praj-17/QA-MCQ-Open-ended huggingface dataset:
Title: Sichuan
Context: The rulers of the expansionist Qin dynasty, based in present-day Gansu and Shaanxi, were only the first strategists to realize that the area's military importance matched its commercial and agricultural significance. The Sichuan basin is surrounded by the Himalayas to the west, the Qin Mountains to the north, and mountainous areas of Yunnan to the south. Since the Yangtze flows through the basin and then through the perilous Yangzi Gorges to eastern and southern China, Sichuan was a staging area for amphibious military forces and a refuge for political refugees.[citation needed]

question: What surrounds the Sichuan basin to the west? 

answer: the Himalayas

question: What mountains surround the Sichuan basin to the North? 

answer: Qin Mountains

question: What river flows through the Sichuan basin? 

answer: Yangtze

question: Where was the Qin dynasty based? 

answer: present-day Gansu and Shaanxi

question: What surrounds the Sichuan basin to the South? 

answer: mountainous areas of Yunnan
Title: Sichuan
Context: Qin armies finished their conquest of the kingdoms of Shu and Ba by 316 BC. Any written records and civil achievements of earlier kingdoms were destroyed. Qin administrators introduced improved agricultural technology. Li Bing, engineered the Dujiangyan irrigation system to control the Min River, a major tributary of the Yangtze. This innovative hydraulic system was composed of movable weirs which could be adjusted for high or low water flow according to the season, to either provide irrigation or prevent floods. The increased agricultural output and taxes made the area a source of provisions and men for Qin's unification of China.

question: By what year did the Qin armies finish their conquest of Shu and Ba? 

answer: 316 BC

question: What did Qin administrators introduce to Shu and Ba? 

answer: improved agricultural technology.

question: Who engineered the Dujiangyan irrigation system to control the Min River? 

answer: Li Bing

question: The Min River is a major tributary of what river?  

answer: Yangtze

question: The Dujiangyan irrigation system was used for what purpose? 

answer: to either provide irrigation or prevent floods.
Title: Sichuan
Context: Sichuan came under the firm control of a Chinese central government during the Sui dynasty, but it was during the subsequent Tang dynasty where Sichuan regained its previous political and cultural prominence for which it was known during the Han. Chengdu became nationally known as a supplier of armies and the home of Du Fu, who is sometimes called China's greatest poet. During the An Lushan Rebellion (755-763), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fled from Chang'an to Sichuan. The region was torn by constant warfare and economic distress as it was besieged by the Tibetan Empire.

question: During which dynasty did Sichuan regain its political and cultural prominence for which it was known during the Han? 

answer: Tang dynasty

question: Who was known as China's greatest poet and lived in Chengdu? 

answer: Du Fu

question: What was Chengu known to supply the country with? 

answer: armies

question: Which years saw the An Lushan Rebellion? 

answer: 755-763

question: Which empire ravished the Chengdu region with constant warfare and economic distress? 

answer: the Tibetan Empire
Title: Sichuan
Context: In the middle of the 17th century, the peasant rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong (1606–1646) from Yan'an, Shanxi Province, nicknamed Yellow Tiger, led his peasant troop from north China to the south, and conquered Sichuan. Upon capturing it, he declared himself emperor of the Daxi Dynasty (大西王朝). In response to the resistance from local elites, he massacred a large native population. As a result of the massacre as well as years of turmoil during the Ming-Qing transition, the population of Sichuan fell sharply, requiring a massive resettlement of people from the neighboring Huguang Province (modern Hubei and Hunan) and other provinces during the Qing dynasty.

question: What was the nickname rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong? 

answer: Yellow Tiger

question: Which region did Yellow Tiger conquer in the mid-17th century? 

answer: Sichuan

question: Which dynasty did Yellow Tiger declare himself the emperor of?  

answer: Daxi Dynasty

question: Which province supplied a large amount of people to the Sichuan resettlement, following years of turmoil during the Ming-Qing transition? 

