Review Questions for Agriculturist Board Exam

(Agricultural Extension and Communication)

A.M. CALIZA

1. Which of the following is not a definition of agricultural extension?

a. Non-formal system of education which is organized to provide rural
people useful and practical knowledge/technology in agriculture
and teaching them to apply these on their farms/homes
b. Teaching and Influence process
c. Technology Transfer
d. The introduction of “technological know how” to the farming
population to increase agricultural production and thereby raise the
standard of living

2. The Term “extension education” is first used in

a. England b. Italy
c. Greece d. Unites States

3. The Bureau of Agricultural Extension was created by virtue of

Republic Act No. 680 on
a. August 8, 1963 b. July 16, 1952
` c. June 16, 1962 d. November 1, 1972

4. When the Republic Act No. 3844 otherwise known as the Land
Reform Code of the Philippines was approved in 1963, the Bureau of
Agricultural Extension was renamed
a. Agricultural Productivity Commission
b. Department of Agrarian Reform
c. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
d. Department of Local Government and Community Development

5. The function of the Department of Agriculture was developed by the

local government units through the enactment of Republic Act No.
7160 on November 10, 1991 otherwise known as
a. Bell Survey Mission c. Local Government Code
 b. Land Reform Code d. National Integrated Pest Management
Program

6. In the Philippines, agricultural extension work started in the 19 th

century through the introduction of
a. Communal irrigation system b. cooperative organization
for farmers
c. “granjas modelos” (model farms) d. Sorjan farming

7. To be able to get positive response from the extension clientele, the

extension worker must suit the program to their social, cultural,
financial and intellectual levels. The guiding principle in extension
work states that:
a. Extension begins where the people are and with what they have
b. Extension works with and trough people
c. People learn to do by doing
d. The spirit of self-help is essential for a democratic living

8. An extension work must bring technology to where the clientele can

be reached. This means going to their farms/homes to introduce
farming/homemaking practices. The guiding principle in extension
work that applies here is:
a. Extension activities should go to members of the rural families
where they are
b. Extension begins where the people are and with what they have
c. Extension education is carried on either with the individuals or
groups of people
d. Extension programs are based on people’s needs

9. When an extension worker provide opportunities for the clientele to

apply what they have learned. The guiding principle in extension work
that applies here is:
a. Extension programs are based on people’s need and decided by
them
 b. Extension starts where the people are with what they have
c. People learn to do by doing
d. The “classroom” in extension is where the people

10. Which of the guiding principles in extension work refers to the

bringing about of desirable changes in the behavior of the extension
clientele:
a. Agricultural extension must be educational
b. Extension should b closely related to research
c. Extension work must be reasonably well-treated
d. Extension works must live in the rural are where they serve

11. For the extension worker to promote access to the people he

serves and get a better appreciation of the people’s problems, what
guiding principle in extension work must be taken into consideration
by the agricultural extension worker?
a. Extension work must be reasonably well-treated
b. Extension workers must be provided with useful teaching materials
c. Extension worker must live in the area where he serves
d. Local people must be involved in extension program planning

12. The element of communication process which generates the

development-oriented technology is:
a. Channel b. receiver
b. Message d. source

13. Another element of the process which refers to the perceived

target beneficiary is :
a. Channel b. receiver
c. Message d. source

14. Possible consequence/outcome of the communication process

is called:
a. Effects b. receiver
c. message d. source
15. The degree of similarity between two communicators is
technically known as:
a. Conformity b. homophily
c. heterophily d. uniformity

16. The state of an individual or a system in which excessive

communication inputs can no longer be processed thus leading to
breakdown is called:
a. Disinformation overload b. information underload
c. information overload d. disinformation underload

17. Parts of a change agent’s role to develop need for change in

this client are the following except:
a. Convince clients of their capability to confront problem
b. Discourage them to be persistent
c. Dramatizes the importance of the problem
d. Offers alternative to existing problem

18. To establish an information-exchange relationship a change

agent must prove his credibility in terms of the following except:
a. Competence b. empathy
c. dishonesty d. trustworthiness

19. First and foremost an extension worker must be:

a. client-centered b. reward-centered
c. innovation-centered d. self-centered

20. In arriving at a diagnostic conclusion he must view the

problematic situation from
a. Agency’s perspective b. community’s perspective
c. client’s perspective d. his own perspective
21. The Agents main goal is to develop self-renewing behavior on:
a. Agency system b. himself
c. client system d. others

22. Among the socio-economic filters of communication include the

following except;
a. Kind of dwelling that a receiver has b. availability of
financial institution
c. economic motivation in farming d. land tenure
arrangement

23. The following are some attributory consideration for

appropriateness of the channel except:
a. Competence of the user b. introductory music that is
being used
c. economic motivation in farming d. purpose of the communication

24. The function of the University /College that explores and

discovers new knowledge and skills, to make teaching more effective
and useful is.
a. Extension b. mass media
c. instruction d. research

25. The function of the University /College that provides pre-

service and in-service trainings, backstopping of subject-matter
specialist and release farm, home and fishery information is
a. AFMA b. instruction
c. extension d. research

26. The law that decentralizes the authority to manage and

supervise the country’s extension service to the provincial, municipal
and village level is
a. RA 7016 b. RA 7601
c. RA 7160 d. RA 7610
 27. The decentralization law of extension is embodied in the code
known as
a. of Local Government code of 1990 b. Local Government Code of
1991
c. Local Government Code of 1993 d. Local Government Code
1995

28. The law that puts extension in the pivotal role to accelerate the
transformation of the Philippine agriculture and fisheries from a
source-based to a technology-based industry is
a. RA 8534 b. RA 8543
c. RA 8435 d. RA 8345

29. The Agriculture and Fishery Modernization Act prescribes the

a. One crop one system b. one system one crop
c. one program one system d. one system one program

30. The State Universities and Colleges are mandated to improve

the LGU extension service
a. Ability b. honesty
c. capability d. integrity

31. The research, instruction and extension function, of a

University/College are
a. Basic b. independent
c. complementary d. integrity

32. The mutual stimulation of research, instruction and extension is

essential to the best progress of:
a. College/ Universities of Agriculture b. institution’s
c. cooperatives d. NGO

33. Dole and Del Monte are examples of source of

information/technology categorized under
a. Farm entrepreneurship
 b. Indigenous technological knowledge
c. Private firm/industry
d. Research Institute of Dept. of Agriculture

34. A knowledge that is unique to a given culture which is passed

down from generation to generation, and is usually the source of
information among farmers is
a. Agricultural Knowledge b. important knowledge
c. common knowledge d. indigenous knowledge

35. A source of information/technology which serves the farmers of

a particular crop in the country and abroad is
a. Agribusiness firm b. informal source
c. International Agricultural Research Center d. University
Agricultural Research Center

36. A systematic plan adopted in presenting instructional materials

to influence farmers to become interested in solving their problems
through their own efforts is known as
a. Experiential Learning b. hierarchical education
c. extension d. teaching method or techniques

37. The purpose of extension is to change the behavior of the

person. One of the components of behavior is attitude which is also
termed as the:
a. Affective domain b. psychomotor domain
c. cognitive domain d. skills/practices

38. This refers to the minimum income required for a

family/individual to meet the basic food and non-food requirements
a. Poverty incidence b. subsistence incidence
c. food threshold d. poverty threshold
39. Holding of degree and non-degree training programs, provision
of technical assistance, evaluation of LGU extension projects and
information support services are extension activities of the
 a. International Agricultural Research Center b. State
Universities/Colleges
c. Farmers Organization d. Private Industries

40. Incorporation of farm problems in the discovery of new

knowledge is made possible by
a. Evaluation b. instruction
c. extension d. research

41. The function of a University, which is educational and aims to

improve the productivity, profitability, equity and well-being of the
farmer and fisherfolk is
a. Extension b. research
c. instruction d. outreach program

42. An institution which has trilogy of functions, namely; research,

instruction and extension is the
a. Barangay Parish b. Philrice
c. Local Government unit d. University/Colleges

43. Which of the following are informal source of farm information?

a. Banks b. farm magazines
c. farmers cooperative d. lay leaders

44. Which of these mass media less fascinate barangay folks and
can’t be done out in the open?
a. Dances b. folk songs
c. drama d. radio

45. Language belongs to what communication barriers:

a. Political b. Social
c. cultural d. economic

46. Which of the following does not belong to the electronic media
a. Radio b. television
 c. flyers d. internet

47. An internet is a global network of computers that are linked via:

a. Electronic system b. telecommunication system
c. radio waves d. microwaves

48. The goal of communication according to David K. Berlo (1960)

is not to:
a. Inform b. affect with internet
c. put people to action or persuade d. wage war

49. When one communicates within oneself, he is practicing

a. Interpersonal communication
b. Intrapersonal communication
c. Extrapersonal communication
d. Transpersonal communication

50. When we say the communication is dyadic in nature, we mean:

a. Interpersonal communication
b. Intrapersonal communication
c. Extrapersonal communication
d. Transpersonal communication

