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                   In 2015, the General Assembly adopted the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development that 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)  Leave everyone behind                       (ii)  Leave no one behind

                   (iii)  Leave none behind                          (iv)  Don't leave anyone behind



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