Agricultural Extension and Communication Q&a
Agricultural Extension and Communication Q&a
Agricultural Extension and Communication Q&a
Spaniards
COMMUNICATION c. Japanese
d. Americans
d. Indonesian
1. The Father of University extension is 8. Founder of the Home Extension
a. Daryl Bell Service in the Philippines
c. Maria Y. Orosa a. Eva Kalaw Katigbak
b. Daniel Bell c. Marina Y. Orosa
d. James Stuart b. Daniel Bell
d. Maria Y. Orosa
2. Extension work in the Philippines
started in 1565 through the 9. The first formally organized
establishment of ____________ by government department created in the
the Spaniards Bureau of Agriculture in July 10
a. Granjas Modelos implementing extension work
c. Women’s and Youth’s Club a. Home Economics Division
b. 4-H Club c. Demonstration and Extension
d. Men’s Club Division
b. Agricultural Extension Division
3. The legal foundation of the whole d. Organic Chemistry Division
cooperative work in the USA
a. Morril Act of 1862 10. This act created the Bureau of
c. Land Grant Act Agricultural Extension in July 16,
b. Smith-Lever Act of 1914 1952
d. None of the above a. RA 680
c. RA 3844
4. The term extension education was b. Commonwealth Act 85
first introduced by this University in d. RA 1829
1873 to describe a particular
innovation 11. This act renamed the Bureau of
a. London University Agricultural Extension to
c. University of Chicago Agricultural Productivity
b. Cambridge University Commission
d. Oxford University a. RA 680
c. RA 3844
5. The chief of the Bell mission who b. Commonwealth Act 85
recommended the consolidation of all d. RA 1829
agricultural extension services under
one agency 12. This act created the Civico
a. James Stuart Educational Lectures requiring the
c. Daryl Bell municipal teachers to conduct
b. Danniel W. Bell lectures to farmers during non-work
d. Dustin Bell days
a. RA 680
6. An act establishing the cooperative c. RA 3844
extension service in the USA also this b. Commonwealth Act 85
act also established the land grant d. RA 1829
colleges of the USA 13. This death of the Bureau of
a. Land Grant Act Agricultural Extension meant the
c. Morril Act of 1862 birth of
b. Morril Act of 1890 a. State Colleges and Universities
d. Smith-Lever Act c. LGU extension division
b. Agricultural Training Institute
7. The coming of the ____________ to d. Agricultural Productivity
the Philippines during the 20th century Commission
started serious attempts to extend
agricultural services
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14. The creation of the Bureau of b. Executive Order No. 183
Agricultural Extension was the d. Executive Order No. 64
recommendation of the
a. World Bank Mission 20. The decentralization of authority to
c. Bell Survey Mission local government units to manage and
b. Agricultural Training Institute supervise agricultural extension
d. Agricultural Productivity system in the Philippines is enshrined
Commission in this law
a. Republic Act No. 7160
15. The Community Development c. Republic Act No. 7610
Council which was tasked to b. Republic Act No. 1760
coordinate and integrate on a national d. Republic Act No. 6071
scale, the efforts of various
governmental and civic agencies to 21. Considering the geographic
improve the living conditions of the characteristics of the Philippines,
people was created by ideally, an extension worker to be
a. Executive Order No 57 effective should cover _______
c. Executive Order No. 156 barangays
b. Executive Order No. 183 a. two
d. Executive Order No. 64 c. four
b. three
16. The decree creating ministry-wide d. five
regional offices in the Ministry of
Agriculture thereby streamlining for a 22. The extension worker should know
more unified extension service the characteristics of the different
a. Presidential Decree No 1975 _______ zones to be better prepared
c. Presidential Decree No 1579 to give appropriate assistance to
b. Presidential Decree No. 1597 people in terms of agricultural and
d. Presidential Decree No 1759 fisheries production projects
a. ecological
17. The decree that abolished the Bureau c. inhibition
of Farm Management of the b. danger
Department of Agrarian Reform and d. orbit
transferred its functions to the Bureau
of Agricultural Extension 23. When an extension worker adjusts to
a. Presidential Decree No 970 the culture of the people, he is
c. Presidential Decree No 1579 applying the principle of
b. Presidential Decree No. 790 a. cultural change
d. Presidential Decree No 1759 c. cultural difference
b. interest and needs
18. The Philippines adopted the Training d. individual difference
and Visit system as a result of the
appraisal of the country’s agricultural
extension service by the 24. A process of effecting positive
a. ASEAN mission change in the lives of people
c. Bell Survey mission particularly in the countryside
b. World Bank mission a. education
d. None of the above c. change
b. extension
19. This created the office of the d. development
Presidential Assistant on Community
Development to coordinate and 25. This means being concerned with
integrate the activities of all and each other people or giving the best of
department of government engaged I one-self in helping others
community development a. cooperation
a. Executive Order No 57 c. coordination
c. Executive Order No. 156
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b. complementation b. acquire technologies
d. commitment d. to be educated
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production advantages and consistent
37. The section of the AFMA law stating with the overall national development
that the agriculture and fisheries objectives and policies. However,
extension services shall cover the sufficiency in rice and white corn
following major services: training, should be pursed.
