PRACTICE TEST: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & COMMUNICATION (100 items)

1. As a process, the basic consideration of agricultural development is for

a. The country to become globally comnpetitive

b. Agricultural resources to be more fully and rationally utilized

c. The agricultural sector to be at par with those in the industrial and other sectors

d. The improvement of agricultural productivity

e. Sustainability

2. Agricultural development is manifested

a. Increasing agricultural manpower

b. Modernization of the agriculture sector

c. Increased food security

d. Improvement in the efficiency of agriculture

e. Increased food sufficiency

3. Which of the following would be a necessary condition for agricultural

development to take place?

a. Change in the level of modernity of prodcution inputs

b. Higher level of external inputs to agriculture

c. Change in access to productive resources

d. Improved level of agricultural production

e. Increased in cultivated area

4. The new paradigm in agriculture is to look at farming as a/an

a. Way of life

b. Family tradition to uphold

c. Business

d. Good insurance when other occupations fall

e. Art

5. Modern Agriculture demands that farmers are

a. Their own decision makers regarding the farm activities

b. Up-to-date with their technologies

c. Science rather than tradition bound

d. Extensive adopters of external inputs

e. Businessman

6. The components of agricultural development that will facilitate the attainment of its objectives are
called

a. Accelerators

b. Essentials

c. Fundamentals

d. Requisites

e. Elements
7. Which of the following is a wrong of the components of agricultural development ?

a. Extension, Production, Marketing

b. Extension, Governance, Supply

c. Research, Production, Marketing

d. Extension, Research, Policy

e. Marketing, Research, Extension

8. Which of the following does not describe process?

a. It does not have a beginning and an end

b. It is unidirectional

c. It is continuing

d. There are steps which are sequential

e. It is a method of doing something

9. Which is not an agricultural resource?

a. Water

b. Agricultural manpower

c. Air

d. Policies

e. Credit
10. One major concerns of sustainable agriculture is survival because

a. Man expects to live longer

b. Food is no longer sufficient

c. Population grows exponentially

d. Many technologies are perceived to be threats to man and his environment

11. Which of the following is an ecologically acceptable production practice?

a. Monocropping d. Heavy tillage

b. Planting along contours e. B and C

c. Crop rotation

12. To achieve a thriving economic and social order requires changing production

a. Practices

b. Management

c. Structures

d. Inputs

e. Beliefs

13. Sustainability results to long term carrying capacity of regions which means that these areas will

a. Continue to be highly productive

b. Maintain their total agricultural land area

c. Exhibit a continuing modernization of agriculture

d. Experience no negative effects on the environment

14. The effectivity of extension is best measured through its clientele's behavioral changes which are

a. Spontaneous

b. Random

c. Permanent

d. Voluntary

15. Extension is an intervention that is

a. Intentional

b. Experiential

c. Long lasting

d. Procedural

16. To induce change in its clientele, the extension agents' tool is

a. Technology

b. Communication

c. Training

d. Institutional Structure
17. One requirement in introducing intervention is

a. Cooperation of clientele

b. Strategic use of resources

c. Support of local officials

d. Sufficient budget

18. The first activity in the extension agent work of intervening is

a. Informing people and local officials

b. Formulating objectives

c. Asking for budget

d. Organizing people in the intervenor's agency

e. Deploying resources

19. In extension, the behavioral changes that the clientele must exhibit should satify their objectives but
must be according to the goals of the

a. Intervenor

b. Financial providers or benefactors

c. Local officials

d. Ruling elite

20. A veterinarian's intervention that is directed towards sick animals is called

a. Medical
b. Expert

c. Specialized

d. Technical

21. When selecting an appropriate strategy to use in intervening consider the

a. Cost of the strategy

b. Total manpower required to use the strategy

c. Objectives of the intervening agency

d. Intervenor's familiarity with the strategy

22. Agricultural extension is a system of non-formal education because

a. It is not done by the people in the formal school system

b. It does not require a curriculum

c. It is graded non-formally

d. It is addressed to the here and now

23. The focus of agricultural extension is to assist the rural people to

a. Help themselves

b. Get as much education as possible

c. Get rich or better off

d. Use recommended technologies

24. The extension agent can provide rural people with useful and practical knowledge only when he
(extension agent) understands the rural people's

