SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 17 September 2025, Shift 3 · General Intelligence and Reasoning · Question 2 of 100

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Choose the address that is the same as the one given below. 10, Rani Ghat Road,Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh - 226003

(a)10, Rani Ghat Road, Lucknow, Delhi - 226003
(b)10, Rani Ghat Road, Lucknow, Rajasthan - 226003
(c)10, Rani Ghat Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - 226003
(d)10, Rani Ghat Road, Lucknow, Bihar - 226003

Answer

Why

Correct — C.
Rule: find the part that differs across the options, then check it against the original.

10, Rani Ghat Road, Lucknow and 226003 are the same in all four options, so they decide nothing.
The state is what changes. The original says Uttar Pradesh.

Option (c) alone keeps Uttar Pradesh → option (c).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
10, Rani Ghat Road, Lucknow, Delhi - 226003 — Delhi stands where the original has Uttar Pradesh. Every other part matches, so the state name alone rules it out.
(b)
10, Rani Ghat Road, Lucknow, Rajasthan - 226003 — Rajasthan replaces Uttar Pradesh. The house number, road, city and PIN all match, which is what makes it look right at a glance.
(d)
10, Rani Ghat Road, Lucknow, Bihar - 226003 — Bihar replaces Uttar Pradesh. The task is an exact copy, so a different state name is a mismatch however familiar it looks.

Concept

Address matching is a proof-reading task. Split the original at its commas and compare each part with the same part of every option, dropping an option at its first mismatch.

Here the house number, road, city and PIN are identical in all four options, so the item turns on the state name. Find the part that varies, check it against the original, and you are done.

The printed original runs some parts together with no space after the comma (Road,Lucknow). Every option spaces them the same way, so spacing cannot separate the options.

A sense check also works, since Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Do not lean on it: a copy can differ by one letter or digit that no general knowledge will catch.

Key facts

Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
Indian PIN codes beginning with 2 belong to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
A part that matches in all four options cannot decide the answer.

Study next

Address items where the copies differ by one letter, such as Hinu for HinooAddress items with swapped digits in the house number or PINFinding which two of several listed addresses are identical

Common traps

Comparing the options with each other instead of with the original address
Stopping at the house number and road, which match in all four copies

18 Sep 2025, 12:30, Reasoning Q.2 changes just the state in the same way: a Kolkata address, keyed West Bengal (option d).

19 Sep 2025, 09:00, Reasoning Q.2 does it with a Jaipur address, keyed Rajasthan (option d).

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