Question

What will be the minimum number of jumps required to reach the end of the array arr[] = {1,2,0,0,3,6,8,5}?

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) not possible to reach the end

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Answer 1

Correct answer is (d) not possible to reach the end

Best explanation: Each element of the array represents the maximum number of steps that can be taken forward from that element. So we cannot move any further after reaching the second element hence it is impossible to reach the end of the array.