317 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from ugc vr m, published by ugc.gov.in. 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. 236 of the 317 pairs (74.4%) are explanatory questions and 81 restate a figure. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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First 10 of 317 rows
| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What is the public unsure about regarding university students? | not sure whether a university student can even draft a letter well | The problem is that the public would rather rely upon a student from a public school than from a university. Public is not sure whether a university student can even draft a letter well. This applies not only to writing in English but also in vernacular and Hindi; likewise the shopkeepers are not sure whether commerce graduates have the skill to manage even the basic accounts. | 119 | definition | 1.000 | Public is not sure whether a university student can even draft a letter well. | 9 | page=9,block=3 | 0.850 | valid |
| What function are Part III Part III learning not fulfilling for society? | not performing signalling function for the society | Part III Part III learning are not performing signalling function for the society. There is no certainty in their program, no guarantee about the quality of their product. | 31 | definition | 1.000 | Part III Part III learning are not performing signalling function for the society. | 11 | page=11,block=3 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the primary role of the University Grants Commission in India? | the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India | The University Grants Commission, an apex body of higher education responsible for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India, is celebrating its Golden Jubilee Year during 2002- 2003. As part of the academic activities the UGC has conducted the ‘Golden Jubilee Lecture Series’ throughout the country by eminent individuals who have excelled in their respective fields and made a mark not only in India but abroad too. These Lectures have mostly been organized in Universities located in remote areas. | 83 | definition | 1.000 | The University Grants Commission, an apex body of higher education responsible for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India, is celebrating its Golden Jubilee Year during 2002- 2003. | 2 | page=2,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What term has been used to describe universities in the context of national well-being? | The Incubators of Future Health and Prosperity | It has also tried to act as a buffer between the state and the academia. It still remains the most important institution with which our hopes and fears in the field of higher education are connected. And yet, there are grave problems with universities and other institutions of higher learning in the country. Universities and other institutions of higher learning are important to the life of the nations. Someone has called them “The Incubators of Future Health and Prosperity.” The ----medieval image of the university was that they were ivory towers far removed from the society. This is what Newman had in mind when he spoke about “The Idea of A University.” Today universities not only preserve and transmit knowledge inherited from the past, they are also expected to create and disseminate knowledge. They are also expected to contribute to national development. | 432 | definition | 1.000 | Someone has called them “The Incubators of Future Health and Prosperity.” The ----medieval image of the university was that they were ivory towers far removed from the society. | 3 | page=3,block=2 | 0.700 | |
| What was the purpose of creating the UGC in relation to universities? | a buffer between the state and the universities | The elements which are determined to subvert the university autonomy for narrow political or personal gains seem to be thriving. The UGC was created as a buffer between the state and the universities. But I doubt whether it has the necessary will, determination, perspective and means to act as a shield for the universities. Despite the existence of a few good institutions and students and teachers who are intellectually alive and robust, our universities and institutions of higher leaning have generally failed to act as vehicles for national development by either providing manpower for the job market or new ideas and innovations necessary for economic development. They have not led to a vibrant economic and robust civic culture. | 152 | definition | 1.000 | The UGC was created as a buffer between the state and the universities. | 5 | page=5,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What do degrees and diplomas indicate about the skills and abilities of students? | that the awardee possesses basic skills and analytical rigor of a particular type | We have failed to sustain a sound teaching- learning process, or to provide right kind of "Fodder to The Job Market." And worse still, we have failed to provide authentic process of certification to provide signals about our pupils to society which the latter could trust. In what follows, I propose to reflect on the ramifications of this and examine the status of recent trends, particularly in the wake of liberalization. Our degrees and diplomas are expected to provide certification that the awardee possesses basic skills and analytical rigor of a particular type. These certificates provide signals to society that a student possessing a particular certificate has specific talents corresponding to them. These certificates declare the minimum level of competency which the society can expect from students possessing them. | 488 | definition | 1.000 | Our degrees and diplomas are expected to provide certification that the awardee possesses basic skills and analytical rigor of a particular type. | 6 | page=6,block=0 | 0.700 | |
