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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully:

The Kainji Dam, constructed across the River Niger in Niger State, Nigeria, was commissioned in December 1968 after four years of construction work. Built primarily for hydroelectric power generation, the dam created Kainji Lake, a vast reservoir that submerged several rural settlements and displaced over 44,000 residents. To accommodate the displaced population, the federal government constructed 127 new resettlement villages equipped with basic infrastructure. Beyond power generation, the dam was designed to improve navigation along the River Niger down to the port of Burutu and to control seasonal downstream flooding. However, initial plans to develop a large-scale commercial fishing industry within the reservoir were hindered by unexpected ecological shifts in fish species composition.

According to the passage, all of the following were achieved or explicitly stated as project outcomes EXCEPT the

  1. A
    relocation of over 44,000 displaced residents into 127 new villages
  2. B
    regulation of seasonal flooding along the lower stretches of the River Niger
  3. successful establishment of a commercial fishing industry in the reservoirAnswer
  4. D
    improvement of vessel navigation along the river down to Burutu port

Answer

The successful establishment of a commercial fishing industry in the reservoir
The correct response identifies the single statement that is negated by the passage. The text explicitly states that initial plans to establish a commercial fishing industry were hindered by unexpected ecological shifts, indicating it was not a successfully realized outcome.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the key factual details directly stated in the passage.
The text states that 44,000 residents were displaced and housed in 127 new villages, navigation to Burutu port was improved, and downstream flooding was controlled.
Literal comprehension requires cross-checking each option directly against stated evidence in the text.
2
Identify which planned outcome failed to materialize based on explicit text evidence.
The passage notes that commercial fishing plans were 'hindered by unexpected ecological shifts'.
Since the commercial fishing industry was impeded rather than successfully established, it fulfills the 'EXCEPT' condition of the prompt.

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Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
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