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QWhat is the purpose of the break statement in a switch?

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  • A To continue to the next iteration ✔ ✖
  • B To stop execution of the current loop ✔ ✖
  • C To exit the switch statement ✔ ✖
  • D To declare a variable ✔ ✖
Correct Answer: Option C

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✅ (c) To exit the switch statement

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break stops the switch execution immediately.

Without break, Java continues executing the next cases.

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