Which of the following aldehydes does not give the Cannizzaro reaction?

Predict the major product of the following reaction sequence:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$:
Assertion $A$: Acetal/Ketal is stable in basic medium.
Reason $R$: The high leaving tendency of alkoxide ion gives the stability to acetal/ketal in basic medium.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Predict the product of the following reaction:
$2,2',6,6'$-tetraformylbiphenyl $\xrightarrow[(ii)\,H^{+}/H_2O, 0^{\circ}C]{(i)\,NaOH (excess)}$ ?

The final product $A$ formed in the following multistep reaction sequence is:

$NaOH/H^{+}$ reacts with: