Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2016 · Environment · Question 23

Consider the following statements:<br/>1. The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the 'Club of Rome'.<br/>2. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

2 only

Statement 1: Incorrect. The Club of Rome published Limits to Growth in 1972, but the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted much later by the UN in 2015; they were not first proposed in 1972.

Statement 2: Correct. The SDGs are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and are to be achieved by 2030.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

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