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GATE 2025 IN – Question 6

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning and Deduction · 2 marks · Multiple choice

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.

  1. Ramya knew that Josephine was in the hospital.
  2. Ramya did not know that Josephine was in the hospital.
  3. Ramya and Josephine were once close friends; but now, they are not.
  4. Josephine was in the hospital due to an injury to her leg.

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Correct answer: (B) Ramya did not know that Josephine was in the hospital.

Explanation

The counterfactual construction had known presents knowing as contrary to the actual situation. Thus Ramya did not know about the hospitalization, **B**. The sentence supplies no evidence about the cause of admission or the history of their friendship.