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MNLP_M2_mcqa_dataset

dataset stringclasses 7 values	id stringlengths 12 15	question stringlengths 1 911	choices sequencelengths 4 4	answer stringclasses 4 values
math_qa	mathqa_03_05907	the number of stamps that p and q had were in the ratio of 7 : 4 respectively . after p gave q 8 stamps , the ratio of the number of p ' s stamps to the number of q ' s stamps was 6 : 5 . as a result of the gift , p had how many more stamps than q ?	[ "4", "8", "12", "16" ]	B
ARC-Easy	arc_04_01513	Which of these converts electrical energy to light energy?	[ "a star", "a flashlight", "a campfire", "a tea kettle" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_03252	Amino acids are the building blocks of what macromolecules?	[ "proteins", "carbohydrates", "lipids", "sugars" ]	A
openbookqa	obqa_02_04033	which one of these is approximately opposite in acquisition to doing chores?	[ "instinctive behavior", "cleaning the yard", "mowing the lawn", "washing the dishes" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_07374	Making a specific statement based on a general principle is the definition of what type of reasoning?	[ "inference", "inductive", "transitive", "deductive" ]	D
math_qa	mathqa_03_00549	how many digits will be there to the right of the decimal point in the product of 98 and . 08216 ?	[ "5", "6", "9", "7" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_05730	What type of acid is often used as a preservative for acidic foods such as fruit juices?	[ "hydrochloric acid", "sulfuric acid", "citric acid", "benzoic acid" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_00164	What is defined as a repeating series of events that include growth, dna synthesis, and cell division?	[ "cell cycle", "meiosis", "photosynthesis", "puberty" ]	A
openbookqa	obqa_02_02988	Which of these lays eggs?	[ "vampire bats", "flying squirrels", "lesser whitethroats", "coyotes" ]	C
sciq	sciq_01_06784	Ecology is a major branch of what higher-level "classification" of science?	[ "biology", "physics", "geology", "chemistry" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_03621	When pumping blood, the hearts of animals with very long necks must overcome what force?	[ "evolution", "gravity", "erosion", "friction" ]	B
openbookqa	obqa_02_02858	A way to illuminate a dark study is to	[ "spread a good idea", "introduce a spark to a wick", "open a small box", "put a book down" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_00512	Some 96% of the dry mass consists of organic compounds produced by what?	[ "reproduction", "photosynthesis", "erosion", "electrolysis" ]	B
openbookqa	obqa_02_02933	adobe works as an electrical	[ "paper weight", "pie filler", "chiller", "anti-conductor" ]	D
ARC-Easy	arc_04_00138	Which is an example of an organism that has been selectively bred for a particular genetic trait?	[ "cats that eat mice", "cows that graze on grass", "pigs that form large herds", "chickens that lay large eggs" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_03520	Despite their name, what scientists study the atmosphere rather than colliding space rocks?	[ "forecasters", "astronauts", "astronomers", "meteorologists" ]	D
math_qa	mathqa_03_01735	the weights of one liter vegetable ghee packet of two brands ‘ a ’ and ‘ b ’ are 900 gm and 750 gm respectively . if they are mixed in the ratio of 3 : 2 by volumes to form a mixture of 4 liters , what is the weight ( in kg ) of the mixture ?	[ "3.84'", "1.75'", "3.36'", "2.72'" ]	C
openbookqa	obqa_02_00399	What makes the best wiring?	[ "rope", "Tungsten", "hemp", "plastic" ]	B
openbookqa	obqa_02_00750	A stage in the life cycle process includes what aspect?	[ "transporting water", "reproducing ideas", "entity replication", "killing of kin" ]	C
sciq	sciq_01_04068	What is an upward force that fluids exert on any object that is placed in them?	[ "efficient force", "buoyant force", "gravity force", "warm force" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_06501	Instruments that measure the angle of the slope of a volcano are called what?	[ "tilt meters", "angle meters", "aberration meters", "velocity meters" ]	A
ARC-Easy	arc_04_02066	Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by	[ "cementation.", "chemical weathering.", "sedimentation.", "increased pressure." ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_09976	Pink snapdragons are an example of what?	[ "cloning", "incomplete dominance", "nh3 hybridization", "grafting" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_10297	In a fullerene, what atoms are bonded to three other atoms in a soccer ball pattern?	[ "hydrogen", "carbon", "oxygen", "positive" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_01556	What structure is found at the top of the head of the sperm that helps it penetrate and fertilize the egg?	[ "axial filament", "acrosome", "centriole", "terminal disc" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_01957	What type of flowers offer no reward, such as nectar, to a male wasp?	[ "roses", "perennials", "ophrys", "vines" ]	C
