241 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from SBR 2015-16, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 85-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include india, ship building, ship repairing, 2015-16, transport research wing, employment, financial position, global perspective. 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. Question types in the export: 160 factual, 34 definition, 14 list, 12 table, 11 summary, 9 relationship, 1 comparison. 69 of the 241 pairs (28.6%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 172 are factual or table-based questions. 93.78% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 241 question-and-answer pairs derived from the SBR 2015-16 report, focusing on India's shipbuilding and repair industry. It includes definitions, summaries, and factual data about ship repair capacities, employment statistics, financial details, and global trends. The dataset highlights public and private sector contributions, measures to enhance industry viability, and comparative global perspectives. Each answer is sourced directly from the report, ensuring traceability to the original document.
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| What is the final product of the shipbuilding industry? | a high value floating asset | It draws upon a large number of services and utilities. The end product is a high value floating asset. Shipbuilding not only spawns industrial entrepreneurship but engenders industrial cluster development as the experience of Japan and Korea demonstrates. | 75 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | The end product is a high value floating asset. | 8 | page=8,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| How is the shipbuilding capacity of a unit defined? | in terms of the maximum carrying capacity of the ship that can be built by a shipyard measured in terms of Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) | 1.1. Ship building capacity of a unit is defined in terms of the maximum carrying capacity of the ship that can be built by a shipyard measured in terms of Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) which is the number of tonnes (one tonne = 2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can carry. 1.2. Amongst the public sector companies, Cochin Shipyard Ltd. possessed the maximum size of ship building capacity (110 thousand DWT) followed by Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. (80 thousand DWT), Alcock Ashdown Ltd (15.00 thousand DWT) and Goa Shipyard Ltd. (4.50 thousand DWT). Charts IV and V present the ship building capacity (in terms of their DWT) of some of the big shipbuilding companies as on 31st March 2016 in public & private sector. | 49 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | Ship building capacity of a unit is defined in terms of the maximum carrying capacity of the ship that can be built by a shipyard measured in terms of Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) which is the number of tonnes (one tonne = 2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can carry. | ||||
| Under which legislation is NSDRC registered as a society? | Registration of Societies Act XXI of 1860 | NSDRC is a Registered Society under the Registration of Societies Act XXI of 1860. In 1989, it came under the administrative control of the Ministry of Shipping is managed by a Governing Body with Secretary (Shipping) as the Chairman. The centre has become fully operational since May, 1993. NSDRC is designed to provide support to the Indian Shipbuilding Industry in the field of Ship Design, research in hydrodynamic structures, ocean water transport economy etc. The IMU Visakhapatnam Campus emerges from the confluence of the centrally established Indian Maritime University at Chennai, and the National Ship Design and Research Centre (NSDRC), India's premier ship design and maritime research institution. | 40 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | NSDRC is a Registered Society under the Registration of Societies Act XXI of 1860. | 13 | page=13,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does dead weight tonnage (DWT) indicate for a ship? | It is the number of tons ( 2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. | A. Terms Relating To A Ship Ballast - Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. Bunker - Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). Cargo Tonnage/Freight Ton - It refers to the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement. In the British countries the long tons of 2240 pounds for 40 cubic feet and under the metric system as in India, the metric tonne of 1000 Kg. for a cubic metre. Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) - It is the number of tons ( 2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. Displacement Light - The weight of a ship without stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. Displacement Loaded - The weight of a ship plus stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. | 495 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) - It is the number of tons ( 2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. | 82 | |||
| What does ship repair capacity indicate about ships? | the number of ships repaired and maximum size of ship that can be repaired in terms of DWT | 2.1. Ship repair capacity essentially reflects capability in terms of the number of ships repaired and maximum size of ship that can be repaired in terms of DWT. 2.2. Amongst public sector companies, Cochin Shipyard Ltd had the highest capacity for ship repairing (125 thousand DWT/ Ship) followed by Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. (80 thousand DWT/ Ship) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (9 thousand DWT/ Ship) in 2015-16. In private sector category Pipavav* had the highest capacity for ship repairing (400 thousand DWT/ Ship) followed by Sembmarine Kakinada Ltd (54 thousand DWT/ Ship) and Larsen & Toubro Ltd.* (30 thousand DWT/ Ship) whereas Bharati Defence & Infrastructure Ltd. & ABG Shipyard Ltd. had (20 thousand DWT/ Ship each) ship-repairing capacities. | 70 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | Ship repair capacity essentially reflects capability in terms of the number of ships repaired and maximum size of ship that can be repaired in terms of DWT. | 39 | page=39,block=1 | 0.700 | |
| What does the Load Line on a ship indicate? | The outer line on the body of a ship up to which she submerges in water with safety | Draft - The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line. Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) - It applies to the vessel and not to cargo. It is the weight of the volume occupied by the closed – in – space of a ship taking 100 cubic feet of such closed-in- spaces as equivalent to one vessel ton. It thus refers to the cubic capacity of the vessels. Lighterage - Loading into and discharging out of lighters. Load Line - The outer line on the body of a ship up to which she submerges in water with safety. It varies according to the seasons and waters in which she plies. Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) - It refers to the earning space capacity of a ship, available for the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers. | 423 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | Load Line - The outer line on the body of a ship up to which she submerges in water with safety. | 82 | page=82,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the number of ships on order indicate about the world shipping industry? | the demand side dynamics of the world shipping industry | 5.1. This section comprises comparative time series data on ship building activity in term of order and completion and by type and country (Table 5.1 to 5.6). 5.2. The number of ships on order reflects the demand side dynamics of the world shipping industry. Over the period (1998 to 2015), the number of ships on order at a global level has increased from 1917 units in 1998 to 3885 units in 2015. Ships on order in terms of gross tonnage (GT) have gone up from 53.42 million CGT in 1998 to 99.19 million CGT in 2015. During the year 1998 to 2015, order book of world shipbuilding industry had witnessed CAGR of 4.3% and 3.75% on order in term of numbers of ships and gross tonnage respectively. 5.3. The number of ships built and delivered recorded in terms of gross tonnage (GT), were of the order 63 million GT in 2014 (Table 5.4) reflecting a fall of 11.2 % over 71 million GT completed in 2013. | 202 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | The number of ships on order reflects the demand side dynamics of the world shipping industry. | 72 | page=72,block=1 | ||
| What does the term 'Craft' refer to in marine parlance? | every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively | Cargo Ship - A ship which is not a passenger ship Coaster - A vessel specially designed, equipped, manned and licensed to engage regularly in the coasting trade, whether plying coast-wise or making short sea passage within certain specified geographical limits. Coasting Ship - A ship exclusively employed in trading between any port or place in India and any other port or place in the continent of India or between ports or places in India and port or places in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh or Myanmar. Collier - Generally a coastal ship designed to carry coal. Craft - A term in marine parlance applied to every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively. For marine insurance purposes, a craft is any barge, lighter, river trades or any other boat or vessel employed in carrying, shipping or discharging the goods insured. | 602 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | Craft - A term in marine parlance applied to every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively. | 83 | |||
| What does the term 'ballast' refer to in relation to a ship? | Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. | A. Terms Relating To A Ship Ballast - Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. Bunker - Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). Cargo Tonnage/Freight Ton - It refers to the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement. In the British countries the long tons of 2240 pounds for 40 cubic feet and under the metric system as in India, the metric tonne of 1000 Kg. for a cubic metre. Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) - It is the number of tons ( 2240 pounds) of stores, fuel and cargo that a ship can transport. This presents the actual carrying capacity of a ship. Displacement Light - The weight of a ship without stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. Displacement Loaded - The weight of a ship plus stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. | 38 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | Terms Relating To A Ship Ballast - Any material intended to provide stability to the ship when it is otherwise empty. Bunker - Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). | 82 | |||
| What does the term 'rig' refer to in the context of a vessel? | the distinctive manner in which her masts and sails are disposed. | Ore/Oil and Bulk Carriers - A bulk cargo ship designed to carry ore and oil enabling it thereby to be loaded in both directions. Passenger Liner - A ship or vessel employed in carrying passengers, mail and goods at stated intervals between regular ports. Passenger Ship - A ship carrying more than twelve passengers. Pilgrim Ship - A ship which makes a voyage to or from the Hedjaz during the season of the pilgrimage and which carries pilgrims in a proportion of not less than one pilgrim for every one hundred tons of the gross tonnage of the ship. Reefer - A vessel with refrigerating facilities Rig - The Rig of a vessel is the distinctive manner in which her masts and sails are disposed. Roll On/Roll Off vessel - It is frequently called a vehicle FEERY. It is designed for the conveyance of road vehicles and private cars. | 628 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202015-16.pdf | Reefer - A vessel with refrigerating facilities Rig - The Rig of a vessel is the distinctive manner in which her masts and sails are disposed. Roll On/Roll Off vessel - It is frequently called a vehicle FEERY. | 84 |
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