Which of the following pairs about women in agrarian society is corre…

The correct answer is Option (1) → Bride-price - a payment required at marriage in many rural communities

Option (1) Bride-price - a payment required at marriage in many rural communities — Correct. In many rural communities, marriage needed a payment of bride-price to the bride's family, in place of dowry.

Option (2) Grihasthi - the village panchayat that heard women's petitions — Incorrect. The grihasthi was the male head of the household. Wives sent petitions to the panchayat against his neglect; he was not the panchayat.

Option (3) Remarriage - accepted for divorced women but not for widows — Incorrect. Remarriage was legitimate for both divorced and widowed women, so widows were not shut out.

Option (4) Household head - the eldest woman of the family, by social norms — Incorrect. By the social norms of the time, the household was headed by a male.