Rajasthan

qas: question: How many square kilometers is Rajasthan?
answers: text: 342,239

question: What percentage of India's total area is Rajasthan?
answers: text: 10.4%

question: What are alternative names the Thar Desert is known by?
answers: text: the "Rajasthan Desert" and "Great Indian Desert"

question: What province in Pakistan does Rajasthan border on its north?
answers: text: Punjab

question: The Dilwara Temples are a pilgrimage site for whom?
answers: text: Jain

question: What is the area of the Jain Desert?

question: What percentage of total area does the Thar Desert take up in Punjab?

question: What is the literal meaning of Madhya Pradesh?

question: What is Uttar Pradesh known for?

question: What are the names of the two tiger reserves in Haryana?
context: Rajasthan (/ˈrɑːdʒəstæn/ Hindustani pronunciation: [raːdʒəsˈt̪ʰaːn] ( listen); literally, "Land of Kings") is India's largest state by area (342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4% of India's total area). It is located on the western side of the country, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert (also known as the "Rajasthan Desert" and "Great Indian Desert") and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Elsewhere it is bordered by the other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Its features include the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization at Kalibanga; the Dilwara Temples, a Jain pilgrimage site at Rajasthan's only hill station, Mount Abu, in the ancient Aravalli mountain range; and, in eastern Rajasthan, the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, a World Heritage Site known for its bird life. Rajasthan is also home to two national tiger reserves, the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur and Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar.

qas: question: When was the first usage of the word Rajasthan?
answers: text: 1829

question: In what publication did the name Rajasthan first appear?
answers: text: Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India

question: What is another name for the Rajasthan region?
answers: text: Rajputana

question: In what year did George Thomas write the memoir known as Military Memories?
answers: text: 1800

question: Who wrote the book entitled India: A History?
answers: text: John Keay

question: When was the word Rajpoot first used?

question: What is another name for Islamic India?

question: What did John Keay write in 1829?

question: When was the word Ferishta coined by the British?

question: What phrase did James Tod use when translating ferishta's history of Islamic India?
context: The first mention of the name "Rajasthan" appears in James Tod's 1829 publication Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India, while the earliest known record of "Rajputana" as a name for the region is in George Thomas's 1800 memoir Military Memories. John Keay, in his book India: A History, stated that "Rajputana" was coined by the British in 1829, John Briggs, translating Ferishta's history of early Islamic India, used the phrase "Rajpoot (Rajput) princes" rather than "Indian princes".

qas: question: Some portions of Rajasthan were involved with what ancient civilization?
answers: text: the Indus Valley Civilization

question: In what Indus Valley Civilization district was Kalibangan within?
answers: text: Hanumangarh district

question: What were the Saka Rulers of Western India believed to be called?
answers: text: Western Kshatrapas

question: Over what time period were the Western Kshatrapas in power?
answers: text: 405–35 BC

question: The Kushans ruled what part of the Indian subcontinent?
answers: text: the northern part

question: During what time period were the Hanumangarh in power?

question: Who were the Hanumangarh successors to?

question: Over what area did the Sindh rule?

question: What area did the Saurashtra invade to establish the Saka era?

question: Who was the capital of Gujarat named after?
context: Parts of what is now Rajasthan were part of the Indus Valley Civilization. Kalibangan, in Hanumangarh district, was a major provincial capital of the Indus Valley Civilization,. It is believed that Western Kshatrapas (405–35 BC) were Saka rulers of the western part of India (Saurashtra and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Southern Sindh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan). They were successors to the Indo-Scythians and were contemporaneous with the Kushans, who ruled the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The Indo-Scythians invaded the area of Ujjain and established the Saka era (with their calendar), marking the beginning of the long-lived Saka Western Satraps state. Matsya, a state of the Vedic civilisation of India, is said to roughly corresponded to the former state of Jaipur in Rajasthan and included the whole of Alwar with portions of Bharatpur. The capital of Matsya was at Viratanagar (modern Bairat), which is said to have been named after its founder king Virata.

qas: question: Members of what tribe were exterminated in Ajmer?
answers: text: Gurjars

question: What tribe formerly ruled Kota?
answers: text: Bhils

question: What was the name of the group that formerly ruled Bundi?
answers: text: Meenas

question: What is another way to refer to the PhulMali?
answers: text: Saini

question: The Jats assisted in building what state?
answers: text: Rajasthan

question: What are three tribes that helped build the state of Gujars?

