434 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Sbr Final 2020 21, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 99-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include shipyard ltd, private sector, dry dock, ship repairing, patrol vessel, public sector, engineers ltd, shipyard pvt. 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: 298 factual, 44 definition, 41 list, 31 summary, 17 relationship, 3 comparison. 136 of the 434 pairs (31.3%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 298 are factual or table-based questions. 93.55% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset comprises 434 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the SBR Final 2020-21 report published by shipmin.gov.in. It covers topics such as shipyard operations, dry docks, ship repairing, and contributions from public and private sectors. Each answer is a verbatim excerpt from the source document, ensuring traceability to the original publication. The dataset includes various question types, with a significant portion focusing on factual and explanatory queries.
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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 are the operational capabilities of the P-15A destroyers? | capable of striking shore based targets and providing defence against hostile aircraft, submarines and surface ship | The P-15A destroyers are capable of striking shore based targets and providing defence against hostile aircraft, submarines and surface ship. 6. MDL is currently building four „P-15 B Visakhapatnam‟ Class destroyers and four „P- 17A Nilgiri Class‟ advanced stealth frigates and three Scorpene class submarines (three have been delivered) for the MoD for use by the Indian Navy. MDL has delivered, till date 25 frontline warships and 5 submarines to the Indian Navy. 7. Besides warships for the Indian Navy, MDL has also constructed a series of offshore patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard (“ICG”). Seven coast guard ships, which today form the mainstay of the ICG fleet, were built and delivered to the ICG between December 1983 and March 1990. We have also undertaken the construction of border outposts for Border Security Force. | 25 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%20FINAL%202020%2021.pdf | The P-15A destroyers are capable of striking shore based targets and providing defence against hostile aircraft, submarines and surface ship. | 24 | page=24,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does bunker refer to on a ship? | Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.) | 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. Draft - The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line. | 102 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%20FINAL%202020%2021.pdf | Bunker - Ship-space for storing fuel (Coal, Oil etc.). | 94 | page=94,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does cargo tonnage or freight ton measure? | the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement | 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. Draft - The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line. | 189 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%20FINAL%202020%2021.pdf | Cargo Tonnage/Freight Ton - It refers to the earnings cargo carried by a ship and is expressed as either a weight or measurement. | 94 | |||
| What does displacement light represent for a ship? | The weight of a ship without stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew | 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. Draft - The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line. | 635 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%20FINAL%202020%2021.pdf | Displacement Light - The weight of a ship without stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. | 94 | page=94,block=3 | ||
| What does displacement loaded represent for a ship? | The weight of a ship plus stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew | 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. Draft - The depth necessary to submerge a ship to her load line. | 735 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%20FINAL%202020%2021.pdf | Displacement Loaded - The weight of a ship plus stores, bunker fuel, cargo, passengers and crew. | 94 | page=94,block=3 | ||
| What does the Rig of a vessel refer to? | the distinctive manner in which her masts and sails are disposed | 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. At each terminal port, a tramp or linkspan is provided enabling the vehicles to drive on or off the vessels, thereby eliminating cranage and cargo handling (and also pilferage) and permitting a quick turn round of the ship. | 311 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%20FINAL%202020%2021.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. | 98 | page=98,block=0 | 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. This section comprises comparative time series data on ship building activity in terms of order and completion and by type and country (Table 5.1 to 5.6). 5. Table 5.1 shows that the number of ships on order reflects the demand side dynamics of the world shipping industry. Over the period 2003 to 2020 (as on 1st January), the number of ships on order at a global level has increased from 2248 units in 2003 to 2677 units in 2020. During last three years from 2017 to 2020, number of ships on order has gone down from 2944 ships in 2017 to 2677 ships in 2020. Ships on order (as on 1st January) in terms of compensated gross tonnage (CGT) have gone up from 49.16 million CGT in 2003 to 72.35 million CGT in 2020. | 220 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%20FINAL%202020%2021.pdf | Table 5.1 shows that the number of ships on order reflects the demand side dynamics of the world shipping industry. | 84 | page=84,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the term 'breaking bulk' mean in shipping? | The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship | Barge - A term applied to a flag officer’s boat in naval usage, or to an elegantly fitted boat, or craft of ceremony propelled by oars or mechanically and reserved for the use of high officials when transported in State. In a legal sense a barge is usually held to be a boat or vessel and hence it is within the letter of the laws relating to such craft. Bollard - Single or double cast steel post secured to a wharf or pier and used for mooring vessels by means of lines extending from the vessel and fastened to the wharf or pier. Bollard Pull - The amount of pull exerted on a bollard of a ship. Breaking Bulk - The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. | 615 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%20FINAL%202020%2021.pdf | Breaking Bulk - The commencing of discharging of cargo from ship. | 96 | page=96,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| 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%20FINAL%202020%2021.pdf | Craft - A term in marine parlance applied to every kind of vessels but more especially to small vessels when referred to collectively. | 96 | |||
| What does the term 'lighterage' refer to in shipping? | Loading into and discharging out of lighters | 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. | 299 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%20FINAL%202020%2021.pdf | Lighterage - Loading into and discharging out of lighters. | 94 | page=94,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
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