Extension and Community Development Questions and Answers

Q: Evaluation is .....................

Evaluation is to assess the progress.In extension work evaluation measures how far a programme has achieved its objectives, the progress made and the changes brought about in people's knowledge, skills and practices. Its findings are used to improve the next plan.It is not a method of approach, not merely a step in a demonstration, and not just part of the plan of work: it is the appraisal of results that runs through the whole programme.

Q: Full from of DWCRA :

DWCRA stands for Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas.DWCRA was launched in 1982-83 as a sub-scheme of the Integrated Rural Development Programme. It organised poor rural women into groups for income-generating activities and improved the welfare of their children. It was merged into the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana in 1999.The other expansions swap 'Children' for 'Communication' or invent 'Demand' and 'Direction of Work'; none is the scheme's name.

Q: Democratic decentralization is related to :

Democratic decentralisation is related to Panchayati Raj.The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) recommended 'democratic decentralisation': handing power and responsibility for development to elected local bodies. This produced the three-tier Panchayati Raj system of village panchayat, panchayat samiti and zila parishad, first set up in Rajasthan in 1959 and given constitutional status by the 73rd Amendment (1992).District, community and national are levels or units, not the system the term names.

Q: Improving housing and family living conditions is objective of ..............

It is an objective of the Community Development Programme.India's Community Development Programme, launched on 2 October 1952, aimed at the all-round development of rural life: agriculture, health and sanitation, education, and improved housing and family living conditions, through people's own participation.Community organisation is a method of social work, and 'Community Programme' and 'Community College Programme' are not the national programme with these objectives.

Q: The following is the step of community development process :

The step is identification of the need.The community development process begins by studying the community and identifying its felt needs. Then come planning, organising people and resources, carrying out the programme and evaluating it. Starting from the people's own needs is what wins their participation.Facilities, development and project are words for the means or result of the process, not a step in it.

Q: ....................... is a method used in the teaching of Home Science.

The teaching method is demonstration.Home Science is a practical subject, and demonstration, whether a method demonstration of how to do something (such as preparing a weaning food) or a result demonstration showing the benefit of a practice, is its basic teaching method, because learners see and then do.Seminars and meetings are discussion formats, and models are teaching aids used within a method rather than a method in themselves.

Q: .................. means to educate a person so as to be proficient in doing some job.

This is training.Training is education aimed at a specific job: it builds the knowledge and skill a person needs to perform a task proficiently. It is narrower and more practical than general education.Development is long-term growth of a person's abilities beyond a particular job, teaching is the general act of imparting knowledge, and talking is not a form of instruction.

Q: Full form of KVK :

KVK stands for Krishi Vigyan Kendra.Krishi Vigyan Kendras are farm science centres run under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The first was set up at Puducherry in 1974. They test and demonstrate technologies on farms and train farmers, farm women and rural youth.'Vishesh', 'Vocational' and 'Vyam' are made-up substitutes for Vigyan, which means science.

Q: Which of the following type of education has homogenous learner ?

The education with homogeneous learners is formal education.In formal education learners are grouped into classes by age and level, follow the same syllabus and have similar backgrounds, so the group is largely homogeneous.Extension education and non-formal education serve people of all ages, education levels and occupations together, so their learners are heterogeneous. Informal education happens through daily life and has no defined group of learners at all.

Q: Educational planning is a ............. process.

Educational planning is a dynamic process.Educational planning is continuous: plans are made, carried out, evaluated and revised as needs, resources and conditions change. Because it keeps adjusting to new circumstances, it is called a dynamic rather than a fixed, one-time process.Strenuous and cumbersome describe how hard a process feels, not its nature. Calling it simple ignores the many factors, such as population, finance and manpower needs, that it must take into account.

61.

Evaluation is .....................

A.To assess the progress
B.Best method of approach
C.Step involved in conducting the demonstration
D.Part of plan of work

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: A

Evaluation is to assess the progress.

In extension work evaluation measures how far a programme has achieved its objectives, the progress made and the changes brought about in people's knowledge, skills and practices. Its findings are used to improve the next plan.

It is not a method of approach, not merely a step in a demonstration, and not just part of the plan of work: it is the appraisal of results that runs through the whole programme.

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62.

