2160 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from India State, published by fsi.nic.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. 66 of the 2160 pairs (3.1%) are explanatory questions and 2094 restate a figure. 99.26% 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 the total mapped area composed of? | sum of forest cover and scrub | The total mapped area, therefore, is sum of forest cover and scrub. 10.21. Forest Fire District-wise number of forest fire detected by FSI using SNPP-VIIRS sensors (This includes large, continuous and repeated forest fires) during the fire season 2022-23 & 2023-24. | 37 | definition | 1.000 | The total mapped area, therefore, is sum of forest cover and scrub. | 276 | page=276,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which species has the lowest number of plants in thousands? | Acacia nilotica/ Acacia arabica/ Vachellia nilotica | Sl. No. Species Habit No. of Plants (in ‘000) 1 Diospyros melanoxylon Tree 5,333 2 Madhuca longifolia/ M. latifolia/ M. indica Tree 2,037 3 Phoenix sylvestris Tree 1,049 4 Lannea coromandelica Tree 857 5 Anogeissus latifolia/ Terminalia anogeissiana Tree 489 6 Emblica officinalis/ Phyllanthus emblica Tree 420 7 Bombax species/ Bombax ceiba Tree 298 8 Miliusa tomentosa Tree 220 9 Acacia catechu/ Senegalia catechu Tree 200 10 Acacia nilotica/ Acacia arabica/ Vachellia nilotica Tree 74 | 428 | summary | 0.970 | indica Tree 2,037 3 Phoenix sylvestris Tree 1,049 4 Lannea coromandelica Tree 857 5 Anogeissus latifolia/ Terminalia anogeissiana Tree 489 6 Emblica officinalis/ Phyllanthus emblica Tree 420 7 Bombax species/ Bombax ceiba Tree 298 8 Miliusa tomentosa Tree 220 9 Acacia catechu/ Senegalia catechu Tree 200 10 Acacia nilotica/ Acacia arabica/ Vachellia nilotica Tree 74 | 392 | page=392,block=14 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the main objective of the Pre-investment Survey of Forest Resources? | to ascertain the availability of raw material for establishment of wood based industries in selected areas of the coun- try | About FSI Forest Survey of India (FSI) is a premier national orga- nization under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. It is responsible for assessment and monitoring of the forest resources of the country on regular basis. Established on 1st June 1981, Forest Survey of India succeeded the “Pre-investment Survey of Forest Resources” (PISFR), a project initiated in 1965 by Government of India with the sponsorship of FAO and UNDP. The main objective of PISFR was to ascertain the availability of raw material for establishment of wood based industries in selected areas of the coun- try. In its report in 1976, the National Commission on Agriculture (NCA) recommended for the creation of a National Forest Survey Organization for a regular, periodic and comprehensive forest resources survey of the country leading to creation of FSI. | 505 | summary | 0.970 | The main objective of PISFR was to ascertain the availability of raw material for establishment of wood based industries in selected areas of the coun- try. | 428 | page=428,block=0 | ||
| What did the National Commission on Agriculture recommend in 1976? | the creation of a National Forest Survey Organization for a regular, periodic and comprehensive forest resources survey of the country | About FSI Forest Survey of India (FSI) is a premier national orga- nization under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. It is responsible for assessment and monitoring of the forest resources of the country on regular basis. Established on 1st June 1981, Forest Survey of India succeeded the “Pre-investment Survey of Forest Resources” (PISFR), a project initiated in 1965 by Government of India with the sponsorship of FAO and UNDP. The