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Difficulty: EasyLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully and evaluate the statement that follows:

The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) was established in Ibadan, Oyo State, on December 4, 1964, as a successor to the Nigerian station of the West African Cocoa Research Institute. The institute was initially mandated to conduct research on cocoa to improve production efficiency. Over the years, CRIN expanded its research scope to include four other important cash crops: kola, cashew, coffee, and oil palm. However, in 1975, the mandate for oil palm research was transferred to the newly established Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) near Benin City. Since then, CRIN has focused strictly on cocoa, cashew, coffee, kola, and tea.

Statement: In 1975, the research mandate for oil palm was reassigned from CRIN to NIFOR.

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The statement is True because the passage directly specifies that oil palm research was transferred from CRIN to NIFOR in 1975.
The passage directly confirms that in 1975, responsibility for oil palm research was moved from CRIN to NIFOR.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the key subject (oil palm research) and date (1975) in the passage.
Found text: 'However, in 1975, the mandate for oil palm research was transferred to the newly established Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR)...'
Direct fact retrieval requires locating the specific sentence addressing the query.
2
Compare the statement with the retrieved sentence from the passage.
The statement matches the explicitly stated fact in the passage without distortion.
To verify factual accuracy in literal comprehension, the claim must align directly with explicit text evidence.

Key Concept

Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
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