39 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from July 10 (1), published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 5-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include cargo traffic, non-major ports, january 2022, kerala maritime board, maharashtra maritime board, gujarat maritime board, tamil nadu maritime board, puducherry. 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: 34 factual, 3 list, 1 comparison, 1 relationship. 5 of the 39 pairs (12.8%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 34 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 39 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from a publication by shipmin.gov.in, focusing on cargo traffic and port performance in India during January 2022 and the April-January period of 2021-22. It includes data on growth rates, traffic volumes, and shares of various commodities and ports, with specific details on non-major ports and state maritime boards. The dataset provides verbatim answers from the source document, allowing for verification of the information provided.
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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 influences the volume of seaborne cargo traffic handled by ports? | levels and changes in both the global and domestic activity. | CARGO HANDLED AT STATE MARITIME/ STATE DIRECTORATE (Non-Major Ports) DURING AND UP TO JANUARY, 2022 Total Cargo traffic at India’s State Maritime/ State Directorate Maritime transport activity is driven by developments in world economy, viz, growth in world output and trade. volume of seaborne cargo traffic handled by ports is mainly shaped by the levels and changes in both the global and domestic activity. Cargo traffic at Non-Major Ports during April- January, 2021-22, increased by 3.7% to 490.57 million tonnes from 472.94 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2020-21. The overseas cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2021-22 increased by 1.6% to 419.88 million tonnes from 413.27 million tonnes during April-January, 2020-21. | 350 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | volume of seaborne cargo traffic handled by ports is mainly shaped by the levels and changes in both the global and domestic activity. Cargo traffic at Non-Major Ports during April- January, 2021-22, increased by 3.7% to 490.57 million tonnes from 472.94 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2020-21. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which commodity had the second highest growth rate during April-January, 2021-22? | Foodgrains excluding Pulses (68.5%) | • During the April-January, 2021-22, FRM Dry record highest growth of 96.1% followed by Foodgrains excluding Pulses (68.5%), Project Cargo (64.9%), Building Material (41.9%), Sugar (27.1%), Iron and Steel (12.8%), Containers (11.3%), Other Coal (10.8%), Coking Coal (10.7%), Cement (9.4%), Other Commodities (9.0%), POL Products (7.7%), POL Crude (6.9%) and Iron Ore (0.4%). | 88 | comparison | 0.840 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | • During the April-January, 2021-22, FRM Dry record highest growth of 96.1% followed by Foodgrains excluding Pulses (68.5%), Project Cargo (64.9%), Building Material (41.9%), Sugar (27.1%), Iron and Steel (12.8%), Containers (11.3%), Other Coal (10.8%), Coking Coal (10.7%), Cement (9.4%), Other Commodities (9.0%), POL Products (7.7%), POL Crude (6.9%) and Iron Ore (0.4%). | 4 | page=4,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which Non-Major Port accounted for 0.2% of Coastal Cargo from April to January 2021-22? | Directorate of Ports, Karnataka (0.2%) | Overseas and Coastal Cargo traffic handled during April-January, 2021-22 • Amongst the Non-Major Ports, Gujarat Maritime Board handled the maximum Overseas Cargo of 296.21 million tonnes with a share of 70.5% followed by Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (15.0%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (7.7%), Maharashtra Maritime Board (4.1%), Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (1.4%), Puducherry (1.1%) and Directorate of Ports, Karnataka (0.1%) during April-January, 2021-22 (Graph 2). • Amongst the Non-Major Ports, Gujarat Maritime Board handled the maximum Coastal Cargo of 37.30 million tonnes with a share of 52.8% followed by Maharashtra Maritime Board (27.7%), Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (13.9%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (2.8%), A&N Islands (1.6%), Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (0.6%), Kerala Maritime Board (0.3%) and Directorate of Ports, Karnataka (0.2%) each during April-January, 2021-22 (Graph 3). ****************************** | 813 | list | 0.820 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | • Amongst the Non-Major Ports, Gujarat Maritime Board handled the maximum Coastal Cargo of 37.30 million tonnes with a share of 52.8% followed by Maharashtra Maritime Board (27.7%), Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (13.9%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (2.8%), A&N Islands (1.6%), Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (0.6%), Kerala Maritime Board (0.3%) and Directorate of Ports, Karnataka (0.2%) each during April-January, 2021-22 (Graph 3). | ||||
