10 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Monthly Cargo traffic handled at Major Ports during and upto July 2018, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 5-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include cargo traffic, major ports, deendayal port, paradip port, coal, container, iron ore, kamarajar 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, 3 relationship, 2 list. 5 of the 10 pairs (50.0%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 5 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset provides insights into cargo traffic at India's major ports during April–July 2018, based on a publication from shipmin.gov.in. It includes question-and-answer pairs addressing factors influencing maritime transport, port-specific growth rates, and commodity-specific traffic changes. The data highlights a 4.1% increase in total cargo traffic compared to the same period in 2017, with 231.48 million tonnes handled across 12 major ports. Negative growth was observed at specific ports and for certain commodities, such as iron ore traffic, which declined by 8.5%.
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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 shapes the volume of seaborne cargo traffic handled by ports? | levels and changes in both the global and domestic activity | 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-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 228 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | volume of seaborne cargo traffic handled by ports is mainly shaped by the levels and changes in both the global and domestic activity. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What drives maritime transport activity? | developments in world economy, viz, growth in world output and trade | 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-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 84 | relationship | 0.930 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | 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. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What factors drive maritime transport activity? | developments in world economy, viz, growth in world output and trade | 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-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 84 | relationship | 0.930 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | 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. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which ports recorded negative growth in July, 2018? | Mormugao Port (8.4%) followed by Mumbai Port (8.3%) | The major ports which recorded negative growth in July, 2018 viz: Mormugao Port (8.4%) followed by Mumbai Port (8.3%). | 66 | list | 0.820 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | The major ports which recorded negative growth in July, 2018 viz: Mormugao Port (8.4%) followed by Mumbai Port (8.3%). | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which ports recorded negative growth in traffic during April-July, 2018-19? | Mormugao Port (30.9%) followed by Mumbai Port (5.4%) and Chidambaranar Port (1.4%) | Major ports that recorded negative growth in traffic during April-July, 2018-19 were: Mormugao Port (30.9%) followed by Mumbai Port (5.4%) and Chidambaranar Port (1.4%) over April-July, 2017-18. | 86 | list | 0.820 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | Major ports that recorded negative growth in traffic during April-July, 2018-19 were: Mormugao Port (30.9%) followed by Mumbai Port (5.4%) and Chidambaranar Port (1.4%) over April-July, 2017-18. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the total cargo traffic at India's major ports during April-July, 2017? | 222.29 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-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 402 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | Cargo traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the total cargo traffic at India's major ports during April-July, 2018? | 231.48 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-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 375 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | Cargo traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| How many major ports during April-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017? | 12 | Cargo traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 25 | factual | 0.370 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | Cargo traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.800 | valid |
| What was the percentage decline in Iron Ore traffic at major ports during April-July, 2018-19? | 8.5% | Iron Ore traffic at major port declined by 8.5% followed by other commodities (5.9%) and POL products (0.5%) during April-July, 2018-19. | 43 | factual | 0.370 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | Iron Ore traffic at major port declined by 8.5% followed by other commodities (5.9%) and POL products (0.5%) during April-July, 2018-19. | 3 | page=3,block=0 | 0.700 | valid |
| What was the percentage increase in cargo traffic at India's major ports during April-July, 2018 compared to April-July, 2017? | 4.1% | 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-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 367 | factual | 0.370 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20Cargo%20traffic%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20during%20and%20upto%20July%202018.pdf | Cargo traffic at India’s 12 major ports during April-July, 2018, increased by 4.1% to 231.48 million tonnes from 222.29 million tonnes handled during April-July, 2017. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
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