Bangladesh Studies, PII

REVISION CLASS
07/09/2022(WEDNESDAY)
Info related with BDS CT-2 (PII)

√ CT Date: 12/09/2022 ( Monday)

√ CT Syllabus: Topic 6 ( full)

√ Full Marks: 25

√ Question Pattern: S/Q , B/Q, Graph and Map would be given that consist of
marks ranging from 1-4
Important Topics
● Definitions→ Food / Subsistence Crops with example, Cash Crops with
importance & Green Revolution
● Factors effecting agricultural production→ Land scarcity, poverty and
environmental factors
● Areas where the following crops grow most→ Rice, Wheat & Jute
● Physical or Natural inputs / conditions / factors required for the production of the
following crops→ Rice & Jute
● Importance of Pulses
● Key components of Green Revolution
● Why is green revolution not easy to spread in Bangladesh for further growth of
agricultural production? / Why is Green Revolution not effective in our agriculture?
Important Topics
● How does HYV seed perform best with chemical fertilizers? / Explain
how Green Revolution has led to an increased in the yields.
● Issues of Green Revolution→ Damaging / degrading soil & training /
outbreak of pests
Definitions→ Food / Subsistence Crops with example, Cash Crops with
importance & Green Revolution
►Subsistence/ Food crops→ Crops that are produced for using them as food ,either
for sale commercially or for use by grower
►Major subsistence/food crops → ●Rice ● Wheat ● Oil seeds ● Pulses
► Cash / commercial crops→ Crops that are produced solely to earn money are
called cash / commercial crops
►Importance cash crops→ √ Farmers can earn money √ Contribute to country’s
GDP √ Economy get benefitted
►Green Revolution→ The attempt to increase the crops production in third world
countries by using HYV seeds, chemical fertilizers and mechanized irrigation
facilities
Factors effecting agricultural production→ Land
scarcity
► Because of →
● the average size
of the farms
● Functional landlessness
of the rural households
Factors effecting agricultural production→ Poverty

● Size of the farms

are small
● Farmers are
generally poor
● Do not have the
resources to invest
in mechanization
Factors effecting agricultural production→ Environmental
factors
► Seasonal Variations→
● Excessive supply of water in
the monsoon season (May- October)
● Scarcity of water in the rainless
period (November- April)
● Intensive land cultivation all year
round to increase crop production is
hampered
Factors effecting agricultural production→
Environmental factors
► Regional Variations
● Northwest (north of the Ganges
and West of Jamuna):
√ Shorter monsoon with a low dry
season rainfall
√ Occurrence of droughts
√ Scarcity of surface water
● Northeast (areas between Meghna,
Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers
including the Sylhet basin) : Flooding in the monsoon season
Factors effecting agricultural production→ Environmental factors
● Southeast and Southwest:
√ Droughts in dry season
√ Floods in monsoon season
√ Floods are tidal in nature
Physical or Natural inputs / conditions / factors required
for the production of the following crops→ Rice
Physical or Natural inputs / conditions / factors required
for the production of the following crops→ Jute
Importance of Pulses

►Why are pluses important→

● Because:
√ They are main source of protein supply
√ Contributing to supply nitrogen for soil nutrition
● Components of Green Revolution → 1. HYV seeds, 2. Chemical fertilizers and 3.
Mechanized irrigation facilities
● Why is green revolution not easy to spread in Bangladesh for further growth of
agricultural production? / Why is Green Revolution not effective in our agriculture?→
Because:
● The very small size of
most of Bangladesh’s
Farms
● The lack of adequate
irrigation
● The aversion of risk
that very small farmers
have
Explain how Green Revolution has led to an increased to an increased in the
yields
● Issues of Green Revolution→ Damaging / degrading soil
& training / outbreak of pests
Statements
● 1st set→
A. ‘The green revolution has been of great benefit to Bangladesh.’
Evidences: Crops production increase, Economic conditions of the
farmers would be increased, Contribute more to GDP & Self sufficiency
in food production.
B. ‘Bangladesh must develop more sustainable forms of agriculture.’
Evidences: To protect the environment, To coup up with flood
conditions, To avoid the economic risk of adopting Green Revolution &
To achieve long-term benefits in agriculture.
Statements
● 2nd set→
A. ‘The best future for Bangladesh would be to have fewer but larger farms.’
Evidences: It would be possible to adopt Green Revolution technology easily,
Economic risk of agriculture would be able to minimize, Limited amount of
cultivable land & Large-scale irrigation facilities would be provided easily.
B. ‘Supporting the small farmers is the key to Bangladesh’s future.’
Evidences: Have to consider the land fragmentation condition of the country, Most
of the farmers involved in agriculture are not economically well to do, The small
farmers need support for growing better crops & The small farmers are key to
agricultural production in Bangladesh.
Graph
● This graph shows changes to the percentage of people employed in agriculture in
Bangladesh. Describe how employment in agriculture has changed between 1960
and 2009.
Graph: Solution
● Solution→
√ Rapid decrease in 1960-1980: 23%
√ Less steepy in 1980-2000: 9%
√ Slight increase in 2000- 2005: 1%
√ Decrease again in 2005-2010: 5%
● Give reasons for the changes you described in the graph→
√ Job opportunities in industrial sector
√ Job opportunities in service sector
√ Rural-urban migration
√ River bank erosion
Growing Areas Of Rice, Jute & Tea
Growing Areas of Rice, Jute & Tea: Solution
● Rice
North-western part of Bangladesh, Mymensingh, Barisal, Coastal Areas,
and Deltaic Regions
● Jute
√ Jumuna and Surma-Meghna river Valley
√ At the middle part of Khulna division
● Tea
√ North-eastern hilly areas
√ Chittagong Hill Tracts
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BDS CT─ 2 (PII)

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