Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (12.07.2022) 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 Millennium Development Goals were envisaged to reduce extreme poverty by 2020.
- Statement II: There were eight Millennium Development Goals.
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 Millennium Development Goals aimed to reduce extreme poverty by 2015, not 2020.
★So the year given in Statement I makes it false.
★There were indeed eight Millennium Development Goals, so Statement II is true.
★They covered poverty, education, health, gender equality and other areas.
★Thus only the second statement holds.
★So the answer is that Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
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