The product of the following reaction is:

The electrophile that participates in the nitration of benzene is:

The addition of $Cl_2$ to benzene in the presence of $AlCl_3$ is an example of:

In the following sequence of reactions,the maximum number of atoms present in molecule $C$ in one plane is:
$A$ $\xrightarrow[Cu \text{ tube}]{\text{Red hot}} B$ $\xrightarrow[\text{Anhydrous } AlCl_3]{CH_3Cl (1 \text{ eq})} C$
($A$ is the lowest molecular weight alkyne)

Given below are two statements $:$
Statement $(I) :$ On nitration of $m-$xylene with $HNO_3, H_2SO_4$ followed by oxidation,$4-$nitrobenzene$-1, 3-$dicarboxylic acid is obtained as the major product.
Statement $(II) :$ $-CH_3$ group is $o/p-$directing while $-NO_2$ group is $m-$directing group.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below $:$

Reaction of $SO_3$ is easier in: