61 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Land Use Statistics at a Glance, published by desagri.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. 44 of the 61 pairs (72.1%) are explanatory questions and 17 restate a figure. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 61 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What land types are classified as 'Barren and Un-culturable Land'? | all land covered by mountains, deserts, etc. | This section presents data on the Nine-Fold Classification of land use, which captures how land is categorized and utilized across states. The following land use categories are included: (i) Forest Area: This includes all land classified either as forest under any legal enactment, or administered as forest, whether State-owned or private, and whether wooded or maintained as potential forest land. The area of crops raised in the forest and grazing lands or areas open for grazing within the forests remain included under the “forest area”. (ii) Area under Non-agricultural Uses: This includes all land occupied by buildings, roads and railways or under water, e.g. rivers and canals, and other land put to uses other than agriculture. (iii) Barren and Un-culturable Land: This includes all land covered by mountains, deserts, etc. | 789 | definition | 1.000 | (iii) Barren and Un-culturable Land: This includes all land covered by mountains, deserts, etc. | 46 | page=46,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is covered under the category 'Permanent Pasture and other Grazing Land'? | all grazing land whether it is permanent pasture/meadows or not. Village common grazing land is included under this category. | Land, which cannot be brought under cultivation except at an exorbitant cost is classified as unculturable whether such land is in isolated blocks or within cultivated holdings. (iv) Permanent Pasture and other Grazing Land: This includes all grazing land whether it is permanent pasture/meadows or not. Village common grazing land is included under this category. (v) Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops, etc.: This includes all cultivable land, which is not included in ‘Net area sown’ but is put to some agricultural use. Land under casuarina trees, thatching grasses, bamboo bushes and other groves for fuel, etc. which are not included under ‘Orchards’ are classified under this category. | 239 | definition | 1.000 | (iv) Permanent Pasture and other Grazing Land: This includes all grazing land whether it is permanent pasture/meadows or not. Village common grazing land is included under this category. (v) Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops, etc.: This includes all cultivable land, which is not included in ‘Net area sown’ but is put to some agricultural use. | 46 | |||
| What does the term 'Net Area Sown' mean? | the total area sown with crops and orchards. | (viii) Current Fallows: This represents cropped area, which is kept fallow during the current year. (ix) Net Area Sown: This represents the total area sown with crops and orchards. Area sown more than once in the same year is counted only once. | 136 | definition | 1.000 | (ix) Net Area Sown: This represents the total area sown with crops and orchards. Area sown more than once in the same year is counted only once. | 47 | page=47,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the formula for calculating irrigation intensity? | the ratio of Gross Irrigated Area to Net Irrigated Area | (xi) Total Cultivated Area/Land: This consists of net area sown and current fallows (xii) Irrigation Intensity: It is the ratio of Gross Irrigated Area to Net Irrigated Area. 5. DATA SOURCES AND COMPILATION PROCESS: The data presented in Land Use Statistics at a Glance is collected annually from all Indian States and Union Territories, based on the agricultural year (July to June). The primary responsibility for data submission lies with the State Agricultural Statistics Authorities (SASAs) or the State Directorates of Economics & Statistics (DESs). In most states, the DES is the designated authority for providing land use data. in some States and UTs, data is furnished by other departments. At the grassroots level, officials from departments such as Revenue, Irrigation, and Agriculture collect the land use data at the Village level. | 118 | definition | 1.000 | (xi) Total Cultivated Area/Land: This consists of net area sown and current fallows (xii) Irrigation Intensity: It is the ratio of Gross Irrigated Area to Net Irrigated Area. | 49 | page=49,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the value '0' represent in land use statistics? | area is less than 500 hectares. | The reported area is based on the information provided by the respective State governments, whereas Geographical area is sourced from the Office of the Director, Geographical Map Publication, Survey of India, Dehradun. This geographical data also includes the area under illegal occupation by China and Pakistan. (ii) The figures shown under various land categories—such as the nine-fold land use classification, area under irrigation, and area under crops—may not exactly sum up to the total area at the state or national level. This occurs primarily due to rounding of individual figures, which can cause slight differences when adding up the numbers. (iii)‘0’ means area is less than 500 hectares. (iv) A Blank space indicates that data is either unavailable or has not been reported by the