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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully:

The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) was established in Ibadan, Oyo State, on December 4, 1964. It was created as a successor organization to the Nigerian station of the West African Cocoa Research Institute (WACRI), following the dissolution of the inter-territorial research institute in 1962. CRIN was charged with the mandate to conduct research into the improvement of production and utilization of cocoa, as well as four other scheduled crops: cashew, coffee, kola, and tea. To support its national operations, the institute established six substations located across different geopolitical zones in Nigeria, including stations in Owena (Ondo State), Ibeku (Abia State), and Mambilla (Taraba State). Research at CRIN focuses on breeding disease-resistant crop varieties, soil fertility management, and developing value-added products from crop by-products.

Besides cocoa, how many other scheduled crops fall within the research mandate of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria?

  1. Four other scheduled cropsAnswer
  2. B
    Five other scheduled crops
  3. C
    Six other scheduled crops
  4. D
    Two other scheduled crops

Answer

Four other scheduled crops
The passage directly states that in addition to cocoa, the institute is mandated to conduct research on 'four other scheduled crops', specifically cashew, coffee, kola, and tea.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the sentence in the text discussing the crop mandate of CRIN.
Identified sentence: 'CRIN was charged with the mandate to conduct research into the improvement of production and utilization of cocoa, as well as four other scheduled crops: cashew, coffee, kola, and tea.'
Direct literal retrieval requires identifying the exact sentence addressing the subject of the question.
2
Extract the specific quantity of additional crops mentioned alongside cocoa.
The text explicitly states 'four other scheduled crops'.
The question asks specifically for the number of crops besides cocoa, which matches the explicitly stated count.

Key Concept

Literal Fact Retrieval
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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