math_qa	mathqa_03_05363	what is the smallest number which when diminished by 12 , is divisible 8 , 12 , 22 and 24 ?	[ "276", "295", "230", "225" ]	A
openbookqa	obqa_02_04889	A creature native to a place with vines and canopies, when compared to a creature native to a space with prickly plants and hot soil, will	[ "spend more time wet", "live in a desert", "spend more time dry", "live in an arid climate" ]	A
math_qa	mathqa_03_01196	a man is 16 years older than his son . in two years , his age will be twice the age of his son . the present age of this son is	[ "21 years", "14 years", "16 years", "18 years" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_08048	Biomass can also be processed to make what kind of fuel?	[ "hydrogen fuel", "biofuel", "fossil", "gasoline" ]	B
ARC-Challenge	arc_04_02677	Which situation is an example of an inherited trait?	[ "lions preying on zebras", "monkeys using twigs to get food", "birds following migratory patterns", "bears opening coolers at campsites" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_03232	What is the name for a simple machine that consists of two inclined planes?	[ "wedge", "slope", "pulley", "lever" ]	A
openbookqa	obqa_02_01579	What is an example of navigation?	[ "reading novels", "directing rudder", "cooking", "sleeping" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_11142	In birds, lightweight air-filled bones and a large four-chambered heart are examples of adaptations for what purpose?	[ "speed", "flight", "long lifespan", "mating" ]	B
math_qa	mathqa_03_02606	among 250 viewers interviewed who watch at least one of the 3 tv channels namely a , bc . 116 watch a , 127 watch c , while 107 watch b . if 90 watch exactly two channels . how many watch exactly one channel ?	[ "155", "160", "175", "190" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_10522	Amino acid units in a protein are connected by what bonds?	[ "peptide", "covalent", "ionic", "acidic" ]	A
math_qa	mathqa_03_02122	each of the three people individually can complete a certain job in 4 , 5 , and 6 hours , respectively . what is the lowest fraction of the job that can be done in 1 hour by 2 of the people working together at their respective rates ?	[ "4 / 15", "7 / 30", "11 / 30", "5 / 18" ]	C
math_qa	mathqa_03_05946	if x ¤ y = ( x + y ) ^ 2 - ( x - y ) ^ 2 . then √ 6 ¤ √ 6 =	[ "0", "5", "10", "24" ]	D
math_qa	mathqa_03_00033	find the missing value : ? - 1936248 = 1635773	[ "3572021", "3570221", "3572012", "3752012" ]	A
math_qa	mathqa_03_00853	in a partnership , a invests 1 ⁄ 6 of the capital for 1 ⁄ 6 of the time , b invests 1 ⁄ 3 of the capital for 1 ⁄ 3 of the time and c , the rest of the capital for whole time . find a ’ s share of the total profit of 2300	[ "100", "200", "300", "400" ]	A
openbookqa	obqa_02_02477	If many birds in the area are killed the ecosystem may become overcrowded with	[ "chickens", "insects", "cats", "birds" ]	B
ARC-Easy	arc_04_00246	Which metric unit is used to describe an object's length?	[ "gram (g)", "milliliter (mL)", "centimeter (cm)", "degree Celsius (°C)" ]	C
sciq	sciq_01_09886	Unevenness or asymmetry in the focus of the eye describes what visual defect?	[ "myopia", "hyperopia", "presbyopia", "astigmatism" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_04848	Technetium is named after the greektechnikos, meaning “artificial,” because all its isotopes are what?	[ "plastic", "radioactive", "neutral", "rare" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_10805	Corals build hard exoskeletons that grow to become coral what?	[ "crystals", "layers", "reefs", "beds" ]	C
sciq	sciq_01_00706	The band disappears before metaphase but predicts the future plane of what?	[ "cell division", "cell matter", "cell wall", "cell solution" ]	A
openbookqa	obqa_02_00188	polar bears are white due to an inherited	[ "characteristic", "coat", "snow", "fur length" ]	A
ARC-Easy	arc_04_01249	What is the best way for a marine scientist to determine the eating habits of sharks?	[ "Tag one shark and monitor its eating habits for one day.", "Tag one shark and monitor its eating habits for one year.", "Tag several sharks and monitor their eating habits for one day.", "Tag several sharks and monitor their eating habits for one year." ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_11253	What protects reptiles from drying out?	[ "sweat", "hairs", "skin", "scales" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_05731	Vascular plants evolved what basic structures to collect sunlight?	[ "roots", "stems", "leaves", "flowers" ]	C
