Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
therapeutic in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Select the wrongly spelt word out of the four alternatives.
Answer & explanation
Answer: C) therapeutik
Rule: English adjectives formed from Greek roots end in -ic, never in -ik; the letter *k* is not used in this ending in standard English.
So *therapeutikos* comes into English as therapeutic, just as *phonetic*, *magnetic*, *analytic* and *cosmic* do.
Example of my own: *The hot springs are said to have a therapeutic effect on stiff joints.*
The misspelling is therapeutik; the correct form is therapeutic = healing, curative, relating to treatment *(चिकित्सीय, रोगहर)*.
Why the others are fine.
• macrocosmic = relating to the universe taken as a whole *(वृहद्ब्रह्मांडीय)* — *macro* + *cosmic*, both parts correctly spelt.
• tomorrow = the day after today *(आने वाला कल)* — one m and two r's, th
therapeutic – questions
Has therapeutic been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – therapeutic has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.