233 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from SBR 2009-10, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 81-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include india, ship building, ship repairing, 2009-10, transport research wing, hindustan shipyard limited, cochin shipyard limited, mazagon dock limited. 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: 144 factual, 47 definition, 16 summary, 11 list, 10 table, 3 comparison, 2 relationship. 79 of the 233 pairs (33.9%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 154 are factual or table-based questions. 97.85% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 233 question-and-answer pairs derived from the SBR 2009-10 report, focusing on India's shipbuilding and repair industry. Topics include technical definitions, industry trends, and statistics on shipyards and their operations. The data is sourced from an 81-page publication by the Ministry of Shipping and includes detailed citations for verification. Questions range from definitions to summaries and lists, with explanatory questions making up 33.9% of the dataset.
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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 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 enterprenuership 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%202009-10.pdf | The end product is a high value floating asset. | 7 | page=7,block=3 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of operation is the Shipbuilding Industry described as? | a technology, skill and material intensive assembly operation | Shipbuilding Industry is a technology, skill and material intensive assembly operation. It draws upon a large number of services and utilities. | 25 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202009-10.pdf | Shipbuilding Industry is a technology, skill and material intensive assembly operation. | 7 | page=7,block=3 | 0.850 | valid |
| What distinguishes a tanker from other cargo ships? | constructed or adopted for carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature | Sponson - In a paddle-wheel-steamer, a small out board platform strongly bracketed to the side plating and supporting the paddle-wheel bearing. Steam Vessel - Every description of vessel propelled wholly or in part by the agency of steam. Survey Vessel - Mechanically propelled sea-going vessel specially built and equipped to carry out hydrographic and other nautical surveys in coastal waters and on the high seas. Surveying vessels are in most instances Government owned. Tanker - A cargo ship constructed or adopted for carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature. Tramp - A cargo ship operating in all ports of the world without a fixed route and sailing schedule in search of primarily bulk cargo carried generally in ship-loads. | 497 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202009-10.pdf | Tanker - A cargo ship constructed or adopted for carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature. | 80 | page=80,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does 'Starboard Side' mean on a ship? | Right side of a ship. | It is obtained by deducting from GRT the cubic capacity space (taking 100 cu. feet. = 1 ton) occupied by stores, fuel, machinery crew etc. and which does not represent the earning capacity of the ship. Port Side - Left side of a ship. Shipping Order - Authority given to a shipper to deliver the goods for loading. Starboard Side - Right side of a ship. 57 | 332 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202009-10.pdf | Starboard Side - Right side of a ship. 57 | 77 | page=77,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) apply to? | the vessel and not to cargo | 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. | 112 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202009-10.pdf | Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) - It applies to the vessel and not to cargo. | 77 | page=77,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) refer to? | the earning space capacity of a ship, available for the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers | 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. | 617 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202009-10.pdf | Net Registered Tonnage (NRT) - It refers to the earning space capacity of a ship, available for the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers. | 77 | page=77,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the shipbuilding industry produce as its final output? | a high value floating asset | Shipbuilding Industry is a technology, skill and material intensive assembly operation. It draws upon a large number of services and utilities. The end product is a high value floating asset. Shipbuilding not only spawns industrial enterprenuership but engenders industrial cluster development as the experience of Japan and Korea demonstrates. For nearly three decades in the post World War II era, shipbuilding industry was dominated by Europe and the US. Shipbuilding being a labour intensive industry, the cost of labour plays an important determinant in a country’s competitiveness position vis-à-vis others. With rising labour cost, shipbuilding activities have slowly moved away from ‘high wage’ Europe and US to low-wage Asia. Over the years, the production base has shifted from Europe to Japan and then to Republic of Korea and has now taken firm roots in People’s Republic of China. | 163 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202009-10.pdf | The end product is a high value floating asset. | 7 | page=7,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the term 'Craft' refer to in marine parlance? | A term in marine parlance applied to 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. | 565 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202009-10.pdf | 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. | ||||
| What does the term 'Port Side' refer to on a ship? | Left side of a ship. | It is obtained by deducting from GRT the cubic capacity space (taking 100 cu. feet. = 1 ton) occupied by stores, fuel, machinery crew etc. and which does not represent the earning capacity of the ship. Port Side - Left side of a ship. Shipping Order - Authority given to a shipper to deliver the goods for loading. Starboard Side - Right side of a ship. 57 | 214 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202009-10.pdf | Port Side - Left side of a ship. Shipping Order - Authority given to a shipper to deliver the goods for loading. | 77 | page=77,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is a 'Shipping Order' in maritime terms? | Authority given to a shipper to deliver the goods for loading. | It is obtained by deducting from GRT the cubic capacity space (taking 100 cu. feet. = 1 ton) occupied by stores, fuel, machinery crew etc. and which does not represent the earning capacity of the ship. Port Side - Left side of a ship. Shipping Order - Authority given to a shipper to deliver the goods for loading. Starboard Side - Right side of a ship. 57 | 252 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/SBR%202009-10.pdf | Shipping Order - Authority given to a shipper to deliver the goods for loading. Starboard Side - Right side of a ship. | 77 | page=77,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
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