The major product in the following transformation is

Which of the following reacts with methylmagnesium iodide to produce tert-butyl alcohol?

The reaction shown in the image proceeds via which mechanism?

Benzene carbaldehyde (benzaldehyde) is reacted with concentrated $NaOH$ solution to give the products $A$ and $B$. The product $A$ can be used as a food preservative and the product $B$ is an aromatic hydroxy compound where the $OH$ group is linked to an $sp^3$ hybridized carbon atom next to the benzene ring. The products $A$ and $B$ are respectively,

Given below are two statements :
Statement $I :$ The nucleophilic addition of sodium hydrogen sulphite to an aldehyde or a ketone involves proton transfer to form a stable ion.
Statement $II :$ The nucleophilic addition of hydrogen cyanide to an aldehyde or a ketone yields amine as final product.
In the light of the above statements,choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Which of the following reagents is suitable for the preparation of the product in the above reaction?