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Answer
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Solution
As per NCERT, secondary amines react with nitrous acid (NaNO2 + HCl) to give N-nitrosoamines (yellow oily compounds).
NaNO2 + HCl HNO2 + NaCl
C6H5NHCH3 + HO-N=O C6H5N(CH3)-N=O + H2O
The product is N-methyl-N-nitrosoaniline.
Answer: (4)