AllABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ F Factory Definition: Trading post established by European companies in India.• Time Period: 17th–18th century• UPSC Prelims... Learn More → Fair and Remunerative Price Definition: Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) is the minimum statutory price that sugar mills must... Learn More → Farman Definition: A royal edict issued by the Mughal Emperor.• Time Period: Mughal period• UPSC Prelims... Learn More → Fault Definition: Fracture in Earth’s crust with displacement.Prelims Pointers: Normal, reverse, strike-slip faults.PYQ: UPSC Prelims 2016Current... Learn More → Fertigation Definition: Fertigation is the application of fertilizers through an irrigation system, most commonly drip irrigation.Key... Learn More → Financial Inclusion Index Definition: RBI composite index measuring financial inclusion. Key Pointers: • No base year. • Usage has highest weight. •... Learn More → First Anglo-Mysore War Definition: War between Mysore and British.• Time Period: 1767–1769• UPSC Prelims Pointers: Treaty of Madras. Learn More → First Anglo-Sikh War Definition: War between British and Sikhs.• Time Period: 1845–1846• UPSC Prelims Pointers: British victory; Treaty... Learn More → First Carnatic War Definition: Conflict between English and French in India.• Time Period: 1746–1748• UPSC Prelims Pointers: Linked... Learn More → Fiscal Deficit Definition: The gap between the government’s total expenditure and its total receipts excluding borrowings. It... Learn More → Fiscal Drag Definition: A situation where inflation and income growth push taxpayers into higher tax brackets, increasing... Learn More → Flash Floods Definition: Sudden floods due to intense rainfall.PYQ: 2021 Learn More → Foehn Definition: Warm, dry downslope wind on the leeward side of the Alps.Key Facts: Caused by... Learn More → Fog Definition: Dense cloud near ground reducing visibility below 1 km.PYQ: 2018 Learn More → Fold Mountains Definition: Mountains formed due to folding of crust under compression.Prelims Pointers: Rich in minerals; Rivers—Indus,... Learn More → Foliation Definition: Layered structure in metamorphic rocks.Key Facts: Seen in gneiss and schist. Learn More → Forsterite Definition: Magnesium-rich end member of olivine.Key Facts: Formula Mg2SiO4.UPSC Note: Olivine group mineral. Learn More → Fort St. George Definition: First English fort in India.• Time Period: 1644• UPSC Prelims Pointers: Located in Madras... Learn More → Fort William Definition: British fort in Calcutta.• Time Period: 1696• UPSC Prelims Pointers: Associated with Black Hole... Learn More → Fort William College Institution established for training civil servants.UPSC Traps: Founded in 1800 at Calcutta; promoted oriental studies. Learn More → Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Definition: Final defeat of Tipu Sultan.• Time Period: 1799• UPSC Prelims Pointers: Tipu Sultan died. Learn More → Francisco de Almeida Definition: First Portuguese Governor in India.• Time Period: 1505–1509• UPSC Prelims Pointers: Advocate of Blue... Learn More → Frontal Rainfall Definition: Rainfall caused by meeting of warm & cold air masses.PYQ: 2014 Learn More → Frost Definition: Deposition of ice crystals when temperature falls below 0°C.Impact: Damages crops.PYQ: 2014 Learn More → Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee Sub-committee that framed fundamental rights provisions.Chaired by J.B. Kripalani.Included B.R. Ambedkar.Borrowed from global constitutions. Learn More →
