Which of the following is $NOT$ obtained by the fractional distillation of coal tar?

Identify $X$ in the following reaction.

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$.
Assertion $A$: $[6]-$Annulene,$[8]-$Annulene and cis$-10-$Annulene are respectively aromatic,non-aromatic and non-aromatic.
Reason $R$: Planarity is one of the requirements of aromatic systems.
In the light of the above statements,choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Benzene was discovered by.....

Predict the major product of the reaction of $1$-ethyl-$3$-methylbenzene with $KMnO_4$ in an acidic medium under heating.

Identify the correct statements for a ring system to exhibit aromaticity.
$(i)$ It must not be planar.
$(ii)$ It must possess $(4n+2) \pi$-electrons.
$(iii)$ It must be planar.
$(iv)$ It must possess $4n \pi$-electrons.
The correct answer is