TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a question, along with a context passage. The passage will not have a direct answer to the question, but can include some information and a clue for the answer. Assuming you can only obtain information about one entity in the passage, your job is to determine whether information from the passage can be used to answer the question. Indicate your choice as `a` for Yes or `b` for No.
PROBLEM: Question: Who came second behind Diminuendo at The Oaks? Passage:In 1988 Melodist was ridden in all four of her races by Walter Swinburn. She did not run as a three-year-old until 22 May when she was sent to Italy for the Oaks d'Italia over 2400 metres on soft ground at the San Siro racecourse in Milan. The finish of the race was dominated by overseas challengers as Melodist won by one and a half lengths from her fellow British raider Asl (previously second in the Musidora Stakes) with the French-trained Summer Trip a neck away in third. On 9 July Melodist was one of nine runners to contest the Irish Oaks over one and a half miles at the Curragh and started at odds of 11/1. The 2/9 favourite for the race was Diminuendo, ridden by Steve Cauthen, who had won The Oaks by four lengths. Both Melodist and Diminuendo were owned by Sheikh Mohammed and based at Newmarket, but whereas Melodist was trained by Stoute, the favourite was trained by Henry Cecil at Warren Place. The other fancied runners were Dancing Goddess (second in the Irish 1000 Guineas), Miss Boniface (Ribblesdale Stakes) and Silver Lane (Prix de la Grotte). Melodist tracked the leaders before overtaking Miss Boniface before going to the front a furlong and a half from the finish. She faced a strong late challenge from Diminuendo and after a sustained struggle the two fillies crossed the line together with the judge declaring a dead heat.


SOLUTION: b

PROBLEM: Question: Which company manufactured the rifle that the Bundeswehr replaced in 1997? Passage:The Heckler & Koch G36 is a 5.56×45mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch in Germany as a replacement for the heavier 7.62mm G3 battle rifle. It was accepted into service with the Bundeswehr in 1997, replacing the G3. The G36 is gas-operated and feeds from a 30-round detachable box magazine or 100-round C-Mag drum magazine. The G36 was made with the extensive use of lightweight, corrosion-resistant synthetic materials in its design; the receiver housing, stock, trigger group (including the fire control selector and firing mechanism parts), magazine well, handguard and carry handle are all made of a carbon fiber-reinforced polyamide. The receiver has an integrated steel barrel trunnion (with locking recesses) and a nylon 66 steel reinforced receiver. The standard German Army versions of the G36 are equipped with unique a ZF 3×4° dual optical sight that combines a 3× magnified telescopic sight and an unmagnified reflex sight mounted on top of the telescopic sight. Widely distributed, it has been adopted by over 40 countries and prompted other nations to develop similar composite designs, such as the FX-05 Xiuhcoatl.


SOLUTION: b

PROBLEM: Question: How many years did the Third Anglo-Afghan War last? Passage:Fawcus served during World War One and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in March 1915. He was made a member of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1915 Birthday Honours. He was made a temporary colonel in April 1917. He awarded the Croix de guerre by France in June 1917. Throughout the course of the war, Fawcus was mentioned in dispatches six times. Following the war, he was promoted to the rank of brevet colonel in June 1919, and in the same year he served in the Third Anglo-Afghan War. He served as an assistant director-general at the War Office from June 1922–July 1926. He was appointed as the honorary physician to George V in January 1923, following the retirement of Sir Alfred Blenkinsop. He was promoted to the full rank of colonel in June 1926, with appointment in the same month as a deputy director-general at the War Office. He was promoted to the rank of major-general in October 1926. He was knighted in the 1928 Birthday Honours. He was appointed as the director-general of Army Medical Services in September 1929, at which point he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general. He was made a member of the Order of the Bath in the 1931 New Year Honours. Fawcus was presented with an honorary degree in civil law by Durham University in 1930. He served as the director-general of Army Medical Services until his retirement from active service in March 1934. Following his retirement he was replaced as the personal physician for George V by J. W. L. Scott. While serving as director-general, he won the General's Cup in golf at Sandwich in 1931.


SOLUTION:
b