2456: The national highway from Delhi to Calcutta via Mathura and Varanasi is numbered

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 4

(d) 8
2457: The chemical used as a 'fixer' in photography is

(a) sodium sulphate

(b) sodium thiosulphate

(c) ammonium persulphate

(d) borax
2458: "Red Shirts" movement aimed at

(a) To throw out Britishers from India

(b) To promote Communist organisational activities

(c) To promote trade union activities

(d) All of the above
2459: Seasonal migration of men and animals from lower to higher altitudes during the summer is known as

(a) Nomadism

(b) Migration

(c) Transhumance

(d) Pastoralism
2460: According to Meadows (1972), if the present trends in world population, industrialisation, pollution, food production and resource depletion continue unchanged, the Limits to Growth on our planet will be reached in the next

(a) 50 years

(b) 100 years

(c) 150 years

(d) 200 years