The agriculture sector has experienced buoyant growth in the past two years. The sector, which is the largest employer of workforce, accounted for a sizeable 18.8 per cent (2021- 22) in Gross Value Added (GVA) of the country registering a growth of 3.6 per cent in 2020-21 and 3.9 per cent in 2021-22. Growth in allied sectors including livestock, dairy and fisheries has been the major drivers of overall growth in the sector. When measured in total value of agricultural production, India is ranked fourth largest in the world. Post-independence, there was a need to import food grains due to low-productivity, stagnant food-crop sector and poor rural infrastructure making food self-sufficiency a major national goal. The introduction of the Green Revolution then yielded spectacular results and we became one of the largest producers of many agricultural commodities such as rice, wheat, pulses, fruits and vegetables. From being a net importer of foods in the 1960s, India is now a net exporter, thanks to Indian farmers and the Indian agriculture input industry. & nbsp;
A simple way to think about this is which of these four crops India is known worldwide for exporting in bulk.
Rice is the one crop where India is consistently the world's leading exporter, so that is the answer.
Another way to verify this is to think about which of these crops appears most often in trade discussions about India's export bans or curbs, since that reflects which crop dominates the export basket.
The crop whose export policy moves world markets the most is rice, confirming it as India's largest agricultural export.
So the correct answer is Rice.
One way to sanity-check this is to compare it with India's total merchandise exports for the same year, which were a few hundred billion dollars.
Weighing each figure against agriculture's realistic share of total trade points to USD 50.21 billion.
Another check is to think about the trend, since FY22 was reported as a record year, meaning the figure should be clearly higher than the years just before it.
The steady, believable jump to a new high fits USD 50.21 billion, making that the correct figure.
So the correct answer is USD 50.21 billion.
A good way to answer this is to think about which of these four products is tied to millions of small Indian farmers rather than large commercial farms, since that is how India's dairy sector is structured.
The small-farmer, cooperative dairy model is unique to India's milk sector, and it is what makes milk the answer.
Another way to confirm this is to recall any government programme associated with each product, since a major historical push often explains why a country leads in something.
Only the dairy sector has a specific national movement behind its world-leading position, confirming milk as the correct answer.
So the correct answer is Milk.
One way to check this is to compare India's position with its neighbouring countries, since the 2022 report was widely discussed for placing India behind them.
Since the rank has to be low enough to fall behind most South Asian neighbours, the answer is 107.
Another way to approach this is to recall the controversy that followed the release, since the Indian government publicly disputed the report's findings, which usually happens only for very unfavourable rankings.
The strength of the government's pushback fits only with a low rank, confirming 107 as the correct answer.
So the correct answer is 107.
A useful shortcut here is to recall who is popularly credited with the specific C2+50% MSP recommendation, since that idea is closely tied to one name in Indian agricultural policy.
Since the C2+50% idea is tied specifically to Swaminathan's commission, he is the correct answer.
Another way to confirm this is to think about which of these four people is most associated with Indian agricultural science rather than journalism or general economics.
Given the scientific background needed to head a body making detailed farm-policy recommendations, only Swaminathan fits, confirming him as the chairman.
So the correct answer is M.S. Swaminathan.
A simple filter here is public research institute versus private company, since government-funded agricultural research bodies typically develop this kind of low-cost farm technology.
Because this is a public-sector research solution rather than a commercial product, the developer is ICAR, Pusa Campus.
Another way to check this is to think about who benefits from and promotes the bio-decomposer, since it was rolled out as a government initiative rather than sold commercially by a company.
The government-led, subsidised distribution model points to ICAR's Pusa campus as the developer.
So the correct answer is ICAR, Pusa Campus.