question: What did Rajasthan suffer in trying to protect its culture?

question: What area did Saini once rule?

question: What two areas did the Charans rule?

question: Members of what group were killed in Jats and Bhils fighting invaders?
context: Traditionally the Rajputs, Jats, Meenas, Gurjars, Bhils, Rajpurohit, Charans, Yadavs, Bishnois, Sermals, PhulMali (Saini) and other tribes made a great contribution in building the state of Rajasthan. All these tribes suffered great difficulties in protecting their culture and the land. Millions of them were killed trying to protect their land. A number of Gurjars had been exterminated in Bhinmal and Ajmer areas fighting with the invaders. Bhils once ruled Kota. Meenas were rulers of Bundi and the Dhundhar region.

qas: question: What empire stopped Arab invasions?
answers: text: Gurjar Pratihar Empire

question: Arab attempted to invade the Gurjar Pratihar Empire beginning in what century?
answers: text: 8th

question: What was the most notable accomplishment of the Gurjara Pratihara Empire?
answers: text: its successful resistance to foreign invasions

question: Which historian claims that even the Arabs acknowledged the importance of the Gurjara Pratihara Empire in stopping invasions?
answers: text: Historian R. C. Majumdar

question: Arab conquest was limited to what region?
answers: text: Sindh

question: What did the Arab empire act as a barrier against?

question: For how long did the Arab empire stand?

question: What is the main accomplishment of the Arab empire?

question: What did Sindh note that Indian historians wondered about?

question: How long did it take the Gurjara Pratihara army to conquer Sindh?
context: The Gurjar Pratihar Empire acted as a barrier for Arab invaders from the 8th to the 11th century. The chief accomplishment of the Gurjara Pratihara empire lies in its successful resistance to foreign invasions from the west, starting in the days of Junaid. Historian R. C. Majumdar says that this was openly acknowledged by the Arab writers. He further notes that historians of India have wondered at the slow progress of Muslim invaders in India, as compared with their rapid advance in other parts of the world. Now there seems little doubt that it was the power of the Gurjara Pratihara army that effectively barred the progress of the Arabs beyond the confines of Sindh, their first conquest for nearly 300 years.

qas: question: How many princely states of Rajputana contain?
answers: text: nineteen

question: What is the name of the British district within Rajputana?
answers: text: Ajmer-Merwara

question: Bharatpur is an example of what kind of state?
answers: text: princely

question: Under a Muslim Nawab there was a princely state, what was its name?
answers: text: Tonk

question: What families rose to power in the 6th century?
answers: text: Rajput families

question: How many princely states are included in Alwar?

question: What is the name of the British district in Mewar?

question: During what era did Marwar familes become prominent?

question: How long did the Marwar resist Islamic invasions?

question: What did the Alwar acquire through skilled warfare?
context: Modern Rajasthan includes most of Rajputana, which comprises the erstwhile nineteen princely states, two chiefships, and the British district of Ajmer-Merwara. Marwar (Jodhpur), Bikaner, Mewar (Chittorgarh), Alwar and Dhundhar (Jaipur) were some of the main Rajput princely states. Bharatpur and Dholpur were Jat princely states whereas Tonk was a princely state under a Muslim Nawab. Rajput families rose to prominence in the 6th century CE. The Rajputs put up a valiant resistance to the Islamic invasions and protected this land with their warfare and chivalry for more than 500 years. They also resisted Mughal incursions into India and thus contributed to their slower-than-anticipated access to the Indian subcontinent. Later, the Mughals, through skilled warfare, were able to get a firm grip on northern India, including Rajasthan. Mewar led other kingdoms in its resistance to outside rule. Most notably, Rana Sanga fought the Battle of Khanua against Babur, the founder of the Mughal empire.

qas: question: What group in the Rajasthan region started to have internal disputes?
answers: text: Mughals

question: In what century did the Mughal Empire come into decline?
answers: text: 18th century

question: The Maratharas gained what over Rajputana?
answers: text: suzerainty

question: Where were the Marathas from?
answers: text: the state of what is now Maharashtra

question: In what year did the British Empire replace the Maratha Empire?
answers: text: 1818

question: How long did the Mughal Empire rule Marantha?

