Maximum 1s in a Row Problem

Given a matrix ARR with dimensions N * M, consisting only of 0s and 1s where each row is sorted, determine the index of the row that contains the highest number of 1s. If multiple rows contain the same number of 1s, return the index of the first such row.

Input:

The first line of input includes an integer ‘T’, representing the number of test cases.
For each test case, the first line consists of two space-separated integers ‘N’ and ‘M’, indicating the number of rows and columns respectively.
The following N lines each contain M elements representing the rows of the matrix.

Output:

For each test case, output the index of the row with the maximum number of 1's. In case of a tie, return the smallest index.
Each result should be on a separate line.

Example:

Suppose we have 1 test case
Input:
3 4
0 1 1 1
0 0 1 1
1 1 1 1

Output:
2
Explanation:

The third row (zero-indexed) has the maximum number of 1s (4 ones).

Constraints:

  • 1 <= T <= 1000
  • 1 <= N, M <= 500
  • Each row in the matrix is sorted
  • Time Limit: 1 sec
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Find the row with the maximum number of 1s in a sorted matrix.

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