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                       In 2015, the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes
                      17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
                       Goal 1 aims to eradicate extreme poverty for all people in the world.
                       Goal  2  aims  to  end  hunger,  achieve  food  security,  improve  nutrition  and  promote  sustainable
                      agriculture.
                       Goal 3 ensures healthy lives and promotes wellbeing for all at all ages.
                       Goal 4 ensures inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong learning opportunities
                      for all.
                       Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
                       Goal 6 ensures availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
                       Goal 7 ensures access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
                       Goal 8 promotes sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment
                      and decent work for all.
                       Goal 9 builds resilient infrastructure, promotes inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and fosters
                      innovation.
                       Goal 10 reduces inequalities within and among countries.
                       Goal 11 makes cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
                       Goal 12 ensures sustainable consumption and production patterns.
                       Goal 13 takes urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
                       Goal  14  conserves  and  sustainably  uses  the  oceans,  seas  and  marine  resources  for  sustainable
                      development.
                       Goal  15 protects,  restores  and  promotes  sustainable  use  of terrestrial  ecosystems,  sustainably
                      manages forests, and combats desertification.
                       Goal 16 promotes peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provides access to
                      justice for all and builds accountable institutions.
                       Goal 17 strengthens the means of implementation and revitalises the global partnership for sustainable
                      development.





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                 A.  Tick ( ) the correct option.
                    1.  In which year were SDGs formulated?

                         (i)  2014                                        (ii)  2015

                        (iii)  2016                                      (iv)  2017
                    2.  Which of the following is the founding principle of SDG?

                         (i)  Leaving everyone behind                     (ii)  Leaving no one behind

                        (iii)  Leaving nothing behind                    (iv)  Don't leave anyone behind



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