Which of the following is/are identical to the address given: Vill: Sangrur, PO: Sangrur, PS: Patiala, Dist: Punjab – 148001 1. Vill: Sangrur, PO: Sangrur, PS: Patiala, Dist: Punjab – 148001 2. Vill: Sangrur, PO: Sangrur, PS: Patiala, Dist: Punjab – 148002 3. Vill: Sangrur, PO: Sangrur, PS: Patiala, Dist: Punjab – 148003 4. Vill: Sangrur, PO: Sangrur, PS: Patiala, Dist: Punjab – 148004

Correct — A.
Rule: compare each copy with the original part by part.

Vill, PO, PS and Dist match in all four copies, so the PIN code decides.
The original ends 148001. Copies 2, 3 and 4 end 148002, 148003 and 148004.

Copy 1 alone matches in every part → option (a).

Why the others are wrong

• (b)
  3 Only — 3 Only picks the copy ending 148003. Its last digit is 3 where the original has 1, so it is not identical.
• (c)
  4 Only — 4 Only picks the copy ending 148004. One changed digit in the PIN is enough to make it a different address.
• (d)
  2 Only — 2 Only picks the copy ending 148002. The text matches, but the PIN differs from 148001 in its last digit.

Address matching is a proof-reading test. The copies match almost everywhere, so reading for sense passes them all.

Split the original into parts (Vill, PO, PS, Dist and PIN) and check each copy part by part, dropping it at its first mismatch. Here the text parts all match, and the PINs differ in the last digit.

Key facts

• Check numbers digit by digit, down to the last one.
• Drop a copy at its first mismatch and move on.
• The four PINs are 148001, 148002, 148003 and 148004, and the original is 148001.

Common traps

• Checking the text parts, which match everywhere, and skimming the PIN
• Reading 148001 and 148004 as the same at a glance

No directly related past PYQ was found.