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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully and evaluate the statement that follows:

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is an agency of the Nigerian Federal Government under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Established by Decree No. 39 of 1987, the Council formally commenced operations in Lagos in February 1988 before later relocating its corporate headquarters to Abuja. RMRDC was created with the primary mandate to support and expedite industrial development through the optimal utilization of local raw materials. The Council’s activities are funded primarily through a statutory deduction of one percent on all import duties collected by the Nigeria Customs Service, alongside special intervention allocations approved by the Federal Government for strategic research projects. Unlike manufacturing agencies, RMRDC does not produce commercial consumer goods directly; instead, it conducts feasibility studies, provides technical advisory services to indigenous entrepreneurs, and funds pilot plant projects to demonstrate the commercial viability of local raw material processing.

Statement: The Raw Materials Research and Development Council derives its main financial support from the direct sale of commercial consumer goods.

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The statement is false. According to the passage, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council does not produce or sell commercial consumer goods; its primary revenue comes from a statutory one percent deduction on import duties collected by the Nigeria Customs Service.
The statement is false because the passage explicitly states that RMRDC does not produce commercial consumer goods directly, noting that its primary funding is derived from a statutory deduction of one percent on import duties collected by the Nigeria Customs Service.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the key claim made in the statement regarding RMRDC's source of primary funding.
The statement asserts that RMRDC relies on direct sales of commercial consumer goods for its main financial support.
Determining the exact claim is necessary before evaluating its factual accuracy against the reading passage.
2
Scan the passage for explicit statements describing RMRDC's funding sources and operational activities.
The passage explicitly states that RMRDC is funded primarily through a statutory deduction of one percent on all import duties collected by the Nigeria Customs Service, and specifies that RMRDC does not produce commercial consumer goods directly.
Literal comprehension requires retrieving explicit facts directly stated in the text.
3
Compare the statement's claim with the explicit passage facts.
The claim directly contradicts the explicit textual evidence, confirming that the statement is false.
Any statement that directly contradicts factual details in the passage must be evaluated as false.

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Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
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