Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Millennium Development Goals were envisaged to reduce extreme poverty by 2020.

Statement II: There were eight Millennium Development Goals.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is D

Statement I is false but Statement II is true. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were set to reduce extreme poverty by 2015, not 2020. There were eight MDGs, including reducing poverty, improving education, and promoting gender equality, making Statement II true.
Information Booster:
1. The MDGs were established in 2000 with a target date of 2015.
2. The goals focused on issues such as poverty, education, maternal health, and environmental sustainability.
3. The MDGs were succeeded by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015.