Match the substituents on benzene (List I) with their effect in electrophilic aromatic substitution (List II). List I: P -OCH3; Q -Cl; R -COCH3; S -CH3. List II: 1 ortho/para directing, strongly activating; 2 ortho/para directing, deactivating; 3 meta directing, deactivating; 4 ortho/para directing, weakly activating.

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Match the substituents on benzene (List I) with their effect in electrophilic aromatic substitution (List II). List I: P $- OCH X_{3}$ ; Q $- Cl$ ; R $- COCH X_{3}$ ; S $- CH X_{3}$ . List II: 1 ortho/para directing, strongly activating; 2 ortho/para directing, deactivating; 3 meta directing, deactivating; 4 ortho/para directing, weakly activating.

AP-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
BP-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
CP-1, Q-2, R-4, S-3
DP-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1

Answer: B

Methoxy donates strongly by +M, so it is strongly activating and o/p directing (P-1). Chlorine is deactivating but o/p directing (Q-2). The acetyl group withdraws by -I and -M, so it is deactivating and meta directing (R-3). Methyl is weakly activating and o/p directing (S-4).

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