Given below are two statements, an Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Choose the correct answer.

Assertion (A):The goals are supposed to achieve a zero level, for example zero hunger or zero preventable child deaths.

Reason (R):The target in the MDGs was to reach halfway, but the SDGs have been designed for completing the job.

ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) ✓ Correct

BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C(A) is true, but (R) is false

D(A) is false, but (R) is true

Correct answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation

Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason explains the assertion.

The assertion says the goals aim at a zero level, such as zero hunger or zero preventable child deaths.

The reason recalls that the Millennium goals aimed only to reach halfway, while the newer goals are built to finish the job.

Because the task is now to complete rather than halve, the targets are set at zero as the assertion states.

The reason thus explains why the ambition rose from partial progress to full achievement.

This finish-the-job spirit runs through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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