SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 15 September 2025, Shift 3 · General Intelligence and Reasoning · Question 11 of 100

We transcribed this text from the pictures on a candidate's response sheet for this shift; the answer is the key SSC colour-marked on that sheet. Solution last reviewed 11 September 2026.

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Which of the following is/are identical to the address given: Neha Singh 10/3, Crystal Park, Faridabad, 121001 1. Neha Singh 10/3, Crystal Park, Faridabad, 121001 2. Neha Singh 10/3, Crystal Park, Faridabad, 121002 3. Neha Singh 10-3, Crystal Park, Faridabad, 121001 4. Neha Singh 10/3, Crystal Park, Faridabad, 121001

(a)1 and 2
(b)2 and 3
(c)1 and 4
(d)3 and 4

Answer

Why

Correct — C.
Rule: identical means every character matches, down to the slash and the PIN.

Address 1: matches the given address exactly.
Address 2: PIN 121002 where the given address has 121001.
Address 3: 10-3 with a hyphen where the given address has 10/3.
Address 4: matches exactly.

So 1 and 4 → option (c).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
1 and 2 — Address 2 ends in 121002, not 121001. Address 1 is identical, but its partner is address 4, not 2.
(b)
2 and 3 — Both lines differ from the given address: 2 changes the PIN to 121002, and 3 writes the house number 10-3 with a hyphen.
(d)
3 and 4 — Address 3 swaps the slash in 10/3 for a hyphen. The two may point to the same house, but the characters differ.

Concept

This item hides one change inside a number: the house number written 10/3 against 10-3. Punctuation inside a number is part of the text being compared, just like a digit.

Check every line in the same order (name, house number, locality, city, PIN) so that no field is skipped. The PIN change in line 2 sits at the very end, so read each line to its last digit.

Key facts

A slash and a hyphen are different characters, so 10/3 and 10-3 are not identical.
Changing one digit of a PIN code, 121001 to 121002, makes two lines different.

Study next

Spotting a missing full stop, such as 'Dr' against 'Dr.'Address items that ask which lines match each other rather than a given addressSpotting a changed word, such as a renamed city, in address items

Common traps

Reading 10-3 as 10/3 because the numbers look the same at a glance
Checking the name and city but not the PIN, and accepting address 2

Reasoning Q.10 of this paper sets the same task on a Gurgaon address, where a renamed city (Gurugram) and one PIN digit rule lines out.

At 14 Sep 2025, 09:00, Reasoning Q.11 the lines are compared with each other instead, and the full stop in 'Dr.' decides it, keyed 2 and 3.

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Topic: Address matching — all 16 SSC CGL questions on it, every solved shift.