Presence of a nitro group in a benezene ring________

Deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution

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Activities the ring towards electrophilic substitution

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Renders the ring basic

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Deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitution.

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Solution

The correct option is C Renders the ring basic
Nitro group is an electron-withdrawing group. It withdraws electron from benzene rings towards itself such that the pi electrons of benzene are transferred to the nitro group this deactivates the benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution reaction.

Hence option B is the right answer.

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