question: When did the Mughal Empire replace the British Empire?

question: What did the British Empire gain over Rajputana?

question: What did the British Empire have over time that was distracting?

question: What century marked the decline of the British Empire?
context: Over the years, the Mughals began to have internal disputes which greatly distracted them at times. The Mughal Empire continued to weaken, and with the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century, Rajputana came under the suzerainty of the Marathas. The Marathas, who were Hindus from the state of what is now Maharashtra, ruled Rajputana for most of the eighteenth century. The Maratha Empire, which had replaced the Mughal Empire as the overlord of the subcontinent, was finally replaced by the British Empire in 1818.

qas: question: Which mountain range goes through Rajasthan?
answers: text: the Aravalli Range

question: What is the length in miles of the Aravalli Range?
answers: text: 530 mi

question: What peak is at the southwestern part of the Aravalli Range?
answers: text: Mount Abu

question: Which river separates the main Aravelli ranges?
answers: text: West Banas River

question: What portion of Rajasthan is east and south of the Aravalli Range?
answers: text: two-fifths

question: How long is the West Banas River?

question: How much of Mount Abu is northwest of Raisina HIll?

question: Where at the range does Delhi lie?

question: What continues into the Thar Desert in the direction of Delhi?

question: How far across Rajasthan does the Haryana run?
context: The geographic features of Rajasthan are the Thar Desert and the Aravalli Range, which runs through the state from southwest to northeast, almost from one end to the other, for more than 850 kilometres (530 mi). Mount Abu lies at the southwestern end of the range, separated from the main ranges by the West Banas River, although a series of broken ridges continues into Haryana in the direction of Delhi where it can be seen as outcrops in the form of the Raisina Hill and the ridges farther north. About three-fifths of Rajasthan lies northwest of the Aravallis, leaving two-fifths on the east and south direction.

qas: question: Dry and sandy conditions are indicative of which region of Rajasthan? 
answers: text: The northwestern portion

question: Which desert is in the northwestern part of Rajasthan?
answers: text: the Thar Desert

question: What is the most populous city in the Thar Desert?
answers: text: Jodhpur

question: What are the names of the major districts of the Thar?
answers: text: Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bikaner and Nagour

question: Rainfall in the Thar Desert region is less than what amount each year on avarage?
answers: text: 400 mm

question: What part of Pakistan is sandy and dry?

question: In what area is the town of Nagour the largest city?

question: What town is the gateway to the Arabian Sea?

question: What are some major districts in Pakistan?

question: What is Pakistan's largest airbase?
context: The northwestern portion of Rajasthan is generally sandy and dry. Most of this region are covered by the Thar Desert which extends into adjoining portions of Pakistan. The Aravalli Range does not intercept the moisture-giving southwest monsoon winds off the Arabian Sea, as it lies in a direction parallel to that of the coming monsoon winds, leaving the northwestern region in a rain shadow. The Thar Desert is thinly populated; the town of Jodhpur is the largest city in the desert and known as the gateway of thar desert. The desert has some major districts like Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bikaner and Nagour. This area is also important defence point of view. Jodhpur airbase is Indias largest airbase and military, BSF bases are also situated here. A single civil airport is also situated in Jodhpur. The Northwestern thorn scrub forests lie in a band around the Thar Desert, between the desert and the Aravallis. This region receives less than 400 mm of rain in an average year. Temperatures can exceed 48 °C in the summer months and drop below freezing in the winter. The Godwar, Marwar, and Shekhawati regions lie in the thorn scrub forest zone, along with the city of Jodhpur. The Luni River and its tributaries are the major river system of Godwar and Marwar regions, draining the western slopes of the Aravallis and emptying southwest into the great Rann of Kutch wetland in neighboring Gujarat. This river is saline in the lower reaches and remains potable only up to Balotara in Barmer district. The Ghaggar River, which originates in Haryana, is an intermittent stream that disappears into the sands of the Thar Desert in the northern corner of the state and is seen as a remnant of the primitive Saraswati river.

qas: question: What is a characteristic of the region to the east of the Aravalli range?
answers: text: more fertile and better watered

question: What is the name of the ecoregion to the east and southeast of the Aravalli Range?
answers: text: the Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion

question: What are two examples of trees in the broadleaf forests east of the Aravalli's?
answers: text: teak, Acacia

question: What is the name of the region which is home to Dungarpur?
answers: text: Vagad region

question: What is the most heavily forested region in Rajasthan?
answers: text: Vagad

question: Besides Gujarat, what is the wettest region in Rajasthan?

