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How many members of ethnic minorities are there?
400,000
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How many She people are there?
200,000
[ "Zhejiang\n\nHan Chinese make up the vast majority of the population, and the largest Han subgroup are the speakers of Wu varieties of Chinese. There are also 400,000 members of ethnic minorities, including approximately 200,000 She people and approximately 20,000 Hui Chinese[citation needed]. Jingning She Autonomo...
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Where is the only She autonomous county in China?
Lishui
[ "Zhejiang\n\nHan Chinese make up the vast majority of the population, and the largest Han subgroup are the speakers of Wu varieties of Chinese. There are also 400,000 members of ethnic minorities, including approximately 200,000 She people and approximately 20,000 Hui Chinese[citation needed]. Jingning She Autonomo...
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What is another predominant religion of Zhejiang besides Chinese folk religions and Taoist traditions?
Chinese Buddhism
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According to surveys in 2007 and 2009, what percent of the population believes in cults of ancestors?
23.02%
[ "Zhejiang\n\nThe predominant religions in Zhejiang are Chinese folk religions, Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 23.02% of the population believes and is involved in cults of ancestors, while 2.62% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 3.92...
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According to surveys in 2007 and 2009, what percent of the population identifies as Christian?
2.62%
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What percent of the population identified as Christians in 2004?
3.92%
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What percent of the population may be irreligious?
74.36%
[ "Zhejiang\n\nThe predominant religions in Zhejiang are Chinese folk religions, Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 23.02% of the population believes and is involved in cults of ancestors, while 2.62% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 3.92...
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What year did the government of Zhejiang recognise folk religion as 'civil religion'?
2015
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When did Buddhism arrive in Zhejiang?
1,800 years ago
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What has an important presence in Zhejiang since its arrival 1,800 years ago?
Buddhism
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What part of 2015 did the government of Zhejiang recognise folk religion as 'civil religion'?
mid
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More than how many thousand folk religious organisations were registered in Zhejiang in 2015?
twenty
[ "Zhejiang\n\nIn mid-2015 the government of Zhejiang recognised folk religion as \"civil religion\" beginning the registration of more than twenty thousand folk religious associations. Buddhism has an important presence since its arrival in Zhejiang 1,800 years ago." ]
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How many years ago did Catholicism arrive in the province?
400
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How many years ago did Protestantism arrive in the province?
150
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Where are Protestants especially notable in Zhejiang?
Wenzhou
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What percent of Zhejiang was Protestant in 1999?
2.8%
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Which religion came to Zhejiang 400 years ago?
Catholicism
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When did the rapid development of religions in Zhejiang drive the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them?
2014
[ "Zhejiang\n\nThe rapid development of religions in Zhejiang has driven the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them in 2014, variously named \"Three Rectifications and One Demolition\" operations or \"Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and...
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According to the locality, in addition to "Three Rectifications and One Demolition", what was another name for these measures?
Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and Folk Religion Activities
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These regulations have led to the demolition of churches and what else?
folk religion temples
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What have these regulations led to the removal of from churches?
crosses
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What was an exemplary case of all this?
Sanjiang Church
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How long ago did Islam arrive in Zhejiang?
1,400 years
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What religion do the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang practice?
Islam
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How many of the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang practice Islam?
virtually all
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What is practiced by the She ethnic minority in Zhejiang?
She shamanism
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What religion came to Zhejiang 1,400 years ago?
Islam
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How diverse is Zhejiang, linguistically speaking?
extremely
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What do most inhabitants of Zhejiang speak?
Wu
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Mandarin and Huizhou dialects are spoken on the border where?
with Anhui
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Min dialects are spoken on the border where?
with Fujian
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What type of geography is Zhejiang?
mountainous
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When was the People's Republic of China founded?
1949
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What has been promoted as the standard language of communication throughout China since 1949?
Mandarin
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A majority of the population educated since what year can speak Mandarin?
1978
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What type of residents tend to be more fluent in Mandarin than rural ones?
Urban
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Throughout history there have been a series of what in the area to allow for better communication?
lingua francas
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What is one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera?
Yueju
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Where did Yueju originate?
Shengzhou
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Who is Yueju traditionally performed by?
actresses only
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Who plays male roles in Yueju?
actresses
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Who plays female roles in Yueju?
actresses
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What is Longjing tea also called?
dragon well tea
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Where does Longjing tea originate from?
Hangzhou
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What type of umbrellas is Hangzhou known for?
silk
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What type of fans is Hangzhou known for?
hand
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Zhejiang cuisine is one of how many great traditions of Chinese cuisine?
eight
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What neighbours north Zhejiang to the south?
Jiangsu
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What neighbours south Jiangsu to the north?
Zhejiang
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North Zhejiang and south Jiangsu are famed for their opulence and what else?
prosperity
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Inserting north Zhejiang names into poetry gave an effect of what?
dreaminess
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The fame of where led to a popular saying?
