100 question for Agriculture Extension By Allah Dad Khan

100 question for Agriculture Extension By Allah Dad Khan

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# Question
1. Italian Crop Maximization programme for wheat, maize and rice was launched in
A. !970
B.1980
C.1985
2. Rice Maximization Project of PARC was introduced in larkana district in
A.1967
B.1977
C.1987
3. Barani Area Development Project was introduced in Punjab
A.1963
B. 1964
C.1965
4. Although the general idea of specifically conceptualizing "rural" areas came into use in the
Year with its basis in sociology,
A.1910
B. 1920
C. 1925
5. How many percent of the world's poor who live in rural areas, agriculture is the main
source of income and employment.
A.59 %
B. 65%
C. 70%
6. The first major program, the Village Agricultural and Industrial Development Programme
(VAID), worked from
A.1953-62
B.1954-65
C.1956-66
7. Peoples Works Program (PWP) and placed under the
Federal Ministry of Finance and Planning, where it remained until
A.1983
B.1984
C.1987
8. Cooperative movements was formally introduced in Subcontinent by promulgation of the
Cooperative Credit Societies Act of
A.1901
B.1904
C.1908
9. Agriculture provides food to
A.160.00 millions
B.170.00 millions
C.180.00
10 Pakistan's economy by contributing ______ percent towards GDP;

A.20

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B.22
C.24
11. Agriculture extension in Pakistan was a sole public funded service for almost 40 years,
during the period since its independence in
A.1947-1982
B.1947 -1983
C.1947-1988
12. The first agriculture extension department in today’s Pakistan was established in 1905 on
the recommendations of the then Famine Commission
A.1902
B. 1905
C.1906
13. Basic Democracies System remained from (BDS, 1959-1970),
A.1956-1969
B.1959-1970
C.1960-1972
14 Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP, started in 1970 and subsumed into
Local Government Department in
A.1972
B.1978
C.1979
15. Government of Pakistan appointed a com-mission to look into its poor agricultural
performance in
A.1978
B.1988
C.1990
16. Syn-genta pesticides started its business operations in pesticides in Pakistan in
A.1970
B.1972
C.1974
17. FFC has been providing Agricultural Advisory Services to the farming community
throughout Pakistan since.
A.1981
B.1982
C.1984
18. Syngenta seeds started its advisory service in
A.2001
B.2003
C.2005
19. The word university extension was first used in England by Cambridge and Oxford
University in
A.1825
B.1850
C.1860
20. The term “extension education” was first used in England about
A.1845

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B.1873
C.1890
21. Agricultural extension work had also started before yr in Japan
A.1850
B.1870
C.1900
22. In USA cooperative extension education was stated under Smith Lever Act of
A.1914
B.1923
C.1925
23. A server famine hit the sub-continent in 1880,
A.1860
B.1880
C.1890
24. Pakistan Academy for Rural Development was established at Peshawar in
A.1953
B.1954
C.1957
25. College of Agriculture was upgraded to university Named NWFP Agricultural University,
Peshawar.
A.1978
B.1981
C.1982
26. The Department of Agriculture extended its extension activities through introducing Denial
Benore’s Training and Visit system (T&V system) First of all, this system was introduced in
D.I.Khan in
A.1978
B. 1979
C.1984
27. The Department of Agriculture established separate Bureau of Agricultural information in
A.1982-83
B.1984-85
C.1985-86
28. The Agricultural Training Institute, Peshawar was established in yr at the Agricultural
Research Institute, Tarnab.
A.1953-54
B.1954-55
C.1957-58
29. Agriculture Extension is
A.Pure Science
B. Art
C. Applied Science
30. Most common method of communication is
A.Conversation
B. Dialogue
C. Speech

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31. Communication between two persons is called
A.Interpersonal Communication
B.Interapersonal Commuincation
C.Group Communication
32. A person cannot be a good communicator without a sense of self-confidence
A.Self reliance
B.Self Confidence
C.Self motivated
33. Good Agriculture Practices include
A.Farmer Field Schools
B.Crops seeds
C. Fertilizers use
34. News about the new idea trickles down from innovators.

A.Fellow Farmers
B.Researchers
C.Innovators
35. Communication does not only mean talking to your team but also to
A.Involve
B.Listen
C.other wise
36. single printed sheet of paper of small size, containing preliminary information relating to a
topic. It is made as and when needed. Generally distributed free-of-cost.

A.Poster
B.Leaflet
C. Folder
37. Government should develop agricultural industry in villages for better employment chances
for Rural Youth.