question: What is another characterisitic of the Gujarat region?

question: What region is north of Uttar Pradesh where Udaipur and Chittaurgarh are located?

question: What rivers are the Udaipur drained by?

question: What are the Haryana and Dhundhar tributaries of?
context: The Aravalli Range and the lands to the east and southeast of the range are generally more fertile and better watered. This region is home to the Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion, with tropical dry broadleaf forests that include teak, Acacia, and other trees. The hilly Vagad region, home to the cities of Dungarpur and Banswara lies in southernmost Rajasthan, on the border with Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. With the exception of Mount Abu, Vagad is the wettest region in Rajasthan, and the most heavily forested. North of Vagad lies the Mewar region, home to the cities of Udaipur and Chittaurgarh. The Hadoti region lies to the southeast, on the border with Madhya Pradesh. North of Hadoti and Mewar lies the Dhundhar region, home to the state capital of Jaipur. Mewat, the easternmost region of Rajasthan, borders Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Eastern and southeastern Rajasthan is drained by the Banas and Chambal rivers, tributaries of the Ganges.

qas: question: How many meters high is Guru Shikhar?
answers: text: 1,722

question: What percentage of Rajasthan is to the northwest of the Aravalli range?
answers: text: 60%

question: What is the average elevation of the south-eastern region of Rajasthan?
answers: text: 100 to 350 m above sea level

question: A tableland is contained within what to southeastern districts?
answers: text: Kota and Bundi

question: What river runs along the badlands in the northeast of Rajasthan
answers: text: the Chambal River

question: What is the elevation of Mewar?

question: How does Merta city divide the state?

question: What are the plains of northeastern Mewar a part of?

question: What city lies in the geographical center of the Thar Desert?

question: What is the topography of the hilly tract of Khetri in the south?
context: The Aravalli Range runs across the state from the southwest peak Guru Shikhar (Mount Abu), which is 1,722 m in height, to Khetri in the northeast. This range divides the state into 60% in the northwest of the range and 40% in the southeast. The northwest tract is sandy and unproductive with little water but improves gradually from desert land in the far west and northwest to comparatively fertile and habitable land towards the east. The area includes the Thar Desert. The south-eastern area, higher in elevation (100 to 350 m above sea level) and more fertile, has a very diversified topography. in the south lies the hilly tract of Mewar. In the southeast, a large area within the districts of Kota and Bundi forms a tableland. To the northeast of these districts is a rugged region (badlands) following the line of the Chambal River. Farther north the country levels out; the flat plains of the northeastern Bharatpur district are part of an alluvial basin. Merta City lies in the geographical center of Rajasthan.

qas: question: Which region contains Desert National Park?
answers: text: Jaisalmer

question: How many square miles is Desert National Park?
answers: text: 1,221 sq mi

question: What types of large fossils are found in Desert National Park?
answers: text: massive fossilised tree trunks

question: What are the most common types of eagles one might see in the Jaisalmer region?
answers: text: Short-toed eagles (Circaetus gallicus), tawny eagles (Aquila rapax), spotted eagles (Aquila clanga)

question: What is another name for a laggar falcon?
answers: text: Falco jugger

question: What type of bird in the region is a harrier?

question: Besides Falco jugger, what is the other name for short-toed eagles?

question: What is the latin name of one of the most common buzzards?

question: What is the scientific name for harrier?

question: What do migratory and resident birds help scientists do?
context: The Desert National Park in Jaisalmer is spread over an area of 3,162 square kilometres (1,221 sq mi), is an excellent example of the ecosystem of the Thar Desert and its diverse fauna. Seashells and massive fossilised tree trunks in this park record the geological history of the desert. The region is a haven for migratory and resident birds of the desert. One can see many eagles, harriers, falcons, buzzards, kestrels and vultures. Short-toed eagles (Circaetus gallicus), tawny eagles (Aquila rapax), spotted eagles (Aquila clanga), laggar falcons (Falco jugger) and kestrels are the commonest of these.

