AllABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ J J.B. Kripalani Definition: Gandhian leader and Congress president.Prelims facts: INC President during Quit India Movement (1942). Learn More → Jallianwala Bagh Definition: Site of massacre by British troops.Year: 1919Prelims facts: Ordered by General Dyer; Amritsar. Learn More → James Webb Space Definition: Infrared space telescope for deep space study.UPSC Traps: Operates mainly in infrared, not visible.Current... Learn More → Jarosite Definition: Sulfate mineral of potassium and iron.Key Facts: Indicator of acidic conditions.PYQ Year: 2021 (Mars... Learn More → Jawaharlal Nehru Definition: Congress leader and nationalist statesman.Prelims facts: INC President (1929 Lahore); declared Purna Swaraj; first... Learn More → JAXA Definition: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.PYQ: 2020 Learn More → Jet Stream Definition: Narrow belt of high-speed winds in upper troposphere.PYQ: 2017, 2020 Learn More → Jobless Growth Definition: Economic growth without proportional employment generation.Key Pointers:• Common in capital-intensive growth phases.• Productivity growth... Learn More → Jog Falls Definition: Major plunge waterfall on the Sharavathi River in Karnataka.Prelims Pointers: Second highest plunge waterfall... Learn More → Jovian Planets Definition: Outer gas giant planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.• UPSC Pointers: Low density; thick atmospheres; many... Learn More → Jugantar Definition: Revolutionary organization in Bengal.Founded: 1906Prelims facts: Linked with Anushilan Samiti; involved in armed resistance. Learn More → Juno Mission Definition: NASA mission to study Jupiter.UPSC Traps: Polar orbit around Jupiter.Current Affairs: Extended mission approved. Learn More → Jupiter Definition: Largest planet in solar system.UPSC Traps: Gas giant with no solid surface.Current Affairs: Juno... Learn More → Justice Party Non-Brahmin political party formed in Madras Presidency.UPSC Pointers: 1916; precursor to Dravidian movement. Learn More → Jyotiba Phule Anti-caste reformer; founder of Satyashodhak Samaj.UPSC: Maharashtra; women education. Learn More →
