Q: When "break" statement is executed within outer loop, then the _______ loop will stop.  

both a and b

When the "break" statement is executed within the outer loop, then the outer loop will stop.

public class BreakOuterLoopExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Outer loop
        for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
            System.out.println("Outer loop iteration: " + i);

            // Inner loop
            for (int j = 1; j <= 2; j++) {
                System.out.println("  Inner loop iteration: " + j);
                if (i == 2 && j == 1) {
                    System.out.println("  Breaking out of the outer loop.");
                    break; // Breaks out of the outer loop
                }
            }

            if (i == 2) {
                break; // Ensures the outer loop stops after the break in the inner loop
            }
        }
    }
}

Output:

Outer loop iteration: 1
  Inner loop iteration: 1
  Inner loop iteration: 2
Outer loop iteration: 2
  Inner loop iteration: 1
  Breaking out of the outer loop.

In this example, the break statement inside the inner loop causes the outer loop to stop when i is 2 and j is 1. The outer loop does not continue after this point.