Consider the following Statement-I : In the nitration of aniline, more amount of m-nitroaniline is formed than expected. Statement-II : In the presence of a strongly acidic medium, aniline is protonated to form anilinium ion, which is meta directing. The correct answer is

• Correct answer
  A

  Both statement-I and statement-II are correct
• B

  Both statement-I and statement-II are not correct
• C

  Statement-I is correct, but statement-II is not correct
• D

  Statement-I is not correct, but statement-II is correct

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.