Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (01.10.2022) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: The MDGs had a total of 31 goals to be achieved by 2015.
- Statement II: There are 8 goals in the MDGs and 17 in the SDGs.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true — The answer is that Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Explanation
★The answer is that Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
★The MDGs had 8 goals, not 31, though they had many targets, so Statement I is false.
★There are indeed 8 goals in the MDGs and 17 in the SDGs.
★So Statement II is true.
★Thus only the second statement holds.
★The figure of 31 confuses goals with targets.
★So the answer is that Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
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