AllABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ L Laccoliths Definition: Dome-shaped intrusive igneous body pushing overlying strata upward. Prelims Pointers: Shallow intrusion; Mushroom-shaped. PYQ: UPSC Prelims... Learn More → Lagoon Definition: Shallow water body separated from sea by sandbar.Prelims Pointers: Brackish water ecosystem.PYQ: UPSC Prelims... Learn More → Lagoons Definition: Shallow coastal water bodies separated by sandbars.Prelims Pointers: Brackish water ecosystems.PYQ: UPSC Prelims 2017Current... Learn More → Lahar Definition: Volcanic mudflow composed of ash, debris and water.Prelims Pointers: Highly destructive; Occurs near volcanoes.PYQ:... Learn More → Laissez-Faire Definition: Laissez-faire is an economic philosophy advocating minimal government intervention in economic activities, allowing market... Learn More → Lal-Bal-Pal Definition: Trio of extremist nationalist leaders.Prelims facts: Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra... Learn More → Lala Hardayal Definition: Revolutionary intellectual.Prelims facts: Ideologue of Ghadar Party. Learn More → Lala Lajpat Rai Definition: Extremist leader and freedom fighter.Prelims facts: Part of Lal-Bal-Pal; died after Simon Commission protest... Learn More → Lambardar Village headman responsible for revenue collection in the Mahalwari system.UPSC Traps: Worked under British supervision;... Learn More → Land Breeze Definition: Night-time wind from land to sea.Reason: Faster cooling of land.PYQ: 2012 Learn More → Land Subsidence Definition: Gradual sinking of land due to natural or anthropogenic causes.Prelims Pointers: Causes—groundwater extraction, mining;... Learn More → Lapies Definition: Grooved limestone surfaces formed by solution.Prelims Pointers: Karst topography indicator.PYQ: UPSC Prelims 2018Current Affairs:... Learn More → Latent Heat Definition: Heat absorbed/released during phase change.PYQ: 2013 Learn More → LEAPS Logistics Excellence, Advancement, and Performance Shield (LEAPS) is a national benchmarking initiative to recognize excellence,... Learn More → Leatherback Sea Turtle Status: The largest of all living turtles and one of the most migratory marine reptiles.... Learn More → Lehmann Discontinuity Definition: Boundary between outer and inner core.• UPSC Pointers: Inner core solid; discovered by Inge... Learn More → Light Year Definition: Distance travelled by light in one year in vacuum.• UPSC Pointers: ≈9.46 trillion km;... Learn More → Lightning Conductor Theory The idea that INC acted as a lightning conductor to absorb political discontent and prevent... Learn More → Limestone Definition: Sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate.Prelims Pointers: Cement industry; Karst topography.PYQ: UPSC Prelims 2019Current... Learn More → Liquidity Adjustment Facility Definition: The primary operational framework used by the RBI to manage liquidity in the banking... Learn More → Lithification Definition: Process by which loose sediments are converted into sedimentary rock.Prelims Pointers: Compaction + cementation;... Learn More → Lithosphere Definition: Rigid outer layer of Earth including crust and uppermost mantle.• UPSC Pointers: Broken into... Learn More → Loess Definition: Wind-deposited fine silt.Prelims Pointers: Highly fertile soil.PYQ: UPSC Prelims 2016Current Affairs: Soil erosion concerns. Learn More → Logistics Performance Index Definition: An index by the World Bank assessing countries on logistics efficiency.Key Prelims Traps:Released by... Learn More → Loo Definition: Hot dry summer wind in northern India.Season: May–June.PYQ: 2015 Learn More → Lord Cornwallis Governor-General associated with administrative, judicial, and revenue reforms.UPSC Traps: Introduced Permanent Settlement; Cornwallis Code; civil... Learn More → Lord Dalhousie Definition: Governor-General of India.• Time Period: 1848–1856• UPSC Prelims Pointers: Doctrine of Lapse; railways introduction. Learn More → Lord Linlithgow Definition: Viceroy of India during WWII.Prelims facts: Announced August Offer (1940). Learn More → Lord Wellesley Governor-General associated with expansionist policy.UPSC Traps: Subsidiary Alliance; founded Fort William College. Learn More → Lothal A coastal trading center in Gujarat. Prelims Pointer: Known for having an artificial Dockyard (the first... Learn More → Lucknow Pact Definition: Agreement between Indian National Congress and All-India Muslim League.Year: 1916Prelims facts: Accepted separate electorates;... Learn More →
