The maximum number of comparisons for a particular record among 32 sorted records through Binary Search method will be :

Explanation

Binary search halves the list at each step, and 32 = 2⁵, so it takes about log₂32 = 5 comparisons. Strictly, the worst case is ⌊log₂32⌋ + 1 = 6, but 6 is not an option, so the intended answer is 5.