What was the result of the radical restructuring of the agrarian stru…

The correct answer is Option (1) → Land rights were given to the tenants

Option (1) Land rights were given to the tenants — Correct. In West Bengal and Kerala the agrarian structure was radically restructured, and tenants were given land rights. Those who tilled land as tenants gained rights over it.

Option (2) Surplus land was given to landless families — Incorrect. Giving surplus land to landless families was the aim of the Land Ceiling Acts, a separate category of law. In most states these acts proved toothless.

Option (3) Rents were regulated but tenancy continued — Incorrect. Regulating rents to give tenants some security was one aim of the tenancy laws in other states. In West Bengal and Kerala the change went further and gave tenants land rights.

Option (4) Cultivators began paying tax directly to the state — Incorrect. Removing the intermediaries between cultivators and the state was the result of zamindari abolition, the first land reform law. In most areas it took away the superior rights of the zamindars over the land.