farm or extension services, a. food security
demonstration, and information and c. food sufficiency
communication support services b. food sovereignty
through media d. food availability
a. Section 88
c. Section 87 42. The full implementation of AFMA
b. Section 86 was constrained by
d. All of the above a. no sufficient capability building
for farmers
38. The section of the AFMA law stating b. program are not sufficient in
that there will be a national merit and boosting agricultural productivity
promotion system governing all
extension personnel, regardless of c. funding
source of funding to promote
professionalism and achieve d. all of the above
excellence and productivity in the
provision of government extension 43. An act prescribing urgent related
service measures to modernize the agriculture
a. Section 88 and fisheries sectors of the country to
c. Section 87 enhance their profitability, and
b. Section 86 prepare said sectors for the challenges
d. All of the above of globalization through an adequate,
focused and rational delivery of
39. Refers to roads linking the agriculture necessary support services,
and fisheries production sites, coastal appropriating funds therefore and for
landing points and post-harvest other purposes
facilities to the market and arterial a. Republic Act No 8435
roads and highways. c. Republic Act No 3584
a. farm to market road b. Republic Act No 8453
c. highways d. Republic Act No 5384
b. feeder roads
d. all of the above
40. Refers to the ability to compete in 44. Refers to the process by which the
terms of price, quality and volume of economy is transformed from one
agriculture and fishery products that is predominantly agricultural to
relative to those of other countries. one that is dominantly industrial and
a. global competitiveness service-oriented Agriculture provides
c. socio-culturally sound the impetus and push for industry and
b. technology-base services through the market that it
d. resource-base creates, the labor that it absorbs, and
the income that it generates which is
41. Refers to the policy objective, plan channeled to industry and services.
and strategy of meeting the food As development continues with
requirements of the present and future agriculture still an important sector,
generations of Filipinos in substantial industry and services begin to
quantity, ensuring the availability and generate income and markets and
affordability of food to all, either concomitantly increase their share of
through local production, or total income
importation, or both based on the a. rural industrialization
country’s existing and potential c. industrialization
resources endowment and related
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b. commercialization 50. A strategy to rural development
d. all of the above which provides improved
technologies to increase production
45. Refers to an information network level and income of farmers
which links all offices and level of the a. increasing employment
Department with various research c. increasing efficiency
institutions and local end-users, b. equity
providing easy access to information d. sustainability
and marketing services related to
agriculture and fisheries, 51. This is composed of a group of
a. National Information Network people living together with a purpose
(NIN) c. K-AgriNet implementing specific tasks or
b. Techno Pinoy Center activities covering defined boundaries
d. Farmer’s Pinoy or area
Center a. family
c. organization
46. It is a program activity designed to b. community
obtain objective information about d. society
program or project activities to assess
their effectiveness, significance, and 52. This is the most basic social unit
efficiency composed of individuals united by
a. Monitoring bonds of marriage and kinship
c. Implementation a. family
b. Planning c. organization
d. Evaluation b. community
d. society
47. They are confronted with various
problems such as: poverty, low 53. The process of establishing a viable
income, unemployment, inadequate and functional community
and low quality of education, organization created to contribute to
malnutrition, high birth rates, among sustainable development of rural
others communities
a. Rural communities a. community mobilization
c. Organizations c. organizing
b. Community organizing b. brigade organizing
d. Groups of individuals d. community organizing
54. Before community organizing is
48. A strategy to rural development done, this should be done first
which provides opportunities to a. environmental scanning
people seeking employment c. situational analysis
a. increasing employment b. community study
c. increasing efficiency d. feasibility study
b. equity
d. sustainability 55. This group must be formed and
strengthened because they serves as
49. A strategy to rural development basic building block for people’s
which increases the participation of organization
the rural people in determining, a. women’s group
implementing and directing plans and c. core group
programs to achieve rural b. farmer’s group
development through rural d. mission group
organizations
a. increasing employment 56. A step in the community organizing
c. increasing efficiency process which revolves around the
b. equity people’s lives, experiences and
d. empowerment aspirations
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a. integration 63. Development means different things
c. social analysis to different people. __________
b. entering the community defined development as a means of
d. immersion economic growth measured in terms
of gross national product, per capita
57. In core group building, the process of income, expansion of local and
community organizing becomes foreign exchange, infrastructure and
__________ not leader-centered physical facilities for trade and
a. individual-centered commerce
c. people-centered a. educator
b. agency-centered c. sociologist
d. organization-centered b. industrialist
d. economist
58. One major concern of sustainable
agriculture is”survival” because 64. Following are the suggested activities
a. GMOs are perceived as threat to to facilitate integration
man and his environment a. conduct visits and participate in
b. population grows exponentially some social activities
c. men are expected to live longer b. seek out and converse with people
d. good is no longer sufficient where they usually congregate
c. lend a hand in a household chore
59. Stay and live with the people in order and participate in production
to gain first hand knowledge about activities
the community. This is called d. all of the above
a. immersion/integration
c. evaluation 65. It is also called diagnostic evaluation
b. conversion or evaluation for planning. This is
d. Unification undertaken during project
formulation to assess needs for
60. Programs/projects must be development
________ , this means continuity and a. ex-post evaluation
viability of the program/project for a c. process evaluation
long time with minimum destruction b. formative evaluation
