| Statement I: | When chloral is heated with conc. potassium hydroxide, it yields [CCl3 — COO- and CCl3CH2OH] | 
| Statement II: | In Cannizzaro's reaction, hydride transfer is the slowest step. | 
| 1. | Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct. | 
| 2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. | 
| 3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. | 
| 4. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect. | 
| 1. | Crotonaldehyde | 2. | Acrolein | 
| 3. | Mesityl oxide | 4. | Propanal | 
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| 3. |  | 4. |  | 
Select the correct option based on statements below:
| Assertion (A): | The addition of ammonia derivatives to carbonyl compounds is carried out in a weakly acidic medium. | 
| Reason (R): | In a weakly acidic medium, the attacking nucleophile is also protonated. | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |