GATE CS 2025 Set 2 — Question 6

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Last updated 5 September 2026

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Based only on the conversation below, identify the logically correct inference: “Even if I had known that you were in the hospital, I would not have gone there to see you”, Ramya told Josephine.

Correct answer (B) Ramya did not know that Josephine was in the hospital. Solution The statement uses a counterfactual conditional structure: "Even if I had known...". In English grammar, this specific construction (even if + past perfect) is used to describe a hypothetical situation in the past that did not actually occur. Therefore, the use of "had known" implies that the speaker, Ramya, did not actually know that Josephine was in the hospital at that time. (A) is incorrect because the counterfactual implies the opposite. (C) might be a reasonable real-world assumption based on the cold tone, but it is not a logically certain inference based only on the provided text. (D) is completely unsupported by the text. Thus, (B) is the only logically sound inference. Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (B) Ramya did not know that Josephine was in the hospital. Solution The statement uses a counterfactual conditional structure: "Even if I had known...". In English grammar, this specific construction (even if + past perfect) is used to describe a hypothetical situation in the past that did not actually occur. Therefore, the use of "had known" implies that the speaker, Ramya, did not actually know that Josephine was in the hospital at that time. (A) is incorrect because the counterfactual implies the opposite. (C) might be a reasonable real-world assumption based on the cold tone, but it is not a logically certain inference based only on the provided text. (D) is completely unsupported by the text. Thus, (B) is the only logically sound inference.

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