Extension Education Multiple Choice Questions and Answers: Agriculture Entrance Exams

Extension Education Multiple Choice Questions are objective type questions. In Hindi it is known as Krishi Prasar Siksha. It is a very important subject in B. Sc. and M. Sc. Agriculture. It is a best scoring subject in different agricultural competition exams. Multiple choice questions are prepared in two ways for an entrance exam: 1. Making new sets of multiple choice questions and, 2. Including questions from previous year’s exam. This post has the same combination. It is based on author’s experience.

S. NO.	HEADINGS	ACTION
1.	Part 01: Introduction
2.	Part 02: AGRICULTURE EXTENSION MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Part 01. Introduction

TYPE	Multiple Choice Questions
Related Exams	Agricultural Competition Exams and Others
Number of Questions Asked	5 – 10 or more.
Percentage of Questions	5 – 10%, sometime 100%, in exams like NET (National Eligibility Test) CET for PHD.

Agriculture Extension Education or Agricultural Extension or simply Extension Education is a subject of B. Sc. Agriculture and M. Sc. Agriculture. The subject is included in all semesters of B. Sc. Agriculture.

This page contains multiple choice questions objective and their answers. These questions are asked in different agricultural competition exams.

All questions are prepared by the Authors of Shasyadhara Agriculture.

Agriculture Extension Education and Related Exams

CET for M. Sc. Agriculture	Up to 10 question out of 200 questions.
CET for PHD Agriculture	100 percent questions for AEE.
NET	Net any specific subject.
RHEO	Up to 5-10 questions
SHDO	Up to 5 – 10 questions
RAEO	Up to 5 -10 questions
SADO	Up to 5 – 10 questions

Last Updated: 07/07/2021 at 01:08 pm

Questions Added: 25, 36-60.

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Part 02: AGRICULTURE EXTENSION MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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Question 01. Who is known as father of extension education?

(a). J. P. Leagans.
(b). Albert Mayer.
(c). A. H. Saville.
(d). E. Brunner.

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Question 02. Father of extension education in India is?

(a). Jawahar Lal Nehru.
(b). B. K. Roy.
(c). Dr. K. N. Singh.
(d). Non of the above.

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Question 03. Total numbers of basic paradigms in agricultural extension are?

(a). 3.
(b). 4.
(c). 5.
(d). 6.

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Question 04. Training and Visit system started in..

(a). 1974.
(b). 1973.
(c). 1976.
(d). 1975.

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Question 05. ICAR took part in agricultural extension in the year..

(a). 1954.
(b). 1964.
(c). 1974.
(d). 1984.

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Question 06. Agricultural extension has been described as..?

(a). A system of out-of-school education for rural people.
(b). A system of night school education for rural people.
(c). A system of school education for rural people.
(d). All of the above.

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Question 07. Which is related with agriculture extension.

(a). Lorence act 1974.
(b). Smith lever act 1914.
(c). Hue act 1789.
(d). Mayer act 1956.

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Question 08. Main objective of agricultural extension during colonial period was?

(a). Supporting cultivation of fruit crops.
(b). Supporting cultivation of flower crops.
(c). Supporting cultivation of crops like rubber and indigo.
(d). Supporting cultivation of vegetable crops.

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Question 09. Generation of agricultural extension can be divided in..?

(a). 5 generation.
(b). 3 generation.
(c). 2 generation.
(d). 4 generation.

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Question 10. Current generation of agricultural extension is?

(a). 4th.
(b). 3rd.
(c). 2nd.
(d). 5th.

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Question- 11. Percentage of late adopters is..?

(a). 18%.
(b). 14%.
(c). 19%.
(d). 16%.

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Question 12. The word extension derived from..?

(a). Lagin word.
(b). Greek word.
(c). English word.
(d). Non of the above.

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Question 13. Result demonstration is a..?

(a). Mass contact.
(b). Group contact.
(c). Individual contact.
(d). Non of the above.

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Question 14. The minikit program for rice was started in..?

(a). 1978.
(b). 1971.
(c). 1976.
(d). 1970.

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Question 15. Concept of model village given by..?

(a). J. Nehru.
(b). F. L. Brayne.
(c). Daniel Hamilton.
(d). Mahatma Gandhi.

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Question 16. Etawah pilot project was stated by..

(a). F. L. Brayyne 1948.
(b). F. L. Brayne 1947.
(c). A. Mayer 1947.
(d). A. Mayer 1948.

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Question 17. The famous Panchayati Raj was started in India in..?

(a). 1947-48.
(b). 1957-58.
(c). 1951-52.
(d). 1953-54

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Question 18. Full Form of MSY is..?

(a). Mahila Smriti Yojna.
(b). Mahila Shashakti Yojna.
(c). Mahila Swavlamban Yojna.
(d). Mahila Samridhi Yojna.

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Question 19. Etawah pilot project started by..?

(a). S. K. Dey.
(b). F. L. Brayne.
(c). A. Mayer.
(d). S. Hatch.

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Question 20. CDP was started in..?

(a). 1950.
(b). 1957.
(c). 1955.
(d). 1952.

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Question 21. NES was started by..?

(a). S. K. Dey.
(b). T. Prakasan.
(c). D. Hamilton.
(d). J. Stuart.

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Question 22. Panchayati Raj was started in..?

(a). 1947 – 48.
(b). 1957 – 58.
(c). 1967 – 68.
(d). Non of the above.

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Question 23. First state to adopt panchayati Raj was..?

