End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture" is stated in goal .....

Category: Miscellaneous Indian Gk

Hint: Recall the specific goal number related to food security and nutrition.

Correct Answer: B) 2

Exam Relevance: UPSC, SSC, Bank PO, Civil Services

Difficulty: Easy

Explanations:

Ending hunger and ensuring access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food all year round.

Ending all forms of malnutrition, including achieving by 2025 the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and addressing the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women, and older persons.

Ensuring sustainable food production systems and implementing resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding, and other disasters, and that progressively improve land and soil quality.

Maintaining the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants, and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional, and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge as internationally agreed.

Option Analysis:

Option A: This option is incorrect. Goal 1 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is "No Poverty," which focuses on eradicating extreme poverty worldwide. It does not address food security or nutrition.
Option B: This option is correct. Goal 2 of the SDGs is "Zero Hunger," which aims to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Option C: This option is incorrect. Goal 9 of the SDGs is "Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure," which focuses on building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and fostering innovation. It does not address food security or nutrition.
Option D: This option is incorrect. Goal 10 of the SDGs is "Reduced Inequalities," which aims to reduce inequality within and among countries. It does not address food security or nutrition.

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