51. When we say the communication act is monadic in nature, we

mean:
a. Interpersonal communication
b. Intrapersonal communication
c. Extrapersonal communication
d. Transpersonal communication

52. Which of the following is not among the barriers of

communication
a. Sensational dimension b. social dimension
c. cultural dimension c. time and space dimension
53. Which of the following media has the advantage of storability
and reviewability?
a. Print b. radio
c. exhibit d. internet

54. Which of the following media does not necessitate audience to

be literate?
a. Print b. radio
c. exhibit d. internet

55. Which of the following media needs an ISP server in the

locality?
a. Print b. radio
c. exhibit d. internet

56. Which of the following visual materials does not use an

electronic device?
a. Print b. radio
c. exhibit d. internet

57. Which of the following visual materials does not use an

electronic device?
a. Slide tape presentation b. filmstrip presentation
c. flannel graph presentation d. overhead
transparencies

58. WWW means:

a. World wide wave b. world wide web
c. world white web d. wide world web

59. Information superhighway is a term given to the:

a. RP-Japan Superhighway b. Light trail superhighway
c. Internet d. Use of cellphones

60. Internet café is a place where one can:

 a. Buy coffee and entertain friends b. chat and order
coffee
c. download information from the net
d. get access to computers, play games and download coffee

61. LAN means:

a. Land area network b. local area network
c. Latin America network d. Local Art network

62. It’s a private internet or network of computers.

a. Intranet b. extranet
c. internet d. infonet

63. It is several related intranet connected with each other (e.g.

suppliers, organization, clients)
a. intranet b. extranet
c. internet d. infonet

64. it is a special site on the web where you can type in keywords
to search for web sites (e.g. yahoo. Google, facebook, etc.)
a. browser b. uniform resource holder (URL)
c. search engine d. hypertext mark-up
language (HTML)

65. it is a software you can connect to the internet to see

information via the web (e.g. netscape. Navigator, internet explorer,
etc.)
a. browser b. uniform resource holder
(URL)
c. search engine d. hypertext mark-up
language (HTML)

66. How do you find information on the web?

a. Use the uniform source locator (URL) b. use hypertext mark-
up language
 c. use of the transfer protocol (FTP) d. use the ID given to
you by the internet café

67. It’s a network of LAN or INTRANETS

a. ISP b. WEB
c. WAN d. Extranet

68. It contains web pages like paper pages of a book and a home
page like the cover plus mini-table of contents of the book
a. Web site b. subject dictionary
c. world wide web c. electronics mail

69. Which of the following is the limitation of mass media?

a. Low cost per individual reached
b. One way flow of message
c. Spread information to a large number of people
d. Reach the clientele rapidly

70. The mass media which furnish ready answer to queries and at
relatively low cost.
a. Educational campaign b. printed materials
c. exhibits d. television

71. A professional communication intervention deployed by an

institution to induce voluntary behavioral change with presumed
public utility
a. Extension education
b. Agricultural extension
c. Extension
d. Extension science
72. A process of facilitating self-directed learning that seeks to
produce competent people who are able to apply learning under
changing conditions
a. Adult education
b. Formal education
c. Informal education
d. Lifelong education

73. An organized, systematic educational activity carried outside

the framework of the formal system to provide selected types of
learning to subgroups in the population
a. Informal education
b. Formal education
c. Non-formal education
d. Lifelong education

74. An applied science with its own body of philosophy, principles,

content, methods focused on the problem of out of school education
for adults and youth.
a. Agricultural education
b. Extension education
c. Formal education
d. Informal education

75. A system which assists farm people through educational

procedures to improve farming methodology and income, better their
levels of living and lift the social and education standards of rural life.
a. Agricultural educational
b. Extension education
c. Formal education
d. Informal education
76. The first to institutionalize extension in a university
a. University of Cambridge
b. London University
c. Oxford University
d. University of Chicago

77. The federal act in the United States of America that established
the land grant universities which served as models to our country’s
agricultural colleges and universities.
a. 1860 Morill Act
b. 1887 Hatch Act
c. 1890 Morill Act
d. 1914 Smith Lever Act

78. The policy arm of the government to effect rural development

is:
a. Agricultural extension
b. Research
c. Communications
d. Technology

79. The Local Government Code of 1991 effected the _____ of

extension functions to the local government unit.
a. Concentration
b. Decentralization
c. Devolution
d. None of the above

80. One of the aims of rural development is:

a. Promote utilization of technologies
b. Ensure wider distribution of benefits
c. All of the above
d. (a) only
81. The expected outputs of agricultural extension are:
a. Goals
b. Selling fertilizer
c. Change in knowledge, skills, attitudes and practices
d. None of the above

