Given below are two statements: Statement I: Millennium Development Goals…
2022
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had a total of 31 targets to be achieved by 2015.
Statement II: There are 8 goals in MDGs and 17 in SDGs.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true — ConceptGlobal development frameworks are distinguished by their officially adopted goals, targets, and deadlines. A statement-combination question should…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Concept
Global development frameworks are distinguished by their officially adopted goals, targets, and deadlines.
A statement-combination question should evaluate each claim independently against those framework counts before combining the truth values.
Application
For the 31-target claim, United Nations MDG records identify 8 goals and 21 targets, with most targets due by 2015. Therefore, the claim is false.
For the goal-count claim, United Nations records identify 8 Millennium Development Goals, while the 2030 Agenda identifies 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, the claim is true.
Contrast
The combination that treats both claims as true conflicts with the MDG total of 21 targets.
The combination that treats both claims as false conflicts with the official totals of 8 MDGs and 17 SDGs.
The combination that accepts 31 targets while rejecting the 8-and-17 goal totals reverses both independently verified truth values.
Result
Thus, the 31-target claim is false, while the 8-MDG-and-17-SDG goal-count claim is true.