New_Delhi

context: New Delhi (i/ˌnjuː ˈdɛli/) is a municipality and district in Delhi which serves as the capital and seat of government of India. In addition, it also serves as the seat of Government of Delhi.
qas: answers: text: Delhi
question: In what territory is New Delhi located?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What municipality serves as the capital of India?

answers: text: Delhi
question: For what territory does New Delhi serve as the seat of Government?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What municipality serves as the seat of Government for India?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What municipality serves as the seat of government of Delhi?

context: The foundation stone of the city was laid by George V, Emperor of India during the Delhi Durbar of 1911. It was designed by British architects, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker. The new capital was inaugurated on 13 February 1931, by India's Viceroy Lord Irwin.
qas: answers: text: George V
question: Who laid the foundation stone of New Delhi?

answers: text: 1911
question: In what year was the foundation stone of New Delhi laid?

answers: text: Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker
question: Who designed the foundation stone of the city of New Delhi?

answers: text: 13 February 1931
question: On what date was New Delhi inaugurated?

answers: text: Viceroy Lord Irwin
question: Who inaugurated the city of New Delhi?

context: Although colloquially Delhi and New Delhi as names are used interchangeably to refer to the jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi, these are two distinct entities, and the latter is a small part of the former.
qas: answers: text: Delhi and New Delhi
question: What are the two terms colloquially used to refer to the jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi?

answers: text: Delhi
question: New Delhi is a small part of what larger territory?

answers: text: NCT of Delhi
question: Delhi and New Delhi are colloquially used to refer to what jurisdiction?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What is one name used to refer to the jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi?

answers: text: Delhi
question: What is one name used to refer to the jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi?

context: New Delhi has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
qas: answers: text: hundred
question: How many Indian cities have been selected to be developed as a smart city?

answers: text: Smart Cities Mission
question: What is the name of the mission to develop Indian smart cities?

answers: text: PM Narendra Modi
question: Who is responsible for India's smart city initiative?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What is one Indian city that has been selected to be developed as a smart city?

context: Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital of India during the British Raj until December 1911. However, Delhi had served as the political and financial centre of several empires of ancient India and the Delhi Sultanate, most notably of the Mughal Empire from 1649 to 1857. During the early 1900s, a proposal was made to the British administration to shift the capital of the British Indian Empire (as it was officially called) from Calcutta to Delhi. Unlike Calcutta, which was located on the eastern coast of India, Delhi was at the centre of northern India and the Government of British India felt that it would be logistically easier to administer India from the latter rather than the former.
qas: answers: text: Calcutta
question: What city was the capital of India until December 1911?

answers: text: Kolkata
question: What is the name of the city formerly known as Calcutta?

answers: text: Mughal Empire
question: What is the name of the empire for which Delhi served as the political and financial capital from 1649 to 1857?

answers: text: Delhi
question: In the early 1900s, the capital of the British Indian Empire was shifted from Calcutta to what city?

answers: text: the centre of northern India
question: In what part of India is Delhi located?

context: On 12 December 1911, during the Delhi Durbar, George V, then Emperor of India, along with Queen Mary, his Consort, made the announcement that the capital of the Raj was to be shifted from Calcutta to Delhi, while laying the foundation stone for the Viceroy's residence in the Coronation Park, Kingsway Camp. The foundation stone of New Delhi was laid by King George V and Queen Mary at the site of Delhi Durbar of 1911 at Kingsway Camp on 15 December 1911, during their imperial visit. Large parts of New Delhi were planned by Edwin Lutyens (Sir Edwin from 1918), who first visited Delhi in 1912, and Herbert Baker (Sir Herbert from 1926), both leading 20th-century British architects. The contract was given to Sobha Singh (later Sir Sobha Singh). Construction really began after World War I and was completed by 1931. The city that was later dubbed "Lutyens' Delhi" was inaugurated in ceremonies beginning on 10 February 1931 by Lord Irwin, the Viceroy. Lutyens designed the central administrative area of the city as a testament to Britain's imperial aspirations.
qas: answers: text: George V
question: Who announced that the capital of India would be moved from Calcutta to Delhi?

answers: text: 12 December 1911
question: On what date was it announced that the capital of India would be moved to Delhi?

answers: text: King George V and Queen Mary
question: Who laid the foundation stone of New Delhi?

answers: text: Edwin Lutyens
question: Who is responsible for designing large parts of New Delhi?

answers: text: 10 February 1931
question: On what date did inauguration ceremonies for New Delhi begin?

context: Soon Lutyens started considering other places. Indeed, the Delhi Town Planning Committee, set up to plan the new imperial capital, with George Swinton as chairman and John A. Brodie and Lutyens as members, submitted reports for both North and South sites. However, it was rejected by the Viceroy when the cost of acquiring the necessary properties was found to be too high. The central axis of New Delhi, which today faces east at India Gate, was previously meant to be a north-south axis linking the Viceroy's House at one end with Paharganj at the other. During the project's early years, many tourists believed it was a gate from Earth to Heaven itself. Eventually, owing to space constraints and the presence of a large number of heritage sites in the North side, the committee settled on the South site. A site atop the Raisina Hill, formerly Raisina Village, a Meo village, was chosen for the Rashtrapati Bhawan, then known as the Viceroy's House. The reason for this choice was that the hill lay directly opposite the Dinapanah citadel, which was also considered the site of Indraprastha, the ancient region of Delhi. Subsequently, the foundation stone was shifted from the site of Delhi Durbar of 1911–1912, where the Coronation Pillar stood, and embedded in the walls of the forecourt of the Secretariat. The Rajpath, also known as King's Way, stretched from the India Gate to the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Secretariat building, the two blocks of which flank the Rashtrapati Bhawan and houses ministries of the Government of India, and the Parliament House, both designed by Herbert Baker, are located at the Sansad Marg and run parallel to the Rajpath.
qas: answers: text: the Viceroy
question: Who rejected the proposals of Brodie and Lutyens?