Full from of DWCRA :

A.Development of Women and Communication in Rural Area
B.Development of Women and Children in Rural Area
C.Demand of Work and Communication in Rural Area
D.Direction of Work and Communication in Rural Area

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: B

DWCRA stands for Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas.

DWCRA was launched in 1982-83 as a sub-scheme of the Integrated Rural Development Programme. It organised poor rural women into groups for income-generating activities and improved the welfare of their children. It was merged into the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana in 1999.

The other expansions swap 'Children' for 'Communication' or invent 'Demand' and 'Direction of Work'; none is the scheme's name.

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63.

Democratic decentralization is related to :

A.District
B.Community
C.Panchayati Raj
D.National

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: C

Democratic decentralisation is related to Panchayati Raj.

The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957) recommended 'democratic decentralisation': handing power and responsibility for development to elected local bodies. This produced the three-tier Panchayati Raj system of village panchayat, panchayat samiti and zila parishad, first set up in Rajasthan in 1959 and given constitutional status by the 73rd Amendment (1992).

District, community and national are levels or units, not the system the term names.

Discuss in Forum

64.

Improving housing and family living conditions is objective of ..............

A.Community Development Programme
B.Community Organization Programme
C.Community Programme
D.Community College Programme

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: A

It is an objective of the Community Development Programme.

India's Community Development Programme, launched on 2 October 1952, aimed at the all-round development of rural life: agriculture, health and sanitation, education, and improved housing and family living conditions, through people's own participation.

Community organisation is a method of social work, and 'Community Programme' and 'Community College Programme' are not the national programme with these objectives.

Discuss in Forum

65.

The following is the step of community development process :

A.Facilities
B.Development
C.Identification of the need
D.Project

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: C

The step is identification of the need.

The community development process begins by studying the community and identifying its felt needs. Then come planning, organising people and resources, carrying out the programme and evaluating it. Starting from the people's own needs is what wins their participation.

Facilities, development and project are words for the means or result of the process, not a step in it.

Discuss in Forum

66.

....................... is a method used in the teaching of Home Science.

A.Demonstration
B.Seminar
C.Meeting
D.Models

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: A

The teaching method is demonstration.

Home Science is a practical subject, and demonstration, whether a method demonstration of how to do something (such as preparing a weaning food) or a result demonstration showing the benefit of a practice, is its basic teaching method, because learners see and then do.

Seminars and meetings are discussion formats, and models are teaching aids used within a method rather than a method in themselves.

Discuss in Forum

67.

.................. means to educate a person so as to be proficient in doing some job.

A.Development
B.Training
C.Teaching
D.Talking

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: B

This is training.

Training is education aimed at a specific job: it builds the knowledge and skill a person needs to perform a task proficiently. It is narrower and more practical than general education.

Development is long-term growth of a person's abilities beyond a particular job, teaching is the general act of imparting knowledge, and talking is not a form of instruction.

Discuss in Forum

68.

Full form of KVK :

A.Krishi Vishesh Kendra
B.Krishi Vigyan Kendra
C.Krishi Vocational Kendra
D.Krishi Vyam Kendra

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: B

KVK stands for Krishi Vigyan Kendra.

Krishi Vigyan Kendras are farm science centres run under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The first was set up at Puducherry in 1974. They test and demonstrate technologies on farms and train farmers, farm women and rural youth.

'Vishesh', 'Vocational' and 'Vyam' are made-up substitutes for Vigyan, which means science.

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69.

Which of the following type of education has homogenous learner ?

A.Extension Education
B.Informal Education
C.Formal Education
D.Non-formal Education

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: C

The education with homogeneous learners is formal education.

In formal education learners are grouped into classes by age and level, follow the same syllabus and have similar backgrounds, so the group is largely homogeneous.

Extension education and non-formal education serve people of all ages, education levels and occupations together, so their learners are heterogeneous. Informal education happens through daily life and has no defined group of learners at all.

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70.

Educational planning is a ............. process.

A.Strenuous
B.Cumbersome
C.Dynamic
D.Simple

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: C

Educational planning is a dynamic process.

Educational planning is continuous: plans are made, carried out, evaluated and revised as needs, resources and conditions change. Because it keeps adjusting to new circumstances, it is called a dynamic rather than a fixed, one-time process.

Strenuous and cumbersome describe how hard a process feels, not its nature. Calling it simple ignores the many factors, such as population, finance and manpower needs, that it must take into account.

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