Question: Which of the following statements about Java's exception handling mechanism is correct?

A) Checked exceptions are subclasses of RuntimeException and are mandatory to handle in code.
B) The finally block is executed only if no exceptions occur within the try block.
C) Throwing an unchecked exception can terminate the program, but checked exceptions must be handled explicitly or declared in the method signature.
D) An exception thrown in a finally block will suppress any exception thrown in the associated try block.