SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

1. 1. The United Nations defines extreme poverty as living below ______ a day.

• $ 1.00

• $ 1.25

• $ 2.15

• $ 3.65

Answer explanation

Poverty knows no boundaries, but we can make a difference with awareness.

2. Hunger is a problem of —----

• Food production

• Lack of knowledge about healthy nutrition

• Fair distribution

• Food wastage

Answer explanation

Hunger can arise due to the unequal distribution of resources, which also leads to poverty. Hunger and poverty often go hand in hand, creating a cycle that's hard to break.

3. What percentage of the world population still does not have internet access?

• 22.4 %

• 31.7 %

• 46.4 %

• 17.9 %

Answer explanation

Nearly half the global population remains offline, with the majority of the unconnected living in the least developed countries

4. What group of animals has the highest share of threatened species?

• Birds

• Mammals

• Amphibians

• Reptiles

Answer explanation

Did you answer birds or mammals?

Well! Ecology is not a beauty contest! Many birds are beautiful, and mammals with their cubs are cute, but slimy and cold-blooded animals like salamanders and frogs are more threatened and need better protection for biodiversity!

5. Around ___% of young people worldwide lack basic Math and literacy skills.

• 15%

• 27%

• 35%

• 56%

Answer explanation

More than half that is 56% of all children cannot read or handle Math with proficiency by the time they are of age to complete primary education, and 61% of adolescents are unable to achieve minimum proficiency levels when they should be completing lower secondary school.

6. How much have sea levels risen in the last 2 decades?

• 1.2 inches

• 3 inches

• 6.5 inches

• No rise

Answer explanation

Although the sea level has risen by 6.5 inches since 1950, nearly half of it (3 inches) has occurred in just the last 20 years. This small increase in sea level has caused on average a 233% increase in tidal flooding.

7. What percentage of the world's water is potable (safe for drinking)?

• 1.2 %

• 3 %

• 20 %

• More than 50 %

Answer explanation

Only about three per cent of Earth's water is freshwater. Of that, only about 1.2 per cent can be used as drinking water; the rest is locked up in glaciers, ice caps, and permafrost, or buried deep in the ground.

8. Since when have there been more overweight than underweight people in the world?

• Since 1972

• Since 1914

•   Since 1990

•  Since 2014

Answer explanation

In 2014, for the first time, there were more overweight (641 million) than underweight (462 million) people on earth. In 1975, there were three times as many underweight people in the world as there were overweight people.

9. What share of all agricultural land worldwide is used for feeding animals?

• Roughly 15 %

• Roughly 25 %

• Roughly 50 %

•  Roughly 80 %

Answer explanation

Roughly 80% of agricultural land is used for animals. You might have thought less than half of the land is used for feeding animals, but actually, we don't realise that most agricultural land is used for animals to eat grass or to grow crops to feed them

10. 10. What is the deadline to achieve the SDGs?

• 2025

• 2030

• 2050

• 2024

Answer explanation

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.