Given below are two statements: [2026]
Statement I: Benzene is nitrated to give nitrobenzene, which on further treatment with will give 
Statement II: group is a m-directing and deactivating group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
(4)
Nitrobenzene does not give Friedel–Craft acylation since it is highly deactivated ring.