The target for MDG 2 is:

Ensure all children complete primary schooling

The purpose of MDG 4 is:

Reduce the number of deaths of children under the age of 5

MDG 7's purpose does NOT include:

Addressing the needs of landlocked countries

Which is the most likely cause for individuals to fall into the poverty cycle?

Lack of basic necessities (food, shelter, education, etc)

Name the Millennium Development Goal:

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Millennium Development Goal 2 is __?

Achieve universal primary education

Antiretroviral (ARV) therapy is important for HIV sufferers because:

They can slow or even halt the progression of HIV to AIDS

MDG 8's targets do NOT include:

Address the financial needs of all countries

Information and communication technology enables:

Better responses to natural disasters, Employment opportunities, Better access to the global market and trade opportunities, Wider health promotion

Millennium Development Goal 7 is:

Ensure environmental sustainability

Which of the following statements is false: Slum dwellers often -

Earn enough money to send their children to school

Name the Millennium Development Goal:

Develop a global partnership for development

MDG 6 does NOT include the following target:

Halted and reversed incidence of measles

A Gender Parity Index (GPI) of 0.86 would mean:

In a group with 100 males, there would also be 86 females

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1
The target for MDG 2 is:
Ensure all children complete primary and secondary schooling
Ensure 3/4 of all children complete primary schooling
Ensure 1/2 of all children complete primary schooling
Ensure all children complete primary schooling
2
'Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases' is MDG __?
5
8
6
7
3
What key strategy can greatly contribute to the success of MDG 4?
All of the above
Immunisation programs
Promoting breastfeeding
Improving access to sanitation and clean water
4
The purpose of MDG 4 is:
Increase availability of skilled birth attendants
Increase proportion of children immunized against measles
Increase proportion of children breastfed until 6 months
Reduce the number of deaths of children under the age of 5
5
MDG 3's target to 'eliminate gender disparity in education' is measured by which indicator?
Net enrolment ratio in primary education
Ratio of literate women to men, 15-24 years old
A and B
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament
6
'Promote gender equality' is MDG number __?
3
1
2
4
7
Apart from HIV/AIDS and malaria, which disease is addressed in MDG 6?
Tuberculosis
Measles
Typhoid
Polio
8
MDG 7's purpose does NOT include:
Addressing the needs of landlocked countries
Improving the lives of people living in slums
Ensuring access to safe drinking water and sanitation
Reducing biodiversity loss
9
Which is the most likely cause for individuals to fall into the poverty cycle?
Conflict
Natural disasters
Lack of basic necessities (food, shelter, education, etc)
Laziness
10
Name the Millennium Development Goal:
Eradicate hunger and poverty
Eradicate poverty and extreme hunger
Eradicate poverty and hunger
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
11
How many Millennium Development Goals are there?
2
4
6
8
12
Millennium Development Goal 2 is __?
Ensure environmental sustainability
Improve maternal health
Achieve universal primary education
Reduce child mortality
13
MDG's are a series of time bound targets adopted by world leaders in ____with a deadline of ___
2000, 2016
1990, 2015
2000, 2015
1990, 2016
14
Antiretroviral (ARV) therapy is important for HIV sufferers because:
They are an anti-depressant
They can slow or even halt the progression of HIV to AIDS
They cure HIV/AIDS
They are a placebo
15
It is important to improve __________ for land locked countries
Malnutrition
Trade opportunities
HIV rates
Gender inequality
16
What does the UN currently define as the global poverty rate?
US$1.25 per day
US$1.50 per day
US$1 per day
US$2 per day
17
MDG 8's targets do NOT include:
Make available the benefits of new technologies
Address the financial needs of all countries
Deal comprehensively with the debt of developing countries
Provide access to essential drugs in developing countries
18
Information and communication technology enables:
Better responses to natural disasters
Employment opportunities
Better access to the global market and trade opportunities
Wider health promotion
19
Millennium Development Goal 7 is:
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Ensure environmental sustainability
20
The targets for MDG 5 are:
Achieve universal access to reproductive health
Increase number of skilled birth attendants
A and D
Reduce the maternal mortality rate
21
Which geographic region needs the most improvement to each its goals?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
Southern Asia
South America
22
The ability to delay or avoid having children is known as:
Family planning
Gender equality
Abstinence
Contraception
23
Which of the following statements is false: Slum dwellers often -
have poor housing security
have less access to healthcare facilities
have poor access to clean water
Earn enough money to send their children to school
24
Which of the following statements is true in many developing countries?
All of the above
Women are paid less than men.
Women are less likely to own land.
Females are less likely than males to attend school
25
Many children in developing countries die from preventable diseases such as:
Diarrhoea
Measles
A and C
Cancer
26
Name the Millennium Development Goal:
Develop a global partnership for development
Develop a partnership for development
Develop a global partnership
Promote gender equality
27
Name the Millennium Development Goal:
Improve child health
Improve maternal health
Reduce child mortality
Decrease child mortality
28
Name this Millennium Development Goal:
Improve infant health
Lower maternal mortality
Improve maternal health
Increase maternal health
29
The measure that allows evaluation of progress towards the MDG's is referred to as:
Targets
Indicators
Dimensions
Goals
30
MDG 6 does NOT include the following target:
Achieve universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment
Halted and reversed incidence of malaria and other diseases
Halted and reversed spread of HIV/AIDS
Halted and reversed incidence of measles
31
Reducing biodiversity loss is important to:
All of the above
Maintain clean drinking water sources
Maintain food security
Lessen spread of infectious disease
32
A Gender Parity Index (GPI) of 0.86 would mean:
In a group of 100 people, 86 would be females
In a group with 100 females, there would also be 86 males
In a group with 100 males, there would also be 86 females
In a group of 100 people, 86 would be males
33
Which is NOT a target of MDG 1?
Halve the proportion of people suffering from hunger
Achieve full and productive employment for all
Halve proportion of people living in extreme poverty
Achieve food security for all
34
Having mothers alive to care for & provide for children most directly effects which other goal?
MDG 6
MDG 3
MDG 5
MDG 4
35
Which of the following is NOT an indicator of MDG 2?
Number of schools built
Net enrolment ratio in primary schools
Amount of pupils starting Yr 1 & who complete primary school
Literacy rate

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