A.Rural Youth
B.Farmers
C. Women
38. Where and when was World Meteorological Organization established
A. New York – 1980
B.Washington-1978
C.Geneva—1978
39. Goal of extension education is
A. To promote income of the farmers
B. To promote production of the crops
C. To promote scientific out-look
40. Listening is a
A. complex process that involves steps.
B.Reflex
C.Natural Habit

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41. One of the most important communication skills
A.Active Listening
B.Objective Listening
C.Empathic Listening
42. A technique that might be used by an active listener is to

A. explain the speaker's meaning.
B. paraphrase the speaker's meaning
C. express concern
43. One example of the differences between men and women in the ways they listen is that

A. women tend to give more feedback; men listen more quietly.
B. men are more interested in being liked; women seek respect.
C. women tend to ask questions that are more argumentative
44. Effective listening includes

A. bias
B. confirming one's understanding of a message
C. detailed criticism
45. Two skills associated with being a good listener are the ability

A. to pay attention and to mask your disinterest when necessary.

B. to listen to more than one message at a time and to provide constructive criticism
C. to pay attention and to provide a strong point of view in response to a given message.
46. When listening to someone similar to in background, beliefs and ideas, .
.
A. it is more difficult to understand the message than when listening to someone with
whom you have greater differences.
B. it is easier to understand the message than when listening to someone with whom you
have greater differences
C. there is less speaker credibility than when listening to someone with whom you have
greater differences
47 Critical listening involves

A. listening to evaluate the information
B. jumping to conclusions
C. offering at least a few negative comments.

48. Over the last few years urbanization of rural areas has:
A. Increased
B. No change

C. Decreased

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49. What is Not true for public service broadcasting?

A. Focus on rural (remotest) areas
B. Attention to minorities
C. Universal appeal
50. The roots of the modern western concept of development can be traced back from:

A. Ancient Egypt history
B. Ancient Roman history
C. Ancient Greece history
51. Which of the following view considers communication as a source of power and oppression
of individuals and social groups in the communication theory framework?
A. Critical
B. Mechanistic
C. Systemic
52. In the new view of development, communication is:

A. The only catalyst of change
B. An important cause of change
C. An important catalyst for change
53. When did David Berlo presented his SMCR model?
A.1960
B.1965
C.1980
54. Which of the following are two decoding skills according to David Berlo?

A. Listening and reading
B. Speaking and writing
C. Speaking and listening
55. Which of the following tool is used for audience segmentation, to identify perceived
benefits, build programme brand and create demand in the process of change through
communication?

A. Social Mobilization
B. Folk Media
C. Mass Media
56. Development communication refers to the combination of actions by:
A. All of the given options
B. Donors
C. Government
57. Public service broadcasting is inherited from which of the following model?

A. BBC model

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B. SMCR
C. Linear mod model
58. What type of change is involved in development in which new ideas are introduced into a
social system in order to produce higher per-capita incomes and levels of living through
more modern production methods and improved social organization?
A. Social
B. Material
C. Economical
59. According to Everett M Rogers, which of the following is an engine of change from the
‘traditional’ to the ‘modern’ society?

A. Development Communication
B. Development Support Communication
C. Development Journalism
60. A Channel is ________________ in the process of communication.

A. A vehicle used to deliver a message
B. Part of a cable system
C. An audience preference
61. According to Michael Lipton, the most important class conflict in the poor countries of the
world today exists between:

A. Rural and Urban Class
B. Labor and Capital Class
C. Foreign and National Interests

62. Which of the following phenomena is considered to be a product of Technology and
Capital?

A. Industrialization
B. Localization
C. Communism
63 Which of the following does not come under the category of Group Media
tools?
A. Theatre
B. Posters and banners
C. Photography, drawings, flip charts
64. Which of the following come under the category of Group media tools?

A. Audio recordings
B. Songs, music, sayings, stories
C. Role playing
65 Which of the following is best suitable approach for development
communication campaign in rural area?

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A. Participatory approach
B. Social marketing approach
C. Isolation approach
66 PRA Techniques come under which of the following category?

A. Interpersonal communication tools
B. Traditional media tool
C. Group media tool
67. Which of the following measures development in economic terms?

A. Dominant paradigm
B. Alternative paradigm
C. Social responsibility theory
68. Which of the following remains the most widely available and affordable mass
medium for disadvantaged groups?

A. Radio
B. Slide tape programmes
C. Multimedia
69 All of the following are the tools of traditional media, EXCEPT?

A. Slideshows
B. Theatre
C. Story telling
70. All of the following are the mass media tools, EXCPT?
A. Discussion and Debate
B. Television
C. Internet
71. During the 1970s new discourse/s of Sustainable development emerged which
appeared to challenge the dominant paradigm.
A. Sustainable development
B. Limited development
C. Technology
72. In the field of development, (WID) approach refers to --------------.

A. Women in development
B. Western independent development
C. Women integrated development
73. Summative evaluation is done --------------- of the implementation of the programme.