main objective of PISFR was to ascertain the availability of raw material for establishment of wood based industries in selected areas of the coun- try. In its report in 1976, the National Commission on Agriculture (NCA) recommended for the creation of a National Forest Survey Organization for a regular, periodic and comprehensive forest resources survey of the country leading to creation of FSI. | 714 | summary | 0.970 | In its report in 1976, the National Commission on Agriculture (NCA) recommended for the creation of a National Forest Survey Organization for a regular, periodic and comprehensive forest resources survey of the country leading to creation of FSI. | ||||
| What type of plant habit does Acorus calamus have? | Herbs | Sl. No. Species Habit No. of Plants (in ‘000) 1 Cinnamomum tamala Tree 2,61,323 2 Oroxylum indicum Tree 1,37,649 3 Aquilaria malaccensis/Aquilaria agallocha Tree 26,261 4 Azadirachta indica Tree 22,566 5 Clerodendrum colebrookeanum Shrubs 43,73,959 6 Berberis aristata Shrubs 4,68,638 7 Piper species/ Piper longum/ Piper mullesua/ Piper peepuloides Climbers 1,27,66,618 8 Rubia cordifolia Climbers 1,13,380 9 Acorus calamus Herbs 3,27,30,490 10 Swertia chirayita/ Swertia chirata Herbs 2,59,58,665 | 425 | definition | 0.940 | of Plants (in ‘000) 1 Cinnamomum tamala Tree 2,61,323 2 Oroxylum indicum Tree 1,37,649 3 Aquilaria malaccensis/Aquilaria agallocha Tree 26,261 4 Azadirachta indica Tree 22,566 5 Clerodendrum colebrookeanum Shrubs 43,73,959 6 Berberis aristata Shrubs 4,68,638 7 Piper species/ Piper longum/ Piper mullesua/ Piper peepuloides Climbers 1,27,66,618 8 Rubia cordifolia Climbers 1,13,380 9 Acorus calamus Herbs 3,27,30,490 10 Swertia chirayita/ Swertia chirata Herbs 2,59,58,665 | 60 | page=60,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the growth habit of Lantana camara? | Shrubs | Sl. No. Species Habit No. of Plants (in ‘000) 1 Azadirachta indica Tree 62 2 Flacourtia indica Tree 5 3 Lantana camara Shrubs 28,350 4 Carissa spinarum/ Carissa opaca Shrubs 15,593 5 Grewia tenax Shrubs 1,418 6 Cassia tora/ Senna tora Herbs 1,47,932 7 Parthenium hysterophorus Herbs 56,897 | 119 | definition | 0.940 | of Plants (in ‘000) 1 Azadirachta indica Tree 62 2 Flacourtia indica Tree 5 3 Lantana camara Shrubs 28,350 4 Carissa spinarum/ Carissa opaca Shrubs 15,593 5 Grewia tenax Shrubs 1,418 6 Cassia tora/ Senna tora Herbs 1,47,932 7 Parthenium hysterophorus Herbs 56,897 | 103 | page=103,block=11 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the growth habit of Bauhinia vahlii/Phanera vahlii? | Climbers | Sl. No. Species Habit No. of Plants (in ‘000) 1 Acacia catechu/ Senegalia catechu Tree 3,62,736 2 Pinus wallichiana/ Pinus excelsa Tree 38,713 3 Berberis aristata Shrubs 92,47,067 4 Skimmia laureola Shrubs 10,99,580 5 Zanthoxylum armatum Shrubs 3,70,943 6 Bauhinia vahlii/ Phanera vahlii Climbers 25,64,214 7 Tinospora cordifolia Climbers 1,97,247 8 Trillidium govanianum/ Trillium govanianum Herbs 4,80,97,498 9 Aconitum heterophyllum Herbs 1,78,13,888 10 Jurinea dolomiaea/ Dolomiaea macrocephala Herbs 71,25,555 Himachal Pradesh | 288 | definition | 0.940 | of Plants (in ‘000) 1 Acacia catechu/ Senegalia catechu Tree 3,62,736 2 Pinus wallichiana/ Pinus excelsa Tree 38,713 3 Berberis aristata Shrubs 92,47,067 4 Skimmia laureola Shrubs 10,99,580 5 Zanthoxylum armatum Shrubs 3,70,943 6 Bauhinia vahlii/ Phanera vahlii Climbers 25,64,214 7 Tinospora cordifolia Climbers 1,97,247 8 Trillidium govanianum/ Trillium govanianum Herbs 4,80,97,498 9 Aconitum heterophyllum Herbs 1,78,13,888 10 Jurinea dolomiaea/ Dolomiaea macrocephala Herbs 71,25,555 Himachal Pradesh | 145 | page=145,block=11 | 0.700 | valid |
