Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): On nitration of m-xylene with
HNO3,
H2SO4, 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: