Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2022 GS-I
Question

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.

List-I (Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)) List-II (Related with)
A. SDG 10 - 1. Climate change
B. SDG 13 - 2. Life on land
C. SDG 14 - 3. Reduced inequalities
D. SDG 15 - 4. Life below water

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 3 1 4 2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “3 1 4 2”.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all".

A. SDG 10 - 3. Reduced inequalities
B. SDG 13 - 1. Climate change
C. SDG 14 - 4. Life below water
D. SDG 15 - 2. Life on land

The correct code is: D) 3 1 4 2

1) Poverty > 2) Hunger > 3) Health > 4) Education > 5) Gender > Sanitation > Energy > Work > Industry > 10) Inequalities > Cities > Consumption and Production > 13) Climate > 14) Water > 15) Land > 16) Peace > 17) Partnerships

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