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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully and answer the question that follows:

Tin mining on the Jos Plateau in Nigeria began commercially under British colonial administration in 1905, following early geological surveys by Sir William Wallace. Prior to European involvement, local blacksmiths in the region had already mastered small-scale smelting of cassiterite ore obtained from local riverbeds. The colonial government established the Minerals Ordinance of 1907 to regulate mining concessions, which led to a rapid influx of foreign mining companies. By 1928, the Jos Plateau supplied over ten percent of the world's total tin output. Mining operations relied heavily on labor migrated from northern and central provinces, which significantly altered the demographic landscape of Jos town. However, large-scale open-cast mining caused extensive environmental degradation, leaving deep pits filled with water and removing vast areas of arable farmland across the plateau.

According to the passage, what was the primary reason for establishing the Minerals Ordinance of 1907?

  1. A
    To prohibit indigenous blacksmiths from extracting cassiterite ore from riverbeds.
  2. To regulate mining concessions in the region.Answer
  3. C
    To remediate environmental damage caused by deep water-filled pits.
  4. D
    To manage the influx of migrated laborers coming from northern provinces.

Answer

To regulate mining concessions in the region.
The passage explicitly states that 'The colonial government established the Minerals Ordinance of 1907 to regulate mining concessions'. Therefore, regulating mining concessions was the explicit purpose of the ordinance.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the specific sentence in the passage mentioning the 'Minerals Ordinance of 1907'.
Found text: 'The colonial government established the Minerals Ordinance of 1907 to regulate mining concessions...'
Literal comprehension requires directly matching keywords in the prompt to explicit statements in the passage.
2
Compare the stated reason in the text with the available options.
The phrase 'to regulate mining concessions' directly matches the option stating 'To regulate mining concessions in the region.'
The correct option must present explicit text evidence without adding outside assumptions.

Key Concept

Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
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