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Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)

If a development is 'on the cards', then it is 'likely to happen'. A thing 'on the carpet' is 'under discussion'. 'On call' (not 'on the call') is to be 'available if required'.

Answer: (c)

'Coffer' (n.) means a box or chest of valuables, a treasury or funds. 'Treasures' refer to wealth or riches in the form of jewels, money, etc. 'Lockers' are chests, compartments or closets in which valuables may be locked up safely.

Answer: (a)

'Flagellation' (n.) is 'to flagellate or whip or berate' forcefully. 'Criticisation' does not exist as a word; 'criticism' does. 'Abuse' refers to 'misuse' or means 'harm, injure or revile harshly'. The word would not suit the sentence as much as 'flagellation'.

Answer: (b)

To be 'in the thick of' something is to be 'in the middle of' or 'occupied with' something. 'Piling it thick on' means 'exaggerating'. 'Thick on the ground' is 'abundant or numerous'. 'Thick and fast' means in rapid or close succession.