SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 16 September 2025, Shift 3 · General Intelligence and Reasoning · Question 3 of 75

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Choose the address that is exactly the same as the one given below. C-12, Hill View Complex,Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560010

(a)C-12, Hill View Complex, Rajaji Nager, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560010
(b)C-12, Hill View Complax, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560010
(c)C-12, Hill View Complex, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560100
(d)C-12, Hill View Complex, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560010

Answer

Why

Correct — D.
Rule: compare field by field: house number, building, locality, city, state, PIN.

C-12 ✓ Hill View Complex ✓ Rajaji Nagar ✓
Bengaluru ✓ Karnataka ✓ 560010 ✓

Option (d) matches every field. The given line has no space after 'Complex,' but all four options do, so spacing separates nothing → option (d).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
C-12, Hill View Complex, Rajaji Nager, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560010 — Nager replaces the second a of Nagar with an e. Every other field matches, and one changed letter is enough to make it a different address.
(b)
C-12, Hill View Complax, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560010 — Complax swaps the e of Complex for an a. The house number, locality, city and PIN all match, so the building name is the giveaway.
(c)
C-12, Hill View Complex, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560100 — 560100 swaps the fourth and fifth digits of the PIN 560010. Every word matches, which is why a PIN has to be read digit by digit.

Concept

Address matching tests careful copying, not knowledge. Break the given address into fields and check each option field by field, reading every character.

The changes planted here are single characters: Nager for Nagar, Complax for Complex, and 560100 for 560010. One changed letter or digit is enough to make an address different.

The given address has no space after 'Complex,'. Every option puts a space there, so the question treats spacing as formatting and not as a difference.

Key facts

Compare in a fixed order: house number, building, locality, city, state, PIN.
A single changed letter or digit makes two addresses different.
The plants here: Nager for Nagar, Complax for Complex, 560100 for 560010.

Study next

Spotting swapped digits in PIN codes and phone numbersFinding which of several listed names or codes are identical

Common traps

Reading a familiar word like Nagar by its shape and missing the changed vowel
Checking the words and skimming the PIN, where 560100 hides

The same frame appears at 15 Sep 2025, 12:30, Reasoning Q.2, where the plants are misspellings of Meadows, Bannerghatta and Bengaluru.

At 18 Sep 2025, 12:30, Reasoning Q.3, one option drops the # of the house number (301 for #301).

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Topic: Address matching — all 35 SSC CGL questions on it, every solved shift.