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
- (a)A-(2), B-(3), C-(1), D-(4)
- (b)A-(3), B-(1), C-(4), D-(2)
- (c)A-(3), B-(2), C-(4), D-(1)
- (d)A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4)
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.
- (a)A-(2), B-(3), C-(1), D-(4) — 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)A-(3), B-(2), C-(4), D-(1) — 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-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4) — 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.
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.
The safe way to solve this is to lock the two 'Life' goals: SDG-14 (Water) and SDG-15 (Land) come in that numerical order. That immediately kills options that reverse them, and only (b) also correctly pairs SDG-10 with Reduced Inequalities and SDG-13 with Climate Action.
- 17 SDGs adopted in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda; target year 2030.
- SDG-10 = Reduced Inequalities; SDG-13 = Climate Action.
- SDG-14 = Life below Water; SDG-15 = Life on Land (14 before 15, water before land).
- SDGs succeeded the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs, 2000-2015).
Answer (b): A-(3), B-(1), C-(4), D-(2). SDG-14 = water, SDG-15 = land — in numeric order.
- Reversing SDG-14 and SDG-15 (water vs land)
- Confusing SDG-10 (Reduced Inequalities) with SDG-5 (Gender Equality) or SDG-1 (No Poverty)
UPPSC/UPSC pair SDG numbers with their themes, or test the adoption year (2015) and target year (2030).
Consider the following statements: 1. The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the 'Club of Rome'. 2. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer(b) 2 only — the SDGs (2030 Agenda) are to be achieved by 2030; they were not proposed by the Club of Rome in 1972.
Same topic — the UN Sustainable Development Goals, here tested on their origin and 2030 target rather than the goal-theme mapping.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be achieved by which year?
- (a)2025
- (b)2030
- (c)2035
- (d)2050
Answer(b) 2030 — the 17 SDGs form part of the UN's 2030 Agenda adopted in 2015.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which Sustainable Development Goal is titled 'Life on Land'?
- (a)SDG-13
- (b)SDG-14
- (c)SDG-15
- (d)SDG-16
Answer(c) SDG-15 — Life on Land (SDG-14 is Life below Water).