Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Statement I:The Millennium Development Goals were set to be achieved by 2030.

Statement II:The Sustainable Development Goals were set to be achieved by 2015.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect ✓ Correct

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Explanation

The Millennium Development Goals were actually to be met by 2015, not 2030 as the first statement claims.

The Sustainable Development Goals were set for 2030, not 2015 as the second statement claims.

The first statement swaps in the later deadline and is therefore wrong.

The second statement swaps in the earlier deadline and is therefore wrong.

Both target years are reversed, so neither statement is right.

The sustainable goals succeeded the millennium goals after 2015.

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