What is the output of the following C program? # include int main () { int…

• index = 1:

  • The condition 1 <= 5 is true.

  • printf ("%d", index); prints 1.

  • The if (index == 3) condition is false, so it skips the continue.

• index = 2:

  • The condition 2 <= 5 is true.

  • printf ("%d", index); prints 2.

  • The if (index == 3) condition is false, so it skips the continue.

• index = 3:

  • The condition 3 <= 5 is true.

  • printf ("%d", index); prints 3.

  • The if (index == 3) condition is true, so continue; executes.

  • Crucial Point: Since the printf statement happened before the if block, the number 3 is already printed. The continue triggers now, but there are no more statements left after it in the loop body anyway. The program jumps to index++.

• index = 4:

  • The condition 4 <= 5 is true.

  • printf ("%d", index); prints 4.

• index = 5:

  • The condition 5 <= 5 is true.

  • printf ("%d", index); prints 5.

The loop terminates when index becomes 6.

Final Output

The characters printed sequentially are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Therefore, the correct option is 2) 12345.