Multiple choice

What was the term given to killing on large scale leading to destruction of large sections of people?

  1. Gerantology

  2. Genocidal

  3. Germicidal

  4. Genome

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Explanation

Genocidal refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group. The term comes from 'genocide' coined by Raphael Lemkin in 1944. Gerontology studies aging, Germicidal kills germs, and Genome refers to genetic material.

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