SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 19 September 2025, Shift 3 · General Intelligence and Reasoning · Question 3 of 100

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Choose the address that is the same as the one given below. Sample Address:House No. 77, Block C,Janakpuri, New Delhi,Delhi - 110058

(a)House No. 77, Block-C, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Delhi - 110058
(b)House No. 77, Block C, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Delhi - 110058
(c)House 77, Block C, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Delhi - 110058
(d)House No. 77, Block D, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Delhi - 110058

Answer

Why

Correct — B.
Rule: check each part against the original, left to right.

House number: House No. 77. Option (c) drops No.
Block: Block C. Option (a) adds a hyphen, Block-C, and option (d) reads Block D.
Janakpuri, New Delhi, Delhi and 110058 match in all four.

Option (b) survives every part → option (b).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
House No. 77, Block-C, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Delhi - 110058 — Block-C puts a hyphen where the original has a space. Punctuation is part of the text, so a hyphen alone makes the copy different.
(c)
House 77, Block C, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Delhi - 110058 — House 77 drops No. from House No. 77. The number is right, which is why the missing word is easy to read past.
(d)
House No. 77, Block D, Janakpuri, New Delhi, Delhi - 110058 — Block D changes the block letter from C to D. Every other part matches, so this is a one-letter change in the middle of the address.

Concept

Address matching is a proof-reading task. The eye reads Block-C and Block C, or House 77 and House No. 77, as the same place, because it reads for sense.

Split the original at its commas and check each part against the same part of each option. An option that fails any part is out, however close the rest is.

The original opens with the label Sample Address:, which no option carries, so it cannot separate the options.

The original also runs some parts together (Block C,Janakpuri and New Delhi,Delhi). All four options space them alike, so spacing cannot decide it either.

Key facts

A hyphen is part of the text: Block-C is not the same as Block C.
Dropping a word such as No. changes the address even when the number stays right.
A part that matches in all four options cannot decide the answer.

Study next

Address items with changed punctuation, such as S.G. Highway against SG HighwayAddress items where just the PIN or the state changesSpotting identical pairs in a list of addresses

Common traps

Passing Block-C as Block C because the hyphen does not change the meaning
Checking the numbers and skipping small words such as No.

17 Sep 2025, 16:00, Reasoning Q.3 drops No. the same way: Villa 204 for Villa No. 204 in option (b), keyed a.

19 Sep 2025, 09:00, Reasoning Q.3 hides punctuation changes: SG Highway, SG. Highway and S.G Highway against S.G. Highway, keyed a.

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