qas: question: What Rajasthani national park is known for its tigers?
answers: text: Ranthambore National Park

question: How many tigers were relocated to Sariska?
answers: text: five tigers

question: Ranthamb National Park is known by photographers as what?
answers: text: one of the best place in India to spot tigers

question: Why did tigers became extinct in Sariska?
answers: text: poaching and negligence

question: What is Sarska know for worldwide?

question: What is Sarska considered by wilderness lovers and photographers?

question: Why did tigers become extinct in Bhensrod Garh?

question: What has Jawahar Sagar sanctuary done to help increase the tiger population?

question: What sanctuary does Bhensrod Garh consider the best place to relocate tigers?
context: Ranthambore National Park is known worldwide for its tiger population and is considered by both wilderness lovers and photographers as one of the best place in India to spot tigers. At one point, due to poaching and negligence, tigers became extinct at Sariska, but five tigers have been relocated there. Prominent among the wildlife sanctuaries are Mount Abu Sanctuary, Bhensrod Garh Sanctuary, Darrah Sanctuary, Jaisamand Sanctuary, Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Jawahar Sagar sanctuary, and Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary.

qas: question: The Rajasthan economy is largely composed of what type of industries?
answers: text: agricultural and pastoral

question: What are Rajasthans two main cash crops?
answers: text: Cotton and tobacco

question: What type of oil does Rajasthan produce some of the largest amounts of in India?
answers: text: edible oils

question: Rajasthan consumes the most of what product?
answers: text: opium

question: How many crop seasons are there in Rajasthan?
answers: text: two crop seasons

question: How many opium producers are in India?

question: Where does the water for cotton and tobacco come from?

question: What area produces the most tobacco?

question: How many sugar cane seasons are there?

question: What does the Indira Ghandi Canal help produce over large areas?
context: Rajasthan's economy is primarily agricultural and pastoral. Wheat and barley are cultivated over large areas, as are pulses, sugarcane, and oilseeds. Cotton and tobacco are the state's cash crops. Rajasthan is among the largest producers of edible oils in India and the second largest producer of oilseeds. Rajasthan is also the biggest wool-producing state in India and the main opium producer and consumer. There are mainly two crop seasons. The water for irrigation comes from wells and tanks. The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates northwestern Rajasthan.

qas: question: What type of fibre is Rajasthan ranked 2nd in production of?
answers: text: polyester fibre

question: What is the largest city for polyster blouse pieces in Rajasthan?
answers: text: Pali is largest city in cotton and polyster in blouse pieces

question: From what town did the marble in the Taj Mahal come?
answers: text: Makrana

question: What type of deposits are found at Sambhar?
answers: text: rich salt deposits

question: What kind of mines are found in Khetri and Jhunjhunu ?
answers: text: copper mines

question: What does Bhiwandi produce more of than Kota?

question: What prominent companies are located in Pali?

question: What was mined in Pali for The Taj Mahal?

question: What type of mines are in Bhilwara?

question: What is another term for white marble?
context: The main industries are mineral based, agriculture based, and textile based. Rajasthan is the second largest producer of polyester fibre in India. The Pali and Bhilwara District produces more cloth than Bhiwandi, Maharashtra and the bhilwara is the largest city in suitings production and export and Pali is largest city in cotton and polyster in blouse pieces and rubia production and export. Several prominent chemical and engineering companies are located in the city of Kota, in southern Rajasthan. Rajasthan is pre-eminent in quarrying and mining in India. The Taj Mahal was built from the white marble which was mined from a town called Makrana. The state is the second largest source of cement in India. It has rich salt deposits at Sambhar, copper mines at Khetri, Jhunjhunu, and zinc mines at Dariba, Zawar mines and Rampura Aghucha (opencast) near Bhilwara. Dimensional stone mining is also undertaken in Rajasthan. Jodhpur sandstone is mostly used in monuments, important buildings and residential buildings. This stone is termed as "chittar patthar". Jodhpur leads in Handicraft and Guar Gum industry. Rajasthan is also a part of the Mumbai-Delhi Industrial corridor is set to benefit economically. The State gets 39% of the DMIC, with major districts of Jaipur, Alwar, Kota and Bhilwara benefiting.

