He resigned the post of his own accord.

• according to his judgement
• which he liked
• voluntarily and willing
• according to his convenience
Correct Option: C  [ voluntarily and willing ]

Remark:

His investments helped him make a killing in the stock market.

• lose money quickly
• plan a murder quickly
• murder someone quickly
• make money quickly
Correct Option: D  [ make money quickly ]

Remark:

How did you break the ice in the party?

• Break free
• Initiate something
• Shatter peace
• Cause harm
Correct Option: B  [ Initiate something ]

Remark:

A damp squib

• rainy weather
• a disappointing result
• a skirt in a laundry
• Great honour
Correct Option: B  [ a disappointing result ]

Remark:

It is bad to try to fish in troubled waters.

• fish in hot weather.
• catch fish in disturbed waters.
• make a profit out of a disturbance.
• go for fishing and cause trouble.
Correct Option: C  [ make a profit out of a disturbance. ]

Remark:

The idiomatic expression "pull yourself together".

• drag oneself
• help me
• get angry
• calm down by oneself
Correct Option: D  [ calm down by oneself ]

Remark:

After reading the story time and again we are finally reading between the lines.

• Reading to entertain others
• Understanding the hidden meaning
• Reading only to show someone else about your style of reading.
• Reading to clear the exam
Correct Option: B  [ Understanding the hidden meaning ]

Remark:

My friend was a person apt to act suddenly without thinking.

• Impulsive
• Excitable
• Thoughtless
• Violent
Correct Option: A  [ Impulsive ]

Remark:

He had to pay through the nose for his new computer.

• pay very high price
• very cheap
• moderate rate
• profitable rate
Correct Option: A  [ pay very high price ]

Remark: through the nose: pay much more than a fair price.

When the family in the next house packed off at midnight, I began to smell a rat.

• to suspect a trick
• to misunderstand
• to smell a bad smell
• to see hidden meaning
Correct Option: A  [ to suspect a trick ]

Remark: