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Zorluk: KolayLiteral Comprehension and Fact Retrieval

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

The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) was established in 1956 near Lagos, Nigeria, to assist in accelerating the industrialization of the Nigerian economy. Initially named the Institute of Applied Technical Research, its primary mandate was to find industrial uses for local raw materials, thereby reducing reliance on imported goods. In 1958, the institution was renamed FIIRO to better reflect its expanding scope. Over the decades, FIIRO has developed commercial processing technologies for indigenous crops such as cassava, sorghum, and oil palm. Funding for the institute's research programs is allocated annually by the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, while technical partnerships are maintained with several national universities.

According to the passage, what was the primary mandate of the institute when it was created in 1956?

  1. To identify industrial applications for indigenous raw materialsCevap
  2. B
    To increase Nigeria's economic reliance on imported manufactured goods
  3. C
    To provide annual research grants to the Federal Ministry of Innovation
  4. D
    To restrict research collaboration exclusively to international universities

Cevap

To identify industrial applications for indigenous raw materials
The passage explicitly states that upon its establishment in 1956, the institute's primary mandate was 'to find industrial uses for local raw materials', which corresponds directly to identifying industrial applications for indigenous raw materials.

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1
Locate the sentence addressing the institute's establishment in 1956 and its original goal.
Found statement: 'its primary mandate was to find industrial uses for local raw materials...'
Literal comprehension requires matching the specific target detail directly with text evidence.
2
Match the explicit fact with the options provided.
The phrase 'identify industrial applications for indigenous raw materials' directly paraphrases 'find industrial uses for local raw materials'.
Synonymous phrasing of explicit facts represents the correct factual retrieval answer.

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