The term 'our sister developing countries' implies

JAMB 1987

So far I have been speaking of science in its universality, viewed from the perspective of the world at large. For the context of our own country and our sister developing countries, many of the factors mentioned earlier are not very important. For example, pollution, deterioration of the environment and population explosion are not yet serious problems for us in this country.
Let me now turn to a more specific area, namely the question of scientific choice for developing countries. There is no doubt that role which science s and technology have played in the upliftment of the material and economic well-being of the developed nation will, and does, influence the criteria that the Third World nations must choose in order to establish their science policies and priorities.
But the criteria to be used by this nation do not have the same as those which have brought the developed countries to their present stage of evolution. For while human beings have the same problems, their solutions, to be meaningful will have to be sought within some relevant frame of reference, such as the available resources and expertise, social values, place and time in the historical scale.

A. Britain, Gambia and Canada
B. Ghana, Germany and Togo
C. Russia, Switzerland and America
D. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Gabon
E. China, India and Holland

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation

The phrase “our sister developing countries” refers to countries that are in a similar stage of development, that is, other developing nations, not already industrialised or developed countries. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Gabon are countries that can be described as “sister developing countries” because they share similar economic and developmental challenges.

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