Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
If the strain ______ resistant to the frontline drug, clinicians ______ to the reserve regimen, and the protocol ______ accordingly.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) proves / will switch / will be revised
Concept (First Conditional Structure) 'If' वाले conditional वाक्य में if-clause में Future Tense (भविष्य काल) नहीं आता; वहाँ Present Simple प्रयुक्त होता है ('If the strain proves')। Main clause में Future ('will switch', 'will be revised') आता है।
Option (b) 'proves / will switch / will be revised' की संरचना सही है।
Option (a) में if-clause में 'will prove' गलत है। Option (c) और (d) में main clause का future भाव कमज़ोर या अधूरा रह जाता है, जबकि 'accordingly' के साथ भविष्य की क्रिया स्वाभाविक है।
Examiner का trap यह है कि if-clause में 'will prove' वाला विकल्प चुन लिया जाए।
Concept (First Conditional Structure) In a conditional sentence with 'If', the if-clause does not take the future tense; it takes the present simple ('If the strain proves'). The main clause takes the future ('will switch', 'will be revised').
Option (b), 'proves / will switch / will be revised', has this correct structure.
Option (a) puts 'will prove' in the if-clause, which is wrong. Options (c) and (d) weaken or break the future sense in the main clause, though 'accordingly' calls for a future action.
Exam trap: choosing the option with 'will prove' in the if-clause.
Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 29 Sep 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 29 Sep 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.