qas: question: What are earnings from crude oil in Rajasthan expected to be in 2013?
answers: text: ₹250 million per day

question: How many barrels of crude oil from Barmer is Rajasthan allowed to extract each day?
answers: text: 300,000 barrels

question: The leader in Indian crude oil production at 250,000 barrels per day is what region?
answers: text: Bombay High

question: What group is conducting exploration for Rajasthan's crude oil??
answers: text: Cairn India

question: How many barrels per day is currently being extracted from the Barmer region?
answers: text: 175,000 barrels

question: What amount is expected to be earned from oil in Cairn India in 2013?

question: What has the Indian government given Cairn permission to extract per day?

question: How many barrels per day does Cairn extract now?

question: How much does Cairn earn per day in revenue from crude oil?

question: How much has oil production increased in Cairn?
context: Rajasthan is[when?] earning Rs. 150 million (approx. US$2.5 million) per day as revenue from the crude oil sector. This earning is expected to reach ₹250 million per day in 2013 (which is an increase of ₹100 million or more than 66 percent). The government of India has given permission to extract 300,000 barrels of crude per day from Barmer region which is now 175,000 barrels per day. Once this limit is achieved Rajasthan will become a leader in Crude extraction in Country. Bombay High leads with a production of 250,000 barrels crude per day. Once the limit if 300,000 barrels per day is reached, the overall production of the country will increase by 15 percent. Cairn India is doing the work of exploration and extraction of crude oil in Rajasthan.

qas: question: What type of food was preferred in Rajasthani cooking?
answers: text: Food that could last for several days and could be eaten without heating

question: Along with scarce green vegetables, what had an impact on Rajasthani cooking?
answers: text: scarcity of water

question: What type of snack is Rajasthan known for?
answers: text: Bikaneri Bhujia

question: What famous dish is also known as hot garlic paste?
answers: text: lashun ki chutney

question: Vegetarian restaurants come from which Rajasthani region?
answers: text: the Marwar region

question: What has the scarcity of food that could last for days affected?

question: What was Bikaneri Bhujia cooking influenced by?

question: What concept originates from the Bikaneri Bhujia region?

question: What is the traditional way to serve Pyaaj Kachori?

question: How is Pyaaj Kachori served?
context: Rajasthani cooking was influenced by both the war-like lifestyles of its inhabitants and the availability of ingredients in this arid region. Food that could last for several days and could be eaten without heating was preferred. The scarcity of water and fresh green vegetables have all had their effect on the cooking. It is known for its snacks like Bikaneri Bhujia. Other famous dishes include bajre ki roti (millet bread) and lashun ki chutney (hot garlic paste), mawa kachori Mirchi Bada, Pyaaj Kachori and ghevar from Jodhpur, Alwar ka Mawa(Milk Cake), malpauas from Pushkar and rassgollas from Bikaner. Originating from the Marwar region of the state is the concept Marwari Bhojnalaya, or vegetarian restaurants, today found in many parts of India, which offer vegetarian food of the Marwari people. 4 Dal-Bati-Churma is very popular in Rajasthan. The traditional way to serve it is to first coarsely mash the Baati then pour pure Ghee on top of it. It is served with the daal (lentils) and spicy garlic chutney. Also served with Besan (gram flour) ki kadi. It is commonly served at all festivities, including religious occasions, wedding ceremonies, and birthday parties in Rajasthan. "Dal-Baati-Churma", is a combination of three different food items — Daal (lentils), Baati and Churma (Sweet). It is a typical Rajasthani dish.

qas: question: What type of dance comes from Jodhpur Marwar?
answers: text: The Ghoomar dance

question: Kalbeliya dance is from which region?
answers: text: Jaisalmer

question: What type of music plays a big part in the culture of Rajasthan?
answers: text: Folk music

question: Heroic deeds are often a theme of what type of Rajasthani song?
answers: text: Folk songs

question: What kind of song is referred to as a bhajan?
answers: text: religious or devotional

question: What are examples of the Ghoomar dance?

question: What have folk songs from Jodhpur Marwar gained?

question: What is a large part of dholak culture?

question: What are sarangi commonly called?

question: What themes do dholak commonly relate when sung?
context: The Ghoomar dance from Jodhpur Marwar and Kalbeliya dance of Jaisalmer have gained international recognition. Folk music is a large part of Rajasthani culture. Kathputli, Bhopa, Chang, Teratali, Ghindr, Kachchhighori, and Tejaji are examples of traditional Rajasthani culture. Folk songs are commonly ballads which relate heroic deeds and love stories; and religious or devotional songs known as bhajans and banis which are often accompanied by musical instruments like dholak, sitar, and sarangi are also sung.