a. Conditions

b. Needs

c. Resources

d. Task environment

25. The agricultural extension agent's task environment is at the same time

a. Economic, Religious, Cultural and Social

b.Technological, Spiritual, Social and Cultural

c. Social, Economic, Political and Religious

d. Cultural, Economic, Technological and Political

e. Cultural,Religious, Social and Economic

26. To attain improved level of living of rural people is conditioned by

a. Improvement in the over-all economy

b. Peace and order in the community/country

c. Human resource development

d. Absence of calamities

27. Philosophy of extension is the synthesis of beliefs about life and a body of knowledge about

a. The out -of-school learner

b. The adult learner

c. The learner in general

d. The targeted learner of the extension being done

28. One's view of life is based on his or her beliefs about what is

a. Good, possible and beautiful

b. Possible, noble and beautiful

c. Virtuous, beautiful and noble

d. Good, noble and beautiful

e. Good and beautiful

29. Philosophy of extension serves as the extension personnel's

a. Guide to his actions

b. Standards of performance

c. Criteria for his decisions

d. Gauge for his extension programs

30. Philosophy of extension helps the extension agent in attaining

a. What he wants for himself

b. What is probable for his clienteles

c. What is possible in relation to problems identified

d. What is necessary to farmer's life to be improved

31. When one's actions are not according to one's belief, the feeling that will be experienced is called

a. Affective resonance

b. Cognitive desonance

c. Active-reactive Resonance

d. Experiential imbalance

e. Effective Resonance

32. When an extension worker makes a commitment to devote his time and talents for the upliftment of
the economically deprived and disadvantaged communities, this is an expression of his

a. Vision

b. Mission

c. Goals

d. Philopophy

e. Objectives

33. Three of the four aspects of responsible well-being are

a. Developed capabilities, equity and sustainability

b. Equity, modernity and developed capabilities

c. Productivity,sustainability and Equity

d. Equity, productivity and develop capabilities

e. Respect, sustainability and Equity

34. Which of the following illustrates livelihood security?

a. Reliable access to adequate stocks, food and cash to meet basic needs

b. Ownership of agricultural lands being operated

c. Sustained relationship between landowner and tenant

d. Permanency of employment as household help

e. Government support to production

35. The type of agriculture where the production of plants and animals is for the use of the family and
not for the market is

a. Sustainable agriculture

b. Extractive agriculture

c. Modern agriculture

d. Traditional agriculture

e. Participatory agriculture

36. A development theory whrein there was the creation of metropolis in the third world countries to
facilitate the transfer of economic surplus to the western countries

a. Modernization theory

b. World system theory

c. Dependency theory

d. Development theory

37. The process of social and economic change as a result of utilizing land, labor and capital is referred
to as
a. Modernization

b. Extension

c. Diffusion

d. Development

e. Participatory

38. The term for extension in Spain is

a. Voorlichting

b. Forderung

c. Beratung

d. Capacitacion

39. The term used for extension in Germany is

a. Penyuluhan

b. Vulgarization

c. Erziehung

d. Perkembangan

40. In which country is extension defined as simplification of the message to the common man

a. Austria

b. Korea

c. Dutch

d. France
41. The meaning of extension as education is commonly used in

a. Austria

b. Spain

c. USA

d. Indonesia

42. The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of the Philippines is also known as

a. R.A. 8435

b. R.A. 8210

c. R.A. 8315

d. R.A. 8350

43. The term university extension was first used in 1840 in

a. USA

b. Great Britain

c. Japan

d. China

e. Australia

44. The father of university extension is

a. Charles Fuller Baker

b. Walt Rostow

c. James Stuart

d. Tito Contado

45. The use of indigenous resources and knowledge is a practice of

a. Modern Agriculture

b. Conventional Agriculture

c. Sustainable Agriculture

d. Traditional Agriculture

46. This dimension is not a part of traditional agriculture

a. Human resources

b. Wheather and climate

c. Land and other natural resources

d. Infrastructures

47. The establishment of credit unionss (Rural Bank of 1952) to provide production credit to the farmers
took place under the term of president

a. Manuel L. Quezon

b. Manuel B. Roxas

c. Elpidio Quirino

d. Ramon Magsaysay

e. Carlos P. Garcia
48. The Medium Term Agricultural Development Program was initiated by president