respective States/UTs. (v) NAS: Not Available Separately. (vi) P: Provisional. | 669 | definition | 1.000 | (iii)‘0’ means area is less than 500 hectares. (iv) A Blank space indicates that data is either unavailable or has not been reported by the respective States/UTs. | 51 | page=51,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does a blank space indicate in land use data? | data is either unavailable or has not been reported by the respective States/UTs. | The reported area is based on the information provided by the respective State governments, whereas Geographical area is sourced from the Office of the Director, Geographical Map Publication, Survey of India, Dehradun. This geographical data also includes the area under illegal occupation by China and Pakistan. (ii) The figures shown under various land categories—such as the nine-fold land use classification, area under irrigation, and area under crops—may not exactly sum up to the total area at the state or national level. This occurs primarily due to rounding of individual figures, which can cause slight differences when adding up the numbers. (iii)‘0’ means area is less than 500 hectares. (iv) A Blank space indicates that data is either unavailable or has not been reported by the respective States/UTs. (v) NAS: Not Available Separately. (vi) P: Provisional. | 735 | definition | 1.000 | (iv) A Blank space indicates that data is either unavailable or has not been reported by the respective States/UTs. (v) NAS: Not Available Separately. | 51 | page=51,block=2 | 0.700 | |
| What does the term 'Gross Cropped Area' represent? | the total area sown once and/or more than once in a particular year | (iii) Gross Cropped Area: This represents the total area sown once and/or more than once in a particular year, i.e. the area is counted as many times as there are sowings in a year. This total area is also known as Gross Cropped Area or Total Area Sown. (iv) Area Sown more than once: This represents the areas on which crops are cultivated more than once during the agricultural year. This is obtained by deducting Net Area Sown from Gross Cropped Area. (v) Irrigated Area: The area is assumed to be irrigated for cultivation through such sources as canals (Govt. & Private), tanks, tube-wells, other wells and other sources. It is divided into two categories: (a) Net Irrigated Area: It is the area irrigated through any source once in a year for a particular crop. (b) Total / Gross Irrigated Area: It is the total area under crops, irrigated once and/or more than once in a year. | 42 | definition | 1.000 | (iii) Gross Cropped Area: This represents the total area sown once and/or more than once in a particular year, i.e. | 49 | page=49,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does 'Total / Gross Irrigated Area' include? | the total area under crops, irrigated once and/or more than once in a year | (iii) Gross Cropped Area: This represents the total area sown once and/or more than once in a particular year, i.e. the area is counted as many times as there are sowings in a year. This total area is also known as Gross Cropped Area or Total Area Sown. (iv) Area Sown more than once: This represents the areas on which crops are cultivated more than once during the agricultural year. This is obtained by deducting Net Area Sown from Gross Cropped Area. (v) Irrigated Area: The area is assumed to be irrigated for cultivation through such sources as canals (Govt. & Private), tanks, tube-wells, other wells and other sources. It is divided into two categories: (a) Net Irrigated Area: It is the area irrigated through any source once in a year for a particular crop. (b) Total / Gross Irrigated Area: It is the total area under crops, irrigated once and/or more than once in a year. | 808 | definition | 1.000 | (b) Total / Gross Irrigated Area: It is the total area under crops, irrigated once and/or more than once in a year. | 49 | page=49,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the ratio used to define 'Cropping Intensity'? | the ratio of Gross Cropped Area to Net Area Sown | It is counted as many times as the number of times the areas are cropped and irrigated in a year. (vi) Total Net Un-irrigated Area: It is the area arrived at by deducting the net irrigated area from net sown area. (vii) Total/Gross Un-Irrigated Area: It is the area arrived at by deducting the gross irrigated area from the gross sown area. (viii) Cropping Intensity: It is the ratio of Gross Cropped Area to Net Area Sown. (ix) Agricultural Land/Total Culturable Land /Total Cultivable Area/Total Arable land: This consists of net area sown, current fallows, fallow lands other than current fallows, culturable waste land and land under miscellaneous tree crops. (x) Total Un-Cultivable Area/Land: It is the area arrived at by deducting the total cultivable area from the total reported area. | 374 | definition | 1.000 | (viii) Cropping Intensity: It is the ratio of Gross Cropped Area to Net Area Sown. | 49 | page=49,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is Cropping intensity? | expressed as the ratio of the Gross Cropped Area to the Net Sown Area | Cropping intensity is expressed as the ratio of the Gross Cropped Area to the Net Sown Area. | 22 | definition | 0.980 | Cropping intensity is expressed as the ratio of the Gross Cropped Area to the Net Sown Area. | 62 | page=62,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
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