy is satisfied if the person can with understanding both read and write. n. STANDARD OF EDUCATION If the penon can both read and write and has also passed a written examination or examinations as proof of an educational standard attained, write the highest examination passed instead of'L'. Q. 7(a) Mother Tongue Write the mother tongue in full including dialect as returned by the person enumerated. Mother tongue is language spoken in childhood by the person's mother to the penon or mainly spoken in the household. | 62 | definition | 1.000 | 2 Who can both read and write write L The test for reading is ability to read any simple letter either in print or in manuscript I.e., if the person can read one of the examples in the Enumerator's Handbook with felicity he may be taken to have passed the test for reading. | ||||
| How is a household industry characterized in rural areas? | an industry conducted by the Head of the household himself andlor mainly members of the household at home or within the village | Qs. 10(a) and lOeb) Household Industry If a person is working in a Household Industry write (i) the nature of work done by him in the Household Industry against question 10(a) and (Ii) the nature of the Household Industry against question lOeb). Otherwise, put 'X' in both questions 10(a) and lOeb). A Household Industry is defined as an industry conducted by the Head of the household himself andlor mainly members of the household at home or within the village in rural areas and only at home in urban areas. The industry should not be run on the scale of a registered factory. Thus the main criterion for a Household Industry is the participation of one or more members of a household in rural areas. In the urban areas the industry should be confined to the house. | 335 | definition | 1.000 | A Household Industry is defined as an industry conducted by the Head of the household himself andlor mainly members of the household at home or within the village in rural areas and only at home in urban areas. | 47 | page=47,block=0 | 0.700 |
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