answers: text: the South site
question: Which site was eventually chosen by the Delhi Town Planning Committee?

answers: text: Dinapanah citadel
question: Raisina Hill lay directly opposite what religious site?

answers: text: King's Way
question: The Rajpath was also known by what name?

answers: text: Herbert Baker
question: Who designed the Parliament House of New Delhi?

context: In the south, land up to Safdarjung's Tomb was acquired in order to create what is today known as Lutyens' Bungalow Zone. Before construction could begin on the rocky ridge of Raisina Hill, a circular railway line around the Council House (now Parliament House), called the Imperial Delhi Railway, was built to transport construction material and workers for the next twenty years. The last stumbling block was the Agra-Delhi railway line that cut right through the site earmarked for the hexagonal All-India War Memorial (India Gate) and Kingsway (Rajpath), which was a problem because the Old Delhi Railway Station served the entire city at that time. The line was shifted to run along the Yamuna river, and it began operating in 1924. The New Delhi Railway Station opened in 1926 with a single platform at Ajmeri Gate near Paharganj and was completed in time for the city's inauguration in 1931. As construction of the Viceroy's House (the present Rashtrapati Bhavan), Central Secretariat, Parliament House, and All-India War Memorial (India Gate) was winding down, the building of a shopping district and a new plaza, Connaught Place, began in 1929, and was completed by 1933. Named after Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850–1942), it was designed by Robert Tor Russell, chief architect to the Public Works Department (PWD).
qas: answers: text: 1933
question: The construction of Connaught Place was completed in what year?

answers: text: Raisina Hill
question: On what hill did construction of Lutyen's Bungalow Zone begin?

answers: text: twenty years
question: The Imperial Delhi Railway was built to transport workers and materials for how many years?

answers: text: 1924
question: In what year did the Imperial Delhi Railway line begin operating?

answers: text: 1926
question: In what year did the New Delhi Railway Station open?

context: After the capital of India moved to Delhi, a temporary secretariat building was constructed in a few months in 1912 in North Delhi. Most of the government offices of the new capital moved here from the 'Old secretariat' in Old Delhi (the building now houses the Delhi Legislative Assembly), a decade before the new capital was inaugurated in 1931. Many employees were brought into the new capital from distant parts of India, including the Bengal Presidency and Madras Presidency. Subsequently housing for them was developed around Gole Market area in the 1920s. Built in the 1940s, to house government employees, with bungalows for senior officials in the nearby Lodhi Estate area, Lodhi colony near historic Lodhi Gardens, was the last residential areas built by the British Raj.
qas: answers: text: 1912
question: A temporary secretariat building was built in New Delhi in what year?

answers: text: 1931
question: In what year what New Delhi inaugurated as the capital of India?

answers: text: Gole Market area
question: Housing for employees was built in what area during the 1920s?

answers: text: Lodhi colony
question: What was the name of the last residential area built by the British Raj?

answers: text: the 1940s
question: During what decade was the Lodhi colony built?

context: After India gained independence in 1947, a limited autonomy was conferred to New Delhi and was administered by a Chief Commissioner appointed by the Government of India. In 1956, Delhi was converted into a union territory and eventually the Chief Commissioner was replaced by a Lieutenant Governor. The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 declared the Union Territory of Delhi to be formally known as National Capital Territory of Delhi. A system was introduced under which the elected Government was given wide powers, excluding law and order which remained with the Central Government. The actual enforcement of the legislation came in 1993.
qas: answers: text: 1947
question: In what year did India gain independence?

answers: text: 1956
question: In what year was Delhi converted into a union territory?

answers: text: The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act
question: What is the name of the act that caused the Union Territory of Delhi to become formally known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi?

answers: text: 1993
question: The enforcement of the legislation of the Constitution Act began in what year?

answers: text: a union territory
question: In 1956, Delhi was converted into what type of territory?

context: The first major extension of New Delhi outside of Lutyens' Delhi came in the 1950s when the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) developed a large area of land southwest of Lutyens' Delhi to create the diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri, where land was allotted for embassies, chanceries, high commissions and residences of ambassadors, around wide central vista, Shanti Path.
qas: answers: text: the 1950s
question: In what decade did New Delhi first extend significantly from Lutyen's Delhi?

answers: text: the Central Public Works Department
question: What organization developed land to expand New Delhi in the 1950s?

answers: text: Chanakyapuri
question: What was the name of the enclave created by the Central Public Works Department?

answers: text: southwest
question: In which direction did Chanakyapuri extend from New Delhi?

answers: text: residences of ambassadors
question: What was one use of the uses for the newly developed land of Chanakypuri?

context: With a total area of 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi), New Delhi forms a small part of the Delhi metropolitan area. Because the city is located on the Indo-Gangetic Plain, there is little difference in elevation across the city. New Delhi and surrounding areas were once a part of the Aravalli Range; all that is left of those mountains is the Delhi Ridge, which is also called the Lungs of Delhi. While New Delhi lies on the floodplains of the Yamuna River, it is essentially a landlocked city. East of the river is the urban area of Shahdara. New Delhi falls under the seismic zone-IV, making it vulnerable to earthquakes.
qas: answers: text: 16.5 sq mi
question: What is the total area of New Delhi in square miles?

answers: text: the Indo-Gangetic Plain
question: On what plain is New Delhi located?

answers: text: the Lungs of Delhi
question: The Delhi Ridge is also referred to by what name?

