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The presence of nitro group in a benzene ring

  1. activates the ring towards electrophlic substitution

  2. renders the ring basic

  3. deactivates the ring towards nucliophilic substitution

  4. deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution

  5. Both (1) and (2)

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