90 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from ISS 2016_compressed, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 196-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include indian shipping statistics 2016, transport research wing, new delhi, water borne transport, indian shipping sector, tonnage, coastal trade, overseas trade. 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: 53 factual, 16 definition, 13 table, 7 list, 1 summary. 24 of the 90 pairs (26.7%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 66 are factual or table-based questions. 98.89% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 90 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the Indian Shipping Statistics 2016 publication by shipmin.gov.in. It includes definitions of vessel abbreviations, fleet composition, and historical data on Indian shipping tonnage. The dataset is structured to allow verification against the original source, with each answer linked to its context and page location. Questions cover topics such as vessel types, fleet age profiles, and tonnage distribution across coastal and overseas trade.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What type of vessel is referred to by the abbreviation RORO? | ROLL ON-ROLL OF CONTAINER VESSLES | MOTS : MOTOR SHIP MSV : MULTI SERVICE VESSEL MTK : MOTOR TANKER OFF : OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL OOBC : ORE/OIL BULK CARRIERS PASS : PASSENGER CUM CARGO PGER : PASSENGER SERVICE PTMB : PORT TRUSTS & MARITIME BOARDS VESSEL PSV : PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL PY : PLEASURE YACHT RORO : ROLL ON-ROLL OF CONTAINER VESSLES SOFF : SPECIALISED VESSLES FOR OFFSHORE SV : SUPPLY VESSEL TANC : OIL TANKER (CRUDE) TANP : OIL TANKER (PC) TCAR : TIMBER CARRIERS TUG : TUG UTB : UTILITY BOAT UTC : UTILITY CRAFT UTV : UTILITY VESSEL Y : YACHT | 274 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | MOTS : MOTOR SHIP MSV : MULTI SERVICE VESSEL MTK : MOTOR TANKER OFF : OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL OOBC : ORE/OIL BULK CARRIERS PASS : PASSENGER CUM CARGO PGER : PASSENGER SERVICE PTMB : PORT TRUSTS & MARITIME BOARDS VESSEL PSV : PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL PY : PLEASURE YACHT RORO : ROLL ON-ROLL OF CONTAINER VESSLES SOFF : SPECIALISED VESSLES FOR OFFSHORE SV : SUPPLY VESSEL TANC : OIL TANKER (CRUDE) TANP : OIL TANKER (PC) TCAR : TIMBER CARRIERS TUG : TUG UTB : UTILITY BOAT UTC : UTILITY CRAFT UTV : UTILITY VESSEL Y : YACHT | 8 | page=8,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the abbreviation AHTS stand for? | ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 46 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 7 | page=7,block=1 | ||
| What is the meaning of the abbreviation DWT? | DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 277 | definition | 0.940 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 7 | page=7,block=1 | ||
| What is the meaning of the abbreviation EP? | ELECTRIC PROPULSION | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 330 | definition | 0.940 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 7 | page=7,block=1 | ||
