Directions: Choose the appropriate option to complete the following sentence.

Menakshi's husband …….. her five hundred rupees to buy a new dress.

The sentence indicates a completed past action (giving money) with a specific purpose (buying a dress). Simple past 'gave' (B) correctly expresses this completed action. 'Give' (A) is present tense (incorrect). 'Has given' (C) connects to present, but the focus is on the past event. 'Is giving' (D) is present continuous (happening now) - the sentence describes a past transfer enabling the dress purchase.