303 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from IWT 2014-15, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 87-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include inland water transport, national waterways, navigable waterways, cargo movement, ganga-brahmaputra water transport board, national waterway i, national waterway ii, national waterway iii. 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: 165 factual, 61 table, 38 list, 16 summary, 11 definition, 10 relationship, 2 comparison. 77 of the 303 pairs (25.4%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 226 are factual or table-based questions. 97.69% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 303 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the Inland Water Transport (IWT) report for 2014-15, published by shipmin.gov.in. The dataset spans topics such as national waterways, navigable waterways, cargo movement, and inland water transport systems. Each row includes a question, its answer, the context from the source document, and metadata for verification. Questions are categorized into types like factual, summary, and relationship-based queries. The dataset highlights specific details about inland water transport infrastructure, historical developments, and operational statistics.
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| What is the main function of the Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Ltd.? | transportation of cargo through inland waterways | 28. Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Ltd. (CIWTC) was established as a Government of India undertaking in the year 1967. (CIWTC took over the assets and liabilities of the River Steam Navigation Company Ltd. which was looking after Inland Water Transport services on river Barak). It is primarily responsible for transportation of cargo through inland waterways spread across Kolkata- Bangladesh-Assam and Allahabad-Haldia-Budge. It was operating on different routes on National | 323 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | It is primarily responsible for transportation of cargo through inland waterways spread across Kolkata- Bangladesh-Assam and Allahabad-Haldia-Budge. | 21 | page=21,block=8 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the responsibility of the Transport Research Wing in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways? | providing information/data on various facets of Shipping and lnland Water Transport | Transport Research Wing (TRW) in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the nodal agency for providing information/data on various facets of Shipping and lnland Water Transport. The present issue "Statistics of lnland Water Transport 2014-15" is the 22nd issue in the series. 2. The present volume gives an overyiew of the current status of lnland Water Transport (lWT). Besides it consists of 8 sections covering navigable waterways and infrastructure, cargo movement on wateruvays, commodity/route wise cargo movement, IWT activities across States/UTs, IWT activities undertaken by private and public sector companies, plan outlays/expenditure for IWT sector, accidents related to inland watenrvays and lnland Watenrvays in select countries. 3. | 101 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | Transport Research Wing (TRW) in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the nodal agency for providing information/data on various facets of Shipping and lnland Water Transport. | 3 | page=3,block=10 | ||
| What does the abbreviation IWAI refer to? | Inland Waterways Authority of India | ... Not Available - Nil IWT Inland Water Transport Kms. Kilometers M.T. Metric Tonnes CIWTC Central Inland Water Transport Corporation IWAI Inland Waterways Authority of India KSINC Kerala Shipping & Inland Navigation Corporation H.P. Horse Power POL Petroleum Oil Lubricant ODC Over Dimensional Cargo LAG Liquified Amonnia Gas FO Furnace Oil LDO Light Diesel Oil GC/G Cargo General Cargo Neg/N Negligible FBP Farakka Barage Project IOC Indian Oil Corporation HSD High Speed Diesel LCT Loaded Carriage Tug FACT Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. | 140 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | Metric Tonnes CIWTC Central Inland Water Transport Corporation IWAI Inland Waterways Authority of India KSINC Kerala Shipping & Inland Navigation Corporation H.P. | 87 | page=87,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the abbreviation KSINC stand for? | Kerala Shipping & Inland Navigation Corporation | ... Not Available - Nil IWT Inland Water Transport Kms. Kilometers M.T. Metric Tonnes CIWTC Central Inland Water Transport Corporation IWAI Inland Waterways Authority of India KSINC Kerala Shipping & Inland Navigation Corporation H.P. Horse Power POL Petroleum Oil Lubricant ODC Over Dimensional Cargo LAG Liquified Amonnia Gas FO Furnace Oil LDO Light Diesel Oil GC/G Cargo General Cargo Neg/N Negligible FBP Farakka Barage Project IOC Indian Oil Corporation HSD High Speed Diesel LCT Loaded Carriage Tug FACT Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. | 182 | definition | 0.980 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | Metric Tonnes CIWTC Central Inland Water Transport Corporation IWAI Inland Waterways Authority of India KSINC Kerala Shipping & Inland Navigation Corporation H.P. | 87 | page=87,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| Why is A striking feature observed in all the States (Table No. 7.1) that the number of persons died? | boat mishaps is more than the number of persons injured on waterways unlike in the road accidents | The number of deaths during the year due to boat mishaps were highest in Uttar Pradesh at 46 followed by Madhya Pradesh at 29. A striking feature observed in all the States (Table No. 7.1) is that the number of persons died due to boat mishaps is more than the number of persons injured on waterways unlike in the road accidents. | 231 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | A striking feature observed in all the States (Table No. 7.1) is that the number of persons died due to boat mishaps is more than the number of persons injured on waterways unlike in the road accidents. | 24 | page=24,block=3 | 0.800 | valid |
