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Ambo University, Woliso Campus School of Business and Economics Department of Agricultural Economics

This document contains a practice test for an introductory course on agricultural extension. The test has three parts that assess concepts, choose the correct answer, and short answer questions. Part 1 contains true/false statements about concepts like adoption rates and extension approaches. Part 2 asks students to choose the correct answer about topics like the scope and functions of extension. Part 3 provides short answer questions about dimensions of extension, factors leading to its emergence, and its scope. The test aims to evaluate students' understanding of foundational agricultural extension concepts.

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Ambo University, Woliso Campus School of Business and Economics Department of Agricultural Economics

This document contains a practice test for an introductory course on agricultural extension. The test has three parts that assess concepts, choose the correct answer, and short answer questions. Part 1 contains true/false statements about concepts like adoption rates and extension approaches. Part 2 asks students to choose the correct answer about topics like the scope and functions of extension. Part 3 provides short answer questions about dimensions of extension, factors leading to its emergence, and its scope. The test aims to evaluate students' understanding of foundational agricultural extension concepts.

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AMBO UNIVERSITY, WOLISO CAMPUS

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS


DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Test 1: For the Course of Introduction to Agricultural Extension
Time allocated: 40 minutes
Name __________________________ Id. No ___________ Sign___________
Part 1: Say “True” for the correct concept and “False” for Wrong concepts. (Each has 1 Mark)
______ 1. Adoption rate is not gradual process and result must be expected too soon.

______ 2. Extension program must start with the felt needs of the people and proceed to others
that are also needed by them
______ 3. Agricultural Extension work involves one way communication in which development
agent takes farmers problems to research center to solve their problems.
______ 4. Extension recognizes that all farmers in any one area will have the same problems
Part II. Choose the correct answer (each has 1 mark)
_____ 1. Which one of the following is the scope of Extension education?
A. Increasing agricultural production
B. Improvement in marketing of agricultural products
C. Conservation of natural resources and their best utilization
D. All of the above
_____ 2. ________ Refers to educational techniques used by extension system to address
farmers with innovative ideas and technology.
A. Extension system B. Extension method C. Extension strategy
D. Extension approaches. E. All of the above
______ 3. Which one of the following is not function of extension workers?
A. Providing information and technical advices to farmers
B. Evaluating its work in the light of existing and changing conditions so that it can be
seen whether the objective are being achieved.
C. Solving the problems on behalf of farmers and imposing their own value judgment
on them. 
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
______ 4. Which one of the following is not true about guiding principles of extension?
A. Extension works with people B. Extension is accountable to its clients 
C. Extension works with different target groups  D. Extension is a one-way link

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Part III: Short answers (7 marks).

1. Briefly discuss the two dimensions of agricultural extension (2 marks).

2. List at list two factors that lead to the emergency of agricultural extension as a science (2
marks).

3. Briefly discuss scope of agricultural extension (3 marks)

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