Choose the address that is the same as the one given below. Sample Address:27, White Orchid Complex,S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad,Gujarat - 380054
- (a)27, White Orchid Complex, S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380054
- (b)27 White Orchid Complex, SG Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380054
- (c)27, White Orchid Complex, SG. Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380054
- (d)27, White Orchid Complex, S.G Highway, Ahmadabad, Gujarat - 380054
Answer
Why
Correct — A.
Rule: check each part against the original, left to right, punctuation included.
House number: 27, with a comma. Option (b) drops it.
Road: S.G. Highway, two dots. Option (b) has SG, (c) has SG. and (d) has S.G with no final dot.
City: Ahmedabad. Option (d) reads Ahmadabad.
Option (a) survives every part → option (a).
Why the others are wrong
- (b)27 White Orchid Complex, SG Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380054 — 27 White Orchid Complex drops the comma after 27, and SG Highway drops both dots of S.G. Either change alone is enough to reject it.
- (c)27, White Orchid Complex, SG. Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380054 — SG. keeps the last dot but loses the one between S and G. One missing full stop makes it different text from S.G.
- (d)27, White Orchid Complex, S.G Highway, Ahmadabad, Gujarat - 380054 — S.G loses its final dot, and Ahmadabad has an a where the original has an e. The city still reads naturally, which is why a letter-by-letter check is needed.
Concept
Address matching is a proof-reading task, not a reading one. The eye reads SG, SG. and S.G. as the same road because it reads for sense.
Split the original at its commas and check each part, punctuation included, against the same part of each option. An option that fails any part is out, however close the rest is.
The printed original runs some parts together (Complex,S.G. and Ahmedabad,Gujarat), and its label Sample Address: is not part of the address. All four options space the parts alike, so spacing cannot decide it.
The changes hide in full stops, a comma and one vowel. Gujarat and 380054 match in all four options.
Key facts
- Punctuation is part of the text: S.G., SG. and SG are three different strings.
- A dropped comma, as in 27 White Orchid Complex, is a mismatch.
- Ahmedabad and Ahmadabad differ by one letter, so they are different text.
Study next
Common traps
- Reading SG. or S.G as S.G. because the road name still makes sense
- Checking words and numbers but skipping commas and full stops
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