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The correct arrangement of the following carbocations in decreasing order of their stability is:

| (A) | —OCH3 and —NHCOCH3 are activating groups. |
| (B) | —CN and —OH are meta-directing groups. |
| (C) | —CN and —SO3H are meta-directing groups. |
| (D) | Activating groups act as ortho – and para-directing groups. |
| (E) | Halides are activating groups. |
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| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (i) | Nitrobenzene | (a) | +R |
| (ii) | Aniline | (b) | -R |
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(c) | +E |
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(d) | -E |
| 1. | I > II > III > IV | 2. | IV > III > II > I |
| 3. | III > II > I > IV | 4. | II > IV > III > I |