answers: text: Yamuna River
question: New Delhi is located on the floodplains of what river?

answers: text: seismic zone-IV
question: What seismic zone does New Delhi fall under?

context: New Delhi lies on several fault lines and thus experiences frequent earthquakes, most of them of mild intensity. There has, however, been a spike in the number of earthquakes in the last six years, most notable being a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in 2015 with its epicentre in Nepal, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake on 25 November 2007, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake on 7 September 2011, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake on 5 March 2012, and a swarm of twelve earthquakes, including four of magnitudes 2.5, 2.8, 3.1, and 3.3, on 12 November 2013.
qas: answers: text: 5.4 magnitude
question: What was the magnitude of the notable 2015 earthquake that shook New Delhi?

answers: text: 25 November 2007
question: A 4.7 magnitude earthquake that affected New Delhi occurred on what date?

answers: text: 4.2-magnitude
question: What was the magnitude of the earthquake that affected New Delhi on September 2011?

answers: text: twelve
question: How many earthquakes occurred on March 5, 2012?

answers: text: fault lines
question: What is the geographical feature New Delhi lies on that is responsible for frequent earthquakes?

context: The climate of New Delhi is a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with high variation between summer and winter in terms of both temperature and rainfall. The temperature varies from 46 °C (115 °F) in summers to around 0 °C (32 °F) in winters. The area's version of a humid subtropical climate is noticeably different from many other cities with this climate classification in that it features long and very hot summers, relatively dry and mild winters, a monsoonal period, and dust storms. Summers are long, extending from early April to October, with the monsoon season occurring in the middle of the summer. Winter starts in November and peaks in January. The annual mean temperature is around 25 °C (77 °F); monthly daily mean temperatures range from approximately 14 to 34 °C (57 to 93 °F). New Delhi's highest temperature ever recorded is 49.1 °C (120.4 °F) while the lowest temperature ever recorded is −3.2 °C (26.2 °F). Those for Delhi metropolis stand at 49.9 °C (121.8 °F) and −3.2 °C (26.2 °F) respectively. The average annual rainfall is 784 millimetres (30.9 in), most of which is during the monsoons in July and August.
qas: answers: text: subtropical climate
question: In what type of climate is New Delhi located?

answers: text: April to October
question: Between which months do New Delhi's long summers last?

answers: text: the middle of the summer
question: When does the monsoon season occur in New Delhi?

answers: text: 25 °C (77 °F)
question: What is the annual mean temperature of New Delhi?

answers: text: 49.1 °C (120.4 °F)
question: What is the highest ever recorded temperature in New Delhi?

context: In recent Mercer’s 2015 annual quality-of-living survey, New Delhi ranks at number 154 out of 230 cities due to bad air quality and pollution. The World Health Organization ranked New Delhi as the world’s worst polluted city in 2014 among about 1,600 cities the organization tracked around the world.
qas: answers: text: 154
question: What is New Delhi's rank in Mercer's 2015 quality of living survey?

answers: text: bad air quality and pollution
question: What is the main cause of New Delhi's relatively low ranking in Mercer's quality of life survey?

answers: text: The World Health Organization
question: New Delhi was ranked as the world's worst polluted city by what organization?

answers: text: 1,600
question: How many cities were tracked for pollution by the World Health Organization in 2014?

answers: text: 230
question: How many cities were studied in Mercer's 2015 quality of living survey?

context: In an attempt to curb air pollution in New Delhi, which gets worst during the winter, a temporary alternate-day travel scheme for cars using the odd- and even-numbered license plates system was announced by Delhi government in December 2015. In addition, trucks will be allowed to enter India's capital only after 11 p.m., two hours later than the existing restriction. The driving restriction scheme is planned to be implemented as a trial from January 1, 2016 for an initial period of 15 days. The restriction will be in force between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and traffic will not be restricted on Sundays. Public transportation service will be increased during the restriction period.
qas: answers: text: winter
question: In what season does New Delhi's air pollution worsen?

answers: text: alternate-day travel
question: What method was introduced in December 2015 to reduce New Delhi's air pollution?

answers: text: 11 p.m
question: New Delhi's alternate-day travel scheme allowed trucks to enter the city after what hour?

answers: text: 15 days
question: How long is the initial trial period for New Delhi's driving restriction scheme?

answers: text: Sundays
question: On what day of the week will travel remain unrestricted by New Delhi's alternate day driving scheme?

context: On December 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of India mandated several restrictions on Delhi's transportation system to curb pollution. Among the measures, the court ordered to stop registrations of diesel cars and sport utility vehicles with an engine capacity of 2,000 cc and over until March 31, 2016. The court also ordered all taxis in the Delhi region to switch to compressed natural gas by March 1, 2016. Transportation vehicles that are more than 10 years old were banned from entering the capital.
qas: answers: text: December 16, 2015
question: On what date did the Supreme Court of India enact restrictions on Delhi's transportation system to reduce pollution?

answers: text: March 31, 2016
question: The Supreme Court restricted registration of some vehicles with engines of 2000 cc and over until what date?

answers: text: compressed natural gas
question: All taxis in Delhi were ordered to switch to what type of fuel by March 1, 2016?

answers: text: vehicles that are more than 10 years old
question: Which transportation vehicles were banned from entering New Delhi?

answers: text: curb pollution
question: New restrictions on New Delhi's transportation system were enacted by the Supreme Court to accomplish what goal?

context: The national capital of India, New Delhi is jointly administered by both the Central Government of India and the local Government of Delhi, it is also the capital of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.
qas: answers: text: Delhi
question: New Delhi is the capital of what National Capital Territory?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What is the national capital of India?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: The local Government of Delhi and the Central Government of India jointly administer what city?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What city is the official capital of the National Capital Territory of Delhi?

answers: text: the Central Government of India
question: What is the name of one government body that oversees the capital of New Delhi?

context: As of 2015, the government structure of the New Delhi Municipal Council includes a chairperson, three members of New Delhi's Legislative Assembly, two members nominated by the Chief Minister of the NCT of Delhi and five members nominated by the central government.
qas: answers: text: New Delhi's Legislative Assembly
question: The government structure of the New Delhi Municipal Council includes three members from what government body?

answers: text: the central government
question: What government body is responsible for nominating five members to the New Delhi Municipal Council?

answers: text: Chief Minister of the NCT of Delhi
question: What government official is responsible for nominating two members to the New Delhi Municipal Council?

answers: text: NCT of Delhi
question: The Chief Minister of what NCT is responsible for nominating two members to the New Delhi Municipal Council? 

answers: text: New Delhi Municipal Council
question: What is the name of the government structure created for New Delhi that is comprised of ten representatives?

context: The head of state of Delhi is the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Delhi, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government and the post is largely ceremonial, as the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Delhi is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. According to the Indian constitution, if a law passed by Delhi's legislative assembly is repugnant to any law passed by the Parliament of India, then the law enacted by the parliament will prevail over the law enacted by the assembly.
qas: answers: text: Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Delhi
question: What is the official title of Delhi's head of state?

answers: text: President of India
question: Who is responsible for appointing the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Delhi?

answers: text: the law enacted by the parliament
question: Which takes precedent when a law passed by Parliament conflicts with a law passed by Delhi's Legislative assembly?

answers: text: the Central government
question: What government body advises the president on appointing a Lieutenant Governor?

answers: text: Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Delhi
question: Which government position is given most of the executive powers over Delhi?

context: New Delhi is governed through a municipal government, known as the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). Other urban areas of the metropolis of Delhi are administered by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). However, the entire metropolis of Delhi is commonly known as New Delhi in contrast to Old Delhi.
qas: answers: text: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
question: What is the name of the municipal government by which New Delhi is governed?

answers: text: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
question: What government body is responsible for administering other urban areas of the metropolis of Delhi?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What is the name commonly used to refer to the entire metropolis of Delhi?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: The New Delhi Municipal Government oversees what large Indian city?

answers: text: a municipal government
question: What form of government is responsible for the municipality of New Delhi?

context: Much of New Delhi, planned by the leading 20th-century British architect Edwin Lutyens, was laid out to be the central administrative area of the city as a testament to Britain's imperial pretensions. New Delhi is structured around two central promenades called the Rajpath and the Janpath. The Rajpath, or King's Way, stretches from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the India Gate. The Janpath (Hindi: "Path of the People"), formerly Queen's Way, begins at Connaught Circus and cuts the Rajpath at right angles. 19 foreign embassies are located on the nearby Shantipath (Hindi: "Path of Peace"), making it the largest diplomatic enclave in India.
qas: answers: text: Edwin Lutyens
question: What British architect was responsible for designing much of New Delhi?

answers: text: Rajpath and the Janpath
question: What are the names of the two central promenades around which New Delhi is structured?

answers: text: the Rajpath
question: Which of the two promenades is referred to as The King's Way?

answers: text: The Janpath
question: Which promenade was formerly known as the Queen's Way?

answers: text: Shantipath
question: The largest diplomatic enclave in India which contains 19 foreign embassies is located along which promenade?

context: At the heart of the city is the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan (formerly known as Viceroy's House) which sits atop Raisina Hill. The Secretariat, which houses ministries of the Government of India, flanks out of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Parliament House, designed by Herbert Baker, is located at the Sansad Marg, which runs parallel to the Rajpath. Connaught Place is a large, circular commercial area in New Delhi, modelled after the Royal Crescent in England. Twelve separate roads lead out of the outer ring of Connaught Place, one of them being the Janpath.
qas: answers: text: Rashtrapati Bhavan
question: Formerly known as the Viceroy's House, which large building is located at the heart of New Delhi?

answers: text: Viceroy's House
question: The Rashtrapati Bhavan was formerly known by what name?

answers: text: the Royal Crescent
question: Connaught Place in New Delhi is modeled after what area of England?

answers: text: Twelve
question: How many roads lead out of the outer ring of Connaught Place?

context: Indira Gandhi International Airport, situated to the southwest of Delhi, is the main gateway for the city's domestic and international civilian air traffic. In 2012-13, the airport was used by more than 35 million passengers, making it one of the busiest airports in South Asia. Terminal 3, which cost ₹96.8 billion (US$1.4 billion) to construct between 2007 and 2010, handles an additional 37 million passengers annually.
qas: answers: text: Indira Gandhi International Airport
question: What major airport is located to the southwest of Delhi?

answers: text: 35 million
question: Approximately how many passengers used Indira Gandhi Airport from 2012-2013?

answers: text: ₹96.8 billion
question: How much money did Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport cost to construct?

answers: text: 37 million
question: How many passengers use Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi Airport each year?

answers: text: 2010
question: What year was construction of Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi airport finished?

context: The Delhi Flying Club, established in 1928 with two de Havilland Moth aircraft named Delhi and Roshanara, was based at Safdarjung Airport which started operations in 1929, when it was the Delhi's only airport and the second in India. The airport functioned until 2001, however in January 2002 the government closed the airport for flying activities because of security concerns following the New York attacks in September 2001. Since then, the club only carries out aircraft maintenance courses, and is used for helicopter rides to Indira Gandhi International Airport for VIP including the president and the prime minister.
qas: answers: text: 1928
question: The Delhi Flying Club was established in what year?

answers: text: Safdarjung Airport
question: When established in 1928, which airport served as the base of the Delhi Flying Club?

