154 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Report on the Census of the Madras Presidency, Vol-I, Tamilnadu, 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. 74 of the 154 pairs (48.1%) are explanatory questions and 80 restate a figure. 97.40% 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 the objective of the village returns? | toensure that the whole area of each should be censused, and that there should be no error in regard to village or district, boundaries | This return was sent in to Collectors by the 15th February, and the house registers were at tle same time returned to the accountants for emendation or alteration on the occasion of the final The village returns of houses, area, and assessment were retained by the The object of these returns was toensure that the whole area of each should be censused, and that there should be no error in regard to village or district, boundaries, and if any mistakes had been made in ragurd to these time before the preliminary numbering of the people for their On the 15th July 1871 the real work of the census begun in all tho districts except South Onnara and Malabar; in these two districts as the violence of the south-west monsoon rains in the month of July renders out-door work impracticable, it was thought advisable to anticipate the advent of thé monsoon, and t get over the preliminary enumeration in the latter the month of May. | 297 | definition | 1.000 | This return was sent in to Collectors by the 15th February, and the house registers were at tle same time returned to the accountants for emendation or alteration on the occasion of the final The village returns of houses, area, and assessment were retained by the The object of these returns was toensure that the whole area of each should be censused, and that there should be no error in regard to village or district, boundaries, and if any mistakes had been made in ragurd to these time before the preliminary numbering of the people for their On the 15th July 1871 the real work of the census | 40 | page=40,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the definition of the term 'Hindu' as used in the census? | DP..finition 'f the fcnu Hindu, l\tIu..w. iu th Ce:nslI$, p. fl. | Ald'l , DlS]'!:.ICT J A'1) POPUtA'I'l IN. Descril'l inu or area. incll1ded in MadraI! l'~iJ( Hey. p. 64. Phyllical G ngraphy, fl' tH. Area ~r dl~l rida p. 65, Acql1lsltion (.f tho '\'(\!'lOIlIi dis. trieLs, p. 60. Lillgniati hQunda'l'ioll, 1'. (j7. Mi- gnttiou of fl{,rlhern Ij(lople t,v tbe Tamil djRtr;'t~. Il. fj7 . 'i'utul populut,iorl. 1" 68. 'Suh·divi.,,111O 'Jt feVetlllO distrioUl, p. 68. POl'ulfl.t.iutl f,J IU' a. p. OB. Popuh.tioll in GOVOl'lIlW;;ut, 17.<!nUildary. • TJiDJIi lnud • p, 6lL Childl'cr •• and adults, d Ullt vnilit;y Qfthn people. r 1;9. DP..finition 'f the fcnu Hindu, l\tIu..w. iu th Ce:nslI$, p. fl. Mahmn(!d.un pnpulR-ti,)tJ ILnd its di nLuiiQU, p. 71. Hy}.rid <;hal'lWlCt' of the IJJI8n1man llOpu- latiou, p. 71. 1'(.ti 'C Chriatillll 1!.ud theIr ai,- • | 563 | definition | 1.000 | r 1;9. DP..finition 'f the fcnu Hindu, l\tIu..w. iu th Ce:nslI$, p. fl. Mahmn(!d.un pnpulR-ti,)tJ ILnd its di nLuiiQU, p. | 5 | page=5,block=45 | 0.700 | valid |
| Who are the hill tribes in the Nallamalas? | the who inhabit the Nallamalas | “There are no in this district. Thote isan independent jaghire enter the of Bungenapalli, in which the census was carried ont ander tho orders of the Nawub at the time, and in much the same «6 in Covernmont villages. hill tribes in the district are the who inhabit the Nallamalas. ‘They visit the plains, and their only is to procure the bare means of subsistence. They dive chiefly upon the products of the jungle, euch as and honey, the root called and other frnits, also upon game procured by the ebase. They sometimes gather the hill products and barter them fur grain, to te from the plains, Inthe. 