Consider the following compounds and the nitrogen atoms labelled from I to VIII.

Choose the correct statement(s) from the following:

If an equimolar mixture of all these three compounds is treated with HCl, V gets protonated first.

Basic character of I, II and III follow the order II>I>III

The lower basic nature of VIII compared to VII can be attributed to involvement of lone pair on VIII in aromatic stabilization.

Basic character of I, V and VII will almost be equal as all them are $s{p}^2$  hybridized.