answer: Huguang Province
Title: Sichuan
Context: In the 20th century, as Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan had all been occupied by the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the capital of the Republic of China had been temporary relocated to Chongqing, then a major city in Sichuan. An enduring legacy of this move is that nearby inland provinces, such as Shaanxi, Gansu, and Guizhou, which previously never had modern Western-style universities, began to be developed in this regard. The difficulty of accessing the region overland from the eastern part of China and the foggy climate hindering the accuracy of Japanese bombing of the Sichuan Basin, made the region the stronghold of Chiang Kai-Shek's Kuomintang government during 1938-45, and led to the Bombing of Chongqing.

question: To which city was the Chinese capitol relocated to during Japanese occupation in the 20th century?  

answer: Chongqing

question: What are some major cities occupied by the Chinese during the Second Sino-Japanese War? 

answer: Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan

question: What are some inland provinces that began to develop modern, westernized education systems?  

answer: Shaanxi, Gansu, and Guizhou

question: What are some reasons for the lack of accurate Japanese bombing during the Second Sino-Japanese War in the Sichuan Basin? 

answer: The difficulty of accessing the region overland from the eastern part of China and the foggy climate
Title: Sichuan
Context: The Second Sino-Japanese War was soon followed by the resumed Chinese Civil War, and the cities of East China fell to the Communists one after another, the Kuomintang government again tried to make Sichuan its stronghold on the mainland, although it already saw some Communist activity since it was one area on the road of the Long March. Chiang Kai-Shek himself flew to Chongqing from Taiwan in November 1949 to lead the defense. But the same month Chongqing fell to the Communists, followed by Chengdu on 10 December. The Kuomintang general Wang Sheng wanted to stay behind with his troops to continue anticommunist guerilla war in Sichuan, but was recalled to Taiwan. Many of his soldiers made their way there as well, via Burma.

question: What group was the main antagonist during the Chinese Civil War? 

answer: the Communists

question: Who led the defense of Chongqing in November 1949? 

answer: Chiang Kai-Shek

question: On what date in 1949 did Chengdu fall to the communists? 

answer: 10 December

question: Why did Sichuan see some communist activity? 

answer: it was one area on the road of the Long March
Title: Sichuan
Context: From 1955 until 1997 Sichuan had been China's most populous province, hitting 100 million mark shortly after the 1982 census figure of 99,730,000. This changed in 1997 when the Sub-provincial city of Chongqing as well as the three surrounding prefectures of Fuling, Wanxian, and Qianjiang were split off into the new Chongqing Municipality. The new municipality was formed to spearhead China's effort to economically develop its western provinces, as well as to coordinate the resettlement of residents from the reservoir areas of the Three Gorges Dam project.

question: What Chinese Province had the largest population until 1997? 

answer: Sichuan

question: Why did Sichuan lose its status as the most populous Province in 1997? 

answer: Chongqing as well as the three surrounding prefectures of Fuling, Wanxian, and Qianjiang were split off into the new Chongqing Municipality.

question: Why was the Chongqing Municipality formed? 

answer: to spearhead China's effort to economically develop its western provinces

question: Why did China need to resettle people into Chongqing? 

answer: the Three Gorges Dam project.

question: What was the population of Sichuan in 1982? 

answer: 99,730,000
Title: Sichuan
Context: Sichuan consists of two geographically very distinct parts. The eastern part of the province is mostly within the fertile Sichuan basin (which is shared by Sichuan with Chongqing Municipality). The western Sichuan consists of the numerous mountain ranges forming the easternmost part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which are known generically as Hengduan Mountains. One of these ranges, Daxue Mountains, contains the highest point of the province Gongga Shan, at 7,556 metres (24,790 ft) above sea level.

question: How many distinct parts make up Sichuan? 

answer: two

question: What makes up majority of the eastern Sichuan province? 

answer: Sichuan basin

question: Western Sichuan is delineated by what mountain range? 

answer: Hengduan Mountains

question: Which mountain range contains the highest point in the Gongga Shan province? 

answer: Daxue Mountains

question: How many feet above sea level is the highest point of the Saxue Mountains? 