from the environment d. ex-ante evaluation
a. acceptable
c. sustainable 66. It is also called impact evaluation and
b. productive is undertaken when project has been
d. adoptable completed
a. ex-post evaluation
61. The guiding principle in integration c. process evaluation
of the community organizer is b. formative evaluation
a. unification d. ex-ante evaluation
c. teamwork
b. rapport building among people 67. This is a part of the normal processes
d. cooperation undertaken by the management once
a project takes off
62. In order for a development project to a. monitoring
give positive results in the c. evaluation
community it must the following b. formative evaluation
characteristic (s). d. ex-ante evaluation
a. change must be purposeful
c. change must be planned 68. Components of agricultural
b. change must be progressive development program that facilitates
d. all of the above the attainment of objectives
a. accelerators
c. indicators
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b. learners to provide selected types of learning
d. variables to particular sub-groups in the
population
69. Core group members can be the a. formal
a. most active initial contacts c. non-formal
c. potential leaders b. informal
b. people in the community d. all of the above
d. a and c
76. Mode of education which refers to
70. This type of development means highly institutionalized,
making progress without sacrificing chronologically graded and
the welfare of the generations yet to hierarchically structured education
come system
a. sustainable development a. formal
c. community development c. non-formal
b. rural development b. informal
d. economic development d. all of the above
71. Core group members can be the 77. Form of education ones acquires from
a. most active initial contacts his daily experiences and from his
c. potential leaders exposure to his environment
b. people in the community a. formal
d. a and c c. non-formal
b. informal
72. The following must be identified d. all of the above
during the integration process and
social investigation. They can assist 78. This is highly regarded as a system of
the community organizer in the educating and training the rural
implementation of the development people to develop their skills and
project attitudes in farming, homemaking,
a. potential leaders and youth building
c. officers a. agricultural extension
b. out-of-school youths c. non-formal education
d. adult-learners b. informal education
d. none of the above
73. The integrated approach to rural
development believes on the principle 79. When an extension worker considers
of all the members of the family when
a. cooperation introducing development projects, he
c. competition is applying the principle of
b. complementation a. cultural change
d. all of the above c. whole family approach
b. interest and needs
74. Programs/projects must be d. individual difference
________ , this means continuity and
viability of the program/project for a 80. Which of the following statements is
long time with minimum destruction not an objective of extension
from the environment a. To raise agricultural production
a. acceptable and to raise the level of living
c. sustainable b. To teach people in the rural areas
b. productive how to raise their standard of
d. adoptable living by their own effort, using
their own resources with
75. Mode of education which refers to minimum assistance from the
any organized, systematic, government
educational activity carried on outside
the framework of the formal system
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c. To help people help themselves
through educational means to 87. This refers to lands serviced by
improve their level of living natural irrigation or irrigation
d. None of the above facilities. These include lands where
is not readily available as existing
81. The focus of agricultural extension is irrigation facilities need rehabilitation
to assist the rural people to or upgrading or where is not available
a. help themselves year-round
c. get rich of better off a. irrigable lands
b. acquire technologies c. agricultural land use
d. to be educated b. arable land
d. irrigated lands
82. Philosophy of extension serves as the
extension personnel’s 88. This refers to a system of irrigation
a. criteria of performance facilities covering contiguous areas
c. guide for his actions a. irrigation system
b. criteria for his decisions c. agricultural land
d. all of the above use
b. irrigators association
83. When an extension worker involves d. irrigated lands
the people in the planning process of
an extension program, he is applying 89. This refers to the manner of utilizing
the principle of the land, including its all allocation,
a. cultural change development and management
c. cultural difference a. land use plan
b. interest and needs c. land use
d. individual difference b. land use planning
d. all of the above
84. Which of the following is/are the
goals of AFMA? 90. This refers to the channel where
a. poverty alleviation and social diverted from a source flows to the
equity d. rational use of intended area to be irrigated .
resources a. main canal
b. food security & people c. lateral canal
empowerment b. irrigation canal
c. global competitiveness d. all of the above
85. This refers to land devoted to or 91. This refers to a document embodying
suitable for the cultivation of the soil, a set of policies accompanied by
planting of crops, growing of trees, maps and similar illustrations which
raising of livestock, poultry, fish represent the community-desired
including the harvesting of such farm pattern of population distribution and
products and other farm practices a proposal for the future allocation of
performed in conjunction with such land to the various land-using
farming operations by persons activities, in accordance with the
a. agricultural lands social and economic objectives of the
c. agricultural land use people. It identifies the location,
b. arable land character and extent of the area's land
d. none of the above resources to be used for different
purposes and includes the process and
86. This refers to lands which display the criteria employed in the
marked characteristics justifying the determination of the land use.
operation of an irrigation system a. land use plan
a. irrigable lands c. agricultural land use
c. agricultural land use conservation
b. arable land b. land use planning
d. irrigated lands d. none of the above
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a. National Irrigation System (CIS)
92. Refers to the physical alteration of c. Communal Irrigation System
raw agricultural or fishery products (CIS)
with or without the use of mechanical b. Headworks
facilities d. All of the above
a. primary processing
b. secondary processing 98. This refers to an association of
b. drying farmers within a contiguous area
d. vacuum frying served by National Irrigation System
or Communal Irrigation System.
