One of the most crucial decision in a person's life is to choose the right career for him/her. A career can be understood as the occupation, which an individual undertakes throughout his life, and includes all the steps taken for growth. The life pattern of a person is defined by the career he/she opts. The term 'career' is often misconstrued as 'profession', but there is a fine line of differences between the two. A profession is an occupation, usually paid, which requires a person to … [Read more...]

Many students wish to continue their education, even after completing their post graduate degree course. So, they have two options, i.e. M.Phil. And PhD. As both are research-oriented courses, the students find it difficult to choose one of them. However, PhD or Doctor of Philosophy is the highest ranking degree provided to the scholars by the university for their research work in the respective subject opted by them. On the other hand, M.Phil., i.e. Master of Philosophy, is only a … [Read more...]

In elementary-level geometry, the term that every student encounter is "line". It is a long and straight geometric figure that extends in both the directions. It differs from a line segment in that a line segment has a starting and an ending point, due to which the length of the segment is fixed. As you can see in the figure given above, that at both the ends of a line, an arrow is marked, to give an idea that it is infinite. On the contrary, the two ends of the line segment are marked with a … [Read more...]

While writing an assignment, article or book, the writer often looks for the sources to generate an idea or data. In this context, students usually misconstrue bibliography for reference, but they are different, in the sense that you give reference to the sources, that you have quoted in-text, in the research report or assignment. But on the other hand, in the bibliography, you create a list of all the sources you have gone through to conceive the idea. Reference and Bibliography is an … [Read more...]

Minerals are defined as the homogeneous substances that occur naturally under varying conditions, in different types of geological environment. It is broadly classified into two categories, i.e. metallic minerals and non-metallic minerals. Metallic Minerals is composed of metals in their original form, whereas no metals are found in non-metallic minerals. Minerals possess a definite chemical structure, and their identification is based on their physical properties. The place where minerals … [Read more...]

Farming is not a one-day affair; rather it requires several days of hard work and proper agricultural procedure to be followed to get the intended output. A range of farming practices has been emerged to increase the productivity, of the agricultural land. Two such farming practices are intensive farming and extensive farming. Intensive Farming is a farming method that uses higher inputs and advanced agricultural techniques to increase the overall yield. In contrast, Extensive Farming is one … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]