MHT CET Chemistry question

During Clemmensen reduction, a carbonyl group is converted into

Answer: (A)

Solution

Zn-Hg/conc. HCl reduces to (a methylene group); a methyl group would result only if the carbonyl carbon were lost or terminal,

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