Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists — List-I (Sustainable Development Goal):

(A) SDG-10

(B) SDG-13

(C) SDG-14

(D) SDG-15; List-II (Related With):

(1) Climate Action

(2) Life on Land

(3) Reduced Inequalities

(4) Life below Water

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Correct — B, A-(3), B-(1), C-(4), D-(2). In the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (2030 Agenda): SDG-10 is 'Reduced Inequalities' → (3); SDG-13 is 'Climate Action' → (1); SDG-14 is 'Life below Water' → (4); SDG-15 is 'Life on Land' → (2). Every pair in option (b) matches the official SDG list, and no other option gets all four right.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong on every pair — it makes SDG-10 'Life on Land' and SDG-13 'Reduced Inequalities', whereas SDG-10 is Reduced Inequalities and SDG-13 is Climate Action.  (c) Correct on A and C, but swaps B and D — it labels SDG-13 as 'Life on Land' and SDG-15 as 'Climate Action', whereas SDG-13 is Climate Action and SDG-15 is Life on Land.  (d) A simple 1-2-3-4 sequence that mismatches all four — e.g. it makes SDG-10 'Climate Action' and SDG-14 'Reduced Inequalities', neither of which is correct.

Concept: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015, has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. The environmental cluster runs SDG-13 (Climate Action), SDG-14 (Life below Water) and SDG-15 (Life on Land), while SDG-10 targets Reduced Inequalities within and among countries.

State PCS 2023 Q92 — Environment & Ecology PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2023 Q92 — Environment & Ecology PYQ with Answer