answers: text: 2002
question: In what year did the government close Safdarjung Airport due to security concerns?

answers: text: 1929
question: In what year did the Delhi Flying club begin operations?

answers: text: de Havilland Moth aircraft
question: What type of aircraft was first used by the Delhi Flying Club after its founding?

context: In 2010, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) was conferred the fourth best airport award in the world in the 15–25 million category, and Best Improved Airport in the Asia-Pacific Region by Airports Council International. The airport was rated as the Best airport in the world in the 25–40 million passengers category in 2015, by Airports Council International.[not in citation given][better source needed] Delhi Airport also bags two awards for The Best Airport in Central Asia/India and Best Airport Staff in Central Asia/India at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2015.
qas: answers: text: 2010
question: In what year did Indira Gandhi International Airport earn an award for being forth best airport in the world in the 15-25 million category?

answers: text: Airports Council International
question: What organization is responsible for awarding Indira Gandhi International Airport as Best Improved Airport in the Asia-Pacific Region?

answers: text: 2015
question: What year did Indira Gandhi International Airport win an award for Best airport in the world in the 25-40 million passenger category?

answers: text: two
question: How many awards did Indira Gandhi International Airport win at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2015?

answers: text: Best airport in the world in the 25–40 million passengers category
question: In 2015, the Airports Council International gave what award to Indira Gandhi International Airport?

context: New Delhi has one of India's largest bus transport systems. Buses are operated by the state-owned Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), which owns largest fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled buses in the world. Personal vehicles especially cars also form a major chunk of vehicles plying on New Delhi roads. New Delhi has the highest number of registered cars compared to any other metropolitan city in India. Taxis and Auto Rickshaws also ply on New Delhi roads in large numbers. New Delhi has one of the highest road density in India.
qas: answers: text: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
question: What state-owned organization operates New Delhi's bus transport system?

answers: text: compressed natural gas
question: Delhi Transport Company owns the world's largest fleet of buses powered by what type of fuel?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What city has the highest number of registered cars of any city in India?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What large metropolis has some of the highest road density in India? 

answers: text: Buses
question: What type of vehicle transport system is owned by the Delhi Transport Corporation?

context: New Delhi is a major junction in the Indian railway network and is the headquarters of the Northern Railway. The five main railway stations are New Delhi railway station, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin Railway Station, Anand Vihar Railway Terminal and Sarai Rohilla. The Delhi Metro, a mass rapid transit system built and operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), serves many parts of Delhi and the neighbouring cities Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad. As of August 2011, the metro consists of six operational lines with a total length of 189 km (117 mi) and 146 stations, and several other lines are under construction. It carries millions of passengers every day. In addition to the Delhi Metro, a suburban railway, the Delhi Suburban Railway exists.
qas: answers: text: New Delhi
question: What Indian city is the headquarters of the Northern Railway?

answers: text: five
question: How many main stations of the Northern Railway serve the New Delhi area?

answers: text: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
question: What organization is responsible for building and operating the Delhi Metro system?

answers: text: 189 km
question: What is the total length of the Delhi Metro?

answers: text: 146
question: The Delhi Metro consists of how many stations?

context: The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving New Delhi, Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida, and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. Delhi Metro is the world's 12th largest metro system in terms of length. Delhi Metro was India's first modern public transportation system, which had revolutionised travel by providing a fast, reliable, safe, and comfortable means of transport. The network consists of six lines with a total length of 189.63 kilometres (117.83 miles) with 142 stations, of which 35 are underground, five are at-grade, and the remainder are elevated. All stations have escalators, elevators, and tactile tiles to guide the visually impaired from station entrances to trains. It has a combination of elevated, at-grade, and underground lines, and uses both broad gauge and standard gauge rolling stock. Four types of rolling stock are used: Mitsubishi-ROTEM Broad gauge, Bombardier MOVIA, Mitsubishi-ROTEM Standard gauge, and CAF Beasain Standard gauge.
qas: answers: text: 189.63 kilometres
question: What is the total length of the Delhi Metro?

answers: text: 142
question: How many stations are there on the Delhi Metro?

answers: text: The Delhi Metro
question: What is the name of the world's 12 largest metro system by length?

answers: text: 35
question: How many of the Delhi Metro's stations are located underground?

answers: text: five
question: How many of the New Delhi Metro's stations are located at ground level?

context: Delhi Metro is being built and operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), a state-owned company with equal equity participation from Government of India and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. However, the organisation is under administrative control of Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Besides construction and operation of Delhi metro, DMRC is also involved in the planning and implementation of metro rail, monorail and high-speed rail projects in India and providing consultancy services to other metro projects in the country as well as abroad. The Delhi Metro project was spearheaded by Padma Vibhushan E. Sreedharan, the Managing Director of DMRC and popularly known as the "Metro Man" of India. He famously resigned from DMRC, taking moral responsibility for a metro bridge collapse which took five lives. Sreedharan was awarded with the prestigious Legion of Honour by the French Government for his contribution to Delhi Metro.
qas: answers: text: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
question: What organization operates the Delhi Metro system?

answers: text: Ministry of Urban Development
question: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation operates under the administrative control of what government body?

answers: text: Padma Vibhushan E. Sreedharan
question: The Delhi Metro project was spearheaded by what Indian government figure?

answers: text: "Metro Man"
question: Padma Vibhushan E. Sreedharan was popularly known by what nickname?

answers: text: Legion of Honour
question: What major award was given to Padma Vibhushan E. Sreedharan for his contribution the the Delhi Metro?

