Question

: It is not possible to reach the end of an array if starting element of the array is 0.

(a) true

(b) false

My question is taken from Number of Jumps to Reach End-array Operation topic in division Arrays Types of Data Structures & Algorithms I

This question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Answer 1

Right option is (a) true

The best explanation: If the first element of an array is 0 then it is not possible to reach the end. However, if 0 is present at other positions then we may/may not be able to reach the end.