Verbal Ability Test (Mixed)

Usage of 'please' in the sentence depicts that this is a request. And in case of respect we use 'Lend', not 'Give'.

Here 'anybody' should be followed by 'else'.

Usage of article 'the' is redundant here. '<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:" 13px;="">3^rd August 1947' or 'the 3^rd of August' 

In either case, the error is in part (c).

Error of subject-verb agreement. Some words like each, every, etc are followed by singular auxialries. Thus, 'their' needs to be replaced by 'its'.

Here we need a pronoun to qualify the noun 'mixture'. For things we use relative pronoun 'it'.

In the strictest grammatical sense, 'lie' is an intransitive verb, whereas 'lay' is transitive. Conceptually, 'lie' is something you do to yourself, and 'lay' is something you do to something/someone else. And past of 'lay' is 'laid'.

Lay is a transitive verb and takes a direct object; laid is its past form and past participle. Lie is an intransitive verb and does not take a direct object; lay is its past form and lain its past participle.

Here we need a subject to be discussed. And sentence 5 provides us that subject (Prof. Shankar).

This is an adage. 'To err is human..............' means humans (by nature) are bound to commit mistakes.

Here we need an adjective to fill the blank. 'Humane' means having what are considered the best qualities of human beings; kind, tender, merciful, sympathetic, etc.
 

Case of sentence formation. If the princcipal clause is in past indefinite, the subordinate clause should also be in the same tense.

In this case, sentence 5 is the first sentence as it introduces the subject. Sentence 1 further describes this subject, and is supplemented by sentence 3. Link is 'misfit for present times' and 'belonged to another age'.

In this case, sentence 5 is the first sentence as it introduces the subject. Sentence 1 further describes this subject, and is supplemented by sentence 3. Now, sentences 2 and 4 further describe his age, but usage of 'also' in sentence 4 simply shows that it should be preceded by sentence 2.

We need antonym of easy. As we are discussing questions, so the beeter antonym of easy is 'difficult'. 'Hard' is perfect antonym of 'soft', not of 'easy'.

HIstory can be classified into - ancient, medieval and modern phases. So, here 'ancient' is the correct option.

Let us try to find the easy links. Statements 1, 2, 3 and 4 are all about Prof. Shankar being a misfit today. So, they have to be placed together. 'That was the age' in 2 points to 'another age' in 3. 'Also the age' in 4 follows 2 and 3. Statements 2, 3 and 4 explain 'why' he was a misfit. That leaves 5 as the opening sentence. Somebody who died was a misfit in the present age and belonged to a different age. The required sequence is: 51324.

Here we need antonym of adjective 'deep'. 'Shallow' is the correct option.

Antonym of asleep is awake.

To fill the blank we need a noun. OPtion 1 is an adjective, option 2  is a verb of being. Option 3 is the required noun.

Here we need a verb of being to fill the blank. Option 2 is the correct option.

To fill the blank we need an adjective. And option 1 provides us the same.

To fill the blank we need a noun, and none other option than option 3 is a noun here.

In this case, sentence 5 is the first sentence as it introduces the subject (Prof. Shankar). Sentence 1 further describes this subject. Note the relationship among 'an age', 'the age' and 'that age' in sentences 3, 4 and 2. These three sentences will come together after sentence 1 about his being misfit for the present times.

Books are things, and to refer to things we use relative pronoun 'which'.