Question Bank of Agricultural Extension is a practical learning companion that turns complex ideas about people, communities, and communication into clear, usable knowledge. It brings together core concepts from extension education, rural sociology and psychology, management and training, ICT in agriculture, journalism and audiovisual aids, communication skills, and entrepreneurship. Organized thematically, each section offers thoughtfully crafted questions—MCQs, fill-in-the-blank, and scenario-based items—with concise answer keys and reflective prompts. Students, educators, field trainers, and practitioners can use it to strengthen fundamentals, spark discussion, and connect classroom learning with real-life extension situations and rural development work.

Kausik Pradhan, is an erudite personality in the academic world of Agricultural Extension with his constructive thought, extreme mettle of innovative ideas, research acumen and robust diligence in academics. Presently he is working as a Professor, the Department of Agricultural Extension, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal, India.  He has served as Head, Department of Agricultural Extension, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal, India for twelve years. He has worked as a key trainer in different training programmes on participatory extension and group dynamics as well as strengthening Farmers' Producer Organisations. He has associated with several mega nationally and internationally funded research and development projects funded by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Australia-India Educational Council, ICAR-National Agricultural Innovation Project, ICAR-National Agricultural Science Fund project and many more. He has developed his expertise in the areas of Technology Socialisation, Women empowerment, Micro planning, Entrepreneurship management, Natural Resource Management, Value addition and Supply Chain Management, Participatory Extension, Market-led Extension, need-based technology delivery model through Farmers' Producer Organisations. The need-based extension delivery models through Farmers' Producer Organisations are acknowledged by Indian Council of Agricultural Research as Innovative technologies. He has also been an integral part of several trainings, workshops and conferences on Food System Innovation, Sustainable Resilient Farming Systems in Australia, Nepal and Bangladesh. Presently he is serving as the Chief Editor of the prestigious journal, Indian Research Journal of Extension Education. He served as the Associate Editor of several National and International Journals. To his credit he has published so far 149 (one hundred forty-nine) numbers of research papers in reputed national and international journals, contributed 27 (twenty-seven) chapters in different renowned books and co-authored 10 (ten) books. He has also served as the Board of Studies member in the same discipline of different universities. He has also served as selection committee members of other university. He is the reputed external examiners of dissertation work of the PhD and M.Sc students in different universities across the country and abroad. He has delivered Lead lectures in different National Conferences. He has shown his efficiency in case of rendering invited lectures in National level Winter School, Summer School, Training Programmes. Different national-level academic societies also recognize his contribution by conferring awards namely Young Scientist Award, Science Excellence Award, Best Extension Professional Award and many more. He is the prestigious Fellow of International Society for Research and Development, Scholars Academic and Scientific Society and Society of Extension Education. He has visited the countries like Australia, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh.

1. Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology
2. Communication Skills
3. Audio-visual Aids
4. Personality Development
5. Fundamentals of Extension Education
6. Development perspectives of Extension Education
7. Information and Communication Technology
8. Management and Training
9. Agricultural Journalism
10. Entrepreneurship Development