sciq	sciq_01_02661	What is the layer above the mesophere called?	[ "stratosphere", "troposphere", "thermosphere", "exosphere" ]	A
openbookqa	obqa_02_04294	Which can happen during an experiment that might be dangerous?	[ "lemon juice splashing", "students speaking", "backpacks opening", "ice melting" ]	A
ARC-Easy	arc_04_01860	Humans need food to grow and survive. Food that is not used immediately by the body for energy is	[ "stored for future use", "converted to water for energy", "used to remove wastes from cells", "transformed into oxygen for survival" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_06630	Plant cuttings are an example of what type of reproduction?	[ "heterosexual", "homosexual", "asexual", "autosexual" ]	C
sciq	sciq_01_09927	Polarization occurs between a charged and what other object?	[ "motionless", "neutral", "obsolete", "molecular" ]	B
openbookqa	obqa_02_04816	Plants are like all other organisms, in that they need what to survive?	[ "sustenance", "shoes", "games", "internet" ]	A
ARC-Challenge	arc_04_02912	Which activity is an example of a good health habit?	[ "watching television", "smoking cigarettes", "eating candy", "exercising every day" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_00153	How many types of surface waves are there?	[ "six", "three", "over a hundred", "two" ]	D
openbookqa	obqa_02_01535	A puppy has a kink in his tail, but he lacked it yesterday. The puppy ______ a broken tail.	[ "inherited", "absorbed", "wanted", "acquired" ]	D
math_qa	mathqa_03_01328	in what time will a railway train 70 m long moving at the rate of 36 kmph pass a telegraph post on its way ?	[ "6 sec", "7 sec", "8 sec", "9 sec" ]	B
ARC-Easy	arc_04_01040	When an atom loses or gains an electron, it changes	[ "atomic mass.", "atomic number.", "charge.", "element." ]	C
sciq	sciq_01_03455	When plant type alternates from generation to generation what is this called?	[ "change in generation", "turbidity of generation", "differentiation of generation", "alternation of generation" ]	D
openbookqa	obqa_02_00966	which of these does a spinning motion?	[ "planet venus", "the earth", "planet mars", "all of these" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_08014	What's caused by damaged capillaries in the kidneys so the nephrons can no longer filter blood?	[ "kidney failure", "bacteria failure", "colon failure", "sponge failure" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_04528	What are the only innate behaviors in humans?	[ "inherited traits", "insight behaviors", "reflex behaviors", "learned behaviors" ]	C
sciq	sciq_01_03005	What is the term for disease-causing agents, such as bacteria and viruses?	[ "spores", "pathogens", "parasites", "vaccines" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_01599	Where are hormones released?	[ "bloodstream", "brain", "lungs", "liver" ]	A
math_qa	mathqa_03_00472	a couple decides to have 4 children . if they succeed in having 4 children and each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl , what is the probability that they will have exactly 2 girls and 2 boys ?	[ "3 / 8", "1 / 4", "3 / 16", "1 / 8" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_08424	What is another term for the voice box?	[ "larynx", "optical nerve", "pancreas", "pharynx" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_05218	Many deleterious alleles have such severe effects that a homozygous embryo spontaneously aborts long before what?	[ "couple", "LIfe", "baby", "birth" ]	D
math_qa	mathqa_03_04833	a train running at a speed of 36 km / h passes an electric pole in 14 seconds . in how many seconds will the whole train pass a 350 - meter long platform ?	[ "43", "45", "47", "49" ]	D
math_qa	mathqa_03_03509	when 2 + 3 = 65 , 3 + 4 = 125 , 4 + 5 = 205 , then 5 + 6 = ?	[ "285", "305", "315", "350" ]	B
math_qa	mathqa_03_04779	( 1000 ) 7 ÷ ( 10 ) 17 = ?	[ "10", "100", "1000", "10000" ]	D
math_qa	mathqa_03_04509	in the quadratic equation x 2 - bx + 20 = 0 , if the product of two roots is 20 , what is the sum of the two roots ?	[ "20", "12", "16", "14" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_09280	Most of these bacterial illnesses can be prevented with proper cooking of food and washing what?	[ "hands", "hair", "vegetables", "teeth" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_02341	What can occur when one end of a small diameter tube is immersed in liquid?	[ "transfusion action", "capillary action", "diffusion action", "thermal action" ]	B