context: New Delhi has a population of 249,998. Hindi and Punjabi are the most widely spoken languages in New Delhi and the lingua franca of the city. English is primarily used as the formal language by business and government institutes. New Delhi has a literacy rate of 89.38% according to 2011 census, which is highest in Delhi.
qas: answers: text: 249,998
question: What is the population of New Delhi?

answers: text: Hindi and Punjabi
question: What are the most common languages spoken in New Delhi?

answers: text: English
question: What language is used for formal purposes by business and government institutes of New Delhi?

answers: text: 89.38%
question: What is the literacy rate of New Delhi according to the 2011 census?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What city in the territory of Delhi has the highest literacy rate?

context: Hinduism is the religion of 79.8% of New Delhi's population. There are also communities of Muslims (12.9%), Sikhs (5.4%), Jains (1.1%) and Christians (0.9%) in Delhi. Other religious groups (2.5%) include Parsis, Buddhists and Jews.
qas: answers: text: 79.8%
question: What percentage of New Delhi's population is Hindu?

answers: text: Hinduism
question: What is the most commonly practiced religion in New Delhi?

answers: text: 12.9%
question: What percentage of New Delhi's population is Muslim?

answers: text: 5.4%
question: What percentage of New Delhi's population is Sikh?

answers: text: 0.9%
question: What percentage of New Delhi's population is Christian?

context: New Delhi is a cosmopolitan city due to the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural presence of the vast Indian bureaucracy and political system. The city's capital status has amplified the importance of national events and holidays. National events such as Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti (Gandhi's birthday) are celebrated with great enthusiasm in New Delhi and the rest of India. On India's Independence Day (15 August) the Prime Minister of India addresses the nation from the Red Fort. Most Delhiites celebrate the day by flying kites, which are considered a symbol of freedom. The Republic Day Parade is a large cultural and military parade showcasing India's cultural diversity and military might.
qas: answers: text: Gandhi Jayanti
question: What is the name of the holiday celebrated in India that occurs on Gandhi's Birthday?

answers: text: 15 August
question: What is the date of India's Independence Day?

answers: text: the Red Fort
question: On Indian Independence Day, the Prime Minister addresses the nation from what location?

answers: text: freedom
question: On Indian Independence Day, kites are flown by citizens which symbolize what concept?

answers: text: Republic Day Parade
question: What New Delhi celebration showcases India's cultural diversity and military power?

context: Religious festivals include Diwali (the festival of light), Maha Shivaratri, Teej, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Baisakhi, Durga Puja, Holi, Lohri, Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha, Christmas, Chhath Puja and Mahavir Jayanti. The Qutub Festival is a cultural event during which performances of musicians and dancers from all over India are showcased at night, with the Qutub Minar as the chosen backdrop of the event. Other events such as Kite Flying Festival, International Mango Festival and Vasant Panchami (the Spring Festival) are held every year in Delhi.
qas: answers: text: Diwali
question: What religious festival is also known as the festival of light?

answers: text: The Qutub Festival
question: What cultural event showcases dancers and musicians from all over India?

answers: text: the Qutub Minar
question: In what location is The Qutub Festival held?

answers: text: Vasant Panchami
question: The Spring Festival which is held each year in Delhi is also known by what name?

answers: text: International Mango Festival
question: What is the name of the fruit related festival held annually in Delhi?

context: In 2007, the Japanese Buddhist organisation Nipponzan Myohoji decided to build a Peace Pagoda in the city containing Buddha relics. It was inaugurated by the current Dalai Lama.
qas: answers: text: 2007
question: The Nipponzan Myohoji decided to build a Peace Pagoda in new Delhi in what year?

answers: text: Buddha relics
question: The Peace Pagoda built in New Delhi by the Nipponzan Myohoji contained what type of artifacts?

answers: text: Nipponzan Myohoji
question: Which Japanese Buddhist organization built a Peace Pagoda in New Delhi in 2007?

answers: text: Dalai Lama
question: The Peace Pagoda built in New Delhi by the Nipponzan Myohoji was inaugurated by which prominent figure?

answers: text: Peace Pagoda
question: What structure did the Nipponzan Myohoji decide to build in New Delhi in 2007?

context: The New Delhi town plan, like its architecture, was chosen with one single chief consideration: to be a symbol of British power and supremacy. All other decisions were subordinate to this, and it was this framework that dictated the choice and application of symbology and influences from both Hindu and Islamic architecture.
qas: answers: text: British power and supremacy
question: The New Delhi town plan was chosen primarily to symbolize what?

answers: text: Hindu and Islamic
question: The New Delhi town plan was influenced by what type of architecture?

answers: text: The New Delhi town plan
question: What town plan was chosen with the chief consideration of displaying British power and superiority?

answers: text: Hindu
question: What is one type of architecture that heavily influenced the New Delhi town plan?

context: It took about 20 years to build the city from 1911. Many elements of New Delhi architecture borrow from indigenous sources; however, they fit into a British Classical/Palladian tradition. The fact that there were any indigenous features in the design were due to the persistence and urging of both the Viceroy Lord Hardinge and historians like E.B. Havell.
qas: answers: text: 20 years
question: Approximately how long did it take to build New Delhi?

answers: text: British Classical/Palladian
question: The architecture of New Delhi borrows from indigenous sources but fits into what tradition?

answers: text: E.B. Havell
question: What historian is partially responsible for the use of indigenous features in the architecture of New Delhi?

answers: text: Viceroy Lord Hardinge
question: Which government official urged that indigenous features be used in the design of New Delhi?

answers: text: indigenous
question: Many of the architectural elements of New Delhi borrow from what sources?