93. Includes but is not limited to, a. Irrigators Association
threshing, drying, milling, grading, c. Small farmers and fisherfolks
storing, and handling of produce and b. 4-H club
such other activities as stripping, d. None of the above
winnowing, chipping and washing
a. post-harvest activities 99. Refers to all systems or networks of
c. harvesting activities interrelated activities which include
b. production activities the production, growing, harvesting
d. all of the above processing, marketing developing,
conserving, and managing of all
94. Includes, but is not limited to, aquatic resources and fisheries areas.
threshers, moisture meters, dryers, a. Fisheries
weighing scales, milling equipment, c. Fisheries sector
fish ports, fish landings, ice plants b. Fishing
and cold storage facilities, processing d. Fishing ground
plants, warehouses, buying stations,
market infrastructure and 100. Refers to the application of
transportation facilities. techniques using various gear in
a. post-harvest facilities catching fish and other fisheries
c. farm machineries products.
b. equipments a. Fisheries
d. farm tools c. Fisheries sector
b. Fishing
95. Refers to a major irrigation system d. Fishing ground
managed by the National Irrigation
Administration. 101. Which among the following best
a. National Irrigation System describe interpersonal level of
c. Main canal communication?
b. Communal Irrigation System a. Tasking before a group of
d. None of the above people
b. Discussing the effect of NPK
96. A sector engaged in the cultivation of fertilizer in vegetable
the soil, planting of crops, growing of production with a farmer
fruits trees, raising of livestock, c. Communication with oneself
poultry, or fish, including the d. Sending a memorandum
harvesting and marketing of such 102. The cardinal role in effective
farm products, and other farm communication is
activities and practices. a. Speak clearly
a. agricultural sector b. Establish good relationship
c. fisheries sector c. Listen to your audience
b. crops sector d. Know your audience or clients
d. none of the above
103. This element of communication
97. Is an irrigation system that is refers to the person or group of
managed by a bona fide Irrigators persons who received the
Association. information on Biotechnology.
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a. receiver a. channel
c. source b. content
b. channel c. code
d. feedback d. treatment
104. Which of the following is not a 111. A rice technology being shared by
mass level of communication the extension worker to his client
a. conducting farmers meeting refers to
b. radio broadcasting a. effect
c. distribution of brochures b. channel
d. TV pug on climate c. content
change d. message
105. Communication comes from the 112. The focus of this level of
Latin word “communis” which communication is the individual,
means "common” in his own cognition and behavior.
a. Spanish a. Intrapersonal communication
b. French b. Interpersonal communication
c. Greek c. Organizational communication
d. English d. Mass communication
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117. To improve the communication c. Non-verbal communication
process, one must observe the d. Interpersonal communication
following, except
a. Obtain feedback whenever 124. The following are attributes of the
possible source of the message, except
b. Speak only to essentials a. Knowledge
c. One channel of communication b. Attitude
c. communication skills
d. Develop a systematic set of d. Code
communication techniques.
125. A form of communication used to
118. These are communication discuss the effect of climate change
interferences which arise from the among vegetable farmers
emotions, values, and poor listening a. interpersonal
habits of both the source and the b. intrapersonal
receiver. c. mass communication
a. Semantic barriers d. organizational communication
b. Personal barriers
c. Physical barriers 126. The desired goal of
d. Defensiveness communication as described by
the source refers to the
119. The following are source-receiver a. Feedback
factors affecting communication b. Message
effectiveness in extension, except c. Effect
a. Knowledge level of the source d. Channel
b. Attitude of the receiver
c. Encoding skills of the source 127. The process of exchanging
d. Resources in the community information between peers to any
120. The medium by which the idea is organizational level to coordinate
conveyed by the source to the activities is categorized as
intended receiver is known as a. Downward communication
a. code b. Upward communication
b. content c. Horizontal communication
c. treatment d. Vertical communication
d. channel
128. Type of communication channel
121. It refers to the materials in the which follows the organizational
message chosen by the source to structure is best described as
express his purpose. a. Informal channel
a. code b. Formal channel
b. content c. Non-formal Channel
c. treatment d. Grapevine
d. channel
129. Which of the following is the
122. The decision made by the source on correct communication model by
how the message will be presented Berlo?
and arranged refers to a. MERCS
a. code b. SMCRE
b. content c. SMREC
c. treatment d. SMERC
d. channel
130. Decoding means
123. When the message is channeled a. Attaching meaning to the symbol
through a public medium, it is
described as b. rearranging symbols to the ideas
a. Mass communication c. changing ideas into symbols
b. Verbal communication
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d. inventing codes for 137. Tissue cultured banana, hybrid rice,
