STATEMENT-1: Bromobenzene upon reaction with /Fe gives 1,4-dibromobenzene as the major product.
and
STATEMENT-2: In bromobenzene, the inductive effect of the bromo group is more dominant than the mesomeric effect in directing the incoming electrophile.
Official answer: C
Statement 1. Bromine is an ortho/para director, and the para product dominates (less steric hindrance): 1,4-dibromobenzene is the major product. True.
Statement 2. The -I effect of Br deactivates the ring (governs the rate), but the +M effect governs the orientation, by stabilising the ortho/para σ-complexes. So the statement is false.
(C)