The correct answer is Agriculture. • Agriculture comes under the State List. Important Notes: • Article 246 defines the legislative subject matters on which the Parliament and the State Legislatures can make laws. • These matters are enumerated in the 3 lists of the Seventh Schedule. • The Constitution provides for a three-fold distribution of legislative subjects between the Union and the states, viz., List-I (the Union List), List-II (the State List), and List-III (the Concurrent List). Clarification: Agriculture is a state subject. • There are five extraordinary conditions where the center can make laws in state subjects- • When Rajya Sabha passes a resolution supported by not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting that it is in the national interest if parliament makes a law in state subject. (Article 249, this is also a special power of Rajya Sabha). The resolution remains in force for one year, during which parliament can make a law. But such law ceases to exist six months after the expiry of resolution. Also, resolution can be renewed any no. of times, not exceeding one year at a time. • When two or more states make a request to the parliament to frame a law on a state subject. They surrender their power to make laws on that subject. (article 252) • To implement an international treaty or agreement, parliament can make laws in state list subjects. For example, if India enters into an agreement with Israel for the promotion of new irrigation techniques, then Union can legislate an in-state list for the said purpose (article 253) • During a national emergency, Parliament can legislate on state subjects. Such law ceases to operate six months after the expiry of an emergency. The state can also make laws on the same item but subject to parliamentary laws. • During president rule, parliament can enact a law on any matter of the state list. Such law continues to operate even after the end of the president's rule unless the state legislature repeals or amends it. • Moreover, parliament can make model acts in the state list subjects, which may or may not be followed by states. Related Concepts: State List • This List contains matters of regional and local importance which require state-specific solutions and matters which permit diversity of interest. • It presently contains 61 subjects (originally 66 subjects) like public order, police, public health and sanitation, agriculture, local government, gambling, etc. • Criminal Law, Education comes under the Concurrent List. • Defense comes under the Centre List.