2026 · Q68
Directions : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given words from the options provided and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Deleterious:
EnglishOne Word Substitution
- AEffecting a deletion
- BAn untrue proposition
- CCausing harm or damage
- DThe process of deletion
Explanation
"Deleterious" (Latin delere, to destroy) means causing harm or damage. Option (C) is correct. The distractors play on "delete", but the word has nothing to do with deletion — its root is destruction, not removal.