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Difference Between Subsistence and Commercial Farming

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Agriculture is the highly practised occupation all around the world, i.e. there are a lot of people in this world, who earn their livelihood by growing crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers and rearing of cattle. Based on the geographical conditions, level of technology, the demand for produce, and workers required, there is two major classification of farming, i.e. subsistence farming and commercial farming. In subsistence farming, the farmer is involved in the production of crops for local … [Read more...]

Difference Between Print Media and Electronic Media

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Print media is that means of mass communication through which information is disseminated in printed form. As against this, electronic media is one in which electronic or electromechanical energy is employed to transmit information to the audience. In general sense, media is a plural form of word medium. In mass communication, media refers to the fundamental means of mass communication, which helps in the spread of messages related to latest news, education, sports, entertainment and … [Read more...]

Difference Between Physical Map and Political Map

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While the physical map shows the natural features of a place such as mountains, waterbodies plains, etc. The political map displays territorial features such as cities, state, countries and their boundaries. A map is a useful tool, which diagrammatically represents the natural or man-made features of an area of land or part thereof, on a flat surface, according to scale. The three main components of the map are distance, direction and symbol. These are of great help to the travellers and … [Read more...]

Difference Between General Elections and Bye-elections

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Elections allude to a systematic democratic process, wherein adult citizens of the country, vote for their representatives, to represent them in the Parliament or Assembly. It enables every citizen aged 18 and over to participate in the formation of the government. There are three types of elections, namely, general elections, midterm elections and bye-elections. General elections are conducted to form new Lok Sabha or State Assembly. Mid-term elections imply the elections carried out, on the … [Read more...]

Difference Between Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat

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Gram Sabha is used to mean a general assembly of all the people of a village, who have attained the age of 18 years and their name is entered in the voter list. The executive committee of the Gram Sabha is known as Gram Panchayat which consists of the representatives elected by the Sabha. In India, democracy is present at all the levels, whether it is central, state or local level. At the local level, Panchayati Raj system is established by the government, after independence, so as to … [Read more...]

Difference Between Parliamentary and Presidential Form of Government

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Every country in the world has its own constitution, according to which policies are framed, government bodies and institutions function and decisions are made. In finer terms, it is the constitution, that covers all the aspects of the political system adopted by the country. There are two forms of government, Parliamentary and Presidential. In Parliamentary System, the political party winning the majority seats in the parliament makes the government and elects a person from among themselves as … [Read more...]

Difference Between Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)

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In India, the bicameral legislature is present both at the central and the state level. In the states, the bicameral structure composes of the Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council and the Governor. However, it can be found only in 5 states while the rest 23 states follow unicameral legislature, i.e. the Legislative Assembly and Governor. The Legislative Assembly or Vidhan Sabha is the lower house of the legislature, whose powers and functions are equal to the Lok Sabha working at the … [Read more...]

Difference Between First Past the Post (FPTP) and Proportional Representation (PR)

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First Past the Post, is a voting method, in which citizens of a constituency cast votes for the candidate, whom they wish to represent them in the Parliament. On the other hand, Proportional Representation is the system of election in which the people cast their votes directly to a political party. According to universal adult franchise all citizens of the country, who have attained the age of 18 years can cast a vote and take part in the formation of the government. In this way, the people … [Read more...]

Difference Between Ordinary Bill and Money Bill

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In the legislation, all the proposals are brought in Parliament, for discussion as bills. When a bill is passed by both the chambers of the Parliament and approved by the President, it turns out as an Act. The Speaker decides whether a bill is an ordinary bill or a money bill. An ordinary bill is a bill that can be presented for discussion in any of the two houses of the Parliament, by a minister or private member. On the contrary, a money bill is presented in the lower house of the … [Read more...]

Difference Between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

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In the constitution, 'Rights' has a great role to play in the sustenance of the democracy. It allows the citizens to express their views, form political parties and participate in the political activities. It also safeguard the interest of minority people. Rights are nothing but the reasonable claims which are accepted by society and approved by the law. Fundamental rights are important for the very existence and development of the citizens. Fundamental Rights are often compared and … [Read more...]