Examkin

Question

Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully:

The National Library of Nigeria (NLN) was officially established in Lagos in November 1964 following the enactment of the National Library Act of 1964. Prior to its establishment, the Carnegie Corporation of New York had funded a feasibility study in 1952 that highlighted the necessity of a central repository for legal deposit and published literature in Nigeria. Responsibility for overseeing the library was initially vested in a twelve-member National Library Board. However, full structural expansion only commenced after the passage of the National Library Decree No. 29 of 1970, which mandated the agency to establish a branch in every state capital across the federation. By 2010, the headquarters was relocated to Abuja, while existing state branches continued to process legal deposits.

Statement: Full structural expansion of the National Library of Nigeria into state capitals commenced immediately following its founding in 1964.

Answer: Answer

Answer

The statement is False. According to the passage, structural expansion into state capitals commenced only after the passage of the 1970 decree, not in 1964.
The statement is false because the text explicitly notes that nationwide branch expansion across state capitals began after the enactment of the National Library Decree No. 29 of 1970, rather than immediately upon founding in 1964.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the explicit passage detail regarding when structural expansion across state capitals began.
The text states: 'However, full structural expansion only commenced after the passage of the National Library Decree No. 29 of 1970...'
Literal comprehension requires directly verifying statement claims against the factual timeline given in the text.
2
Compare the statement's claim with the passage evidence.
The statement claims expansion began immediately in 1964, which contradicts the explicit date of 1970 provided in the text.
Direct contradiction between the text evidence and the assertion invalidates the statement.

Key Concept

Literal comprehension and precise verification of chronological facts in a passage.
Estimated Time:1m 0s
Rate this question

Topics

Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

More questions from this topic