With reference to the Sustainable Development Report (SDR), consider the following statements: 1. It is published by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP). 2. The 2025 edition is the 10th edition of SDR since its inception. 3. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index is prepared on the basis of data points covered under the SDR. How many of the above statements are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. With reference to the Sustainable Development Report (SDR), consider the following statements:
1.It is published by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP).
2.The 2025 edition is the 10th edition of SDR since its inception.
3.The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index is prepared on the basis of data points covered under the SDR.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] All three

[D] None

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: Statements 2 and 3 are correct

Statement 1 is incorrect: Sustainable Development Report (SDR) is an annual assessment that tracks and ranks the progress of all 193 UN member states toward achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015. It is published by the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

Statement 2 is correct: 2025 edition: It is the 10th edition of SDR since its inception in 2016 (first edition).

Statement 3 is correct: SDG Index: The SDR uses a comprehensive set of indicators and data points to evaluate each country’s performance which is used to provide an SDG Index score (0–100).

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