SSC CGL 2025 Tier-II · Paper-I, 19 January 2026 · English Language and Comprehension · Question 14 of 150

We transcribed this text from the pictures of a candidate's response sheet for this paper; the answer is the key SSC marked with a green tick on that sheet. Solution last reviewed 11 September 2026.

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Choose the appropriate synonym of the given word. Erroneous

(a)Fallacious
(b)Right
(c)Vital
(d)Accurate

Answer

Why

Correct — A. Erroneous means wrong or containing a mistake: an erroneous report.

Fallacious means based on a mistaken belief or on faulty reasoning: a fallacious argument. Both describe something that is not correct, so they are synonyms. That is option (a).

Why the others are wrong

(b)
Right — Right is the opposite of erroneous. It is the pick for anyone who reads synonym as antonym.
(c)
Vital — Vital means essential or necessary. It has nothing to do with being right or wrong.
(d)
Accurate — Accurate means free from error, the exact opposite of erroneous.

Concept

Both words are built on the idea of error. Erroneous comes from the same Latin root as err and error; fallacious is the adjective linked to fallacy, a mistaken belief or an argument that reasons badly.

Two of the wrong options, right and accurate, are antonyms of the given word, so a candidate who reverses the instruction lands on one of them.

Key facts

Erroneous: wrong, incorrect (an erroneous belief).
Fallacious: based on a mistaken belief or unsound reasoning.
Fallacy: a mistaken belief, or a flaw in an argument.

Study next

Words from the err- root: err, error, erratic, erratumSynonyms of wrong: incorrect, mistaken, inaccurate, fallaciousAntonyms of accurate: erroneous, faulty, inexact

Common traps

Picking right or accurate after reading synonym as antonym.

A synonym set padded with antonyms of the given word also appears at 12 Sep 2025, 09:00, English Q.1: Perfidious is keyed Treacherous, against Honest, Faithful and Loyal.

This paper asks an antonym instead at 19 Jan 2026, 11:00 AM, English Q.13 (Gullibility, keyed Skepticism).

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