State Forest Service — Assistant Conservator of Forests (state PSC exams) · India · State Public Service Commissions (e.g. TNPSC, MPPSC, UPPSC, HPPSC, KPSC, MPSC)
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersWorking with farmers, communities and the public: extension methods, communication, adoption of innovations, and training for tree growing and forest conservation. General agricultural extension is taught in the Agribusiness track.
In the exams: ICAR AIEEA-PG Group 09 Unit I (elementary principles of agri-extension); state forest service exams (extension and publicity)
State forest service (ACF, RFO, forester) examinations: extension and publicity
Farm forestry extension, nurseries and tree growers' melas, environmental awareness days and campaigns, Van Mahotsav, folk and mass media, and training of staff and communities.
How our questions for State Forest Service spread across the units of Forestry Extension & Communication. Difficulty: 10 easy, 26 medium, 12 hard.
| Training and capacity building of forest staff and communities | 9 | |
| Media, digital extension and outreach campaigns | 7 | |
| Programme planning and evaluation | 7 | |
| Extension for farm forestry and agroforestry | 6 | |
| Concepts and principles of forestry extension | 5 | |
| Communication process and barriers | 4 | |
| Environmental education and awareness | 4 | |
| Extension methods: individual, group, mass | 3 | |
| Diffusion and adoption of innovations | 3 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
The Training and Visit system of extension was designed by:
C. Daniel Benor
Promoted by the World Bank from the mid-1970s.
Schramm's contribution to communication models emphasised:
A. Shared experience fields
The correct answer is Overlapping fields of experience. Plus feedback.
Technical jargon that farmers do not understand is a:
A. Semantic barrier
The correct answer is Semantic barrier. Language and meaning.
Distrust of officials that leads villagers to reject advice is a:
A. Psychological barrier
The correct answer is Psychological barrier. Attitudes and emotions.
According to Rogers, innovators make up what share of adopters?
B. 2.5 percent
Early adopters 13.5%, majorities 34% each, laggards 16%.
In a village of 500 households, Rogers' categories predict about how many early adopters?
A. 67 to 68
500 x 13.5% = 67.5. 170 is a majority group.
Seedling distribution without follow-up advice has often resulted in:
C. Low seedling survival
The correct answer is Low seedling survival. Wrong species and timing.
Indian Forest Service probationers are trained at:
C. IGNFA, Dehradun
Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy.
Pre-testing campaign materials with the audience mainly helps to:
B. Check understanding
Catches misunderstandings early.
A forest fire prevention campaign's impact is best evaluated by:
A. Satellite fire counts
The correct answer is Fire incidents from satellite alerts. Outcome, not output.
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