Q.1
Which continent has the largest number of people living in extreme poverty?
Asia
South America
Africa
North America
Q.2
Which is the only African nation to have a policy of free, compulsory secondary education?
South Africa
Nigeria
Kenya
Egypt
Q.3
Which country has the world’s highest birth rate: on average, 7 children per woman?
Niger
India
Somalia
Nepal
Q.4
The new goals aim to be “sustainable” -- really, really sustainable. How many times is the word mentioned in the document?
Once
32 times
76 times
421 times
Q.5
Goal 3 calls for wiping out diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. How many people in the world are currently infected with HIV/AIDS?
6.4 million
18 million
35 million
110 million
Q.6
The goals promise to bring three of these four benefits to everyone. Which one is not on the list?
Birth certificates of all newborns
A patch of green space
Free universal Wi-Fi access
Q.7
Goal 5 calls for the elimination of female genital mutilation. Which country banned the practice in 2015?
Oman
Democratic Republic of Congo
Sudan
Nigeria
Q.8
Goal 7 strives to bring electricity to everyone. How many people do not have electricity?
623,000
400 million
750 million
1.1 billion
Q.9
Who said this about the SDGs “There is no ‘Plan B’ because we do not have a ‘Planet B.’”
Bill Gates
U.N. Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon
Bono
Warren Buffett
Q.10
The goals call for halving the number of deaths due to:
Swimming pool accidents
Early death from non-communicable diseases
Road accidents
Snake bites