confidentiality upgraded goats and snack food
items from rice are examples
131. This is the scientific and typifying this technology
experimental stage where research a. product
centers conduct studies to develop a b. service
technology c. process
a. Technology verification d. information
b. Technology dissemination
c. Technology generation 138. Which of the following is an
d. technology piloting example of a service technology
a. Farmers’ Information and
132. The degree to which an innovation Technology Service
or technology is perceived better b. Soybean production
than the idea it supercedes c. Extension service
a. compatibility d. None of the above
b. complexity
c. relative advantage 139. Progressive farmers who conduct
d. observability personal experiments, modify
technologies and discover new
133. The degree to which the results of processes and procedures are
an innovation are visible to others is considered as
an attribute of a technology which a. farmer scientist
is called b. para-professional
a. novelty c. cooperator
b. relative advantage d. explorer
c. observability
d. complexity 140. These adopters are usually
traditional farmers, older than the
134. In the technology development average and risk-takers
process, the stage when promoters a. late majority
of technologies used varied b. laggards
approaches and methods in bringing c. early majority
technologies to end-users is d. innovators
a. technology dissemination
b. technology adaptation
c. technology commercialization 141. They refer to body of tools,
d. technology generation machines, materials and techniques,
and processes needed to produce
135. It is defined as the body of tools, goods and services.
machines, materials, techniques and a. Technology
processes used to produce goods b. Innovation
and services c. Practices
a. product d. Equipment
b. technology
c. service 142. These are specific cultural
d. information techniques in the production and
management of crops, livestock,
136. Technologies which refers to a fishery and forestry.
system of doing things or schemes a. Package of Technology
for improved production, post b. Component Technology
production or processing is called c. Information Technology
a. product technology d. Service Technology
b. process technology
c. service technology 143. These type of technologies take
d. information technology the form of physical goods like
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cultured mushroom and durian experiences and needs of clients is
candy. referred to as
a. Service Technologies a. complexity
b. Process Technologies b. compatibility
c. Product Technologies c. relative advantage
d. Information Technologies d. observability
146. The purpose of this 152. This type of adopter is the first in
process/activity is to confirm and his group or community to adopt a
demonstrate the feasibility of using new idea or practice
improved technology a. early adopter
a. Technology verification b. early majority
b. Technology dissemination c. innovator
c. technology piloting d. component technology
d. Technology commercialization
153. The stage in the adoption process
147. Technologies which are classified which shows that the person is
as best alternative for improving attracted to the idea or technology
farm productivity and income are is
ready for a. trial
a. verification b. interest
b. Dissemination c. evaluation
c. piloting d. awareness
d. commercialization
154. This will take place only if the
148. Immunization of dogs to person or the farmer is convinced
prevent rabies and support of the relative advantage of a
government health program is a technology over existing
technology classified as practice/technology
a. product a. adoption
b. information b. commercialization
c. service c. diffusion
d. process d. evaluation
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a. 4 161. In reality, which of the following
b. 6 is more likely to happen in
c. 5 each stage of the adoption process?
d.3 a. rejection
b. adoption
156. In the innovation-decision process, c. evaluation
the individual is at this stage if d. discontinuance
he/she seeks reinforcement for the
innovation he has made 162. It involves actual application of the
a. persuasion new idea or innovation on a small
b. decision scale in order to determine its
c. knowledge utility in the individuals farming
d. confirmation condition.
a. interest stage
157. A technology transfer model which b. evaluation stage
works well with extension activities c. knowledge stage
focused on single commodity. d. trial stage
a. Feedback technology transfer
b. Farmer-back-to-farmer 163. When the innovation suits local
model conditions, fits into farmer’s
c. Modified FTT model cropping pattern and not suffering
d. Top-down techno-transfer from pests and diseases, it means
model that said innovation is:
a. available locally
158. Which of the technology transfer b. offered for sale
models provide active c. technically effective.
participation of the farmers in on- d. of dependable quality
farm experiment station testing?
a. modified FTT model 164. Laggards are traditional and
b. farmer-back-to-farmer model usually past-oriented group of
c. top-down-technology model people. This means that they are:
d. political science a. daring b.
antiquated
159. The extension educator’s major c. unconventional
thrust to the behavioral patterns of d. brave
the learners so that they will be
better equipped to cope with the 165. This stage may continue for a long
rapid changes that occur in their time depending on the nature of the
environment. innovation until it will become a
a. change the behavioral pattern of regular part of the adaptor's
the learners operation
b. improve their lifestyle a. knowledge stag
c. develop their farm b. persuasion stage
d. support their decision c. confirmation stage
d. decision-making stage
160. The stage when the individual
makes mental trial of the innovation 166. The individual may further justify
to his present and anticipated future the decision he made earlier based
situation and decides whether or not on his experience with the
to try it. innovation or based on the
a. decision making stage experiences of adopter’s
b. evaluation stage a. knowledge stage
c. trial stage b. persuasion stage
d. interest stage c. confirmation stage
d. decision-making stage
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167. It focuses on the development of 173. The stage in the adoption process
production systems that improve wherein the farmer will seek further
the economic viability of using information about the innovation.
agriculture and natural resources. a. evaluation
a. Technology dissemination b. awareness
b. Technology generation c. trial
c. Technology adaptation d. interest
d. Technology verification
174. Diffusion of an innovation takes
168. It is conducted by farmers in place if
their own farms under the a. The benefit of the innovation is
supervision of researchers and easy to observe
extension workers to test the b. It is possible to try the
relative advantages of the innovation on a small scale
innovation. c. The innovation is coming from
a. Technology dissemination well-known scientists
b. Technology generation d. The innovation is widely
c. Technology adaption advertised
d. Technology verification e.