2 by guarding the crops and cattle | 249 | definition | 1.000 | hill tribes in the district are the who inhabit the Nallamalas. | 61 | page=61,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the term 'Hindu' include in the context of Southern India? | all the aboriginal — and mountain tribes, whether they have caste or not | The term “ Hindu™ inoludes all the aboriginal — and mountain tribes, whether they have caste or not. Practically it is impossible to tell in what degree the people.of Southern India are of Aryan extraction. The bulk of the people, whethor of the hills or are manifestly non-Aryan, The proportion of Hindus to the total popn- lation varies in the several from 99 por cent. in Ganjam, to 72 per cent. in Malabar. The Mahomedan population is nearly 59 per cent. of the whole. The proportions vary greatly in different districts. | 27 | definition | 1.000 | The term “ Hindu™ inoludes all the aboriginal — and mountain tribes, whether they have caste or not. | 85 | page=85,ocr=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the purpose of marking houses during the preliminary census operations? | to cn:mro that t.110 inhabit.aut.a of every detached ho.mlet,. 01 coUeotion of .houses, should be includod witMn tlwil' propel' 'village limits | After IO.Dg and anxious consideration of ~hi CJuestion. ilIa Board of Revenue callie to the conclusion tlUlt tlu) "pl·elimillfU'y ('...cJ1~US op01'ations mUi-lt be spread (.lVi.'l' more than a single day; thai; the firJlt thing to bo uLine was to (tscertu.in tho numbor of. n,nd to Illltl'k tho houses. 80 that there ,nlight be no confusion itt regard to village boundaries, and to cn:mro that t.110 inhabit.aut.a of every detached ho.mlet,. 01 coUeotion of .houses, should be includod witMn tlwil' propel' 'village limits. 1.'Ibis work baing dooWed tm. it W8ij next dcterrrullcd thlJ,t thu actual onumeration of tho pooph'. and the fllling up of' the achedulcs. should bo a calm and deliberate investigation tlf eaoh household, extending over a. period of not moro than fift.ccm deys, but tll net lal tittle dopending on the 8~e of the village and number of persons to be consllsed. | 379 | relationship | 0.970 | 80 that there ,nlight be no confusion itt regard to village boundaries, and to cn:mro that t.110 inhabit.aut.a of every detached ho.mlet,. 01 coUeotion of .houses, should be includod witMn tlwil' propel' 'village limits. | ||||
| Why is the Kistna delta not densely populated? | liable to inroad frOlll tllO on, and tj u, It ,vator ftood | .R. TI )N '7[1 f tl c r su , ~ r HllIlriel.li'. Tho distribllt'oll Qf population is l'ca.l)Qlu·a of tIl llJ Hie!" distr'iots. as fn Chicaaole (508) nml BinJ.lipn;tam l,~nn per ~ftumu luilo; hut tho hill, - portion,.; of thoso <lisr..riot,g al'() hut t.hinly popul.ftted. Tho delta of tho GuJnyery riv 'I' liAS a. UCllEHl populatJion, bu' the hilly coullft·y in the ju crior 0 th"' district is hnt, soantily oO(;upiod. The Kistna delt.." is not thickly 'opul:'1.tcd, t. h(Wlllg be 11 liable to inroad frOlll tllO on, and tj u, It ,vator ftood, , in t f~S.L l.i u ~. '.rb ... | 483 | relationship | 0.970 | h(Wlllg be 11 liable to inroad frOlll tllO on, and tj u, It ,vator ftood, , in t f~S.L l.i u ~. | 89 | page=89,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What factors led to the stationary population in the Madras Presidency during the early 19th century? | epidemic cholera appvared, if not for the first time within thix Presidency, certainly for the first time within the memory of the then ol@est | In the Rajahmundry, Guntoor, Nellore, Ouddapah, Chingleput, North Arcot, Madura, and Salem Districts the returns show an decrense of population. It may be that certain estates were omitted from the 1856-37 census, but there were other for the stktionary character of the population during this In the year 1818 epidemic cholera appvared, if not for the first time within thix Presidency, certainly for the first time within the memory of the then ol@est From the time of this invasion 1826 or 1827, a large number of the people fell victims to the disease, and in the year 1833-54 a tore deadly epidemic than any former ones swept over the land. In this latter period a terrible famine the and in the Guntoor District alone it was at the time, by competent local observers, that more than one-half of the people had perished from famine and disease. | 311 | relationship | 0.970 | It may be that certain estates were omitted from the 1856-37 census, but there were other for the stktionary character of the population during this In the year 1818 epidemic cholera appvared, if not for the first time within thix Presidency, certainly for the first time within the memory of the then ol@est From the time of this invasion 1826 or 1827, a large number of the people fell victims to the disease, and in the year 1833-54 a tore deadly epidemic than any former ones swept over the land. | ||||
