1141 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from H.E.H. the Nizam,s Dominions, Report, Part I, Vol-XXI, 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. 791 of the 1141 pairs (69.3%) are explanatory questions and 350 restate a figure. 98.77% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What area do the fixed dates apply to in addition to Hyderabad State? | not only for Hyderabad State but also for the "\vhole of India | the Nizam's Dominions. The dates fixed are not only for Hyderabad State but also for the "\vhole of India. The dates of these decennial censuses and the names of the Census Commissioners of Hyderabad State are gIVen below:- 1. | 43 | definition | 1.000 | The dates fixed are not only for Hyderabad State but also for the "\vhole of India. | 21 | page=21,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is considered a reliable and primary source of irrigation in much of the country? | the mainstay of the irrigation of much of the country and are a most dependable source of irrigation | of other irrigation sources. Wells are the mainstay of the irrigation of much of the country and are a most dependable source of irrigation. Tanks are the most important sources, and the area irrigated by them has increased very considerably during the decade especially on account of such projects as Nizamsagar, Palair and Wyra. | 39 | definition | 1.000 | Wells are the mainstay of the irrigation of much of the country and are a most dependable source of irrigation. | 42 | page=42,block=5 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was the initial setup of the State road transport system? | made with 27 buses and a route mileage of 400 miles | a monopoly of the State road transport system. A modest beginning was made with 27 buses and a route mileage of 400 miles. This proved so popular that in I 939-40, the total sphere of N.S.R. | 70 | definition | 1.000 | A modest beginning was made with 27 buses and a route mileage of 400 miles. | 58 | page=58,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What does every new irrigation project become a center for spreading? | a focus from 'Which spreads ideas of improved housing and better standards of living | Striking results have been obtained from this notably in Nizamabad District, where many old villages had to be shifted owing to the raising by the canals of the water table to higher planned sites, or entirely new villages had to be planned and laid out under the ~irection of the Town-Planning Architect, while type-designs for village houses, graded according to villagers' means, were erected and freely copied by villagers. Every new irrigation project similarly is a focus from 'Which spreads ideas of improved housing and better standards of living. A further factor in such improvement is the constant retum to their villages of Dher and other artisans from seasonal employment in the textile mills of Bombay | 470 | definition | 1.000 | Every new irrigation project similarly is a focus from 'Which spreads ideas of improved housing and better standards of living. | 97 | page=97,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is described as a period of open-air life that becomes restricted when signs of maturity appear? | a period of open air life, and when the signs of maturity appear her movements are restrict- ed and well-guarded | The life of a woman from infancy to girlhood, from girlhood to maturity, from maturity to motherhood and from motherhood to widowhood is beset with hardships. Girlhood is a period of open air life, and when the signs of maturity appear her movements are restrict- ed and well-guarded. If she is married early, her worries begin with physical degeneracy and if she is not married after puberty, the anxiety of all concerned has a deleterious influence u.pon the health of the girl. | 171 | definition | 1.000 | Girlhood is a period of open air life, and when the signs of maturity appear her movements are restrict- ed and well-guarded. | 114 | page=114,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What position did Ronald Ross hold in the 19th Madras Infantry? | the regimental surgeon of the 19th Madras Infantry which was then stationed at Begumpet Lines | majority of medical men, that Sir Ronald Ross made his important dis- covery about the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes here in Hyder- abad. Ronald Ross was the regimental surgeon of the 19th Madras Infantry which was then stationed at Begumpet Lines. His great discovery has placed in the hands of the sanitarians the strong weapon of defence against the greatest scourge of humanity in the tropics. | 162 | definition | 1.000 | Ronald Ross was the regimental surgeon of the 19th Madras Infantry which was then stationed at Begumpet Lines. | 156 | page=156,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of building was described as having two wards and offices? | a one-storied building, containing, I think, two wards, besides offices, and it was here that I did most of my important work," [Illustrations | The hospital and the hutments of the men and their families were placed not far from the tank, but the Officers' Mess and quarters were farther away, and our bungalow was about a quarter of a mile from the hospital. The hospital was a one-storied building, containing, I think, two wards, besides offices, and it was here that I did most of my important work," [Illustrations. | 233 | definition | 1.000 | The hospital was a one-storied building, containing, I think, two wards, besides offices, and it was here that I did most of my important work," [Illustrations. | 156 | page=156,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What achievement is Hyderabad recognized for in relation to begging? | a pioneer almost in stopping begging | the Nizam in 1941 census may be due to proper record- ing owing to the increase of census consciousness of the people. H yder- abad is a pioneer almost in stopping begging. To compare percentage variations of the total infirms for 194I with 193 I would not be proper inasmuch as 156,406 afflicted with ~uinea-worm and 23,791 '" intirm " have been first counted in 1941. | 135 | definition | 1.000 | H yder- abad is a pioneer almost in stopping begging. | 166 | page=166,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What kind of animal is described as being hardier to rear and able to consume vegetable waste that oxen usually avoid? | a hardier animal to rear and takes as _food all sorts of vegetable rubbish which oxen will not take usually | ( c) Buffaloes.-The 1940 Live-stock Census gives the number of buffaloes as 922,000 males and 2,111,000 cows: It is on buffaloes that the milk supply of the Dominions mostly depends. The buffalo is a hardier animal to rear and takes as _food all sorts of vegetable rubbish which oxen will not take usually. Therefore more attention could be paid to their increase in the country. | 198 | definition | 1.000 | The buffalo is a hardier animal to rear and takes as _food all sorts of vegetable rubbish which oxen will not take usually. | 200 | page=200,block=6 | 0.850 | valid |
| What behavior is associated with the labor class after a day's work? | no less addicted to drink and visiting toddy shops | Even the unemployed with a couple of annas in his pocket spends most of his time in these tea shops~ which have become a feature of present day urban life. The labour class is no less addicted to drink and visiting toddy shops. After the day's hard work with a few annas of wages in his possession, the labourer invariably goes to these shops before he returns home to his wife and children. | 176 | definition | 1.000 | The labour class is no less addicted to drink and visiting toddy shops. | 213 | page=213,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
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