Sentence 1: In 1834 , after the departure of the East India Company College , Frere was appointed Civil Service writer in Bombay ( now Mumbai ) .
Sentence 2: In 1834 , after leaving the East India Company College , Frere was named a writer in the Mumbai ( now Bombay ) civilian service .

Do these two sentences convey the same information?

Choices:
a). no
b). yes
a).