175. The early adopters are also
169. These are skeptical conservative called.
and are more than normally careful a. laggards
in adopting an innovation b. innovators
a. innovators c. risk takers
b. late majority adopters d. venturesome
c. early majority adopters
d. early adopters 176. When the farmers adopt organic
farming practices as substitute for
inorganic fertilizers, the
170. This group is normally respected characteristics of this innovation
by their peers and are considered by that applies to this.
many as “the men check” before a. observability
using a new idea. b. compatibility
a. innovators c. complexity
b. late majority adopters d. triability
c. early majority adopters
d. early adopters 177. A stage in the diffusion and
adoption process when the
171. The stage of the adoption individual learns the existence of a
process wherein the farmers technology but lacks detailed
would apply the technology on a information about it.
large scale basis. a. evaluation stage
a. awareness stage b. interest stage
b. interest stage c. trial stage
c. trial d. awareness stage
d. adoption
178. It is the mental process, which an
individual passes from the first
172. When the farmer considers an hearing about an innovation
innovation due its production to final adoption.
efficiency, this characteristic of a. adoption
innovation applies to b. adoption process
a. complexity c. diffusion
b. economic profitability d. diffusion process
c. triability
d. compatibility
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179. The stage when the individual is 186. In selecting an approach in
convinced on the worth or value of technology promotion, major
a new agricultural technology. considerations are___________
a. adoption a. Objective and nature of
b. adoption process technologyb. Cost of techno
c. acceptance promotion
d. diffusion c. Agency resources
d. All of the above
180. The evaluation stage of the
adoption process is sometimes 187. Extension workers assist target
called clients like farmers
a. confirmation stage from__________
b. knowledge stage a. Production
c. implementation stage b. Post- harvest and processing
d. mental trial stage c. Marketing
d. All of the above
181. The degree to which an innovation
is perceived as better or superior 188. The technology helps maintain
to existing practice. ecological balance, does not have
a. compatibility harmful environmental
b. observability consequences, it is characterized to
c. triability have
d. relative advantage a. Technically feasible
b. Economically viable
182. It refers to the effectiveness of a c. Socially acceptable
new practice as perceived by the d. Environmental soundness
potential acceptor.
a. observability 189. The technology can be described as
b. efficiency ______ if the magnitude of
c. compatibility expected benefits like increased net
d. novelty income, more employment, higher
foreign exchange earning/savings
183. This refers to the change agent’s a. Technically feasible
knowledge and skills in his work. b. Economically viable
a. prestige c. Socially acceptable
b. technical competence d. Environmental
c. personality
d. values 190. In the process of technology
adoption, sometimes the
184. The first to know about the farmer/person makes_____ on the
innovation in the community are technology to fit his resources and
those. needs.
a. people in the lower economic class a. Innovation
b. average economic class b. Revision
c. above average economic class c. Modification
d. higher socio-economic class d. All of the above
185. The success of the diffusion of an 191. Based on available information and
innovation is highly influenced by actual experiences/experiments on
the the technology, the individual asses
a. resources in the community its goodness over existing
b. prospective clientele practice/technology, This is
c. change agent who introduce it the_____ stage
d. communication strategies used a. awareness
b. interest
c. trial
d. evaluation
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technologies that are important to
192. This embraces the entire spectrum agriculture and rural development
of the technology promotion a. Product
process and provides sound b. Process
philosophy and orientation c. Information
a. Style d. Service
b. Approach
c. Teaching 199. The field of extension is described
d. Method as a continuous process of______
technology in order to satisfy
193. Aside from the technology, this is human needs
the primary concern of an extension a. Disseminating
agency to be used in disseminating b. Generating
a particular technology c. Selling
a. Approaches and methods d. Analyzing
b. Sources
c. Market 200. When a technology is ready for
d. Characteristics disseminating it has passed specific
____established by credible
194. The technology is categorized as organization/ groups
component technology and______ a. Protocol/ criteria
a. Package of technology b. Market
b. Stage of technology c. Content
c. Source of technology d. Implementation
d. Receiver of technology
201. This is one of the fastest and most
195. This is the stage when a person powerful means of mass
utilizes a particular technology until communication that reaches all
such time that there are no other cultural levels.
new technologies a. radio
a. Adoption b. computer
b. Diffusion c. newspaper
c. Learning d. educational campaign
d. Teaching
202. Can transmit information directly to
196. The process of spreading the a large audience via land-based
technologies and information from transmitter, satellite and cables
one agency to another, from one a. overhead projector
person to another person; from one b. display
group to another group; from c. film slides
generation to generation is called d. television
a. Adoption
b. Diffusion 203. It is a small flat or folded sheet of
c. Learning printed matter ready for distribution
d. Teaching a. photographic slides
b. journal
197. Technologies are ready for c. leaflet
dissemination if these have met the d. folder
following criteria
a. General adaptability 204. It is an intensive activity undertaken
b. Economic Profitability only after a recommend practice is
c. Social Acceptability found acceptable to the local people
d. All of the Above though various extension teaching
methods.
198. R and D center also a. display and exhibits
generate_______ not only b. poster
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c. folders a. observations
d. educational campaign b. study and development
meetings
205. Most widely used visual devise c. elections
which uses transparencies d. all of the above
containing images to explain topics
in sequence. 212. The major objective of extension
a. overhead projector education is to attain
b. photograph slides a. high yielding varieties
c. film strips b. increased learning among
d. video farmers
c. use of high-tech requirement
206. Extension leadership phenomenon d. better quality of life for the
is concerned with rural poor
a. groups of people having a
problem within a situation 213. The focus of any extension activity
b. specific situation which must be carefully defined is
c. problem and solution a. human resource
d. leader and problem of a group b. objective
c. time
207. A group of discussion method d. budget
wherein only six participants are
involved in a 6-minute discussion. 214. The extension approach practiced
a. symposia by DA-ATI is the
b. meeting a. general approach
c. Phillip 66 b. participatory approach
d. panel c. commodity approach
d. graphic and display formats
208. The most universally used
extension teaching method. 215. These are small photographic
a. individual method transparencies individually
b. group method mounted for a one-at a time
c. mass method showing.