A. During the designing
B. None of the given options
C. At the end

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74. The kinds of approaches to evaluation based on the intentions of the evaluator are -----------
-----------.

A. None of the given options
B. Formative vs. summative
C. Internal vs. external
75. ----------------- is the process of exchange of information between two points usually via a

A. Communication
B. Development journalism
C. common system of symbols
76. A ----------------- is someone who engages either deliberately or whose behavior results in
social, cultural or behavioral change.

A. Change agent
B. Adopter
C. Laggard
77. ------------------ was viewed as the bottleneck that prevented the move into a modern stage.

A. Culture
B. Government
C. Technology
78. The ----------------- models implicitly assumed that the knowledge of the governments and
agencies was correct.

A. Top down approach of persuasion
B. Lasswell communication
C. Bottom up approach of persuasion
79. ----------------------is the art and science of human communication linked to a society's
planned transformation from a state of poverty to one of dynamic socio-economic growth
that makes for greater equity and the larger unfolding of individual potential.

A. Development Communication
B. Development Journalism
C. Development Support Communication

80. Which of the following step is very useful to develop the agriculture country:

A. Irrigation system

B. Transport and Communication

C. Forests

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81. In July 2010 in Pakistan, most of the rainfall water has wasted due to the lack of:


A. Forests

B. Canals
C. Dams

82. The economic development in our country mainly depends on the development of
agriculture and industry, both Although the major population of Pakistan earns its living
from:


A. Agriculture Sector

B. Industrial Sector

C. Banking Sector
83 Which of the following services the Agriculture Extension Services (A.E.C) provides to the
agriculture:


A. Providing better seeds

B. Providing communication
C. Providing Loans

84. Pakistan has taken many steps to boost up the economy. In this regard it has
produced to Promote:

A. Agriculture & Industry

B. Defence Arms

C. Labour Mobility

85. The cost of inflation to society includes

A. the lost spending when people do not have enough money.
B. higher interest rates paid by borrowers
C. unpredictable changes in the value of money
86. When all of the economy resources are fully employed, the value of production is called
A) real GDP.
B) nominal GDP.
C) actual GDP.
D) potential GDP.

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A.
B.
C.
87. Close interpersonal relationships are characterized by high intimacy whereas distressed
relationships tend to involve reciprocation of _______________behaviour.

A.. negative
B.normal
C. positive
88. Project monitoring is required:
a. Before commencement of the project

A. During implementation of the project
B. After completion of the project
C. At any stage of the project deemed necessary
89. Project A has an internal rate of return (IRR) of 21 percent. Project B has an IRR of 7
percent. Project C has an IRR of 31 percent. Project D has an IRR of 25 percent. Which
of these would be the BEST project?

A. Project C
B. Project B
C. Project A
90. Globalization has direct impact on:

A.. Economy
B. All above
C. National security
91. Which one of the following factor establishes the importance of agricultur in the national
economy Higher shar of industrial sector in the GDP of the country


A. Higher per capita income of the people of the country
B.Higher share of agriculture sector in the GDP of the country
C. Higher shar of industrial sector in the GDP of the country
92. Which of the following is NOT one of the problems facing most developing nations?


A. Labour shortages
B. Rapid population growth.
C. Food shortages.
93. The policy that has been the most successful in increasing agricultural output in developing
countries is:


.
.

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A. land reform.
B. mechanisation
C. produce-marketing boards
94. 85% of the world's population lives in developing countries and receives about _____ of the
world's income.

A.20%
B.40%
C.30%
95. The developed nations have only about 15% of the world's population, but they are
estimated to consume ____of the world's output.

A.65%
B.80%
C.50%
96. An agreement between a borrower country and the International Monetary Fund in which
the country agrees to revamp its economic policies to provide incentives for higher export
earnings and lower imports is a:

A. stablilisation program.
B. debt service agreement.
C. program for growth
97 Experience over the last three decades has suggested that in order for economic
development to occur, it is necessary for an economy to:

A. use a balanced strategy that promotes both agricultural and industrial development.
B. stress the importation of agricultural products and the export of manufactured goods.
C. promote industrial development over agriculture.
98. Which of the following factors has been suggested as an explanation for the lack of
economic growth in many poor nations?

A. The constraints imposed by dependency on the already-developed nations
B. A steady rate of capital formation
C. The supply of human resources is too high.


99. An agreement between a borrower country and the International Monetary Fund in which
the country agrees to revamp its economic policies to provide incentives for higher export
earnings and lower imports is a:


A. stablilisation program
B. debt rescheduling agreement
C. debt service agreement.

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100. Debt re-scheduling is:

A. an agreement with the World Bank to turn some of a debt into other forms.
B. regular payments of interest and repayments of capital.
C. a change in debt repayment due to inability to pay.