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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Passage:

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) in Samaru was established in 1924 as the primary administrative research arm of the Department of Agriculture for the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. Formally integrated into Ahmadu Bello University in 1962, the institute was assigned the national mandate for the genetic improvement of sorghum, groundnut, cowpea, cotton, and sesame. Funding for its early experimental farms derived exclusively from regional commodity export tariffs rather than federal budgetary allocations. Although crop disease eradication became a major focus in later decades, the initial founding directive of 1924 prioritized soil fertility mapping and seed selection to maximize raw cotton yields for British textile mills.

Statement: Upon its inception in 1924, the primary objective of the Institute for Agricultural Research was crop disease eradication.

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The statement is False. According to the text, the 1924 founding directive prioritized soil fertility mapping and seed selection, while crop disease eradication only became a major focus in later decades.
The statement is false because the passage explicitly states that the 1924 founding directive prioritized soil fertility mapping and seed selection, whereas crop disease eradication became a major focus only in later decades.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the specific sentence in the passage discussing the 1924 founding directive and its priorities.
The text states: 'Although crop disease eradication became a major focus in later decades, the initial founding directive of 1924 prioritized soil fertility mapping and seed selection...'
Direct fact retrieval requires locating explicit statements matching the timeline in the question.
2
Compare the claim in the statement with the retrieved fact.
The statement claims disease eradication was the primary objective in 1924, but the text shows disease eradication occurred in later decades and soil fertility mapping/seed selection was the 1924 priority.
Evaluating true/false accuracy requires verifying whether the passage corroborates or contradicts the assertion.
3
Formulate the final evaluation.
Because the statement contradicts explicit passage facts, the evaluation is False.
Statements containing factual inaccuracies relative to the source text are false.

Key Concept

Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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