| What issue arose from the system of paying clerks based on the number of entries they completed? | a good dea) of scamping | But these figures were misapplied in the direct tabulation, as some dishonest clerks were detected in using these totals, and distributing the number of castes and occupa- tions according te their own fancy. This was soon detected and rectified, so far as possible, by the establishment of a testing department in the office ; but notwithstanding all the pains taken to ensure correctness, there is reason to suppose that the direct village tabulation was the most ineflicient of the whole work turned out by the Census Office, The system of payment by that is, of paying the clerks in proportion to the number of entries effected, without adequate check, led to a good dea) of scamping, which was checked only by of those detected in wrongdoing. 38: is believed, by Mr. | 663 | relationship | 0.970 | This was soon detected and rectified, so far as possible, by the establishment of a testing department in the office ; but notwithstanding all the pains taken to ensure correctness, there is reason to suppose that the direct village tabulation was the most ineflicient of the whole work turned out by the Census Office, The system of payment by that is, of paying the clerks in proportion to the number of entries effected, without adequate check, led to a good dea) of scamping, which was checked only by of those detected in wrongdoing. | ||||
| What contributed to the increase in the Mahomodan population? | us ulmans • rc lar 1.: rec.."n froOm h 10 r to ut Hmdu by con r ion | is unfortunat ']y ineoropl L • inn popula.tion of'.:lh ity \lld not be clusified i duo 0 Ohl' nan prio.!' to the census of 1 1'1, an in the 1850-51 oel us the Mahomodan and Christian populations were no ill t.inguished; ut; 0 't' g th opulation of the town of ail M an wIthout. t:akinn' il 0 account h 0 US 1MlB of tll year 1851-5!.!, w e that tllO - itldu population as increased during t.}w Ii n yoars 1 5 to 1 71 by 37 pC:U' can..", t'LA ,MaliOmedan by 33 per <'cnt., and the Ohristiau8 by 51 P 'onto Tho illcr as in tho Chr'stin.n pop la.tiun 1 ohiofly uc to the apr g r ('hriRt.i&uit.y umOll "t t,ho natives of India, and oy ousi 'rablo addi 'PI 9 to tho Rut' l,enu or ,Eurasian populations. Tht.: chief incl' the Mu.how _ dan p Ulat'OIJ has been in l\1;JJfLbflr~ WU '0 t lV' us ulmans • rc lar 1.: rec.."n froOm h 10 r to ut Hmdu by con r ion. | 781 | relationship | 0.970 | Tht.: chief incl' the Mu.how _ dan p Ulat'OIJ has been in l\1;JJfLbflr~ WU '0 t lV' us ulmans • rc lar 1.: rec.."n froOm h 10 r to ut Hmdu by con r ion. | 25 | page=25,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What helped confirm the villagers' suspicions about the census? | the passing of the Local Funds Act about the same time, and the introduction of the house-tex into some of the villages soun after | Hope, Acting Collector of Kurnool, reports :-— “First, a6 to the feelings of the people, Ihave uot been long mough in the district to be aide to «peak from observation ; but, fram the reports of the divisional officers, ft wonld thet the feolings of the people wero not very favorable. Ax cleewhere, there seems to have béen io most villages a general imprention that the was « prelade to the imposition of house-tax, or» poll-tax ;and the passing of the Local Funds Act about the same time, and the introduction of the house-tex into some of the villages soun after, probably helped to confirm thia idea But no diflenities were experienced from this or any other canse in carrying out the census of the people. | 436 | relationship | 0.970 | Ax cleewhere, there seems to have béen io most villages a general imprention that the was « prelade to the imposition of house-tax, or» poll-tax ;and the passing of the Local Funds Act about the same time, and the introduction of the house-tex into some of the villages soun after, probably helped to confirm thia idea But no diflenities were experienced from this or any other canse in carrying out the census of the people. |
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