context: New Delhi is home to several historic sites and museums. The National Museum which began with an exhibition of Indian art and artefacts at the Royal Academy in London in the winter of 1947–48 was later at the end was shown at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in 1949. Later it was to form a permanent National Museum. On 15 August 1949, the National Museum was formally inaugurated and currently has 200,000 works of art, both of Indian and foreign origin, covering over 5,000 years.
qas: answers: text: 15 August 1949
question: On what date was the National Museum formally inaugurated?

answers: text: 200,000
question: How many works of art currently reside in the National Museum?

answers: text: Indian art
question: The National Museum began in 1947 with a display of what type of art?

answers: text: 5,000 years
question: What length of time do the 200,000 works of art in the National Museum encompass?

answers: text: Royal Academy in London
question: In the winter of 1947, the National Museum started with a display of Indian art in what location?

context: The India Gate built in 1931 was inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It is the national monument of India commemorating the 90,000 soldiers of the Indian Army who lost their lives while fighting for the British Raj in World War I and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.
qas: answers: text: 1931
question: What year was the India Gate built?

answers: text: Arc de Triomphe
question: The Indian Gate was inspired by what Parisian monument?

answers: text: 90,000
question: The India Gate commemorates how many soldiers of past wars?

answers: text: The India Gate
question: Which Indian monument, inspired by the Arc de Triomphe, was built in 1931?

answers: text: Indian Army
question: The India Gate commemorates the lost soldiers of what army?

context: The Rajpath which was built similar to the Champs-Élysées in Paris is the ceremonial boulevard for the Republic of India located in New Delhi. The annual Republic Day parade takes place here on 26 January.
qas: answers: text: the Champs-Élysées
question: The Rajpath was constructed similarly to what famous Parisian street?

answers: text: The Rajpath
question: What is the name of the ceremonial boulevard for the Republic of India in New Delhi?

answers: text: The Rajpath
question: On what boulevard does the Republic Day parade take place each year?

answers: text: Republic Day parade
question: What annual parade takes place on the Rajpath each January?

answers: text: 26 January
question: On which date is the annual Republic Day parade held in New Delhi?

context: Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Rajghat is the place where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated on 31 January 1948 after his assassination and his ashes were buried and make it a final resting place beside the sanctity of the Yamuna River. The Raj Ghat in the shape of large square platform with black marble was designed by architect Vanu Bhuta.
qas: answers: text: Gandhi Smriti
question: In which location did Mahatma Gandhi spend the final 144 days of his life?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: In which city is the Gandhi Smriti located?

answers: text: 30 January 1948
question: On which date was Mahatma Gandhi killed?

answers: text: Rajghat
question: In what location was Mahatma Gandhi cremated?

answers: text: Vanu Bhuta
question: The Raj Ghat was designed by what architect?

context: Jantar Mantar located in Connaught Place was built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The primary purpose of the observatory was to compile astronomical tables, and to predict the times and movements of the sun, moon and planets.
qas: answers: text: Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur
question: Who was responsible for constructing the Jantar Mantar?

answers: text: Connaught Place
question: In what area of New Delhi is the Jantar Mantar observatory located?

answers: text: 13
question: The Jantar Mantar consists of how many architectural astronomy instruments?

answers: text: Jantar Mantar
question: What is the name of the observatory built in Connaught Place by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur?

answers: text: compile astronomical tables
question: What is one of the primary purposes of the Jantar Mantar observatory?

context: New Delhi is home to Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, National Museum of Natural History, National Rail Museum, National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, National Philatelic Museum, Nehru Planetarium, Shankar's International Dolls Museum. and Supreme Court of India Museum.
qas: answers: text: Shankar's International Dolls Museum
question: What is the name of the doll themed museum located in New Delhi?

answers: text: National Rail Museum
question: What is the name of the major railroad related museum located in New Delhi?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: The Supreme Court of India Museum is located in what major city?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: The National Philatelic Museum is located in which large Indian city?

answers: text: National Gallery of Modern Art
question: What is the name of the modern art museum located in new Delhi?

context: New Delhi is particularly renowned for its beautifully landscaped gardens that can look quite stunning in spring. The largest of these include Buddha Jayanti Park and the historic Lodi Gardens. In addition, there are the gardens in the Presidential Estate, the gardens along the Rajpath and India Gate, the gardens along Shanti Path, the Rose Garden, Nehru Park and the Railway Garden in Chanakya Puri. Also of note is the garden adjacent to the Jangpura Metro Station near the Defence Colony Flyover, as are the roundabout and neighbourhood gardens throughout the city.
qas: answers: text: New Delhi
question: The Buddha Jayanti Park is located in which Indian city?

answers: text: Jangpura Metro Station
question: A notable New Delhi garden is located adjacent to what metro station?

answers: text: spring
question: The gardens of New Delhi are particularly stunning in which season?

answers: text: gardens
question: New Delhi is well known for what type of beautifully landscaped feature?

answers: text: Buddha Jayanti Park
question: What is the name of one of the largest gardens in new Delhi?

context: The city hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games and annually hosts Delhi Half Marathon foot-race. The city has previously hosted the 1951 Asian Games and the 1982 Asian Games. New Delhi was interested  in bidding for the 2019 Asian Games but was turned down by the government on 2 August 2010 amid allegations of corruption in 2010 Commonwealth Games .
qas: answers: text: Commonwealth Games
question: New Delhi played host to what major athletic competition in 2010?

answers: text: 1951
question: New Delhi first hosted the Asian Games in what year?

answers: text: 1982
question: The Asian Games were most recently held in New Delhi in what year?

answers: text: allegations of corruption
question: New Delhi's bid for the 2019 Asian Games was turned down by the government for what reason?

answers: text: Delhi Half Marathon
question: New Delhi is the annual host of what foot-race?

context: Major sporting venues in New Delhi include the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ambedkar Stadium, Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, Dhyan Chand National Stadium and Siri Fort Sports Complex.
qas: answers: text: R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex
question: What major tennis stadium is located in New Delhi?