d. automated method a. photographic slides
b. overhead projector
209. These are electronic devices that c. power point
can follow instructions to accept, d. project approach
input, processing and produce
information 216. Extension teaching requires careful
a. video planning of the following except
b. radio a. content
c. computer b. nature of the learner
d. television b. technique
d. procedure and design
210. It is a huge of giant computer
network available to almost 217. The operational design or style of
everyone with microcomputer and action by which a national
means to connect to it. government implements its
a. internet extension policies is called
b. power point a. method
c. compact disc b. technique
d. e-mail c. approach
d. strategy
211. Locating lay leaders can be done
through 218. Which of the following is not a
suggested procedure in extension
campaign?
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a. selection of specific topic 225. They represent a class or group of
b. identification of objectives objects
c. selection of communication and a. pictures
extension methods c. Maps
d. financial capacity of the b. specimens d.
audience models
219. A good extension campaign plan 226. They are flat representations of
should be: some portion of the earth’s surface.
a. automated a. Graphic drawings
b. broad and complex c. maps
c. realistic b. Pictures
d. no limit d. films
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232. They are involved in advising and 237. An extension approach which is
assisting the extension worker in often locally controlled by the
the development of an extension farmers association, is the
program a. Project extension approach
a. Opinion leaders b. Participatory approach
b. Action leaders c. Farming system development
c. Activity leaders approach
d. Program planners, council d. Educational institution approach
advisors, or committee
members
238. An extension approach wherein
research results are tailored to meet
233. The extension approach wherein the needs and interests of local
foreign advice is provided to local farming conditions is the
staff is the a. Project extension approach
a. General approach b. Participatory approach
b. Participatory c. Farming systems development
c. Project approach approach
d. Commodity approach d. Training and visit approach
234. The system of education which is 239. This extension approach includes a
also considered as adult education project management staff, project
a. Formal education allowances for field staff, better
b. Non-formal education transportation, facilities, equipment,
c. Informal education and better housing than regular
d. Basic education government programs.
a. Project extension approach
235. If the success of an extension b. Participatory approach
approach is measured by the total c. Farming system development
productivity of a particular crop, approach
this approach is the d. Farming systems development
a. General extension approach
approach
b. Commodity specialized
approach 240. This extension approach is highly
c. Farming systems development disciplined and patterned, with
approach fixed schedule for training of
d. Training and visit approach village extension workers to
farmers
a. Project extension approach
236. The measure of success of this b. Participatory approach
particular approach is farm people’s c. Commodity approach
willingness and ability to provide d. Training and Visit
some share of the cost, individually approach
or through their local government
units is 241. Basic concept in extension which
a. General extension approach help rural people acquire
b. Commodity specialized knowledge, skills and attitude that
approach will help them effectively utilize the
c. Farming systems development information of technology
a. Extension communication
approach
b. Extension education
d. Cost-sharing approach
c. Extension system
d. Extension research
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242. When we talk of the structural and 248. Extension approach is an organized
management set-up for extension or coherent combination of
activities to get implemented we a. Strategies and methods
refer to extension b. Principles and philosophy
a. Management c. Theory and practice
b. Administration d. Programs and activities
c. Organization
d. Supervision 249. The objective of an extension
approach is to
243. The schemes, methods or designs a. Facilitate implementation of
used in extension work to achieve extension programs
certain goals are called extension b. Ensure participation of all
a. Approaches
segments of society
b. Techniques
c. Make rural extension more
c. Plans
effective
d. Strategies
d. Deliver national development
244. Learning is defined as the programs according to plans.
a. Knowledge and skills gained
and attitudinal changes in man 250. The largest majority in the
leadership process
b. End-result of the transfer of
a. members
knowledge from teacher to
b. advisers
learners
c. leaders
c. Relatively permanent change
d. consultants
in behavior brought about by
practice 251. The process demonstration falls
d. Teacher’s intent in any under what type of teaching
teacher-learner interaction method?
a. individual method
245. The change in behavior that has b. group method
something to do with the learners’ c. mass method
mental skills are referred to as d. multi-group method
a. Affective skills
b. Psychomotor skills 252. Teaching method used to give
c. Cognitive abilities specific instructions to a specific
d. Intellectual abilities group is
a. individual method
246. The change from one who cannot b. mass method
exhibit a particular manipulative c. group method
skill to someone who can do it is d. all of the above
referred to as change in
a. Affective abilities 253. The radio is an excellent channel
b. Cognitive abilities for what type of extension method
c. Psychomotor abilities a. individual method
d. Artistic abilities b. group method
c. mass method
247. If after a training a farmer exhibits a d. multi-group method
favorable attitude to a technology
he has earlier rejected, that change 254. They are varied procedures in
in behavior is under the teaching that direct the learners’
a. Affective domain acquisition of knowledge, skills and
b. Cognitive domain abilities
c. Psychomotor domain a. teaching devices
d. Socio-intellectual domain b. teaching methods
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c. teaching approaches c. device
d. teaching skills d. strategies
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understanding the dynamics of 275. A teaching method which shows
these roles. after a period of time what
a. role playing happened after a practice is
b. case study adopted.