82. The basic considerations in planning extension program

include:
a. Goals
b. Perceived problems of targets groups
c. (a) and (b)
d. (a) only

83. Paradigm in agriculture characterized by the use of high input

such as fertilizers and other chemicals, soil tillage, irrigation, and
physical infrastructures to arrest soil erosion is known as:
a. Farming systems
b. Conservation farming
c. Convention agriculture
d. All of the above

84. Alternative agriculture includes:

a. Sustainable agriculture
b. Contour farming
c. Sloping agricultural land technology
d. Modern farming

85. Common features of agricultural extension worldwide are:

a. Target system, change system, change agent system
b. Target system, policy system, input system
c. Market system, communications system, technology system
d. None of the above
86. The individual involved to facilitate change in agricultural
extension program is called:
a. Extension clientele
b. Extension agent
c. Extension system
d. All of the above

87. A type of service provided by the Philippine agriculture

extension system is:
a. Information and communication support service
b. Civil service
c. Public service
d. None of the above

88. Agricultural modernization is characterized by:

a. Appropriate production practices
b. Market and favorable environment
c. Availability of inputs and agro-support services
d. All of the above

89. The shift to participatory agricultural extension took place

because of the failure of the linear – top – down extension to
recognize that:
a. Farmers group is very heterogonous and they need different
approaches to in extension to satisfy varied needs
b. Farmer know best their needs and problems in farming
c. Farmers are not passive receivers of technology
d. All of the above

90. All participatory form of agricultural extension is:

a. Transfer of technology model
b. Transfer of technology feedback model
c. Farmer – back – to – farmer model
d. All of the above
91. Which of the following is not a problem of agricultural extension
in the Philippines?
a. Lack of a national agenda and unifying framework
b. Inadequate support services
c. Poor institutional linkages
d. None of the above

92. The type of agriculture characterized as low cost, low input,

resources conserving environmentally sound and economical viable
farming systems is called:
a. Agricultural modernization
b. Good agriculture
c. Conventional agriculture
d. Alternative agriculture

93. It is a system of cultivation based on mutual understanding with

society where farmers have an obligation to society as providers of
safe and nutritious food products; stewards of soil, water, air and
natural landscapes for the sake of the future generation.
a. Organic farming
b. Sustainable agriculture
c. Farming for children
d. Contour farming

94. Which among the following is not related to the practice of

participatory extension:
a. Social Mobilization
b. Community Action Planning
c. Implementation and Farmer Experimentation
d. None of the above
95. A systematic and continuous process of assessing the process
and changes caused by the implementation of an activity over a
period of time.
a. Community analysis
b. Project planning
c. Monitoring
d. Data analysis

96. The least useful method under rural Philippines condition.

a. Office/Technical service call
b. Result demonstration
c. Telephone call
d. Informal discussion

97. A message sent back to the source, intentionally or

unintentionally by the receiver, message or channel
a. Intervention
b. Feedback
c. Technology
d. Response

98. A message send back to the source, intentionally or

unintentionally by the receiver, message or channel is called:
a. Intervention
b. Feedback
c. Technology
d. Response

99. In communication, feedback does not come from the:

a. Receiver
b. Source
c. Channel
d. Message
100. Extension undertaken by academic institutions.
a. General extension approach
b. Educational institution approach
c. Participatory agricultural extension
d. Practicum

101. Effective communication if

a. The have similar educational background
b. They are of the same nationality
c. They are of same sex
d. They have established a common field of experience

102. Indicators in evaluation are usually derived from the:

a. Objectives
b. Methodology
c. Review of Literature
d. Other reports

103. One method for collecting data to study changes in landscape

is:
a. Social maps
b. Ranking
c. Using forms
d. Transects

104. Instituitional/Venn diagrams is best used to illustrate:

a. Popularity of individuals
b. Location of households in the barangay
c. Work linkages among different agencies
d. None of the above
105. To illustrate schedule of planting different crops over certain
periods of the year, one can gather data using
a. Calendars
b. Ranking
c. Photographs
d. Network diagrams

106. Casual chain analysis of project impact could be established

using
a. Matrix scoring
b. Critical event analysis
c. Impact flow diagram
d. Social mapping

107. Impacts refer to:

a. Short term outputs or products
b. Medium term results
c. Longer term consequences
d. All of the above

108. Who benefits from feedback?

a. The receiver
b. The message
c. The channel
d. The source

109. Any contamination in the communication channel is,

a. Fidelity
b. Homophily
c. Noise
d. Static sound
110. Who should possess good encoding skills for an effective
communication?
a. The message
b. The channel
c. The receiver
d. The source

111. Likewise, good decoding skills should be possessed by whom

for an effective communication?
a. The message
b. The channel
c. The receiver
d. The source

112. Refers to the potential of a communication channel for covering

an extensive geographic area with speed and timeliness.
a. Channel multiplicative power
b. Channel complementary
c. Channel feedback
d. Channel permanency

113. Which among the following channels possesses the dimension

referred to in the proceeding number?
a. Radio
b. Newspaper
c. Telephone
d. Farmers meeting

114. Which of the following has the least effect on a change agent’s
credibility:
a. Technical competence
b. Client-orientation
c. Personal appearance
d. Dynamisms
115. When a change agent tries to put himself in the situation/ reality
of the farmer, he is exercising the principle of:
a. Sympathy
b. Empathy
c. Mimicry
d. Homogeneity

116. A condition in which two individuals are similar in some attribute

like, sex, age, culture, etc.
a. Heterophily
b. Homily
c. Monotony
d. Homophily

117. In extension, the first and foremost function of a change agent

is that of a
a. Planner
b. Teacher
c. Linker
d. Organizer

118. As a community organizer which of the following

knowledge/skills a change agent needs the least?
a. Technical knowledge on rice
b. Eliciting community participation
c. Value formation and community commitment
d. Community-based resource management

119. In the Extension Delivery System, under what subsystem does

the change agent generally belong?
a. Agro-support system
b. Extension organization/ change system
c. Beneficiary system
d. Research system
120. Which of the following does the rural people not expect to learn
from extension?
a. New scientific facts in farming
b. Develop linkages with service agencies
c. Always depends on the change agent to decide for them
d. Born to work with other people

121. In social change theory, the process of communicating new

ideas or practice into the social system over time is,
a. Communication
b. Consequence
c. Invention
d. Diffusion

122. The category of social change which is caused by an outsider,

usually a representative of planned change, introduces new ideas to
achieve definite goals,
a. Permanent change
b. Immanent change
c. Selective contact change
d. Directed contact change

123. An idea, practice or object perceived as new by an individual or

any unit of a social system
a. Invention
b. Innovation
c. Intervention
d. Variation
124. Which among the following strategies, is not utilized in the
Training and Visit Approach?
a. Frequent and regular in-service training field workers
b. Fixed and regulars visit of extension workers to farmers group
c. Shared decision-making by farmers’ group

125. Which among the following strategies is/are undertaken in the

commodity specialized approached
a. Specialized extension work
b. Recommended input made available and accessible
c. Systems approach
d. A and B

126. In this approach farmer’s association/cooperative and other

stakeholders in community, influence and exercise greater control of
extension priorities and activities.
a. Farming systems development approach
b. Participatory Agricultural Extension
c. Project Approach
d. Cost sharing approach

127. An approach whereby extension services are concentrated in a

particular location and usually there is an infusion of a large of
external resources.
a. Farming systems development approach
b. Educational institution approach
c. Project approach
d. Cost sharing approach
128. Extension approach with the assumption that extension field
personnel are poorly trained, not up-to-date and supervision is
inadequate.
a. General extension approach
b. Commodity specialized approach
c. Training and visit approach
d. Project approach

129. Which among the following is highly controlled by the central

government
a. Educational institution approach
b. Participatory agricultural extension approach
c. General extension approach
d. Farming system development approach

130. Which approach entails lower cost on the part of the

government?
a. Participatory agricultural extension approach
b. General extension approach
c. Farming systems development approach
d. Project approach

131. The Masagana 99 program was an example of what approach?

a. Specialized commodity approach
b. Project approach
c. Educational institutional approach
d. Participatory agriculture extension approach

132. Which approach seems not feasible in a democratic country like

the Philippines?
a. General extension approach
b. Farming systems development approach
c. Agriculture extension participatory approach
d. Training and visit approach
133. SMART is used as a guide in writing project objectives. What
does “A” stands for?
a. Accessible
b. Accountable
c. Advisable
d. Attainable

134. SMART is used as a guide in writing project objectives. What

does “M” stands for?
a. Memorable
b. Measurable
c. Manageable
d. All of the above

135. Assessing the worth or value of something is called:

a. Coordination
b. Evaluation
c. Managing
d. Monitoring

136. The process of evaluation shows any of the following:

a. Whether extension activities implemented had achieved its desired
objectives
b. Objectives project activities
c. Understand project activities
d. None of the above