Hangzhou
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Which government's Ministry of Defence is mentioned here?
British
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What does MoD stand for?
Ministry of Defence
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Who sets the defence policy in Great Britain?
Her Majesty's Government
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For which part of the government is the MoD the headquarters?
British Armed Forces
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What does the MoD wish to strengthen?
international peace and stability
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The UK consists of what two areas?
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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What does the MoD defend?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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What are the threats that the MoD has identified?
weapons of mass destruction, international terrorism, and failed and failing states
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What does the MoD manage?
day-to-day running of the armed forces, contingency planning and defence procurement
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What three services make up the armed forces of the UK?
the British Army, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force
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What did David Lloyd George's coalition government reject in 1921?
The formation of a united ministry of defence
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When was the Chiefs of Staff Committee formed?
1923
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Who created the position of Minister for Coordination of Defence?
Stanley Baldwin
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What post did Lord Chatfield hold until 1940?
Minister for Coordination of Defence
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Who created the office of Minister of Defence?
Winston Churchill
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When was the Ministry of Defence Act introduced?
1946
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When did Winstron Churchill form his government?
1940
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The new ministry, according to the Act of 1946, was headed by a Minister of Defence who possessed what?
a seat in the Cabinet
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Who stopped attending Cabinet with the passage of the Ministry of Defence Act of 1946?
the Secretary of State for War, the First Lord of the Admiralty, and the Secretary of State for Air
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During what years did the five Departments of State do the work of the modern Ministry of Defence?
1946 to 1964
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What were the five Departments of State that did the work of the modern Ministry of Defence?
the Admiralty, the War Office, the Air Ministry, the Ministry of Aviation, and an earlier form of the Ministry of Defence
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When did the defence functions of the Ministry of Aviation Supply merge into the Ministry of Defence?
1971
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All former Departments of State (except the Ministry of Aviation Supply) merged in what year?
1964
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Who is supported by civilian, scientific, and professional military advisors?
The Ministers and Chiefs of the Defence Staff
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What is the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence generally known as?
Permanent Secretary
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Where does the Permanent Secretary serve as the senior civil servant?
MoD
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What is the role of the Permanent Secretary?
to ensure the MoD operates effectively as a department of the government
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What is the name of the person who is the current Chief of the Defence Staff?
General Sir Nicholas Houghton
[ "Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)\n\nThe current Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces, is General Sir Nicholas Houghton, late Green Howards. He is supported by the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, by the professional heads of the three services of HM Armed Forces and by ...
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Who is the professional head of the British Armed Forces?
Chief of the Defence Staff
[ "Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)\n\nThe current Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces, is General Sir Nicholas Houghton, late Green Howards. He is supported by the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, by the professional heads of the three services of HM Armed Forces and by ...
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The professional heads of what three services support the Chief of the Defence Staff?
HM Armed Forces
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Which person in the Joint Forces Command supports the Chief of the Defence Staff?
the Commander
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How many Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff are there?
three
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What are the three Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff?
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability), Deputy CDS (Personnel and Training) and Deputy CDS (Operations)
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Who represents the Defence Medical Services on the Defence Staff?
The Surgeon General
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Who leads the Defence Medical Services?
The Surgeon General
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One of the Assistant Chiefs of the Defence Staff is for Reserves and what?
Cadets
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The Personnel Chief is also known as what?
the Defence Services Secretary in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom
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There is a Defence Services Secretary in the Royal Household of the what?
Sovereign
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Who are two of the Assistant Chiefs of the Defence Staff?
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) and the Defence Services Secretary in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom
[ "Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)\n\nAdditionally, there are a number of Assistant Chiefs of Defence Staff, including the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) and the Defence Services Secretary in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, who is also the Assistant Chief o...
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In what year was there a Strategic Defence Review?
1998
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What paper was published in 2003?
Delivering Security in a Changing World White Paper
[ "Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)\n\nThe 1998 Strategic Defence Review and the 2003 Delivering Security in a Changing World White Paper outlined the following posture for the British Armed Forces:" ]
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Which part of the Britsh government were the two publications listed concerning?
British Armed Forces
[ "Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)\n\nThe 1998 Strategic Defence Review and the 2003 Delivering Security in a Changing World White Paper outlined the following posture for the British Armed Forces:" ]
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In what concept is the MoD considered a leader?
defence diplomacy
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Who was the PM of Britain in 2010?
David Cameron
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Who was the president of France in 2010?
Nicolas Sarkozy
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In which two countries is the UK installing military bases?
UAE and Bahrain
[ "Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)\n\nThe MoD has since been regarded as a leader in elaborating the post-Cold War organising concept of \"defence diplomacy\". As a result of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010, Prime Minister David Cameron signed a 50-year treaty with French President Nicolas Sarkozy...
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In which other country is the UK thinking about installing a military base?
Oman
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