Direction: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Causing or ending in death.

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 24 Jul 2023 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is "Fatal."
Key Points

The word "Fatal" means causing or ending in death. (घातक; जिससे अंत में मृत्‍यु हो जाए, जानलेवा)
- Example: That was a fatal accident.
Causing or ending in death is a "Fatal."
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3.

Additional Information

Gruesome: (used about something concerned with death or injury) very unpleasant or shocking. ((मृत्‍यु या चोट से संबंधित स्थिति) बहुत दुखद या स्‍तब्‍ध कर देने वाला; वीभत्‍स)
Foster: to take a child who needs a home into your family and to care for him/her without becoming the legal parent. (किसी ग़ैर बच्‍चे को अपनाकर अपने परिवार में पालन-पोषण करना परंतु गोद लेने की क़ानूनी कार्रवाई किए बिना)
Grotesque: strange or ugly in a way that is not natural. (बेतुका, अजीबोग़रीब, भद्दा, विकृत)