137. Which of the following is not a type of extension service?

a. Farm or business advisory service
b. Training Services
c. Demonstration Projects
d. Rapid Rural Appraisal
138. Under the AFMA, the goals of agricultural extension are:
a. Accelerate the transformation of agriculture and fisheries from a
resource-based to technology-based industry
b. Farm mechanization
c. Family planning
d. None of the above

139. Extension education is a:

a. Conclusion-oriented science
b. Decision-oriented science
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above

140. Which of the following intervenes in a social progress to give

deeper insight in the way society functions by observing how change
process occurs
a. Physical science
b. Natural science
c. Decision-oriented science
d. All of the above

141. Extension financial support at the LGU comes from the:

a. Donor Institution
b. State Colleges and Universities
c. Share in the IRA
d. All of the above

142. IRA is an acronym to:

a. Internal Resources Allotment
b. Internal Revenue Allotment
c. Internal Revenue Allowance
d. Internal Revenue Allowance
143. The formation of the “super regions” in the Philippines is
contained in:
a. Executive Order 615
b. Executive Order 156
c. Executive Order 561
d. Republic Act 516

144. The first internet-based extension support system in the

Philippines aimed at modernizing agriculture is called:
a. Pinoy Farmers’ Internet
b. Internet Kapihan
c. Techno Pinoy Center
d. K-Agrinet

145. Republic Act No. 8435 is also known as

a. Organic Agriculture
b. The Philippine Super Regions
c. Open Academy for the Philippine Agriculture
d. Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act 1997

146. This type of development means making progress without

sacrificing the welfare of the generations yet to come
a. Rural development
b. Sustainable development
c. Community development
d. Economic development

147. The promotion and development of organic agriculture in the

Philippines is embodied in
a. Executive Order 418
b. Executive Order 481
c. Executive Order 428
d. Executive Order 464
148. Moringa is another term used to describe this nutritious green
leafy vegetable which contains anti-oxidants that suppress free
radicals
a. Petchay
b. Chayote
c. Malunggay
d. Kangkong

149. The process of breeding food crops that are rich in bioavailable
micronutrients is called
a. Plant breeding
b. Biofortification
c. Biotechnology
d. Plant propagation

150. The presence of roads linking agriculture and fisheries

production sites, coastal landing points and post-harvest facilities to
the market and arterial roads and highways is termed
a. Headworks
b. Farm to market roads
c. Access road
d. Road network

151. This refers to the minimum income required for a

family/individual to meet the basic food and non-food requirements
a. Poverty incidence
b. Subsistence incidence
c. Food threshold
d. Poverty threshold

152. A new modality in information and technology delivery service

spearheaded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry, and
Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) which
aims to improve access of farmers and other stakeholders to
information and technologies in agriculture and natural resources is
 a. Farmers Information and Technology Services (FITS)
b. Knowledge Networking Towards Enterprising Communities (K-
Agrinet)
c. Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OPAPA)
d. One-Stop Information Shop (OSIS)

153. This occurs when nature’s resources (such as trees, habitat,

earth, water and air) are being consumed faster than nature can
replenish them
a. Environmental equilibrium
b. Environmental degradation
c. Environmental erosion
d. Environmental renewal

154. As defined in the AFMA, it refers to the ability to compete in

terms of price, quality and volume of agriculture and fishery products
relative to those of other countries
a. Global market
b. Competitive advantages
c. Global competitiveness
d. Marketing efficiency

155. There are ____ regions in the Philippines

a. 13
b. 18
c. 15
d. 16

156. Lowland irrigated, lowland rainfed, and upland hilly,

mountainous and coastal areas are examples of
a. Econological zones
b. Cultural zones
c. Agricultural lands
d. Buffer zone
157. The Philippines is increasingly using ICT to enhance extension
services in the country. ICT stands for:
a. Information and Communication Technology
b. Instruction and Communication Technology
c. Information, Communication and Transportation
d. Information, Communication and Training

158. Department Order No 03 series of 2007 designated this DA

attached agency to lead in the provision of e-Extension Services in
order to harmonize ICT-based extension delivery system for
agriculture and fisheries
a. Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension
b. Philippine Rice Research Institute
c. Agricultural Training Institute
d. Bureau of Agricultural Research

159. The extension worker’s task of filling the needs or what is

perceived lacking among client groups corresponds to the concept of
a. Rural vacuum theory
b. Social relationship theory
c. Diffusion-adoption theory
d. Information theory

160. Extension as a non-formal education has

a. Fixed course/curriculum
b. Advanced course/ curriculum
c. Outdated course/ curriculum