answers: text: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium
question: What major sports venue in New Delhi bears the name of the former prime minister Indira Gandhi?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is located in which Indian city?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: In which Indian city is the Siri Fort Sports Complex located?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: The Dhyan Chand National Stadium is located in which major Indian city?

context: New Delhi is the largest commercial city in northern India. It has an estimated net State Domestic Product (FY 2010) of ₹1595 billion (US$23 billion) in nominal terms and ~₹6800 billion (US$100 billion) in PPP terms. As of 2013, the per capita income of Delhi was Rs. 230000, second highest in India after Goa. GSDP in Delhi at the current prices for 2012-13 is estimated at Rs 3.88 trillion (short scale) against Rs 3.11 trillion (short scale) in 2011-12.
qas: answers: text: ₹1595 billion
question: What was the estimated net State Domestic Product of New Delhi for 2010?

answers: text: Goa
question: The per capita income of New Delhi was second only to what Indian municipality?

answers: text: Rs 3.88 trillion
question: What was the 2012-13 current price estimate for GSDP in Delhi?

answers: text: Rs. 230000
question: What is the per capita income of Delhi as of 2013?

answers: text: Rs 3.11 trillion
question: What was the 2011-12 GSDP estimate for Delhi?

context: Connaught Place, one of North India's largest commercial and financial centres, is located in the northern part of New Delhi. Adjoining areas such as Barakhamba Road, ITO are also major commercial centres. Government and quasi government sector was the primary employer in New Delhi. The city's service sector has expanded due in part to the large skilled English-speaking workforce that has attracted many multinational companies. Key service industries include information technology, telecommunications, hotels, banking, media and tourism.
qas: answers: text: Connaught Place
question: What is the name of the large commercial and financial district located in the northern part of New Delhi?

answers: text: English
question: New Delhi's service sector has expanded largely due to skilled workers that speak what language?

answers: text: information technology
question: What is one of the key service industries of New Delhi?

answers: text: Government
question: Prior to the expansion of the service sector, what sector was the largest employer in New Delhi?

answers: text: multinational companies
question: The large skilled English-speaking workforce of New Delhi has been able to attract what type of organizations to the city?

context: The 2011 World Wealth Report ranks economic activity in New Delhi at 39, but overall the capital is ranked at 37, above cities like Jakarta and Johannesburg. New Delhi with Beijing shares the top position as the most targeted emerging markets retail destination among Asia-Pacific markets.
qas: answers: text: 39
question: According to the 2011 World Health Report, where does New Delhi rank in terms of economic activity?

answers: text: Beijing
question: New Delhi shares the position as the most targeted retail destination in Asia-Pacific markets with what other city?

answers: text: World Wealth Report
question: What organization ranked New Delhi 39th in economic activity in 2011?

answers: text: 2011
question: In which year was New Delhi ranked 39th in economic activity by the World Wealth Report?

answers: text: economic activity
question: Major cities like Jakarta and Johannesburg rank below New Delhi in what key statistic?

context: The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi does not release any economic figures specifically for New Delhi but publishes an official economic report on the whole of Delhi annually. According to the Economic Survey of Delhi, the metropolis has a net State Domestic Product (SDP) of Rs. 83,085 crores (for the year 2004–05) and a per capita income of Rs. 53,976($1,200). In the year 2008–09 New Delhi had a Per Capita Income of Rs.1,16,886 ($2,595).It grew by 16.2% to reach Rs.1,35,814 ($3,018) in 2009–10 fiscal. New Delhi's Per Capita GDP (at PPP) was at $6,860 during 2009–10 fiscal, making it one of the richest cities in India. The tertiary sector contributes 78.4% of Delhi's gross SDP followed by secondary and primary sectors with 20.2% and 1.4% contribution respectively.
qas: answers: text: The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
question: What government body is responsible for releasing the annual official economic report for Delhi?

answers: text: 16.2%
question: New Delhi's Per Capita income grew by what percentage in 2009-10?

answers: text: $6,860
question: What was New Delhi's Per Capita GDP in dollars for 2009-10?

answers: text: Rs.1,16,886
question: What was the 2008-09 Per Capita income of New Delhi?

answers: text: 83,085 crores
question: What was the 2004-05 State Domestic Product of Delhi?

context: The gross state domestic product (GSDP) of Delhi at current prices for the year 2011-12 has been estimated at Rs 3.13 lakh crore, which is an increase of 18.7 per cent over the previous fiscal.
qas: answers: text: Rs 3.13 lakh crore
question: What was the gross state domestic product of Delhi for 2011-12?

answers: text: 18.7
question: The GSDP of Delhi increased by what percentage over the previous year in 2011-12?

answers: text: 2011-12
question: In which fiscal year was the GSDP of Delhi estimated at Rs 3.13 lakh crore?

answers: text: increase
question: Did the GSDP of Delhi in 2011-12 increase or decrease from the previous fiscal year?

context: The city is home to numerous international organisations. The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology of the UNESCAP servicing the Asia-Pacific region is headquartered in New Delhi. New Delhi is home to most UN regional offices in India namely the UNDP, UNODC, UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP, UNV, UNCTAD, FAO, UNFPA, WHO, World Bank, ILO, IMF, UNIFEM, IFC and UNAIDS.
qas: answers: text: New Delhi
question: In what city is the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology located?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: What major city is home to most regional UN offices in India?

answers: text: UNDP
question: What is one regional UN office located in New Delhi?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: The regional office of the World Bank in India is located in what city?

answers: text: New Delhi
question: The regional offices of the IMF, UNICEF, and UNESCO are all located in what major Indian city?