qas: question: Bagaru and Sanganer represent what type of art?
answers: text: prints

question: Zari is a type of what art that is a major Rajasthani export?
answers: text: embroidery

question: Females in Rajasthan wear what type of traditional clothing?
answers: text: ankle-length skirt and a short top

question: What are the names for a traditional female short-top piece of clothing?
answers: text: lehenga or a chaniya choli

question: What colors are dresses in Rajasthan typically made using?
answers: text: bright colors like blue, yellow and orange

question: What are some things exported from Zari?

question: What is Zari known for?

question: What type of items are usually found in Baragu?

question: What type of embellishment do Zari clothes have?

question: What colors are traditional Zari dresses made of?
context: Rajasthan is known for its traditional, colorful art. The block prints, tie and dye prints, Bagaru prints, Sanganer prints, and Zari embroidery are major export products from Rajasthan. Handicraft items like wooden furniture and crafts, carpets, and blue pottery are commonly found here. Shopping reflects the colorful culture, Rajasthani clothes have a lot of mirror work and embroidery. A Rajasthani traditional dress for females comprises an ankle-length skirt and a short top, also known as a lehenga or a chaniya choli. A piece of cloth is used to cover the head, both for protection from heat and maintenance of modesty. Rajasthani dresses are usually designed in bright colors like blue, yellow and orange.

qas: question: What type of possession has been documented in Rajasthan?
answers: text: Spirit possession

question: What underworld god possess Rajasthanis?
answers: text: Bhaironji

question: What are possessed individuals known as? 
answers: text: ghorala

question: Ghorala is another word for what?
answers: text: mount

question: What results from possession by even benign spirits?
answers: text: loss of self-control and violent emotional outbursts

question: What type of posession has been documented by Muslim saints?

question: What is a benign spirit referred to as?

question: What are foregin tourists regarded as by Bhaironji?

question: What is another word for stillborn infant?

question: What underworld god posesses Muslim saints?
context: Spirit possession has been documented in modern Rajasthan. Some of the spirits possessing Rajasthanis are seen as good and beneficial while others are seen as malevolent. The good spirits include murdered royalty, the underworld god Bhaironji, and Muslim saints. Bad spirits include perpetual debtors who die in debt, stillborn infants, deceased widows, and foreign tourists. The possessed individual is referred to as a ghorala ("mount"). Possession, even if it is by a benign spirit, is regarded as undesirable, as it entails loss of self-control and violent emotional outbursts.

qas: question: What was the literacy rate of Rajasthan in 1991?
answers: text: 38.55%

question: How many females had the ability to read in Rajasthan in 1991?
answers: text: 20.44%

question: What was the rise in female literacy between 1991 and 2001 in Rajasthan?
answers: text: 23%

question: What is the national average for literacy in India?
answers: text: 74.04%

question: What was the literacy rate of Rajasthan in 2001?
answers: text: 60.41%

question: What did the literacy rate in India increase to in 1991?

question: In the 1991 census what was the female literacy rate?

question: How far below the average is literacy for women in India in 2001

question: What was the literacy rate for men at the 1991 census?

question: How has the state been recognized for its census effort?
context: In recent decades, the literacy rate of Rajasthan has increased significantly. In 1991, the state's literacy rate was only 38.55% (54.99% male and 20.44% female). In 2001, the literacy rate increased to 60.41% (75.70% male and 43.85% female). This was the highest leap in the percentage of literacy recorded in India (the rise in female literacy being 23%). At the Census 2011, Rajasthan had a literacy rate of 67.06% (80.51% male and 52.66% female). Although Rajasthan's literacy rate is below the national average of 74.04% and although its female literacy rate is the lowest in the country, the state has been praised for its efforts and achievements in raising male and female literacy rates.

qas: question: What are the to main educational hubs of Rajasthan?
answers: text: Jodhpur and Kota

question: In what educational hub would one find AIIMS?
answers: text: Jodhpur

question: What is is Kota known as within India?
answers: text: coaching capital of India

question: How many universities does Rajasthan have?
answers: text: nine

question: How many engineering colleges are in Rajasthan?
answers: text: 41 engineering colleges

question: What are two main educatonal centers of Birla?

question: What term is Birla referred to as?

question: How many colleges are in Birla?

