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Difficulty: EasyLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully:

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) was established in 1952 following the adoption of the Jeffery Report of 1950. Dr. G.B. Jeffery, Director of the Institute of Education at the University of London, visited West Africa in 1949 to study the examination requirements of the region. His recommendations led to the creation of a unified examining board for four British Commonwealth territories: Nigeria, the Gold Coast (now Ghana), Sierra Leone, and the Gambia. Liberia subsequently joined the council in 1974. Headquartered in Accra, Ghana, WAEC was mandated to conduct examinations in the public interest and award certificates comparable to those of international examining bodies.

Based on the passage above, evaluate whether the following statement is True or False:
Liberia was one of the founding member territories that established the West African Examinations Council in 1952.

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False
The statement is False because the text explicitly states that the council was established in 1952 for four specific territories (Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia), and that Liberia did not join until 1974.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the key claim made in the statement.
The statement asserts that Liberia was a founding member of the West African Examinations Council in 1952.
Literal comprehension requires evaluating the exact details of the statement against the passage facts.
2
Locate the explicit facts in the passage concerning the foundation and membership of the council.
The passage states that the council was created in 1952 for four territories (Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia) and explicitly notes that 'Liberia subsequently joined the council in 1974.'
Direct textual evidence contradicts the assertion that Liberia was a founding 1952 member.

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Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
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