The if/else if statement is actually a form of the if statement.

The answer to this question is "nested".

Explanation:

The answer to this question is nested because, In programming languages, there is a concept of nested if-else statement. In nested if-else statement placing if statement inside another IF Statement that is known as nested If in C Programming.

Example of nested if can be given as

#include <stdio.h>

int main()

{

  int a,b,c;

printf("Enter 3 number\n");

scanf("%d",&a);

scanf("%d",&b);

scanf("%d",&c);

   if(a>b)

   {

    if(a>c)

    {

        printf("A is greater: %d",a);

    }

   }

   else

   {

       if(b>c)

       {

           printf("B is greater: %d",b);

       }

       else

       {

           printf("C is greater: %d",c);  

       }

   }

   return 0;

}

output:

Enter 3 number  

4

7

9

c is greater: 9