161. All forms of extension takes education to the

a. Urban people
b. Rural people
c. Foreign people
d. Rurban people
162. It can be equated with learning regardless of where, how or
when the learning occurs
a. Technology transfer
b. Dissemination
c. Extension
d. Education

163. Which of the following best describes what extension is?

a. A service or a system that extends the educational benefits to
people unable to avail of formal education
b. Highly institutionalized, chronologically graded and hierarchically
structured education system
c. Continuous process of bringing desirable changes in people
behavior using various methods and sources
d. Life long process of acquiring and accumulating knowledge, skills,
attitudes from experience and exposure to environment

164. It refers to general principles of a field of knowledge

a. Mission
b. Philosophy
c. Knowledge
d. Science

165. A statement of a desired or ideal future

a. Philosophy
b. Excellence
c. Vision
d. Mission

166. Empowerment means

a. Providing people with knowledge and skills for knowledge sake
b. Providing people with knowledge and skills to capacitate them so
they can respond to their needs and problems
c. Providing opportunity to people to exploit others
 d. Providing opportunities for people mobilization towards
development

167. This characteristic of an extension worker enables him to

provide the latest developments in agriculture and related fields and
apply them in a practical manner
a. Resourcefulness
b. Faith in agriculture
c. Technical knowledge
d. Leadership

168. When an extension worker teaches without coercion or

compulsion and encourages voluntary and free-willing participation
from his clientele, he is applying the principle of
a. Participation
b. Cooperation
c. Voluntary education
d. Self-help

169. Knowledge and skills of and use of appropriate combination of

teaching methods by extension worker satisfies the principle of
a. Trained specialist
b. Communication
c. Use of extension teaching methods
d. Learning by doing

170. When an extension worker gives recognition and rewards to his

clientele for their efforts and accomplishments, he is applying the
principle of
a. Participation
b. Satisfaction
c. Leadership
d. Cooperation
171. The underlying philosophy of extension is
a. Man should be the focus of all development efforts
b. Man as the means and end of development efforts
c. Man as the center of the universe
d. Man should help themselves

172. Considering the geographic characteristics of the Philippines,

an extension worker to be effective in providing services should cover
this ideal number of barangays
a. 2 barangays
b. 4 barangays
c. 3 barangays
d. 5 barangays

173. A technology is considered as ___ when its set of techniques

makes optimum use of available resources in a given environment
a. Complete
b. Mature
c. Viable
d. Appropriate

174. The ultimate measures of extension success is

a. Number of technologies disseminated
b. Measurable changes in the behavior of clients
c. Number of farm visits done
d. Number of technology trainings conducted

175. The Training and Visit model of extension was developed by

a. Daniel Moose
b. Daniel Bell
c. Daniel Benor
d. Daniel Gates
176. The clientele of extension is
a. Youths
b. Adults
c. Young and adults
d. Farmers

177. The meaning of rapport is this

a. Good rural worker
b. Good clientele
c. Good teaching
d. Good working relationship

178. This is not a characteristic of a credible extension worker

a. Believable
b. Acceptable
c. Competent
d. Irresponsible

179. The ability to make decisions that achieve goals in the most
efficient manner is
a. Managerial skill
b. Psychomotor skill
c. Manipulative skill
d. Planning skill

180. It is the art and process of influencing people so that they will
strive willingly and enthusiastically to achieve organizational goals
a. Team building
b. Planning
c. Management
d. Leadership

181. When communication is used by field workers in bringing new

ideas to the farmers and other rural clients, it is called
a. Agricultural extension
 b. Agricultural education
c. Developmental communication
d. Mass communication

182. It is an enlightened viewpoint towards teaching/technology

promotion
a. Process
b. Approach
c. Theory
d. Technique

183. When an extension worker adjusts to the culture of the people,

he is applying the principle of
a. Cultural change
b. Interest and needs
c. Individual difference
d. Cultural difference

184. Employing a variety of methods in extension work is a

manifestation of the principle of
a. Voluntary education
b. Leadership
c. Use of extension teaching methods
d. Interest and needs

185. A basic extension principle is exemplified in the statement

“People learn by ___”
a. Doing
b. Serving
c. Leading
d. Teaching
186. This refers to the provision of training, information and support
services by the government and non-government organizations to
agriculture and fisheries sectors to improve technical, business and
social capabilities of farmers and fisherfolks
a. Development support communication
b. Extension services
c. Technical assistance
d. Support services

187. The decentralization of authority to local government units to

manages and supervise agricultural extension system in the
Philippines is enshrined in this law
a. Republic Act 6071
b. Republic Act 7160
c. Republic Act 1760
d. Republic Act 7610

