This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Sustainable Development Goals – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sustainable Development Goals Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is true about SDGs? A) Engage millions of people and thousands of organisations. B) A blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. C) Focuses on past and current issue in current phenomena. D) To promote challenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. 2. When was the central pollution control board set up A) 1971. B) 1974. C) 1973. D) 1972. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1974. 3. Which is not an obstacle to achieving the SDG? A) Using more than we produce or grow. B) Capital cities. C) Ecological problems. D) Differences in income. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capital cities. 4. We need to achieve the 17 goals by this year: A) 2025. B) 2020. C) 2030. D) 2021. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2030. 5. Under which organization's umbrella were the SDGs introduced? A) OECD. B) United Nations. C) World Bank. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United Nations. 6. What is the main problem that nations need to overcome in order to achieve sustainable development? A) Political instability. B) Poverty. C) Climate change. D) Overpopulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poverty. 7. "Protecting endangered species" is included in the target of which SDGs? A) Tackling climate change. B) Ocean ecosystem. C) Land ecosystem. D) Clean water and proper sanitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land ecosystem. 8. When do the Sustainable Development Goals need to be achieved by? A) 2025. B) 2050. C) 2015. D) 2030. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2030. 9. The roads and transport facilities available in a place A) Activists. B) Ecosystem. C) Communities. D) Infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infrastructure. 10. Peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development A) Affordable and clean energy. B) Life on land. C) Reduce inequalities. D) Peace, justice and strong institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peace, justice and strong institutions. 11. Which goal deals with affordable healthcare for children? A) Goal 1-No poverty. B) Goal 6-Clean water and sanitation. C) Goal 3-Good health and well being. D) Goal 17-Partnership for the goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goal 3-Good health and well being. 12. Roof gardens, rainwater harvesting and and unpaved tramways allow for ..... A) Better water quality. B) Better air quality. C) Sustainable water supplies. D) Sustainable energy supplies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable water supplies. 13. A large wall built to stop water moving in a certain direction A) Safeguard. B) Dam. C) Criticism. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dam. 14. What does SDG stand for? A) Sustainable Development Grant. B) Sustainable Development Goals. C) Sustainable Development Government. D) Sustainable Digital Global. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainable Development Goals. 15. By 2025, what fraction of the world's population will be living in a water-stressed region? A) 1/3. B) 2/3. C) 1/4. D) 1/2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2/3. 16. Improving education for girls is which type of sustainability? A) Social. B) Economic. C) Educational. D) Environmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social. 17. How do we measure sustainability? A) By energy-based techniques. B) By materials-based techniques. C) BREEAM and Scored ratings. D) By waste-based techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BREEAM and Scored ratings. 18. Goal 4:Quality EducationApproximately what percentage of students world-wide have been impacted by the closing of schools or the enacting of remote learning from home due to Coronavirus/COVID19? A) About 50%. B) About 75%. C) Over 90%. D) Almost 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over 90%. 19. What is the main message of the video sbout Paris COP-21? A) The importance of economic growth over environmental protection. B) The need to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth. C) The benefits of sustainable tourism for local communities and the environment. D) The negative impact of tourism on local communities and the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The need to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth. 20. Providing women and girls with equal access to education health care and decent work. A) Quality education. B) Gender quality. C) Reduce inequalities. D) Peace, justice and strong institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gender quality. 21. ..... is described as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" A) Sustainable development. B) Development. C) Education. D) Empowerment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable development. 22. How many countries are signed in to the SDG's? A) 195. B) 193. C) 197. D) 194. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 193. 23. To look after or protect A) Grazing. B) Safeguard. C) Sanitation. D) Readjust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Safeguard. 24. In sustainable development, regeneration of housing & reduction of car use are examples of: A) Economic accountability. B) Social responsibility. C) Environmental accountability. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social responsibility. 25. To which countries are the sustainable development goals designed to apply? A) All countries. B) Low and middle income countries, not high income countries. C) Only countries where more than 50% of the population live below the poverty line. D) Only Commonwealth countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All countries. 26. Global warming is caused by mainly A) Burning of coal and petroleum ts burning of coal and petroleum product products. B) Deforestation. C) Release of methane gas from animal waste. D) Allof these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allof these. 27. Groups of people who live together A) Safeguard. B) Amenities. C) Ecosystem. D) Communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communities. 28. WHich of the following is an example of how governments ensure social sustainability? A) Building transport infrastructures near to one another to keep transport costs low. B) Set up the Residents Network to promote neighbourliness amongst residents. C) Using cool paint to paint the neighbourhood. D) Educating residents on importance of recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set up the Residents Network to promote neighbourliness amongst residents. 29. How many goals the SDGs have? A) 16. B) 27. C) 17. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17. 30. Climate change is a global challenge that does not respect borders A) Partnerships for the goals. B) Affordable and clean energy. C) Zero hunger. D) Climate action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate action. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesSustainable Development Goals Quiz 1Sustainable Development Goals Quiz 2Sustainable Development Goals Quiz 3Sustainable Development Goals Quiz 4Sustainable Development Goals Quiz 5Sustainable Development Goals Quiz 6Sustainable Development Goals Quiz 7Sustainable Development Goals Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books