| Which commodity experienced a 7.5% decline in growth during April-January, 2021-22? | Edible Oil (7.5%) | Pulses recorded highest negative growth of 43.4% in traffic during April-January, 2021-22 followed by Thermal Coal (37.7%), Other Ores (25.9%), Fertilizer (17.9%), LPG or LNG (11.1%), FRM Liquid (9.7%) and Edible Oil (7.5%) over April-January, 2020-21 (Table 2). • Amongst all commodities, Container is the highest commodity handled at ports of 93.44 million tonnes with a share of 19.0% followed by POL Crude (15.3%), Other Coal (13.3%), POL Products (11.9%), Other commodities (11.4%), Iron Ore/ Pellets (6.8%), Coking Coal (6.1%), Thermal Coal (4.4%), LPG & LNG (3.8%), Fertilizer (2.2%), Cement (1.8%), Iron & Steel (1.3%), Foodgrains excluding Pulses (0.8%), Edible Oil (0.6%), Sugar (0.5%), Other Ores (0.3%), FRM Liquid and Building Material (0.2%) each during April-January, 2021-22. | 206 | list | 0.740 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | Pulses recorded highest negative growth of 43.4% in traffic during April-January, 2021-22 followed by Thermal Coal (37.7%), Other Ores (25.9%), Fertilizer (17.9%), LPG or LNG (11.1%), FRM Liquid (9.7%) and Edible Oil (7.5%) over April-January, 2020-21 (Table 2). | 4 | |||
| Which commodity experienced a growth rate of 10.8% during April-January, 2021-22? | Other Coal (10.8%) | • During the April-January, 2021-22, FRM Dry record highest growth of 96.1% followed by Foodgrains excluding Pulses (68.5%), Project Cargo (64.9%), Building Material (41.9%), Sugar (27.1%), Iron and Steel (12.8%), Containers (11.3%), Other Coal (10.8%), Coking Coal (10.7%), Cement (9.4%), Other Commodities (9.0%), POL Products (7.7%), POL Crude (6.9%) and Iron Ore (0.4%). | 234 | list | 0.740 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | • During the April-January, 2021-22, FRM Dry record highest growth of 96.1% followed by Foodgrains excluding Pulses (68.5%), Project Cargo (64.9%), Building Material (41.9%), Sugar (27.1%), Iron and Steel (12.8%), Containers (11.3%), Other Coal (10.8%), Coking Coal (10.7%), Cement (9.4%), Other Commodities (9.0%), POL Products (7.7%), POL Crude (6.9%) and Iron Ore (0.4%). | 4 | page=4,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the growth percentage of Pulses in January 2022? | Pulses recorded highest negative growth of 100.0% | • At a broad commodity level, Sugar achieved highest growth of 349.4% in January, 2022 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year followed by Building Material (142.9%), Food-grains excluding Pulses (81.5%), Fertilizer (47.0%), Project Cargo (23.4%), Edible Oil (18.2%), Other Commodities (17.6%) and Iron ore Pellets/ Fine (6.2%). Pulses recorded highest negative growth of 100.0% in January, 2022 followed by Thermal Coal (69.7%), Other Ores (23.1%), FRM Liquid (20.5%), Other Coal (19.6%), Coking Coal (15.8%), LPG or LNG (14.3%), Containers (13.6%), Cement (9.5%), Iron and Steel (4.2%), POL Products (2.4%) and POL Crude (1.9%). • At a broad commodity level, Container handled the maximum cargo traffic of 9. | 350 | factual | 0.570 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | • At a broad commodity level, Sugar achieved highest growth of 349.4% in January, 2022 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year followed by Building Material (142.9%), Food-grains excluding Pulses (81.5%), Fertilizer (47.0%), Project Cargo (23.4%), Edible Oil (18.2%), Other Commodities (17.6%) and Iron ore Pellets/ Fine (6.2%). Pulses recorded highest negative growth of 100.0% in January, 2022 followed by Thermal Coal (69.7%), Other Ores (23.1%), FRM Liquid (20.5%), Other Coal (19.6%), Coking Coal (15.8%), LPG or LNG (14.3%), Containers (13.6%), Cement (9.5%), Iron and | ||||
