The Param Vir Chakra and the Ashoka Chakra differ in that

one is awarded by the President and the other by the Chief of Defence StaffCorrect answerYour answerone is for bravery in the presence of the enemy and the other for bravery otherwise than in the face of the enemyCorrect answerYour answerone is open to the Army alone and the other to all three servicesCorrect answerYour answerone may be awarded posthumously and the other may notCorrect answerYour answer

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The Param Vir Chakra is awarded for valour in the presence of the enemy.
The Ashoka Chakra is awarded for valour otherwise than in the face of the enemy.
All of these awards may be conferred posthumously, and all are conferred by the President, so neither of those separates the two.

Worth noting

That one phrase is the whole division, and it explains the eligibility rules too: civilians and police personnel can receive the Chakra series, because bravery away from a battlefield is not the soldier's monopoly.

Concept: The two families of gallantry awards
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The rule this testsThe gallantry awards

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The Param Vir Chakra and the Ashoka Chakra differ in that

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