188. Extension work in the Philippines started during this year

through the establishment of model farms by the Spaniards
a. 1698
b. 1765
c. 1565
d. 1556

189. The coming of this group to the Philippines during the 20 th

century started the serious attempt to extend agricultural services in
the country
a. Americans
b. Spaniards
c. Japanese
d. Italians
190. The first formally organized government department created in
the Bureau of Agriculture in July 1910 implementing extension was
a. Division of Home Economics
b. Division of Agricultural Extension
c. Demonstration and Extension Division
d. Organic Chemistry Division

191. This was the year when the Bureau of Agriculture was created
in the Bureau of Agriculture in order to enhance extension work
a. 1902
b. 1910
c. 1920
d. 1901

192. She founded the Home Extension Service in 1923

a. Maria T Osora
b. Maria K Osora
c. Marina Y Orosa
d. Maria Y Orosa

193. This law created the position of Provincial Agriculturist in 1936

to allow wider coverage and participation of local government in
financing extension programs
a. Commonwealth Act No. 75
b. Commonwealth Act No. 85
c. Commonwealth Act No. 58
d. Commonwealth Act No. 68

194. The chief of the Bell Mission who recommended the

consolidation of all agricultural extension services under one agency
was
a. Daryll W. Bell
b. Dustin W. Bell
c. Daniel Y. Bell
d. Daniel W. Bell
195. The term extension education was first introduced by this
English University in 1873 to describe a particular innovation
a. University of London
b. Eton College
c. Cambridge University
d. Edinburgh University

196. This youth organization was started in 1947 by the Agricultural

Extension Division of the Bureau of Plant Industry
a. 4-H club
b. Kabataang Barangay
c. Anak Bukid
d. Sangguniang Kabataan

197. The Bureau of Agricultural Extension, Philippine Agricultural

Training Council and the Philippine Training Center for Rural
Development was merged to become this agency in 1987
a. National Food and Agriculture Council
b. Agricultural Training Institute
c. Bureau of Cooperatives
d. Rural Development Institute

198. The US Study Mission who came after World War II to look over
the post-war situation to make suggestions for improvement of
extension service in the Philippines is also known as
a. Bell Survey Mission
b. Dell Survey Mission
c. World Bank Survey Mission
d. Glendale Survey Mission
199. Section 87 of the AFMA states that Agriculture and Fisheries
extension shall include
a. Training Services
b. Farm or Business advisory
c. Demonstration
d. All of the above

200. This is a voluntary organization of homemakers aimed at

improving family life and organized by the Home Management
Technicians of the BAEx
a. Samahang Kababaihan
b. Yaman ng Kababaihan
c. Rural Improvement Club
d. Women’s Club

201. The term extension was first coined in

a. America
b. England
c. Spain
d. China

202. Section 88 of AFMA about special concerns in the delivery of

extension services states that delivery of agriculture and fisheries
extension services shall be ___ and shall involve among other
farmers, fisherfolks, and their organizations, etc.
a. Multidisciplinary
b. Prioritized
c. Exclusive
d. Sectoral
203. The end product f extension teaching in the learner resulting
from finding solution to his problem, meeting his need or acquiring a
new skill is
a. Satisfaction
b. Knowledge
c. Frustration
d. Goodness

204. Extension workers perform multi-faceted roles, but their main

task is
a. Leading
b. Cooperating
c. Teaching
d. Linking

205. It is the process of transmitting an idea or message from a

source through some channels to a receiver to affects behavior
a. Extension
b. Management
c. Leadership
d. Communication

206. Which among the following best describe interpersonal level of

communication
a. Talking before a group of people
b. Discussing a production technology with a farmer
c. Conversation with oneself
d. Sending a memorandum

207. Which of the following methods can help the extension worker
understand the problems and needs of his/her clientele
a. Farm and home visit
b. Lecture
c. Meeting
d. Poster
208. The cardinal rule in effective communication is
a. Speak clearly
b. Establish good relations
c. Listen to your audience/clients
d. Know your audience/clients

209. Which of the following is not a mass level of communication

a. Conducting result demonstration in a community
b. Broadcasting relevant information via radio
c. Distribution of leaflets to rural people
d. TV plug on pest and disease

210. This element of communication refers to the person or another

group of persons, an organization or agency who receives the idea or
message
a. Receiver
b. Channel
c. Source
d. Feedback

211. The farmers’ field school was first introduced in

a. Philippines
b. Indonesia
c. Malaysia
d. India

212. The systematic procedure employed by extension worker in

getting the vital information across client-learners refers to
a. Technique
b. Instructional materials
c. Method
d. Device