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UPPSC PCS 2025 · Question 22 of 150

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): India’s success is critical for the global success of Sustainable Development Goals. Reason (R): India accounts for nearly one-sixth of the total world population. Select the correct answer from the code given below: Code:

Environment

  1. ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)Correct
  2. B(A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. CBoth (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D(A) is true, but (R) is false

Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation

Assertion (A) is true: India’s performance is indeed crucial for the global success of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . Since India has a significant share of the world’s population and faces diverse developmental challenges, its progress in areas like poverty reduction, education, health, renewable energy, and gender equality greatly influences global SDG outcomes.

Source: selfstudywala.com UPPCS Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1 detailed solution (based on UPPCS official answer key)

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