योग्य जोड्या जुळवा :
स्तंभ - I
a. अंबर बॉक्स
b. सामाजिक आणि विकास बॉक्स
c. निळा बॉक्स
d. ग्रीन बॉक्स
स्तंभ - II
i. मानव विकासाचे घटक
ii. अन्न सुरक्षेसाठी सार्वजनिक साठवण क्षमता
iii. किमान आधारभूत किंमत
iv. ग्रामीण विकास

The correct answer is Option B (a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii).

Key Points:
• WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA): The WTO categorizes agricultural subsidies into different "boxes" based on their potential to distort global trade.
• Amber Box (a - iii): These are trade-distorting subsidies. They directly link support to production levels or prices. A classic example is the Minimum Support Price (MSP) given to farmers to guarantee a minimum price for their crops, which encourages overproduction.
• Blue Box (c - iv): In official WTO terms, this is the "Amber Box with conditions" (subsidies tied to programs that limit production). However, in the context of specific MPSC exam framing for India's domestic support mappings, it correlates to specific broad Rural Development and production-limiting rural welfare inputs.
• Green Box (d - ii): These are subsidies that do not distort trade, or at most cause minimal distortion. They are government-funded and do not involve price support. Examples include research, pest control, and Public storage for food security (which is vital for developing nations).
• Social & Development Box / S&D (b - i): Special and Differential Treatment provisions allow developing nations extra flexibility to support agriculture for Human Development issues, rural livelihood, and poverty alleviation.
• Key Match: The official MPSC key matches: a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii.
• Key Takeaway: WTO Agri Boxes: Amber = Trade distorting (MSP, fertilizers). Green = Non-distorting (R&D, Food Security Buffer). Blue = Production limiting.