(a). Punjab.
(b). Haryana.
(c). Rajasthan.
(d). Tamil Nadu.

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Question 24. Which is a principle of extension education?

(a). Leadership.
(b). Class room teaching.
(c). Writing.
(d). Speaking.

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Question 25. Extension education is..?

(a). An art.
(b). Pure science based knowledge.
(c). Applied human science.
(d). Applied human behavioural science.

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Question 26. There are total …. of agricultural extension education?

(a). 3.
(b). 4.
(c). 5.
(2). 2.

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Question 27. The father of extension education in India is?

(a). J. P. Leagans.
(b). Berlo.
(c). Shannon.
(d). Weaver.

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Question 28. A bulletin generally contains..?

(a). 24 pages.
(b). 48 pages.
(c). 24 – 48 pages.
(d). 60 pages.

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Question 29. Learning by doing is a basic fundamental of..?

(a). Teaching.
(b). Exhibitions.
(c). Method demonstration.
(d). All of the above.

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Question 30. What will be the I.Q. level of a person whose mental age is 40 and chronological age is 60?.

(a). 77.77%.
(b). 66.66%.
(c). 55.55%
(d). 40.44%

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Question 31.  The key focus of Jawahar Rozgar Yojana were..?

(a). Districts.
(b). Villages.
(c). Blocks.
(d). Cities.

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Question 32. The lab to land programme was launched in  as a part of golden jubilee celebrations of..?

(a). 1979, IARI.
(b). 1979, ICAR.
(c). 1978, ICAR.
(d). 1978, NRRI.

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Question 33. An ideal pamphlet consists..?

(a). 10 – 20 pages.
(b). 15 – 25 pages.
(c). 12 – 24 pages.
(d). 13 – 18 pages.

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Question 34. Internet is an example of..?

(a). Mass communication.
(b). Individual communication.
(c). Group communication.
(d). None of the abovem.

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Question 35. Posters are..?

(a). Projected.
(b). Non-projected.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

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Question 36. The main aim of IRDP was..?

(a). Development of individual.
(b). Development of women.
(c). Development of family.
(d). None of the above.

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Question 37. The National Food Security Mission was started in..?

(a). 2005.
(b). 2007.
(c). 2006.
(d). 2008.

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Question 38. Learning by doing was the basic principle of..?

(a). CDP.
(b). IRDP.
(c). NREGA.
(d). TRYSEM.

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Question 39. Who is considered as the father of method demonstration?

(a). F. L. Brayne.
(b). Albert Mayer.
(c). J. P. Leagans.
(d). Dr. Seeman A. Knapp.

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Question 40. The first stage of adoption is..?

(a). Awareness.
(b). Trial.
(c). Interest.
(d). Evaluation.

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Question 41. Who didn’t give any communication model..?

Answer after each 5th MCQ

(a). Berlo.
(b). Brayne.
(c). Aristotle.
(d). Weaver.

Question 42. An extension teaching includes..?

(a). Convection.
(b). Desire.
(c). Action.
(d). All of the above.

Question 43. August Compte is known as..?

(a). Father of psychology.
(b). Father of extension education.
(c). Father of rural sociology.
(d). Father of rural development.

Question 44. Destination is the final product of ….. communication model?

(a). Berlo’s.
(b). Weaver’s.
(c). Aristotle’s.
(d). Leagans.

Question 45. The innovators constitutes …. of the total population?

(a). 2.5%.
(b). 3.5%.
(c). 4.5%.
(d). 5.5%.

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Question 46. Method demonstration is a type of..?

(a). Short.
(b). Long.
(c). Both.
(d). None of the above.

Question 47. Farm and home visits are..?

(a). Group contact.
(b). Mass contact.
(c). Individual contact.
(d). None of the above.

Question 48. …. is the basic unit of rural society?

(a). Community.
(b). Family.
(c). Both.
(d). Village.

Question 49. F. Nicholson is known for..?

(a). CDP.
(b). Cooperative movement.
(c). NFSM.
(d). HYVP.

Question 50. Cooperative movement was started in..?

(a). 1901.
(b). 1903.
(c). 1905.
(d). 1904.

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Question 51. Baster and Benor Scheme is another name of..?

(a). T and V Programme.
(b). Lab to Land Programme.
(c). CDP.
(d). None of the above.

Question 52. Training and Visit Programme was started in..?

(a). 1973.
(b). 1971.
(c). 1974.
(d). 1975.

Question 53. Puppet shows are popular in..?

(a). Rural areas.
(b). Urban areas.
(c). Suburban areas.
(d). All of the above.

Question 54. Which is true..?

(a). Gurgaon project – 1921.
(b). Etawah Pilot Project – 1948.
(c). CDP – 1954.
(d). Marthandam Project – 1918.

Question 55. The early adopters constitute..?

(a). 13.5% of total population.
(b). 15.5% of total population.
(c). 10.5% of total population.
(d). 5.5% of total population.

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Question 56. The percentage of total majority is..?

(a). 29.
(b). 34.
(c). 37.
(d). 25.

Question 57. Result demonstration includes..?

(a). Old technology.
(b). New technology.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

Question 58. What satisfies higher order needs?

(a). Self actualization.
(b). Esteem.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

Question 59. More interesting work is a type of..?

(a). Intrinsic reward.
(b). Extrinsic reward.
(c). Both a and b.
(d). None of the above.

Question 60. On the average, people are only …. effective as listener?

(a). 20%.
(b). 35%.
(c). 15%.
(d). 25%.

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