| What components make up the total mapped area? | forest cover and scrub | Total (Forest cover & scrub) 54,504.20 100.00 *Forest Types have been assigned to the natural forest formations under forest cover and scrub categories shown in the forest cover mapping (ISFR, 2023). The total mapped area, therefore, is sum of forest cover and scrub. | 118 | definition | 0.940 | Total (Forest cover & scrub) 54,504.20 100.00 *Forest Types have been assigned to the natural forest formations under forest cover and scrub categories shown in the forest cover mapping (ISFR, 2023). | 217 | page=217,block=7 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which forest type is linked to Dipterocarpus? | Assam Valley tropical wet evergreen forest (Dipterocarpus) | Forest Type Area % of the total mapped area* 1 1B/C1 Assam Valley tropical wet evergreen forest (Dipterocarpus) 1,453.35 2.03 2 1B/C2a Kayea forest 751.37 1.05 3 1/2S1 Pioneer Euphorbiaceous scrub 238.23 0.33 4 2B/ C1a Assam alluvial plains semi-evergreen forest 4,010.17 5.61 5 2B/C1b Eastern sub-montane semi-evergreen forest 2,430.47 3.40 6 2B/C1/1S1 Sub-Himalayan light alluvial semi-evergreen forest 3,996.57 5.59 7 2B/C1/2S2 Eastern alluvial secondary semi-evergreen forest 3,773.66 5.28 8 2/2S1 Secondary moist bamboo brakes 1,114.03 1.56 9 3C/C3/2S2 Secondary Euphorbiaceous scrub 28.34 0.04 10 3/1S2b Terminalia-Duabanga 911.97 1.28 11 8B/C1 East Himalayan subtropical wet hill forest 15,259.14 21.36 12 8B/C2 Khasi subtropical wet hill forest 1,210.22 1.69 13 9/C2 Assam subtropical pine forest 744.38 1.04 14 11B/C1 East Himalayan wet temperate forest 15,681.90 21.95 15 12/C1f Low-level blue pine forest (P. wallichiana) 243.61 0.33 16 12/C3a East Himalayan mixed coniferous forest 5,165.02 7.23 17 12/DS1 Montane bamboo brakes 138.03 0.19 18 13/C6 East Himalayan dry temperate coniferous forest 663.89 0.93 19 14/C2 East Himalayan sub-alpine birch/fir forest 7,576.68 10.61 20 15/C1 Birch/Rhododendron scrub forest 494.39 0.70 21 16/C1 Dry alpine scrub 491.22 0. | 53 | relationship | ||||||
| Which tree species has the largest number of plants recorded? | Acacia nilotica/ Acacia arabica/ Vachellia nilotica | Sl. No. Species Habit No. of Plants (in ‘000) 1 Acacia nilotica/ Acacia arabica/ Vachellia nilotica Tree 9,994 2 Acacia catechu/ Senegalia catechu Tree 6,897 3 Anogeissus latifolia/ Terminalia anogeissiana Tree 6,393 4 Adhatoda vasica/ Justicia adhatoda Shrubs 3,34,991 5 Asparagus adscendens Shrubs 13,958 6 Abrus precatorius Climbers 26,171 7 Cucumis melo/ Cucumis pubescens Climbers 20,937 8 Cassia tora/ Senna tora Herbs 23,53,082 9 Achyranthes aspera Herbs 15,46,311 Haryana | 48 | comparison | 0.920 | of Plants (in ‘000) 1 Acacia nilotica/ Acacia arabica/ Vachellia nilotica Tree 9,994 2 Acacia catechu/ Senegalia catechu Tree 6,897 3 Anogeissus latifolia/ Terminalia anogeissiana Tree 6,393 4 Adhatoda vasica/ Justicia adhatoda Shrubs 3,34,991 5 Asparagus adscendens Shrubs 13,958 6 Abrus precatorius Climbers 26,171 7 Cucumis melo/ Cucumis pubescens Climbers 20,937 8 Cassia tora/ Senna tora Herbs 23,53,082 9 Achyranthes aspera Herbs 15,46,311 Haryana | 131 | page=131,block=26 | 0.700 | valid |
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| Forest Type Area % of the total mapped area* 1 1B/C1 Assam Valley tropical wet evergreen forest (Dipterocarpus) 1,453.35 2.03 2 1B/C2a Kayea forest 751.37 1.05 3 1/2S1 Pioneer Euphorbiaceous scrub 238.23 0.33 4 2B/ C1a Assam alluvial plains semi-evergreen forest 4,010.17 5.61 5 2B/C1b Eastern sub-montane semi-evergreen forest 2,430.47 3.40 6 2B/C1/1S1 Sub-Himalayan light alluvial semi-evergreen forest 3,996.57 5.59 7 2B/C1/2S2 Eastern alluvial secondary semi-evergreen forest 3,773.66 5.28 8 2/2S1 Secondary moist bamboo brakes 1,114.03 1.56 9 3C/C3/2S2 Secondary Euphorbiaceous scrub 28.34 0.04 |
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