| What is the purpose of the University Grants Commission? | maintain and co-ordinate minimum standards. | The University Grants Commission was created to maintain and co-ordinate minimum standards. Instead of re-designing the role of Commission in the context of liberalization and globalization, we have created a plethora of institutions like All India Council for Technical Education, IGNOU for distance education and The National Council for Teacher Education. And now in our habit of looking for miracles through creation of extra-ordinary agencies we have discovered that there is no agency to co-ordinate between these bodies. Most of these bodies tend to be too political and bureaucratic. They also have become victims of standardization and uniformity with the result that the funds are distributed not in terms of quality but in terms of the very fact that the university is enlisted. These bodies have failed to link their grant to the objectives with which these bodies were created. | 48 | definition | 1.000 | The University Grants Commission was created to maintain and co-ordinate minimum standards. Instead of re-designing the role of Commission in the context of liberalization and globalization, we have created a plethora of institutions like All India Council for Technical Education, IGNOU for distance education and The National Council for Teacher Education. | ||||
| What condition is described as essential for good research? | we shall continue to ask new questions | One of the basic conditions of good research is that we shall continue to ask new questions and where could these questions emerge, naturally and spontaneously, except in the environs of a class room, in which both teachers and taught, the old and the young, intermingled in a spirit of partnership. Research has suffered because it has become divorced from teaching learning process. Teaching has suffered because some of the finest minds who couldn’t ignite the brains of the young found exit from the universities to these institutes. Doubtless, we do come across some glimpses of intellectually brilliant and robust science, but it is doubtful whether it is a product of these institutions or the opportunities most of these scientists have had to work in the best institutions and laboratories abroad. The same prospective was extended to social sciences, history and philosophy. | 53 | definition | 1.000 | One of the basic conditions of good research is that we shall continue to ask new questions and where could these questions emerge, naturally and spontaneously, except in the environs of a class room, in which both teachers and taught, the old and the young, intermingled in a spirit of partnership. | ||||
| What phrase has been used to describe universities as vital to a nation's future? | The Incubators of Future Health and Prosperity | It has also tried to act as a buffer between the state and the academia. It still remains the most important institution with which our hopes and fears in the field of higher education are connected. And yet, there are grave problems with universities and other institutions of higher learning in the country. Universities and other institutions of higher learning are important to the life of the nations. Someone has called them “The Incubators of Future Health and Prosperity.” The ----medieval image of the university was that they were ivory towers far removed from the society. This is what Newman had in mind when he spoke about “The Idea of A University.” Today universities not only preserve and transmit knowledge inherited from the past, they are also expected to create and disseminate knowledge. They are also expected to contribute to national development. | 432 | definition | 1.000 | Someone has called them “The Incubators of Future Health and Prosperity.” The ----medieval image of the university was that they were ivory towers far removed from the society. | 3 | page=3,block=2 | 0.700 | |
| What metaphor is used to describe the modern university by a Princeton University president? | a highly porous material, one that allows free diffusion on both directions | As we move from “Knowledge Society” to “Knowledge Economy,” they are expected to provide necessary manpower with skills and expertise to man public and private services. In today’s highly competitive high-tech global society, they are expected to generate new ideas, for only those societies and economies will be able to compete which have capacity to nurture, sustain and develop innovative minds. the modern university to quote one of the Presidents of Princeton University, is “a highly porous material, one that allows free diffusion on both directions.” Today universities not only preserve and transmit knowledge inherited from the past, they are also expected to create and disseminate knowledge. They are also expected to contribute to national development | 482 | definition | 1.000 | the modern university to quote one of the Presidents of Princeton University, is “a highly porous material, one that allows free diffusion on both directions.” Today universities not only preserve and transmit knowledge inherited from the past, they are also expected to create and disseminate knowledge. | 3 |
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