AllABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ T Tahdhib-ul-Akhlaq Journal started by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan to spread modern education among Muslims.UPSC Pointers: Linked... Learn More → Tarn Lake Definition: Small mountain lake formed in a glacial cirque.Prelims Pointers: Alpine glaciation feature.PYQ: UPSC Prelims... Learn More → Tax Buoyancy Definition: A measure of responsiveness of tax revenue growth to changes in GDP.Key Points for... Learn More → temperature inversion Definition: Increase of temperature with height.UPSC Traps: Leads to air pollution episodes.Current Affairs: Winter smog... Learn More → Terrestrial Planets Definition: Inner rocky planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.• UPSC Pointers: High density; solid surface; fewer moons. Learn More → Tethys Sea Definition: An ancient sea located between Laurasia and Gondwanaland.UPSC Pointers: Played a role in Himalayan... Learn More → Thar Desert Definition: Hot desert in NW India & Pakistan.Fact: Receives some monsoon rainfall.PYQ: 2015 Learn More → The Balloon Experiment Definition: Experiment using high-altitude balloons to study cosmic rays.• UPSC Pointers: Conducted by Victor Hess... Learn More → Theaterisation The integration of Army, Navy, and Air Force assets into unified ‘theatre commands’ under a... Learn More → Theosophical Society Spiritual movement founded in 1875.UPSC: HQ at Adyar; revival of ancient religions. Learn More → Therigatha Definition: A canonical Buddhist text consisting of verses composed by elder nuns (Theris), reflecting early... Learn More → Third Anglo-Mysore War Definition: British vs Tipu Sultan.• Time Period: 1790–1792• UPSC Prelims Pointers: Treaty of Seringapatam. Learn More → Third Carnatic War Definition: Final Anglo-French conflict in South India.• Time Period: 1756–1763• UPSC Prelims Pointers: British victory;... Learn More → Thorium Definition: Radioactive element used in nuclear energy.Prelims Pointers: India has large reserves.PYQ: UPSC Prelims 2019Current... Learn More → Three P's Prayer, Petition and Protest – methods used by Moderate nationalists.UPSC Pointers: Phase: 1885–1905; constitutional agitation. Learn More → Tidal Hypothesis Definition: Hypothesis that planets formed due to tidal forces from a passing star.• UPSC Pointers:... Learn More → Till Definition: Unsorted glacial sediment.Prelims Pointers: Source of tillite.PYQ: UPSC Prelims 2014Current Affairs: Paleoclimate reconstruction. Learn More → Tillite Definition: A sedimentary rock formed from lithified glacial till.UPSC Pointers: Indicator of past glaciation; Found... Learn More → Tinkathia System Definition: Exploitative system forcing peasants to cultivate indigo on 3/20th of their land.Region: Champaran, BiharPrelims... Learn More → Trade Winds Definition: Permanent winds from subtropical highs to Equator.Direction: NE Trades (NH), SE Trades (SH).PYQ: 2013,... Learn More → Treaty of Madras Definition: Treaty ending First Anglo-Mysore War.• Time Period: 1769• UPSC Prelims Pointers: Mutual restitution of... Learn More → Trench Definition: A deep, elongated depression on the ocean floor formed at subduction zones.UPSC Pointers: Deepest... Learn More → Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest Climate: Experiences high rainfall (Annual rainfall > 200 cm) and high temperatures throughout the year... Learn More → Tropopause Definition: Boundary between troposphere and stratosphere.UPSC Traps: Temperature inversion zone.Current Affairs: Height changing with climate... Learn More → Tundra Definition: Cold biome with permanently frozen subsoil (permafrost).UPSC Traps: Tundra is treeless but not ice-covered... Learn More →
