When an exception is thrown by code in the try block, the JVM begins searching the try statement for a catch clause that can handle it and passes control of the program to:
A) each catch clause that can handle the exception.
B) the last catch clause that can handle the exception.
C) the first catch clause that can handle the exception.
D) If there are two or more catch clauses that can handle the exception, the program halts.

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When an exception is thrown, the JVM starts searching for a catch clause that can handle it. It begins from the first catch block in the try statement and checks whether the caught exception can be handled by that catch block. If it matches, the control of the program is passed to that catch clause. If the caught exception cannot be handled by the first catch block, the next catch block is searched. This continues until a suitable catch block is found or until the end of the try statement is reached. Therefore, the control is passed to the first catch clause that can handle the exception.

When an Exception Is Thrown by Code in the Try