UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

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?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

2 only

Explanation

The Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved by 2030, making statement 2 correct. They were adopted by the UN in 2015, not proposed by the Club of Rome in 1972 (which instead published 'The Limits to Growth'), making statement 1 incorrect.

Topics: environment, sdgs, sustainable development, un development goals