Ram is very calculative and always has an axe to grind.

• Has no result
• Works for both sides
• has a private agenda
• fails to arouse
Correct Option: C  [ has a private agenda ]

Remark:

With the existing management the future of the company is in doldrums.

• dull
• bright
• uncertain
• secure
Correct Option: C  [ uncertain ]

Remark:

He promised to look into the matter.

• to peer closely at
• to take care of
• to investigate
• to question
Correct Option: C  [ to investigate ]

Remark:

When I saw him in the morning, he looked like a duck in the thunderstorm.

• entrapped
• distressed
• peaceful
• timid
Correct Option: B  [ distressed ]

Remark:

'At daggers drawn' means:

• friendly
• on bad terms with
• acquainted
• unknown
Correct Option: B  [ on bad terms with ]

Remark:

Please be as brief as you can, I have other fish to fry.

• to cook the food
• to take rest
• some important work to attend to
• to attend the friends
Correct Option: C  [ some important work to attend to ]

Remark:

He was in a brown study and did not seem to catch my point.

• in his study room
• absorbed in reading
• absent – minded
• in a state of shock
Correct Option: B  [ absorbed in reading ]

Remark:

To be fair and square

• worthy
• honest
• successful
• obedient
Correct Option: B  [ honest ]

Remark:

The man cannot be trusted in the post for he has an itching palm.

• habit of taking bribe
• has an infectious disease
• habit of flattery
• a quarreling habit
Correct Option: A  [ habit of taking bribe ]

Remark: Itching palm: A desire for money, greed, wanting a bribe.

She exhibited remarkable sang froid during the crisis.

• temper
• irritation
• composure
• angry
Correct Option: C  [ composure ]

Remark: