GATE CS 2013 Q59 — General Aptitude

This question tests the structure of conditional sentences, specifically the second conditional (used for hypothetical or imaginary situations in the present or future).

The sentence uses an inverted conditional structure:

$$\text{"Were you a bird..."} \equiv \text{"If you were a bird..."}$$

The standard grammatical structure for a second conditional sentence is:

$$\text{If + Subject + Simple Past (Subjunctive), Subject + would + verb (base form)}$$

Applying this rule:

• Condition: Were you a bird (If you were a bird)
• Result: you would fly in the sky.

Therefore, Option A is the grammatically correct choice.