Given below are two statements : Statement I : Piciric acid is 2,4,6 - trinitrotoluene. Statement II : Phenol - 2,4 - disulphonic acid is treated with Conc. \(\mathrm{HNO}_3\) to get picric acid. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

• Correct answer
  A

  Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
• B

  Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
• C

  Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
• D

  Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

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