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Difficulty: MediumLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

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

The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), established as the Forest Research Station in Ibadan in 1954, was mandated to conduct research into all aspects of forestry, wildlife management, and agroforestry. Following the enactment of Decree No. 5 of 1977, the institute was granted full autonomy and its current name. In 2018, FRIN's legal framework was further strengthened when the National Assembly passed the FRIN Establishment Act, empowering it to enforce regulations against deforestation in designated federal reserves. Headquartered in Jericho, Ibadan, the institute operates six specialized research colleges located across different geopolitical zones in Nigeria. These colleges train middle-level manpower in forestry and environmental science, while the institute's main campus manages a herbarium containing over 100,000 dried plant specimens collected since 1942.

According to the passage, in which year did the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria obtain legal authority to enforce anti-deforestation regulations in designated federal reserves?

  1. A
    1954
  2. B
    1977
  3. 2018Answer
  4. D
    1942

Answer

The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria obtained legal authority to enforce anti-deforestation regulations in 2018.
The passage explicitly mentions that the passage of the FRIN Establishment Act by the National Assembly in 2018 empowered the institute to enforce regulations against deforestation in federal reserves.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Locate the phrase regarding anti-deforestation regulation enforcement in the text.
Found statement: 'In 2018, FRIN's legal framework was further strengthened when the National Assembly passed the FRIN Establishment Act, empowering it to enforce regulations against deforestation...'
Direct literal comprehension requires locating the explicit fact requested by the stem.
2
Extract the specific year linked to this enforcement authority.
The year directly associated with the FRIN Establishment Act and enforcement powers is 2018.
Matching the specific detail in the text ensures fact retrieval accuracy.

Key Concept

Literal Fact Retrieval from Prose
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Literal Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

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