answer: 24,790 ft
Title: Sichuan
Context: The Yangtze River and its tributaries flows through the mountains of western Sichuan and the Sichuan Basin; thus, the province is upstream of the great cities that stand along the Yangtze River further to the east, such as Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai. One of the major tributaries of the Yangtze within the province is the Min River of central Sichuan, which joins the Yangtze at Yibin. Sichuan's 4 main rivers, as Sichuan means literally, are Jaling Jiang, Tuo Jiang, Yalong Jiang, and Jinsha Jiang.

question: Which river flows through the Sichuan Basin? 

answer: Yangtze River

question: Which tributary of the Yangtze flows through central Sichuan? 

answer: Min River

question: What are the 4 main rivers in Sichuan? 

answer: Jaling Jiang, Tuo Jiang, Yalong Jiang, and Jinsha Jiang

question: Name some cities downstream of the Yangtze river that are to the east of Sichuan. 

answer: Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai
Title: Sichuan
Context: Due to great differences in terrain, the climate of the province is highly variable. In general it has strong monsoonal influences, with rainfall heavily concentrated in the summer. Under the Köppen climate classification, the Sichuan Basin (including Chengdu) in the eastern half of the province experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa or Cfa), with long, hot, humid summers and short, mild to cool, dry and cloudy winters. Consequently, it has China's lowest sunshine totals. The western region has mountainous areas producing a cooler but sunnier climate. Having cool to very cold winters and mild summers, temperatures generally decrease with greater elevation. However, due to high altitude and its inland location, many areas such as Garze County and Zoige County in Sichuan exhibit a subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc)- featuring extremely cold winters down to -30 °C and even cold summer nights. The region is geologically active with landslides and earthquakes. Average elevation ranges from 2,000 to 3,500 meters; average temperatures range from 0 to 15 °C. The southern part of the province, including Panzhihua and Xichang, has a sunny climate with short, very mild winters and very warm to hot summers.

question: What climate classification does the Sichuan Basin hold? 

answer: humid subtropical climate

question: What area of China has the least amount of sunlight? 

answer: the Sichuan Basin

question: Garze County and Zoige County in Sichuan experience what kind of climate? 

answer: subarctic climate

question: What is the range of average elevation in the Sichuan Basin? 

answer: 2,000 to 3,500 meters

question: What is the range of average temperature in the Sichuan Basin? 

answer: 0 to 15 °C
Title: Sichuan
Context: Sichuan has been historically known as the "Province of Abundance". It is one of the major agricultural production bases of China. Grain, including rice and wheat, is the major product with output that ranked first in China in 1999. Commercial crops include citrus fruits, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, peaches and grapes. Sichuan also had the largest output of pork among all the provinces and the second largest output of silkworm cocoons in 1999. Sichuan is rich in mineral resources. It has more than 132 kinds of proven underground mineral resources including vanadium, titanium, and lithium being the largest in China. The Panxi region alone possesses 13.3% of the reserves of iron, 93% of titanium, 69% of vanadium, and 83% of the cobalt of the whole country. Sichuan also possesses China's largest proven natural gas reserves, the majority of which is transported to more developed eastern regions.

question: What area for the "Province of Abundance" refer to? 

answer: Sichuan

question: What are the major agricultural outputs of Sichuan? 

answer: rice and wheat

question: What kind of meat is Sichuan known to produce in abundance? 

answer: pork

question: How much of China's titanium is houses in Sichuan? 

answer: 93%

question: What is often done with Sichuan's natural gas reserves? 

answer: transported to more developed eastern regions
Title: Sichuan
Context: Sichuan is one of the major industrial centers of China. In addition to heavy industries such as coal, energy, iron and steel, the province has also established a light industrial sector comprising building materials, wood processing, food and silk processing. Chengdu and Mianyang are the production centers for textiles and electronics products. Deyang, Panzhihua, and Yibin are the production centers for machinery, metallurgical industries, and wine, respectively. Sichuan's wine production accounted for 21.9% of the country’s total production in 2000.

question: What are some major industrial outputs of Sichuan? 

answer: coal, energy, iron and steel

question: What areas are major areas of production for textiles and electronics? 

answer: Chengdu and Mianyang

question: How much of China's wine did Sichuan produce in 2000? 

answer: 21.9%

question: Which city in Sichuan is known for its machinery production? 

