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Select the correct option: If the security protocol ___ breached, the system alerts administrators instantly.

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 2 Paper 1 Question Paper (19-Jan-2026)
The correct answer is

is

The sentence describes a general, factual rule about how the system behaves whenever a breach occurs (a zero conditional / general truth).

Pattern: If + present simple, present simple → 'If the security protocol is breached, the system alerts administrators instantly.'

'were' would be subjunctive (hypothetical/unreal); 'has' is incomplete passive (would need 'has been'); 'had been' is past perfect, suitable for a third conditional with a past consequence — neither fits a present-tense main clause.

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