openbookqa	obqa_02_00595	A person takes buckets of water from the house and begins to add it to a pond in the yard. After a certain point, the pond	[ "bloats", "breaks", "sinks", "drowns" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_07274	What common sea creature can be both awake and asleep at the same time?	[ "Whales", "reefs", "sharks", "dolphins" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_10803	Does an increase in temperature speed up or slow down reactions?	[ "slow down", "end reaction", "speed up", "remain the same" ]	C
sciq	sciq_01_11429	By multiplying the force applied by the perpendicular component of the moment arm,what is determined?	[ "torques", "intensities", "radiation", "pressure" ]	A
ARC-Challenge	arc_04_02684	Which of the following human traits is least likely to be inherited?	[ "height", "eye color", "hair color", "fingerprints" ]	D
ARC-Easy	arc_04_01006	The topography of Nevada is dominated by basins and mountain ranges associated with which geological phenomena?	[ "faults", "trenches", "hot spots", "hydrothermal vents" ]	A
ARC-Easy	arc_04_00359	When a soccer player kicks a ball, which two systems work directly with the muscular system?	[ "immune and excretory", "digestive and respiratory", "nervous and skeletal", "circulatory and integumentary" ]	C
ARC-Easy	arc_04_00395	A student conducts an investigation. In order to make a valid conclusion, she must	[ "have a testable hypothesis.", "place the data in a graph.", "use the best technology.", "test multiple variables." ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_03272	What type of hydrocarbons contain at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms?	[ "saturated", "unsaturated", "catalytic", "ionic" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_09198	Today, new elements are usually named after famous scientists. the names of the elements can be cumbersome to write in full, especially when combined to form the names of compounds. therefore, each element name is abbreviated as a one- or two-letter chemical this?	[ "shorthand", "notation", "title", "symbol" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_00056	The angle at which light bends when it enters a different medium is known as what?	[ "frequency", "refraction", "bounce", "resonance" ]	B
math_qa	mathqa_03_02372	a started a business with an investment of rs . 70000 and after 6 months b joined him investing rs . 120000 . if the profit at the end of a year is rs . 13000 , then the share of b is ?	[ "6000", "12000", "18000", "24009" ]	A
math_qa	mathqa_03_04862	two vessels p and q contain 62.5 % and 87.5 % of alcohol respectively . if 4 litres from vessel p is mixed with 6 litres from vessel q , the ratio of alcohol and water in the resulting mixture is ?	[ "31 : 1", "31 : 4", "31 : 8", "31 : 9" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_02476	Temperature can be defined as the average of what type of energy of the molecules?	[ "kinetic", "optical", "potential", "magnetic" ]	A
math_qa	mathqa_03_04506	a train 220 m long is running with a speed of 59 kmph . in what time will it pass a man who is running at 7 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going ?	[ "7 sec", "8 sec", "10 sec", "12 sec" ]	D
math_qa	mathqa_03_01519	if the price of sugar rises from rs . 10 per kg to rs . 12 per kg , a person , to have no increase in the expenditure on sugar , will have to reduce his consumption of sugar by	[ "17 %", "20 %", "25 %", "30 %" ]	A
sciq	sciq_01_00620	How many mass distinctions have radically altered the history of life?	[ "six", "one", "four", "five" ]	D
sciq	sciq_01_08371	When lactose is present in the cell, what allows the lac genes to be expressed?	[ "binding of expressor protein", "the addition of water", "concentration of repressor protein", "nonbinding of repressor protein" ]	D
openbookqa	obqa_02_02087	As rabbits in a county die off, foxes will	[ "live longer", "boom in population", "do the same", "eat trees" ]	C
openbookqa	obqa_02_04523	In the food chain process fungi have the role of what?	[ "putrefiers", "builders", "creators", "consumers" ]	A
openbookqa	obqa_02_02515	If I wanted to get more nutrients in my body I could consume	[ "magic", "smoothies", "my feelings", "my anger" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_02446	What is beyond the atmosphere?	[ "space", "vacuum", "object", "air" ]	A
openbookqa	obqa_02_04795	The producer makes its own:	[ "body", "sustenance", "air", "grass" ]	B
sciq	sciq_01_00459	What is the si unit for pressure?	[ "watt", "laurent", "pascal", "le" ]	C

