Q.
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Iron (III) catalyst, acidified $K _2 Cr _2 O _7$ and neutral $KMnO _4$ have the ability to oxidise I' to $I _2$ independently.
Statement II : Manganate ion is paramagnetic in nature and involves $p \pi- p \pi$ bonding.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options.
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