answer: Deyang

question: Which city in Sichuan is known for its metallurgical industries? 

answer: Panzhihua
Title: Sichuan
Context: The Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam ever constructed, is being built on the Yangtze River in nearby Hubei province to control flooding in the Sichuan Basin, neighboring Yunnan province, and downstream. The plan is hailed by some as China's efforts to shift towards alternative energy sources and to further develop its industrial and commercial bases, but others have criticised it for its potentially harmful effects, such as massive resettlement of residents in the reservoir areas, loss of archeological sites, and ecological damages.

question: What is the largest dam ever built in the world? 

answer: Three Gorges Dam

question: On which river is the Three Gorges Dam built? 

answer: Yangtze River

question: What is the purpose of the Three Gorges Dam? 

answer: to control flooding in the Sichuan Basin, neighboring Yunnan province, and downstream

question: What are some reasons for the opposition of the Three Gorges Dam? 

answer: massive resettlement of residents in the reservoir areas, loss of archeological sites, and ecological damages.
Title: Sichuan
Context: According to the Sichuan Department of Commerce, the province's total foreign trade was US$22.04 billion in 2008, with an annual increase of 53.3 percent. Exports were US$13.1 billion, an annual increase of 52.3 percent, while imports were US$8.93 billion, an annual increase of 54.7 percent. These achievements were accomplished because of significant changes in China's foreign trade policy, acceleration of the yuan's appreciation, increase of commercial incentives and increase in production costs. The 18 cities and counties witnessed a steady rate of increase. Chengdu, Suining, Nanchong, Dazhou, Ya'an, Abazhou, and Liangshan all saw an increase of more than 40 percent while Leshan, Neijiang, Luzhou, Meishan, Ziyang, and Yibin saw an increase of more than 20 percent. Foreign trade in Zigong, Panzhihua, Guang'an, Bazhong and Ganzi remained constant.

question: By how much did foreign trade increase in Sichuan in 2008? 

answer: 53.3 percent

question: What was the export level of Sichuan in 2008? 

answer: US$13.1 billion

question: What was the import level of Sichuan in 2008? 

answer: US$8.93 billion

question: What cities saw an increase in foreign trade of more than 40% in 2008? 

answer: Chengdu, Suining, Nanchong, Dazhou, Ya'an, Abazhou, and Liangshan
Title: Sichuan
Context: The Sichuan government raised the minimum wage in the province by 12.5 percent at the end of December 2007. The monthly minimum wage went up from 400 to 450 yuan, with a minimum of 4.9 yuan per hour for part-time work, effective 26 December 2007. The government also reduced the four-tier minimum wage structure to three. The top tier mandates a minimum of 650 yuan per month, or 7.1 yuan per hour. National law allows each province to set minimum wages independently, but with a floor of 450 yuan per month.

question: By how much did Sichuan increase minimum wage in December 2007? 

answer: 12.5 percent

question: What was the new monthly minimum wage in Sichuan by January 2008? 

answer: 450 yuan

question: What was the minimum hourly wage in Sichuan on December 28, 2007? 

answer: 4.9 yuan

question: What is the national minimum monthly wage in China? 

answer: 450 yuan per month
Title: Sichuan
Context: Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone (Chinese: 成都经济技术开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū jīngjì jìshù kāifā qū) was approved as state-level development zone in February 2000. The zone now has a developed area of 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) and has a planned area of 26 km2 (10 sq mi). Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone (CETDZ) lies 13.6 km (8.5 mi) east of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province and the hub of transportation and communication in southwest China. The zone has attracted investors and developers from more than 20 countries to carry out their projects there. Industries encouraged in the zone include mechanical, electronic, new building materials, medicine and food processing.

question: When was the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone approved? 

answer: February 2000

question: What is the planned size of the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone? 

answer: CETDZ

question: How far east of Chengdu is CETDZ? 

answer: 8.5 mi

question: What is the capital city of Sichuan? 

answer: Chengdu

question: How many countries are represented by the investors and developers of the CETDZ? 

