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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

Read the passage below carefully:

The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) was established by Decree No. 61 of 1979, with its statutory headquarters located in Jos, Plateau State. The primary mandate of the Corporation is to lay a solid foundation for the growth and development of the Nigerian film industry. In 1995, the NFC established the National Film Institute (NFI) in Jos to provide formal training in film production, scriptwriting, and sound engineering. Unlike commercial film distribution networks, the NFC operates as a federal government agency under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, focusing primarily on infrastructure provision, archiving historic film materials, and offering technical assistance to local filmmakers.

Based on the passage above, is the following statement true or false?
'The National Film Institute (NFI) was founded in 1979.'

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False. According to the passage, the National Film Institute (NFI) was established in 1995, while 1979 was the year the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) was created.
The statement is false because the passage explicitly attributes the 1979 founding date to the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), whereas the National Film Institute (NFI) was established later in 1995.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the explicit statement regarding the establishment date of the National Film Institute (NFI) in the text.
The text states: 'In 1995, the NFC established the National Film Institute (NFI) in Jos...'
Fact retrieval requires pinpointing the exact detail connected to the specific entity named in the prompt.
2
Compare the date in the statement (1979) with the explicit factual date given in the text (1995).
The statement incorrectly attributes the establishment year of the NFC (1979) to the NFI (1995).
To evaluate whether the assertion presented matches the explicit factual content of the passage.

Key Concept

Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval
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