| Which State Maritime or State Directorate had a negative growth of 27.1% in January 2022? | Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB) | The State Maritime/ State Directorate which recorded negative growth in January, 2022 are Captain of Ports, Goa (100.0%) followed by Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB) (27.1%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (26.5%), Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (APMB) (23.6%) and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) (8.3%). • During January, 2022, amongst the State Maritime/ State Directorate, Gujarat Maritime Board handled the maximum cargo traffic at 33.07 million tonnes with a share of (67.1%) in the total cargo handled at State Maritime/State Directorate followed by Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (13.4%), Maharashtra Maritime Board (10.2%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (5.8%), Tamil Nadu | 133 | factual | 0.570 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | The State Maritime/ State Directorate which recorded negative growth in January, 2022 are Captain of Ports, Goa (100.0%) followed by Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB) (27.1%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (26.5%), Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (APMB) (23.6%) and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) (8.3%). | 1 | page=1,block=1 | ||
| Which state maritime board experienced the largest decrease in cargo traffic during April-January 2021-22? | Directorate of Ports, Puducherry (28.8%) | Cargo traffic handled during April-January, 2021-22 • During the April-January, 2021-22, Kerala Maritime Board recorded highest growth in traffic at 218.7% although there is a negligible share in total cargo handled by non-major ports of State Maritime/ State Directorate of 490.57 million tonnes followed by Maharashtra Maritime Board (28.5%), Gujarat Maritime Board (4.8%), Ports Management Board, A&N (3.7%) and Captain of Ports, Goa (0.7%). State Maritime/ State Directorate that recorded negative growth in traffic during April-January, 2021-22 was Directorate of Ports, Puducherry (28.8%) followed by Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (18.7%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (2.7%), Directorate of Ports, Karnataka (2.4%) and Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (2.2%) over April-January, 2020-21 (Table-1). | 554 | factual | 0.570 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | State Maritime/ State Directorate that recorded negative growth in traffic during April-January, 2021-22 was Directorate of Ports, Puducherry (28.8%) followed by Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (18.7%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (2.7%), Directorate of Ports, Karnataka (2.4%) and Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (2.2%) over April-January, 2020-21 (Table-1). | ||||
| How much cargo traffic did Gujarat Maritime Board handle in January 2022? | 33.07 million tonnes | The State Maritime/ State Directorate which recorded negative growth in January, 2022 are Captain of Ports, Goa (100.0%) followed by Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB) (27.1%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (26.5%), Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (APMB) (23.6%) and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) (8.3%). • During January, 2022, amongst the State Maritime/ State Directorate, Gujarat Maritime Board handled the maximum cargo traffic at 33.07 million tonnes with a share of (67.1%) in the total cargo handled at State Maritime/State Directorate followed by Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (13.4%), Maharashtra Maritime Board (10.2%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (5.8%), Tamil Nadu | 430 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | • During January, 2022, amongst the State Maritime/ State Directorate, Gujarat Maritime Board handled the maximum cargo traffic at 33.07 million tonnes with a share of (67.1%) in the total cargo handled at State Maritime/State Directorate followed by Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (13.4%), Maharashtra Maritime Board (10.2%), Directorate of Ports, Odisha (5.8%), Tamil Nadu | 1 | page=1,block=1 | ||
| How much coastal cargo traffic was handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2021-22? | 70.69 million tonnes | The coastal cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2021-22 increased by 18.5% to 70.69 million tonnes from 59.67 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2020-21. Port-wise Cargo traffic handled during January, 2022 • Cargo handled at Non-Major Ports during January, 2022 is 49.31 million tonnes showing a decrease in growth of 9.3% as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The coastal cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during January, 2022 increased by 21.3% to 8.78 million tonnes from 7.24 million tonnes during January, 2021. | 105 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/major.pdf | The coastal cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2021-22 increased by 18.5% to 70.69 million tonnes from 59.67 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2020-21. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
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