| What is the meaning of the abbreviation PSV? | PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL | MOTS : MOTOR SHIP MSV : MULTI SERVICE VESSEL MTK : MOTOR TANKER OFF : OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL OOBC : ORE/OIL BULK CARRIERS PASS : PASSENGER CUM CARGO PGER : PASSENGER SERVICE PTMB : PORT TRUSTS & MARITIME BOARDS VESSEL PSV : PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL PY : PLEASURE YACHT RORO : ROLL ON-ROLL OF CONTAINER VESSLES SOFF : SPECIALISED VESSLES FOR OFFSHORE SV : SUPPLY VESSEL TANC : OIL TANKER (CRUDE) TANP : OIL TANKER (PC) TCAR : TIMBER CARRIERS TUG : TUG UTB : UTILITY BOAT UTC : UTILITY CRAFT UTV : UTILITY VESSEL Y : YACHT | 224 | definition | 0.940 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | MOTS : MOTOR SHIP MSV : MULTI SERVICE VESSEL MTK : MOTOR TANKER OFF : OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL OOBC : ORE/OIL BULK CARRIERS PASS : PASSENGER CUM CARGO PGER : PASSENGER SERVICE PTMB : PORT TRUSTS & MARITIME BOARDS VESSEL PSV : PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL PY : PLEASURE YACHT RORO : ROLL ON-ROLL OF CONTAINER VESSLES SOFF : SPECIALISED VESSLES FOR OFFSHORE SV : SUPPLY VESSEL TANC : OIL TANKER (CRUDE) TANP : OIL TANKER (PC) TCAR : TIMBER CARRIERS TUG : TUG UTB : UTILITY BOAT UTC : UTILITY CRAFT UTV : UTILITY VESSEL Y : YACHT | 8 | page=8,block=0 | ||
| What is the meaning of the abbreviation TANC? | OIL TANKER (CRUDE) | MOTS : MOTOR SHIP MSV : MULTI SERVICE VESSEL MTK : MOTOR TANKER OFF : OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL OOBC : ORE/OIL BULK CARRIERS PASS : PASSENGER CUM CARGO PGER : PASSENGER SERVICE PTMB : PORT TRUSTS & MARITIME BOARDS VESSEL PSV : PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL PY : PLEASURE YACHT RORO : ROLL ON-ROLL OF CONTAINER VESSLES SOFF : SPECIALISED VESSLES FOR OFFSHORE SV : SUPPLY VESSEL TANC : OIL TANKER (CRUDE) TANP : OIL TANKER (PC) TCAR : TIMBER CARRIERS TUG : TUG UTB : UTILITY BOAT UTC : UTILITY CRAFT UTV : UTILITY VESSEL Y : YACHT | 374 | definition | 0.940 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | MOTS : MOTOR SHIP MSV : MULTI SERVICE VESSEL MTK : MOTOR TANKER OFF : OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL OOBC : ORE/OIL BULK CARRIERS PASS : PASSENGER CUM CARGO PGER : PASSENGER SERVICE PTMB : PORT TRUSTS & MARITIME BOARDS VESSEL PSV : PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL PY : PLEASURE YACHT RORO : ROLL ON-ROLL OF CONTAINER VESSLES SOFF : SPECIALISED VESSLES FOR OFFSHORE SV : SUPPLY VESSEL TANC : OIL TANKER (CRUDE) TANP : OIL TANKER (PC) TCAR : TIMBER CARRIERS TUG : TUG UTB : UTILITY BOAT UTC : UTILITY CRAFT UTV : UTILITY VESSEL Y : YACHT | 8 | page=8,block=0 | ||
| What type of vessel is indicated by the abbreviation DRB? | DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 211 | definition | 0.940 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 7 | |||
| What type of vessel is indicated by the abbreviation LCAR? | LPG CARRIERS | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 457 | definition | 0.940 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 7 | page=7,block=1 | ||
| What type of vessel is indicated by the abbreviation MOTO? | MOTOR TENDER | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 496 | definition | 0.940 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 7 | page=7,block=1 | ||
| What type of vessel is referred to by the abbreviation BC? | BULK CARRIERS | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 99 | definition | 0.940 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/ISS%202016_compressed.pdf | … : NOT AVAILABLE ACID : ACID CARRIERS AHTS : ANCHOR HANDLING TUG SUPPLY VESSEL BARG : BARGES BC : BULK CARRIERS CCON : CELLULAR CONTAINER VESSEL CHT : CHEMICAL TANKER CREW : CREW BOAT CS : CONTAINER SHIP DRB : DRY CARGO BULK CARRIER DRED : DREDGER DRY : DRY CARGO LINER DWT : DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE ECAR : ETHYLENE GAS CARRIER EP : ELECTRIC PROPULSION FC : FLOATING CRANES GCV : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL GRT : GROSS REGISTERED TONNAGE HOD : HOOPER DREDGER LCAR : LPG CARRIERS MT : MILLION TONNE MOTO : MOTOR TENDER MOTT : MOTOR TUG | 7 | page=7,block=1 |
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