question: What is the annual enrollment in Birla?

question: How many polytechnic colleges are in Birla?
context: In Rajasthan, Jodhpur and Kota are two major educational hubs. Kota is known for its quality education in preparation of various competitive exams, coaching for medical and engineering exams while Jodhpur is home to many higher educational institutions like IIT, AIIMS, National Law University, Sardar Patel Police University, National institute of Fashion Technology, MBM Engineering College etc. Kota is popularly referred to as, "coaching capital of India". Other major educational institutions are Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, IIM Udaipur r and LNMIIT. Rajasthan has nine universities and more than 250 colleges, 55,000 primary and 7,400 secondary schools. There are 41 engineering colleges with an annual enrollment of about 11,500 students. Apart from above there 41 Private universities like Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur,Manipal University Jaipur, OPJS University, Churu, Mody University of Technology and Science Lakshmangarh (Women's University, Sikar), RNB Global University, Bikaner. The state has 23 polytechnic colleges and 152 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) that impart vocational training.

qas: question: What percentage of India's foreign visitors came to Rajasthan from 2009 to 2010?
answers: text: 14 percent

question: At what level is Rajasthan ranked in India for visits by foreigners?
answers: text: fourth highest

question: How high is Rajasthan ranked among domestic Indian tourists?
answers: text: fourth

question: What two palaces are frequent tourist destinations within Rajasthan?
answers: text: The palaces of Jaipur and Ajmer-Pushkar

question: What percentage of the Rajasthani GDP comes from tourism?
answers: text: eight percent

question: What have converted forts increased in the hospitality sector?

question: How many foreign visitors have been attracted to Ajmer-Pushkar?

question: During what period did Ajmer Pushkar have the 4th highest amount of foreign tourists in India?

question: Where does employment in the hospitality industry flourish?

question: How much of the GDP does hospitality employment account for?
context: Rajasthan attracted 14 percent of total foreign visitors during 2009–2010 which is the fourth highest among Indian states. It is fourth also in Domestic tourist visitors. Tourism is a flourishing industry in Rajasthan. The palaces of Jaipur and Ajmer-Pushkar, the lakes of Udaipur, the desert forts of Jodhpur, Taragarh Fort (Star Fort) in Ajmer, and Bikaner and Jaisalmer rank among the most preferred destinations in India for many tourists both Indian and foreign. Tourism accounts for eight percent of the state's domestic product. Many old and neglected palaces and forts have been converted into heritage hotels. Tourism has increased employment in the hospitality sector.

qas: question: Who built the famous decorated havelis in Rajasthan?
answers: text: Rajput kings

question: Jaipur is also known as what city?
answers: text: the Pink City

question: What are the notable houses in Jaipur made from?
answers: text: a type of sandstone dominated by a pink hue

question: What type of temples stretch from the north to the south of Rajasthan?
answers: text: Jain Temples

question: Which Pali District temple is dedicated to Lord Adinath?
answers: text: Ranakpur Temple

question: What is another name for Rajput?

question: What type of architecture is Rajput known for?

question: What is on the Anasagar lake at Stepwell?

question: Who is the Jantar Mantar temple in Pali District dedicated to?

question: What color are havelis painted in Ajmer?
context: Rajasthan is famous for its forts, carved temples, and decorated havelis, which were built by Rajput kings in pre-Muslim era Rajasthan.[citation needed] Rajasthan's Jaipur Jantar Mantar, Mehrangarh Fort and Stepwell of Jodhpur, Dilwara Temples, Chittorgarh Fort, Lake Palace, miniature paintings in Bundi, and numerous city palaces and haveli's are part of the architectural heritage of India. Jaipur, the Pink City, is noted for the ancient houses made of a type of sandstone dominated by a pink hue. In Jodhpur, maximum houses are painted blue. At Ajmer, there is white marble Bara-dari on the Anasagar lake. Jain Temples dot Rajasthan from north to south and east to west. Dilwara Temples of Mount Abu, Ranakpur Temple dedicated to Lord Adinath in Pali District, Jain temples in the fort complexes of Chittor, Jaisalmer and Kumbhalgarh, Lodurva Jain temples, Mirpur Jain Temple, Sarun Mata Temple kotputli, Bhandasar and Karni Mata Temple of Bikaner and Mandore of Jodhpur are some of the best examples.