911 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Cover Annual Report 2016-17_English, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 106-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include annual report 2016-17, indian ports, sagarmala, shipping, inland waterways transport, transport research, international cooperation, official language. 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: 450 factual, 197 table, 94 list, 60 relationship, 56 summary, 45 definition, 9 comparison. 264 of the 911 pairs (29.0%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 647 are factual or table-based questions. 97.26% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 911 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from the 'Cover Annual Report 2016-17_English' published by shipmin.gov.in. The questions span various topics related to India's shipping and maritime sectors, including ports, inland waterways, international cooperation, and transport research. Each answer is a verbatim excerpt from the source document, ensuring traceability to the original text. The dataset includes metadata such as page numbers and document locations for verification purposes.
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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 a rapidly growing part of the global leisure industry? | a fast growing component of the leisure industry worldwide | Cruise Shipping Passenger Ship Kavaratti 5.38 Cruise shipping is a fast growing component of the leisure industry worldwide. It has potential to earn huge amount of foreign exchange and generation of employment. | 65 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Cruise shipping is a fast growing component of the leisure industry worldwide. | 48 | page=48,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the purpose of the Automatic Identification System? | a ship to ship and ship to shore based data broadcast system, for maritime safety and collision avoidance | National AIS Network 6.55 Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a ship to ship and ship to shore based data broadcast system, for maritime safety and collision avoidance. DGLL has established National AIS Network with 87 Physical Shore Stations (PSS), which seamlessly provides radio coverage up to a minimum distance of 25 Nautical Miles from the coast including Islands of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep thus all SOLAS and other vessels equipped with AIS Transponders are tracked. | 67 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a ship to ship and ship to shore based data broadcast system, for maritime safety and collision avoidance. | 60 | page=60,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is there a strong case for encouraging in addition to roads and railways? | a strong case for supporting waterway transportation | While the importance of roads and railways in the economy is undeniable, there is also a greater need to encourage the maritime sector to enable it to achieve its full potential. Thus there is a strong case for supporting waterway transportation. | 193 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Thus there is a strong case for supporting waterway transportation. | 39 | page=39,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What purpose do buoys serve in maritime navigation? | used to indicate dangerous shoals, sand bank, submerged rock etc to obtain a line of position, to indicate Landfalls, Headlands, entrance to estuaries/ ports etc | Colour scheme of the buoy serves as a day mark to the mariners. Buoys are used to indicate dangerous shoals, sand bank, submerged rock etc to obtain a line of position, to indicate Landfalls, Headlands, entrance to estuaries/ ports etc. National AIS Network 6.55 Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a ship to ship and ship to shore based data broadcast system, for maritime safety and collision avoidance. | 74 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Buoys are used to indicate dangerous shoals, sand bank, submerged rock etc to obtain a line of position, to indicate Landfalls, Headlands, entrance to estuaries/ ports etc. | 60 | page=60,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What type of industry is described as having significant value addition from other technology and ancillary industries? | a mother-manufacturing industry endowed with the unique feature of having nearly 65 percent value addition coming from other technology/ancillary industries | Shipbuilding 5.17 Ship-building is a mother-manufacturing industry endowed with the unique feature of having nearly 65 percent value addition coming from other technology/ancillary industries. Another characteristic feature of ship-building is that unlike other manufacturing industries which pre-dominantly follow make-to-stock inventory model, shipbuilding is an order-driven industry where each vessel is custom built on receipt of the ship-building order. | 35 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Ship-building is a mother-manufacturing industry endowed with the unique feature of having nearly 65 percent value addition coming from other technology/ancillary industries. | 41 | page=41,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What distinguishes Kolkata Port as a major port in India? | the only riverine major port in India | Kolkata Port 4. Kolkata Port is the only riverine major port in India having an existence of about 138 years. It has a vast hinterland comprising the entire Eastern India including West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, MP, Assam, North East Hill States and the two landlocked neighbouring countries namely, Nepal and Bhutan. The port has twin dock systems viz. Kolkata Dock System (KDS) on the eastern bank and Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) on the western bank of river Hooghly. 