a. Carlos P. Garcia

b. Ferdinand Marcos

c. Diosdado Macapagal

d. Corazon C. Aquino

e. Fidel Ramos

49. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program was a program of president

a. Joseph Ejercito Estrada

b. Ferdinand Marcos

c. Fidel Ramos

d. Corazon C. Aquino

e. Diosdado Macapagal

50. The Masagana 99 was a program of President

a. Joseph Ejercito Estrada

b. Ferdinand Marcos

c. Corazon C. Aquino

d. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

e. Ramon Magsaysay
51. As president of the Philippines he believed that research would address fully our rice problem and
could be the basis for a comprehensive solution

a. Manuel L. Quezon

b. Diosdado Macapagal

c. Elpidio Quirino

d. Ramon Magsaysay

52. As a principle of sustainable agriculture, resources should be limited to what is absolutely necessary
is a principle of

a. Efficiency

b. Sufficieny

c. Consistency

d. Precaution

53. He was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines who was granted a loan of P 75 M and
during his term agricultural production increased substantially

a. Manuel L. Quezon

b. Elpidio Quirino

c. Manuel Roxas

d. Ramon Magsaysay

54. Teaching methods that cannot be improved by visual treatment

a. Telephone calls and radio programs

b. Personal letters and visits

c. Office calls and circular letters

d. Get-acquainted and organizational visits

e. Interneighbor and organizational visits

55. Among the 5 senses the most important are

a. Touch and sight

b. Touch and smell

c. Sight and hearing

d. Smell and sight

e. Touch, smell and sight

56. Any device which utilizes the sense of sight in order to improve communication is known as

a. Primary visuals

b. Displayed visuals

c. Projected visuals

d. Visual aids

e. Photographs and films

57. The classification of visuals is based on

a. Learning needs

b. Nature and use of visual materials

c. Type of audience

d. Methods of teaching

e. Audience and subject matter

58. Primary visuals are

a. Photographs including transparencies

b. Specimens and drawings

c. Forms, representatives or reproduction of concepts or things

d. Objects and models

e. Artworks and symbols

59. They are powerful attention getters and explainers when used with news articles in newspapers and
magazines

a. Objects

b. Photographs

c. Models

d. Graphs

e. Charts

60. The story that a picture tells refers to

a. The topic

b. The title

c. The content
d. The caption in a newspaper

e. The lead in the story

61. They are realistic replicas of real things

a. Objects

b. Specimens

c. Maps

d. Models

e. A,B and C

62. It is a representative of a class or a group of objects

a. Pictures

b. Specimens

c. Maps

d. Models

e. Symbols

63. They are most useful with indivual or group teaching methods

a. Objects and specimens

b. Films

c. Photographs

d.Television
 e. Slides and Film Strips

64. They are flat representations of some portion of the earth's surface

a. Graphic drawings

b. Pictures

c. Maps

d. Films

e. Posters

65. They are information supplied in tabular form to show sequences and realtionships.

a. Charts

b. Graphs

c. Line graphs

d. Statistical tables

e. Bar graphs

66. They are the most accurate of all graphs

a. Line graphs

b. Bar graphs

c. Pie Graphs

d. Pictorial graphs

e. b and c
67. They are important in showing trends and realtionships

a. Graphs

b. Line graphs

c. Bar graphs

d. Pie graphs

e. Pictorial graphs

68. They are diagrams or lines representing numerical quantities intended for quick comparison and
contrast of statistical information.

a. Graphs

b. Line graphs

c. Bar graphs

d. Pie graphs

e. Pictorial graphs

69. Leadership is a group phenomenon, therefore it is

a. Concern with a group of people having a problem

b. Specific to particular situation and a function of the situation

c. Concern ed with a problem of a group ad solutions to the problem

d. Dealing with a group and a leader

e. Dealing with a leader and problems of a group

70. They are essential to effective leadership

a. Knowledge of human nature and acceptane of leader by the group

b. Empathy and intelligence

c. Self -confidence and desire to assume leadership role

d. Knowledge of the area in which leadership will develop

e. A and D

71. Leaders who are enlisted and trained for specific job opportunities

a. Organizational Leaders

b. Activity Leaders

c. Program Planners, Council Advisers or Committee members

d. Action Leaders

e. Opinion Leaders

72. One way to locate lay leaders is to conduct a

a. Observations

b. Elections

c. Study and development meetings

d. Visits

e. A and C

73. They are involved in advising and assisting the extension worker in the development of an extension
program
a. Opinion leaders