| How did the advent of railways initially impact river traffic? | construction of main railway lines gave a spurt to river traffic as the two modes supplemented each other, with waterways providing feeder service to railways. | In the 19th century navigation by power crafts and country boats played a dominant role in development of trade and commerce along river banks and catchment areas of the navigable river and canal system. Bulk of traffic was, however, carried in country boats plying from Delhi and Nepal border to Assam. At its peak in 1876-77 country boat traffic registered at Calcutta were about 180,000 cargo boats, at Hooghly 124,000 cargo boats, and at Patna about 62,000 cargo boats. The advent of railways and extension of its network marked a turning point for water- transport in India. To start with, construction of main railway lines gave a spurt to river traffic as the two modes supplemented each other, with waterways providing feeder service to railways. This complementarily between IWT and railways was, however, short-lived. The decline of navigation started by about 1860. | 595 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | To start with, construction of main railway lines gave a spurt to river traffic as the two modes supplemented each other, with waterways providing feeder service to railways. This complementarily between IWT and railways was, however, short-lived. | ||||
| What caused inland water transport to lose its dominance? | extension of East Indian Railways | By that time extension of East Indian Railways had begun to make itself felt. With an increase in rail network new centers of economic activity away from waterways developed. Gradually, IWT lost its superiority. Source: Chapter 15, Inland Water Transport, Report of the National Transport Policy Committee, Government of India, Planning Commission, May 1980 | 13 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | By that time extension of East Indian Railways had begun to make itself felt. | 9 | page=9,block=9 | 0.700 | valid |
| What caused new centers of economic activity to develop away from waterways? | an increase in rail network | By that time extension of East Indian Railways had begun to make itself felt. With an increase in rail network new centers of economic activity away from waterways developed. Gradually, IWT lost its superiority. Source: Chapter 15, Inland Water Transport, Report of the National Transport Policy Committee, Government of India, Planning Commission, May 1980 | 83 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | With an increase in rail network new centers of economic activity away from waterways developed. | 9 | page=9,block=9 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the highest share of National Waterway I in tonne kilometers signify? | long average distance traversed by cargo of 445 kms | xi 0.4% of the total tonne kilometers moved. The highest share of NW I in tonne kilometers reflects long average distance traversed by cargo of 445 kms compared with an average distance of 20 kms for NW II and average distance of 11 kms for NW III in the year 2014-15. Table 6 gives cargo movement of National Waterways in Tonnage and Tonne Kilometers. | 100 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | The highest share of NW I in tonne kilometers reflects long average distance traversed by cargo of 445 kms compared with an average distance of 20 kms for NW II and average distance of 11 kms for NW III in the year 2014-15. | 17 | page=17,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What has been achieved through cooperation from various stakeholders in preparing the Inland Water Transport publication? | reducing the time lag in bringing out collated data to less than a year | Though, the information contained in thre volume is obtained from a large number of source agencies spread across both public and private sector, with the cooperation of the various stakeholders, we have been successful in reducing the time lag in bringing out collated data to less than a year. We hope to receive their continued cooperation in future also. I take this opportunity to thank all who have contributed to innprove and complete this issue. Suggestions from the users of infornnatlon are welcome to improve quality and coverage. The officers and staff of the TRW deserve special mention for "the considerable effort put in by them leading to the release of this publication. i-. Qr Januany, 2016 sF.Eex ',-rq'{. .1, epa qTuf, € f-esq$ :'!e**: I.J.iip i,i S?.+i.;tsr:. .L fl&iiitsrr:ent $t.'+e', He;r il;1i:l I trCilii 1 | 223 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/IWT%202014-15.pdf | Though, the information contained in thre volume is obtained from a large number of source agencies spread across both public and private sector, with the cooperation of the various stakeholders, we have been successful in reducing the time lag in bringing out collated data to less than a year. |
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