1250 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from 2018 - Till Date, published by icmr.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. 807 of the 1250 pairs (64.6%) are explanatory questions and 443 restate a figure. 98.80% 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 was analyzed in 200 foods during chemical analyses? | performed on 200 foods for proximate principles (energy, carbohydrate, protein, fat), including mineral and vitamin contents | It began in 1935 and was completed in two years. Chemical analyses were performed on 200 foods for proximate principles (energy, carbohydrate, protein, fat), including mineral and vitamin contents. Besides employing already esta- blished methods for vitamin analyses, newer and improved methods of analyses were introduced especially for the estimation of niacin, carotene and certain B-vitamins. | 72 | definition | 1.000 | Chemical analyses were performed on 200 foods for proximate principles (energy, carbohydrate, protein, fat), including mineral and vitamin contents. | 67 | page=67,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What contributions did the Institute make regarding food toxins? | made by the Institute in identifying the nature of toxic factors and providing solutions for prevention and control | Studies into food toxins were also carried out in this period, exploring major thematic areas like neurolathyrism, aflatoxicosis, argemone toxicity, epidemic dropsy and erucic acid toxicity in edible oil. Significant contributions were made by the Institute in identifying the nature of toxic factors and providing solutions for prevention and control. In 1963, a breakthrough was achieved, when neurotoxic symptoms were induced in baby chicks by administration of aqueous alcoholic extracts of Khesari dal seeds. | 236 | definition | 1.000 | Significant contributions were made by the Institute in identifying the nature of toxic factors and providing solutions for prevention and control. | 70 | page=70,block=3 | 0.850 | valid |
| What procedure was performed on the dead monkey brought to the team in Shimoga? | carried out in the open on the forest floor and tissues were collected and sent to VRC for inoculation in infant mice | The day the team reached Shimoga, a resident brought a dead monkey on a bicycle. A necropsy was carried out in the open on the forest floor and tissues were collected and sent to VRC for inoculation in infant mice. Mortality in mice was observed within a couple of days, indicating the presence of a virulent agent; however, the identity of the agent could not be established. | 96 | definition | 1.000 | A necropsy was carried out in the open on the forest floor and tissues were collected and sent to VRC for inoculation in infant mice. | 106 | page=106,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What significant event occurred in Murshidabad district in 2003 involving children under ten years old? | an outbreak of encephalitis with respiratory symptoms among children below ten years of age in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal in 2003 | During 1976-2011, over 30 outbreaks of influenza were investigated by the Institute and regular surveillance was carried out. Noteworthy was an outbreak of encephalitis with respiratory symptoms among children below ten years of age in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal in 2003. This was the first observation of influenza-associated (H3N2) encephalitis in India. | 141 | definition | 1.000 | Noteworthy was an outbreak of encephalitis with respiratory symptoms among children below ten years of age in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal in 2003. | 113 | page=113,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What role does the institute serve in HIV testing and surveillance? | the apex laboratory for HIV testing for surveillance, including the recently added biomarkers for Hepatitis B and C, using dried bloodspot samples | The random-sampling methodology was pioneered by NARI and later adapted across India. The institute is the apex laboratory for HIV testing for surveillance, including the recently added biomarkers for Hepatitis B and C, using dried bloodspot samples. NARI also builds capacity of other SEAR countries for surveillance for HIV-drug resistance. | 103 | definition | 1.000 | The institute is the apex laboratory for HIV testing for surveillance, including the recently added biomarkers for Hepatitis B and C, using dried bloodspot samples. | 155 | page=155,block=0 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of study design was used for the survey? | a population-based cross- sectional study, and used cluster sampling design | The survey also explored health- seeking behaviours. The survey was a population-based cross- sectional study, and used cluster sampling design. The country was divided into 20 state groups and probability proportionate to the size of the population was used to determine the number of clusters in each of the 20 state groups. | 68 | definition | 1.000 | The survey was a population-based cross- sectional study, and used cluster sampling design. | 184 | page=184,block=5 | 0.850 | valid |
| What was the purpose of the Cherthala project launched by the Government of India? | part of the Government of India’s Technology Mission Project which aimed at the elimination of the transmission of filariasis | The scourge of filariasis in Cherthala had been well documented since 1855, when Waring, the durbar physician of the erstwhile Travancore State, made an epidemiological survey and recorded that one out of 23 people in the state was afflicted by chronic filarial disease. The Cherthala project launched was part of the Government of India’s Technology Mission Project which aimed at the elimination of the transmission of filariasis | 306 | definition | 1.000 | The Cherthala project launched was part of the Government of India’s Technology Mission Project which aimed at the elimination of the transmission of filariasis | 351 | page=351,block=5 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the role of the Indian Council of Medical Research in India? | the apex body for health research in India | Recognizing the need for a central coordinating body, the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) was established in 1911, focusing on pressing health issues like malaria, cholera, and nutritional deficiencies. Post-independence, IRFA was restructured as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 1949, becoming the apex body for health research in India. Over the past century, ICMR has made groundbreaking contributions, including developing oral rehydration therapy for cholera, demonstrating the efficacy of DOTS for tuberculosis, and leading polio eradication Dr. Rajiv Bahl | 319 | definition | 1.000 | Post-independence, IRFA was restructured as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 1949, becoming the apex body for health research in India. | 13 | page=13,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What status did the Indian Council of Medical Research gain after its registration? | an autonomous organization wholly funded by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare | Post independence, medical research efforts gained further momentum as the exercise of nation- building started, amidst the fervour and zeal of a nation newly independent. Several new and major projects were introduced across the country – medical research being no exception. After careful planning and deliberations, the scope and functions of IRFA were considerably expanded, necessitating that it can be renamed. the Indian Council of Medical Research was born in the year 1949. It was registered as a society under Societies Registration Act, 1860, Government of India, and acquired the status of an autonomous organization wholly funded by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. with a country as large and diverse as India, a central institutional set up turned out to be inadequate. | 602 | definition | 1.000 | It was registered as a society under Societies Registration Act, 1860, Government of India, and acquired the status of an autonomous organization wholly funded by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. | 15 | page=15,block=1 | 0.700 | |
| What is the origin of the Unani system of medicine? | in the doctrines of Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen, but later refined and developed by Arabic scholars | With the arrival of Islamic influences, came another traditional form of medicine, known as Unani or Tibb. The origins of this form of medicine are said to have been in the doctrines of Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen, but later refined and developed by Arabic scholars. While these schools of medicinal research differed in theory, they interacted and borrowed from each other quite heavily. the concept of arka (distilled concoctions) entered India through Islamic influences and was translated into rasayana | 166 | definition | 1.000 | The origins of this form of medicine are said to have been in the doctrines of Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen, but later refined and developed by Arabic scholars. | 18 | page=18,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
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