answer: 20
Title: Sichuan
Context: Established in 1988, Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chinese: 成都高新技术产业开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū Gāoxīn Jìshù Chǎnyè Kāifā Qū) was approved as one of the first national hi-tech development zones in 1991. In 2000, it was open to APEC and has been recognized as a national advanced hi-tech development zone in successive assessment activities held by China's Ministry of Science and Technology. It ranks 5th among the 53 national hi-tech development zones in China in terms of comprehensive strength.

question: When was the Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone established? 

answer: 1988

question: When was the Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone approved? 

answer: 1991

question: The Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone is what rank of 53 in China terms of comprehensive strength? 

answer: 5th
Title: Sichuan
Context: Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone covers an area of 82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi), consisting of the South Park and the West Park. By relying on the city sub-center, which is under construction, the South Park is focusing on creating a modernized industrial park of science and technology with scientific and technological innovation, incubation R&D, modern service industry and Headquarters economy playing leading roles. Priority has been given to the development of software industry. Located on both sides of the "Chengdu-Dujiangyan-Jiuzhaigou" golden tourism channel, the West Park aims at building a comprehensive industrial park targeting at industrial clustering with complete supportive functions. The West Park gives priority to three major industries i.e. electronic information, biomedicine and precision machinery.

question: Which Parks make up the Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone? 

answer: South Park and the West Park

question: Which industries does West Park give priority to? 

answer: electronic information, biomedicine and precision machinery

question: What is the focus of the South Park? 

answer: creating a modernized industrial park of science and technology

question: What industry does South Park give priority to? 

answer: software industry
Title: Sichuan
Context: Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was established in 1992, with a planned area of 43 km2 (17 sq mi). The zone is situated 96 kilometers away from Chengdu, and is 8 km (5.0 mi) away from Mianyang Airport. Since its establishment, the zone accumulated 177.4 billion yuan of industrial output, 46.2 billion yuan of gross domestic product, fiscal revenue 6.768 billion yuan. There are more than 136 high-tech enterprises in the zone and they accounted for more than 90% of the total industrial output.

question: What is the planned area of the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone? 

answer: 17 sq mi

question: What is the distance between the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Mianyang Airport? 

answer: 8 km

question: How much value has Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone  output since inception? 

answer: 177.4 billion yuan

question: How many high-tech enterprises are present in the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone ? 

answer: 136
Title: Sichuan
Context: On 3 November 2007, the Sichuan Transportation Bureau announced that the Sui-Yu Expressway was completed after three years of construction. After completion of the Chongqing section of the road, the 36.64 km (22.77 mi) expressway connected Cheng-Nan Expressway and formed the shortest expressway from Chengdu to Chongqing. The new expressway is 50 km (31 mi) shorter than the pre-existing road between Chengdu and Chongqing; thus journey time between the two cities was reduced by an hour, now taking two and a half hours. The Sui-Yu Expressway is a four lane overpass with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). The total investment was 1.045 billion yuan.

question: How long did it take to complete the Sui-Yu Expressway? 

answer: three years

question: After the newest expressway was completed, what was the new travel time between Chengdu and Chongqing? 

answer: two and a half hours

question: What is the speed limit on the Sui-Yu Expressway? 

answer: 80 km/h (50 mph)

question: What was the total cost of the Sui-Yu Expressway? 

answer: 1.045 billion yuan

question: How many lanes make up the Sui-Yu Expressway? 

answer: four lane
Title: Sichuan
Context: The majority of the province's population is Han Chinese, who are found scattered throughout the region with the exception of the far western areas. Thus, significant minorities of Tibetan, Yi, Qiang and Nakhi people reside in the western portion that are impacted by inclement weather and natural disasters, environmentally fragile, and impoverished. Sichuan's capital of Chengdu is home to a large community of Tibetans, with 30,000 permanent Tibetan residents and up to 200,000 Tibetan floating population. The Eastern Lipo, included with either the Yi or the Lisu people, as well as the A-Hmao, also are among the ethnic groups of the provinces.

question: What race is the majority of Sichuan? 

answer: Han Chinese

question: What is one of the largest minorities in Chengdu? 

answer: Tibetan

question: Which part of Sichuan has the worst weather and subjected to natural disasters? 

answer: far western areas.

question: How many permanent Tibetan people live in Chengdu? 

answer: 30,000