Question

• Part A

Q.1 The specific reason of having an extension service in the context of agricultural development is

• To update agril. practices and technologies on regular basis needed by farmers
• Successful promotion of developmental schemes
• To reduce the widespread poverty prevailing among rural population
• To teach the farmers, farm youth and women and their income generation

Q.2 "An educational process to provide the knowledge and skills of extension and communication tools and techniques to the agriculture development operatives at regular intervals to bring the desirable changes in their behavior.” the definition implied to which of the following

• Extension Education
• Extension Training
• Extension Service
• Extension Management

Q.3 At which level of extension the aim is to provide situation specific and demand driven education and technological support to agriculture stakeholders

• Center Extension
• Market driven extension
• Decentralized Extension
• Field Extension

Q.4 “Give a person a fish, you have fed them for today, if you teach a person how to fish, you have fed them for a lifetime.” the statement indicates towards

• Functions of extension
• Philosophy of extension
• Aim of extension
• Principle of extension

Q.5 In which of the following country the meaning of term used for denoting extension means “Rural Guidance”

• Japan
• South Korea
• Malaysia
• Canada

Q.6 In the process of Extension teaching what should be done after reconsideration of an extension programme

• Scaling down the programme
• Scaling up the programme
• Analysis of situation
• Setting of objectives

Q.7 Which of the following elements comes together to define an extension programme

• Situation, Objective, People, Satisfaction
• Situation, Objective, Problem, Satisfaction
• System, Object, People, Solution
• Situation, Objective, Problems, Solution

Q.8 Which of the following process involve critical analysis and selection of most feasible one from a number of potential alternative solution

• Programme planning
• Goal setting
• Decision making
• Setting of objectives

Q.9 Practical and graded steps which required to be carried out to achieve a set of objectives along with specification of requirement of necessary resources is known as

• Strategy
• Tactics
• Plan
• Process

Q.10 Which of the following express the anticipated outputs of a programme in financial term

• Inventory
• Expenditure book
• Budget
• Profit-loss book

Q.11 Special allocation of resources to various developmental programme by Government due to the situation aroused due to Covid-19 pandemic situation can be termed as

• Strategic Plan
• Operational plan
• Tactical plan
• Contingency plan

Q.12 For overall development of rural people in India planning should be………..in nature

• Holistic
• Definitive
• Diversified
• Fixed

Q.13 “Self-help with intimate expert counsel” was the core working philosophy of which of the following rural development initiatives

• Sriniketan Project
• Gurgaon Experiment
• Marthandam Project
• Adarsh Bharat Project

Q.14 Which of the following pre-independence development programme is still active in its operational area

• AdarshSeva Sangha
• Indian Village Service
• Servants of India Society
• Rural reconstruction project

Q.15 Which of the following rural development initiative acted as an precursor for setting up nationwide rural development programme implementation structure in independent India

• Firka Development Scheme
• Etwah Pilot Project
• Nilokheri Experiment
• GMF Campaign

Q.16 Which of the following particularly contributed towards limited success of “Package Programme” in long run

• Lack of irrigated land
• Lack of credit support
• Lack of technical manpower
• Stereotyped farm production plans

Q.17 Which of the following proramme achieved fame as a stimulator of “Green Revolution” in India

• IAAP
• HYVP
• ICDP
• IRDP

Q.18 Training & Visit system of Extension is basically a system of

• Improved Management
• Improved Feedback
• Improved Research
• Improved communication

Q.19 “Extension personnel should be responsible for agriculture related work and only agriculture” the statement signify which of the following characteristics of T&V System

• Professionalism
• Time bound work
• Field and farmer orientation
• Concentration of effort

Q.20 SGSY programme has been modified and restructured into which of the following prograame

• MGNREGA
• NRLM
• RKVY
• NFSM

Answer 1

1. The specific reason of having an extension service in the context of agricultural development is:

To teach the farmers, farm youth and women and their income generation.

Agricultural extension service relates to the application of scientific research, new technology and knowledge in agricultural practices by the way of educating farmers.

2. An educational process to provide the knowledge and skills of extension and communication tools and techniques to the agriculture development operatives at regular intervals to bring the desirable changes in their behavior.” the definition implied to

Extension Service

3. At market driven level of extension the aim is to provide situation specific and demand driven education and technological support to agriculture stakeholders.

Traditional extension systems give importance to increasing agricultural productivity and often emphasize the change of technology . But, in today's market-oriented and more competitive atmosphere, the aim of extension is to provide situation specific and demand driven education and technological support agriculture stakeholders, so that they can compete in the modern marketplace.
  

4. “Give a person a fish, you have fed them for today, if you teach a person how to fish, you have fed them for a lifetime.” the statement indicates towards:

Philosophy of extension

The purpose of Philosophy of extension work is to help people to develop themselves and achieve their superior well-being. It can be stated in other way:

a) Philosophy of extension is "helping people to help themselves",

b) Extension is working collectively to expand the welfare and happiness of people.

5. In South Korea, the meaning of term used for denoting extension means “Rural Guidance”