SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 173

SSC Stenographer - 08 Aug 2025 - Shift 3 • English • Q173

Choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence. Killing of one's mother 

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

Matricide: The act of killing one's own mother (derived from the Latin mater, meaning mother).

Patricide: The act of killing one's own father (from the Latin pater).

Fratricide: The act of killing one's brother or sister.

Homicide: The killing of one human being by another.