List of top Social Science Questions

Which of the following are the main elements in the diffusion of new ideas?
(A) Innovation
(B) Communication channels
(C) Social system
(D) Awareness
E) Interest
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Which of the following communication channels are relatively more important at the knowledge stage of innovation decision process?
(A) Mass media channels
(B) Interpersonal channels
(C) Cosmopolite channels
(D) Localite channels
(E) Newspapers
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Which of the following are characteristics of a good communicator?
(A) Communicator has skill in the selection and use of channels
(B) Communicator knows about the message – its content validity, usefulness and importance
(C) Communicator feel that he or she is always clearly understood
(D) Communicator has skill in selecting and treating the message
(E) Communicator talks while others are not listening
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Extension agent is planning about conducting a demonstration on latest technology on oilseeds and engaged in thoughts concerning unfinished work. At this moment he/she is communicating with oneself. What type of communication is this?
At what stage of innovation-decision process, the re-invention occurs or the innovation is changed or modified by a user in the process of adoption?
In adopter categories, what is the percentage of early adopters in a social system to adopt an innovation?
Which category of adopter possesses the greatest degree of opinion leadership in most social system?
Which of the following is a personal cosmopolite source of communication?
Which of the following models of communication is particularly relevant for the mass media?
Which one of the following increases by eliminating the noise in the communication process?
Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Mores are norms that are less important and may not be enforced
(B) Folkways are norms that are seen as particularly important and are often tied to moral or ethical beliefs
(C) Values are broad ideas and beliefs about what is good, right, and desirable
(D) Norms are more specific rules about how people should behave in a particular situation
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Which one of the following is a non-projected visual aid?
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Indian agriculture has achieved tremendous success after the green revolution.
Reason (R) : The proactive policies of the government have helped to achieve higher level of farm productivity by Indian farmers.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Arrange the following steps of an extension programme in sequential order:
(A) Need analysis
(B) Evaluation of impact
(C) Training of clients
(D) Rapport building
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Arrange the group development stages in sequential order:
(A) Norming
(B) Performing
(C) Forming
(D) Storming
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Which of the following statements reflect the quality of extension teaching ?
Match List-I with List-II:
\begin{tabular{|l|l|} List-I (Name of the organisation) & List-II (Name of the farmer group)
(A) NABARD & (I) Farmer Producer Organisation
(B) ATMA & (II) Farmers Club
(C) Department of Agriculture and Cooperation & (III) Village Climate Risk Management Committee
(D) Indian Council of Agricultural Research & (IV) Commodity Interest Group

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What is the current position of India in the Global Innovation Index as compared to its 81st position in 2015?
Which one of the following is not established by legal or religious provisions and is an open and fluid system?
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The layout of the village follows a set pattern of the cultural area in India
Reason (R) : Social distance has a bearing on the nature of the organisation of a village and of its view on the world
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Arrange the initiation of the schemes in chronological order from beginning to end:
(A) Jawahar Rojgar Yojana
(B) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Scheme
(C) Intensive Cattle Development Project
(D) Key Village Scheme
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : India has experienced a drastic rise in educational level among its population in the past three decades
Reason (R) : The differences in educational attainment between males and females have shrunk.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Match List-I with List-II:
\begin{tabular{|l|l|} List-I (Organisation/Personalities) & List-II (Initiation/conceptualisation year)
(A) USDA & (I) 1962
(B) J P Leagans & (II) 1949
(C) Kelsey and Hearne & (III) 1961
(D) Lawrence & (IV) 1956

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‘Krishi Sinchayee Yojana’ can fulfill the mission of :
Match List-I with List-II:
\begin{tabular{|l|l|} List-I (Classification of leaders) & List-II (Type of leader)
(A) Based on position in organization & (I) Academic leader
(B) Based on expertise in profession & (II) Nominated leader
(C) Based on style of decision making & (III) Formal leader
(D) Based on mode of becoming a leader & (IV) Democratic leader

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