b. Action leaders

c. Activity leaders

d. Program Planners, Council Advisers or Commitee members

e. Organizational leaders

74. Which of the following is/are goals of AFMA?

a. Poverty alleviation and social equity

b. Global competitiveness

c. Food security

d. A, B and C

e. None of them

75. The stage of the adoption process wherein the farmers would apply the technology on a large scale
in preference to old methods

a. Awareness

b. Interest

c. Trial

d. Adoption

76. People participate in development programs and projects after they have been told of what is going
to happen or what has already happened. This typology of participation is
a. Passive

b. Functional

c. Interactive

d. Cooperative

77. People participate in development programs and projects by providing the field but are not involved
in the experimentation or in the process of learning.This typology of participation is

a. Passive

b. Functional

c. Interactive

d. Cooperative

78. Farmers' knowledge level and attitude are being influenced unknowingly

a. Coercion

b. Manipulation

c. Exchange

d. Providing service

79. The power is exerted to the farmers to attain, to reach their goal.

a. Coercion

b. Manipulation

c. Advicce

d. Exchange
80. A form of communication used in rallies and demonstration.

a. Interpersonal

b. Intrapersonal

c. Discussion

d. Shared

81. The farmer's analysis-choice experiment approach was designed by

a. Rostow

b. Contado

c. Davide

d. Chambers

82. The phase III of Farmers Scientist Training Program is

a. Testing nd adaptation

b. Generation

c. Feedback

d. Transfer and utilization

83. It promotes sustainable agricultural development in a corn-based production integrating crops and
animal production system in upland and lowland communities

a. FSTP
b. IPM

c. Farmers' Field School

d. Farming System

84. It is a system that is centered on providing farmers with relevant, clear, and sensible advice, which
depends on two-way exchange of communication contacts between farm families, extension workers,
researchers and administrators.

a. Generalist

b. Specialist

c. Training and Visit

d. Participatory

85. An extension approach wherein foreign advice is provided to local staff

a. Generalist

b. Participatory

c. Project

d. Commodity

86. The extension approach practiced by DA-ATI

a. Participatory

b. Commodity

c. General

d. Project
87. The extension approach practiced by PhilRice

a. Participatory

b. Commodity

c. General

d. Project

88. If upstream research is the responsibility of national RDE network, down stream research is the
responsibility of

a. Regional RDE

b. Provincial RDE

c. Municipal RDE

d. baranggay RDE

89. An action which leads to desirable outcome is likely to be repeated in similar circumstances is the
basic law of

a. Extension

b. Communication

c. Learning.

d. Motivation

90. Recognition given by the people you respect is an example of

a. Rewards
b. Punishment

c. Reinforcement

d. Encouragement

91. People with perceived behavioral control will try to discover what they can do better if faced with
failure to obtain desired results. This behavioral control is

a. Self Immunity

b. Self Sufficiency

c. Self Efficacy

d. Self Respect

92. It is an example of individual method of extension

a. Farm and Home visits

b. Fairs/Exhibits

c. Campaigns

d. Field Days

93. It is an example of mass media method in extension

a. Leaflets

b. Classes/Seminars

c. Office Calls

d. Model Farmers
94. It is an example of group method in extension

a. Tours/excursions

b. Indigenous Folk Media

c. Modern information technology

d. Informal contacts

95. Extension approach is the ________ of an agricultural system (FAO 1988)

a. Style of action

b. Essence

c. Doctrine

d. Philosophy

96. They are the first persons in the locality who will adopt the innovations

a. Laggards

b. Innovators

c. Early adopters

d. Majority early adopters

97. A stage in the adoption process wherein the farmer will seek further information about the
innovation

a. Evaluation

b. Awareness
c. Trial

d. Interest

98. Diffusion of an innovation takes place

a. If the benefits of the idea are difficult to observe

b. If it is possible to try the idea on a small scale first

c. If the idea is impossible to adopt

d. If the idea does not bring benefit

99. It is the total process by which an innovation spreads out among clients until a large number have
adopted it

a. Intervention

b. Adoption

c. Diffusion

d. Evaluation

100. Reason for non adoption of innovation by the farmers in the 1950s

a. Technology does not fit

b. Input constraints

c. Ignorance

d. Capital