Hybridised states of carbon in graphite and diamond are respectively

Identify the anti-aromatic compound.

Given below are two statements:
Statement $I$: Tropolone is an aromatic compound and has $8 \pi$ electrons.
Statement $II$: $\pi$ electrons of $ > C = O $ group in tropolone is involved in aromaticity.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below:

In the nitration of benzene using a mixture of concentrated $HNO_3$ and concentrated $H_2SO_4$,how does nitric acid behave in the nitrating mixture?

Which compound is formed when benzene is boiled with concentrated $HCl$?

Among the following,the number of aromatic compound$(s)$ is