5 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Monthly report on Cargo Traffic handled during and Upto April, 2018_compressed, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 5-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include india, major ports, cargo traffic, haldia dock complex, kamarajar port, new mangalore port, paradip port, chennai port. 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: 5 factual. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset provides insights into cargo traffic at India's 12 major ports during April 2018, comparing it to April 2017. It includes data on total cargo volumes, percentage changes, and specific commodity trends. The source document is a five-page report from shipmin.gov.in, and all rows are validated factual question-and-answer pairs extracted from the publication.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What was the total cargo traffic handled at India's major ports during April 2017? | 55.82 million tonnes | Total Cargo traffic at India’s Major Ports 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 India’s 12 major ports during April, 2018, increased by 1.8% to 56.81 million tonnes from 55.82 million tonnes handled during April, 2017. | 396 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20report%20on%20Cargo%20Traffic%20handled%20during%20and%20Upto%20April%2C%202018_compressed.pdf | Cargo traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April, 2018, increased by 1.8% to 56.81 million tonnes from 55.82 million tonnes handled during April, 2017. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the total cargo traffic handled at India's major ports during April 2018? | 56.81 million tonnes | Total Cargo traffic at India’s Major Ports 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 India’s 12 major ports during April, 2018, increased by 1.8% to 56.81 million tonnes from 55.82 million tonnes handled during April, 2017. | 370 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20report%20on%20Cargo%20Traffic%20handled%20during%20and%20Upto%20April%2C%202018_compressed.pdf | Cargo traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April, 2018, increased by 1.8% to 56.81 million tonnes from 55.82 million tonnes handled during April, 2017. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which port recorded the highest negative growth in April 2018? | Mormugao Port | The major ports which recorded negative growth in April, 2018 viz: Mormugao Port (35.9%) followed by Mumbai Port (6.7%), Chidambaranar Port (5.1%) and Kolkata Dockyard System (2.6%). | 67 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20report%20on%20Cargo%20Traffic%20handled%20during%20and%20Upto%20April%2C%202018_compressed.pdf | The major ports which recorded negative growth in April, 2018 viz: Mormugao Port (35.9%) followed by Mumbai Port (6.7%), Chidambaranar Port (5.1%) and Kolkata Dockyard System (2.6%). | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What percentage decline did iron ore traffic at major ports experience in April 2018? | 26.2% | Iron Ore traffic at major port declined by 26.2% followed by other commodities (2.0%) and POL Products (0.2%) in April, 2018. | 43 | factual | 0.370 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20report%20on%20Cargo%20Traffic%20handled%20during%20and%20Upto%20April%2C%202018_compressed.pdf | Iron Ore traffic at major port declined by 26.2% followed by other commodities (2.0%) and POL Products (0.2%) in April, 2018. | 3 | page=3,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the percentage increase in cargo traffic at India's major ports during April 2018 compared to April 2017? | 1.8% | Total Cargo traffic at India’s Major Ports 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 India’s 12 major ports during April, 2018, increased by 1.8% to 56.81 million tonnes from 55.82 million tonnes handled during April, 2017. | 362 | factual | 0.370 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20report%20on%20Cargo%20Traffic%20handled%20during%20and%20Upto%20April%2C%202018_compressed.pdf | Cargo traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April, 2018, increased by 1.8% to 56.81 million tonnes from 55.82 million tonnes handled during April, 2017. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
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