According to SDG India Index 2018, SDG-1, SDG-2 and SDG-9 represent respectively:
- (a)No poverty; Zero hunger; Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- (b)No poverty; Quality education; Life on land
- (c)Clean water and sanitation; Climate action; Sustainable cities and communities
- (d)Gender equality; Climate action; Zero hunger
Correct — A. Under the UN's fixed, serially-numbered list of 17 Sustainable Development Goals, SDG-1 is 'No Poverty', SDG-2 is 'Zero Hunger', and SDG-9 is 'Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure'. The SDG India Index (first published by NITI Aayog in December 2018) tracks India's states/UTs against these same 17 goals.
- (b)No poverty; Quality education; Life on land — Only the first part is right (SDG-1 = No Poverty). 'Quality Education' is SDG-4, not SDG-2 (which is Zero Hunger); 'Life on Land' is SDG-15, not SDG-9.
- (c)Clean water and sanitation; Climate action; Sustainable cities and communities — None of these three names matches SDG-1, SDG-2 or SDG-9 — 'Clean Water and Sanitation' is SDG-6, 'Climate Action' is SDG-13, and 'Sustainable Cities and Communities' is SDG-11.
- (d)Gender equality; Climate action; Zero hunger — All three names are real SDGs but wrongly assigned — 'Gender Equality' is SDG-5 (not 1), 'Climate Action' is SDG-13 (not 2), and 'Zero Hunger' is genuinely SDG-2, but here it is misplaced as if it were SDG-9.
The SDG India Index, launched by NITI Aayog with its first ('Baseline') edition in December 2018, measures the progress of India's states and union territories on the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted globally in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Each of the 17 SDGs has a fixed, standard name tied to its serial number.
MPPSC/UPSC test this by mixing genuine SDG names but attaching them to the wrong serial number. The safe approach is to recall each SDG's fixed number-to-name mapping rather than pattern-match a plausible-sounding option.
- SDG India Index launched by NITI Aayog; first ('Baseline') edition released December 2018
- 17 SDGs adopted under the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2015)
- SDG-1 = No Poverty; SDG-2 = Zero Hunger; SDG-9 = Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- The Index scores states/UTs and groups them into Aspirant / Performer / Front-Runner / Achiever categories
SDG numbers map to fixed, standard UN names — memorise the serial order, not just the theme in isolation.
- Confusing an SDG's number with a different (but genuine) SDG's name
- Assuming 'Zero Hunger' is SDG-1 — it is SDG-2; SDG-1 is 'No Poverty'
MPPSC/UPSC ask 'match the SDG number to its name' directly, or ask about a state's score/category under the SDG India Index.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
As per the UN's 2030 Agenda, SDG-4 and SDG-13 represent respectively:
- (a)Quality Education; Climate Action
- (b)Gender Equality; Life Below Water
- (c)Clean Water and Sanitation; Life on Land
- (d)Decent Work and Economic Growth; Climate Action
Answer(a) Quality Education; Climate Action.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The SDG India Index, which tracks states'/UTs' progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, is published by:
- (a)Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
- (b)NITI Aayog
- (c)United Nations Development Programme
- (d)Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Answer(b) NITI Aayog.