4. Kolkata Port handled tonnes of 36. Million Tonnes (MT) traffic in 2016-17 (upto December, 2016). While KDS handled traffic of 11. HDC handled 24. Million Tonnes (MT). The port has 50 berths (KDS – 33 and HDC – 17) handling various types of cargos including containers with a capacity of 86. MTs. | 32 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Kolkata Port is the only riverine major port in India having an existence of about 138 years. | 28 | page=28,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does admiralty jurisdiction encompass regarding claims related to transport? | claims associated with transport by sea and navigable waterways | Admiralty jurisdiction relates to powers of the High Courts in respect of claims associated with transport by sea and navigable waterways. Under the present statutory framework, the admiralty jurisdiction of Indian courts flow from laws enacted in the British era. The proposed Bill consolidates the existing laws relating to admiralty jurisdiction of courts, admiralty proceedings on maritime claims, arrest of vessels and related issues and repeals five obsolete British statutes on admiralty jurisdiction in civil matters. The Bill confers admiralty jurisdiction on High Courts located in coastal states of India and this jurisdiction extends upto territorial waters. This legislative proposal will fulfil a long-standing demand of the maritime legal fraternity. Merchant Shipping Rules notified 6. The following 6 new merchant shipping rules have been framed and notified: 1. | 74 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Admiralty jurisdiction relates to powers of the High Courts in respect of claims associated with transport by sea and navigable waterways. | 56 | |||
| What does the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade allow vessels of one country to do? | transit through the specified routes of the other country. | Under this Protocol inland vessels of one country can transit through the specified routes of the other country. One country will provide the facilities of “Ports of Call” to the vessels of the other country engaged in inter-country trade and number of such ports of call will be equal in both countries. Accordingly, Narayanganj, Khulna, Mongla, Sirajganj and Ashuganj in Bangladesh and Kolkota, Haldia, Karimganj, Pandu and Silghat in India are identified as Ports of Call. 9. MoU for use of Chittagong and Mongla Ports for movement of goods to and from India. An MOU was signed between India and Bangladesh on June 6, 2015 to allow India to use Chittagong and Mongla Ports of Bangladesh for movement of goods to and from India. | 54 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Under this Protocol inland vessels of one country can transit through the specified routes of the other country. One country will provide the facilities of “Ports of Call” to the vessels of the other country engaged in inter-country trade and number of such ports of call will be equal in both countries. | ||||
| What guidelines are provided by the Model Concession Agreement for Port Sector, 2008? | the various parameters for the implementation and maintenance of PPP projects | B. Model Concession Agreement for Port Sector, 2008 2. Model Concession Agreement (MCA) gives the various parameters for the implementation and maintenance of PPP projects. | 95 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Model Concession Agreement (MCA) gives the various parameters for the implementation and maintenance of PPP projects. | 14 | page=14,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the meaning of open registries in the context of shipping? | where the owner does not need to be of the same nationality as the country where the ship is registered | Open registries are those where the owner does not need to be of the same nationality as the country where the ship is registered. The tonnage registered under a foreign flag (where the nationality of the owner is different from the flag flown by the vessel) is 70.20% of the world total. 2. Greece continues to be the largest ship owning country, accounting for 16.36% of the world total, followed by Japan, China, Germany and Singapore. Together, the top five ship- owning countries control half of the world tonnage (DWT). Five of the top ten ship-owning countries are from Asia, three are European and two are from the North America. 2. Europe and Asia share in Control as well as Registration is consistent. Both account for over 90% of the world fleet i.e. both by Country of Control or Country of Registration. | 26 | definition | 1.000 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/2016-17%20English.pdf | Open registries are those where the owner does not need to be of the same nationality as the country where the ship is registered. | 16 | page=16,block=7 |
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