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MNLP M2 MCQA Dataset

The MNLP M2 MCQA Dataset is a carefully curated collection of Multiple-Choice Question Answering (MCQA) examples, unified from several academic and benchmark datasets.

Developed as part of the CS-552: Modern NLP course at EPFL (Spring 2025), this dataset is designed for training and evaluating models on multiple-choice QA tasks, particularly in the STEM and general knowledge domains.

Key Features

~26,000 MCQA questions
7 diverse sources: SciQ, OpenBookQA, MathQA, ARC-Easy, ARC-Challenge, HPCPerfOpt-MCQA, and GPT-generated STEM questions
Each question has exactly 4 options (A–D) and one correct answer
Covers a wide range of topics: science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and general knowledge

Dataset Structure

Each example is a dictionary with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
`dataset`	`string`	Source dataset (`sciq`, `openbookqa`, etc.)
`id`	`string`	Unique identifier for the question
`question`	`string`	The question text
`choices`	`list`	List of 4 answer options (corresponding to A–D)
`answer`	`string`	The correct option, as a letter: `"A"`, `"B"`, `"C"`, or `"D"`

Example:
```json
{
  "dataset": "sciq",
  "id": "sciq_01_00042",
  "question": "What does a seismograph measure?",
  "choices": ["Earthquakes", "Rainfall", "Sunlight", "Temperature"],
  "answer": "A"
}

Source Datasets

This dataset combines multiple high-quality MCQA sources to support research and fine-tuning in STEM education and reasoning. The full corpus contains 26,015 multiple-choice questions from the following sources:

Source (Hugging Face)	Name	Size	Description & Role in the Dataset
`allenai/sciq`	SciQ	11,679	Science questions (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth science). Crowdsourced with 4 answer choices and optional supporting evidence. Used to provide well-balanced, factual STEM questions at a middle/high-school level.
`allenai/openbookqa`	OpenBookQA	4,957	Science exam-style questions requiring multi-step reasoning and use of commonsense or external knowledge. Contributes more challenging and inference-based questions.
`allenai/math_qa`	MathQA	6,000	Subsample of quantitative math word problems derived from AQuA-RAT, annotated with structured answer options. Introduces numerical reasoning and problem-solving components into the dataset.
`allenai/ai2_arc` (config: `ARC-Easy`)	ARC-Easy	2,140	Science questions at the middle school level. Useful for testing basic STEM understanding and factual recall. Filtered to retain only valid 4-choice entries.
`allenai/ai2_arc` (config: `ARC-Challenge`)	ARC-Challenge	1,094	More difficult science questions requiring reasoning and inference. Widely used as a benchmark for evaluating LLMs. Also filtered for clean MCQA format compatibility.
`sharmaarushi17/HPCPerfOpt-MCQA`	HPCPerfOpt-MCQA	85	Niche questions on High-Performance Computing (HPC) performance optimization. Sourced from tutorials, documentation, and LLM generations. Adds diversity and domain-specific technical content.
`local GPT-generated`	ChatGPT	60	Manually crafted questions across STEM and computing topics using GPT-4. Explores a broad range of STEM subtopics by introducing additional questions across Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Intended Applications and Structure

This dataset is split into three parts:

train (~80%) — for training MCQA models
validation (~10%) — for tuning and monitoring performance during training
test (~10%) — for final evaluation on unseen questions

It is suitable for multiple-choice question answering tasks, especially in the STEM domain (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).

Author

This dataset was created and published by Youssef Belghmi as part of the CS-552: Modern NLP course at EPFL (Spring 2025).

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