c. theatre arts a. method demo
d. Balagtasan b. result demo
c. meetings
269. An activity where group of people d. field trip
meet together to discuss informally
and deliberately on a topic of 276. Teaching method which shows the
mutual concern. step by step procedure of doing
a. brainstorming things
b. group discussion a. method demo
c. seminar b. result demo
d. meeting c. role play
d. campaign
270. It is a teaching method which
emphasizes the principle of learning 277. A method which appeal to man’s
by doing desire to go places and see things
a. result demo a. travel
b. method demo b. field trip
c. field trip c. field day
d. lecture d. farm visits
271. An informal type of group teaching 278. Aside from technology, this is the
composed of three but not more primary concern of an extension
than six members. agency to be used in dissemination
a. panel discussion of a particular technology.
b. meeting a. approaches and methods
c. conference b. sources
d. small group discussion c. market
c. style
272. A sheet of paper or cardboard with
an illustration with few words 279. This embraces the entire spectrum
designed to catch the attention of of the technology promotion
the passersby. process and provides sound
a. poster philosophy and orientation
b. wall paper a. style
c. flyer b. approach
d. billboard c. teaching
d. method
273. A well-organized plan for bringing
about widespread adoption of a 280. A procedure consisting of a series
particular practice of action orderly organized and
a. political campaign well-planned aimed at facilitating
b. educational campaign adoption of technology
c. tour a. style
d. meeting b. approach
c. teaching
274. This considered as the best d. method
extension teaching
a. demonstration 281. It is the implementation of a trick or
b. field trip artistry in teaching by an extension
c. lecture worker
d. a variety of methods
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a. approach c. competition
b. technique d. national development
c. method
d. strategy 288. In selecting an approach in
technology promotion, major
282. This approach covers the promotion considerations are
of a technology that starts from a. objective and nature of
production, storing, processing and technology b. cost
marketing. c. resources
a. commodity approach d. all of them
b. community approach
c. mass approach 289. An approach which refers to
d. single purpose approach different groups of people with
different specialization working
283. This approach is used by an agency together in one project.
a. mass approach
whether public or private to develop
a community in all aspects such as b. interdisciplinary
economic, social, cultural, political approach
and environmental. c. commodity
a. commodity approach d. area approach
b. community approach
c. single purpose approach 290. Community based approach can be
described as
d. mass approach
a. people centered
284. Total community development is an b. resource-based
objective of the _______approach. c. community oriented
a. commodity approach d. all of the above
b. community approach
c. single purpose approach 291. It is an example of individual
method of teaching in extension
d. mass approach
a. fairs and exhibits
285. In this approach, the target is b. office calls
categorized by regions or ecological c. colloquy
zones such as lowland, upland, and d. television
coastal areas.
a. area approach 292. The integrated approach develops
b. commodity all areas of concern in a community
c. mass thereby it results to
a. holistic development
d. participatory
b. area
286. This approach puts together the development
resources of different agencies, c. agricultural development
services of various agencies, share d. national
their resources and agree on development
common goals.
a. complementation 293. This approach is basically used in
b. integrated creating awareness and awakening
c. competition interest among target adopters.
d. salutation a. mass approach
b. community
287. The integrated approach believes in approach
the principle of c. commodity approach
a. complementation
d. participatory
b. democracy
approach
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294. The participatory approach can be 297. A mechanism in extension for
described as ------ process because technology transfer.
every member of a group of target a. lecture
users must be involved in the whole b. demonstration
process of the program or project. c. extension delivery system
a. aristocratic
d. fora
b. democratic
c. bureaucratic 298. A system of education which is
d. modern highly graded and chronologically
arranged.
295. A teaching method in extension a. formal
which means dialogue. b. non-formal
a. colloquy c. informal
b. panel discussion d. all of them
c. brainstorming
d. lecture 299. They are elected or chosen leaders.
a. informal leaders
296. This approach provides the b. formal leaders
opportunity for project beneficiaries
c. natural leaders
to be involved in problem and
needs assessment up to program d. none of them
implementation to evaluation.
300. A leader who has the ability to
a. mass approach
change leadership style depending
b. participatory on the situation and the needs of the
approach group.
c. commodity approach a. autocratic
d. community b. democratic
approach c. laissez faire
d. flexible
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ANSWER KEY
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189. B 217. D 245. C 273. B
190. D 218. C 246. A 274. B
191. D 219. D 247. A 275. B
192. B 220. A 248. C 276. B
193. A 221. C 249. A 277. A
194. A 222. C 250. B 278. B
195. A 223. D 251. C 279. D
196. B 224. B 252. C 280. B
197. D 225. C 253. B 281. A
198. C 226. A 254. C 282. B
199. A 227. C 255. A 283. B
200. A 228. A 256. A 284. A
201. A 229. D 257. D 285. B
202. D 230. A 258. D 286. A
203. C 231. D 259. C 287. D
204. D 232. C 260. D 288. B
205. A 233. B 261. A 289. A
206. A 234. B 262. B 290. B
207. C 235. D 263. C 291. A
208. C 236. C 264. A 292. A
209. A 237. C 265. B 293. B
210. D 238. A 266. A 294. A
211. D 239. D 267. B 295. B
212. B 240. B 268. A 296. C
213. A 241. C 269. A 297. A
214. A 242. A 270. B 298. B
215. B 243. A 271. A 299. D
216. A 244. C 272. A 300. C
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