Responsive Web Design : It built on a fluid grid that will change with the browser automatically, no matter what the screen resolution is holding content can break apart and realign if need be.

Adaptive Web Design : It not necessarily set on a fluid grid; targets specific device resolutions like (320, 768, 1024 etc); can have set relative widths with (%) and controlled by media query.

BY Best Interview Question ON 22 Mar 2020