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In which of the below cases will the following code produce a wrong output?
int recursive_binary_search(int *arr, int num, int lo, int hi)
{
      if(lo > hi)
       return -1;
      int mid = (lo + hi)/2;
      if(arr[mid] == num)
       return mid;
      else if(arr[mid] < num)
          lo = mid + 1;
      else
          hi = mid - 1;
      return recursive_binary_search(arr, num, lo, hi);
}

A. Array: {0,0,0,0,0,0} Search: -10

B. Array: {1,2,3,4,5} Search: 0

C. Array: {5,4,3,2,1} Search: 1

D. Array: {-5,-4,-3,-2,-1} Search: -1

Answer: Option C


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