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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully:

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) was formally established on May 5, 1999, under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology in Nigeria. Initially operated from a temporary secretariat in Abuja, the agency was created to consolidate space technology research and accelerate national development. In September 2003, NASRDA launched NigeriaSat-1, the country's first Earth observation satellite, built in collaboration with a British satellite manufacturer. This microsatellite was primarily designed to monitor environmental disasters, support agricultural planning, and track land use across West Africa. Although critics initially argued that space research was a luxury for a developing nation, NASRDA demonstrated immediate practical benefits by utilizing satellite imagery during the 2004 coastal flood mapping in the Niger Delta.

According to the passage, what was the primary purpose of launching NigeriaSat-1?

  1. To monitor environmental disasters, support agricultural planning, and track land useAnswer
  2. B
    To map coastal flooding in the Niger Delta throughout the late 1990s
  3. C
    To establish Nigeria as the dominant satellite manufacturer in West Africa
  4. D
    To consolidate all research activities under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer

The primary purpose of launching NigeriaSat-1 was to monitor environmental disasters, support agricultural planning, and track land use across West Africa.
The passage explicitly states that NigeriaSat-1 was 'primarily designed to monitor environmental disasters, support agricultural planning, and track land use across West Africa.'

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the sentence in the passage discussing the specific design and function of NigeriaSat-1.
Identified the fourth sentence: 'This microsatellite was primarily designed to monitor environmental disasters, support agricultural planning, and track land use across West Africa.'
Literal comprehension requires retrieving explicit facts directly stated in the text.
2
Match the extracted text evidence directly to the given choices.
The option stating 'To monitor environmental disasters, support agricultural planning, and track land use' exactly mirrors the stated facts.
The correct answer must rely solely on verbatim or directly paraphrased textual evidence without unsupported additions.

Key Concept

Literal Fact Retrieval from Reading Passages
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