The oxidation of ethylbenzene with $KMnO_4$ yields which of the following compounds?

Consider the following reactions. From these reactions,which reaction will give carboxylic acid as a major product?
$(A)$ $R-C \equiv N \xrightarrow[(i) H^{+}/H_2O]{\text{mild condition}} R-CONH_2$
$(B)$ $R-MgX \xrightarrow[(ii) H_3O^{+}]{\text{(i) } CO_2} R-COOH$
$(C)$ $R-C \equiv N \xrightarrow[(ii) H_3O^{+}]{\text{(i) } SnCl_2/HCl} R-CHO$
$(D)$ $R-CH_2-OH \xrightarrow{PCC} R-CHO$
$(E)$ $\text{Benzoyl chloride} \xrightarrow[(ii) Br_2/H_2O]{\text{(i) } H_2/Pd-BaSO_4} \text{Benzoic acid}$
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Which among the following compounds is $NOT$ used for the preparation of aromatic carboxylic acids from alkyl benzene?

How is formic acid prepared?

In the above reaction,the reagent $A$ is :

$A$ methyl group attached to a benzene ring can be oxidized to a carboxyl group by reacting with: