Question

What is the use of <hr/> tag?

(a) To create horizontal rule between sections

(b) To create a line break

(c) To create vertical rule between sections

(d) For making content appearance italics

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Origin of the question is HTML5: Beyond Markup topic in section HTML Markup, Forms, Video, Audio & Other Multimedia of HTML

Answer 1

Right choice is (a) To create horizontal rule between sections

To elaborate: To create a break between themes-such as change of topic in a book or a new scene in a play-you can add a horizontal rule between sections using <hr/> tag