A OBJECTIVE TYPEQUESTIONS (1 Mark each) 7.

A semple of soi is mixed with water and allowed

to settle. The cdear supematant soBution tuns the
Multiple Choice Questions pH paper yellowish-orange. Whih of the folowine
would change the colour of this pH paper to greenish
I. NCERT Exemplar Problems blue?
1. What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed (a) Lemon juice () Vinegar
with a solution of abase ina test tube? (c) Common salt (d) An antacid
(i) The ternperature of the solution increases 8. Which of the foowing gives the correct inTeasing
(i) The tenperature of the solution decreases order of aidic strength?
(120) The ternperature of the solution remains the same (a) Water <Acetic acid <Hydrochloric aid
(io) Salt formation takes place (b) Water <Hydrochloric aid <Aetic aid
(a) (i) only (b) (i) and (i) (c) Acetic aid <Water <Hydrochloric add
(c) (i) and (ii) (d) () and (ir) (d) Hydrochloric aid <Water <Acetic aid
2 An aqueous solution turns red litmus solution blue. 9. If afew drops of a concentrated acid acidentally spills
Excess addition of which of the following solution over the hand of a student, what should be done?
would reverse the change? (a) Wash the hand with saline solution
(a) Baking powder (b) Wash the hand immediately with plenty of water
(b) Lime and apply apaste of sodium hydrogen carbonate
(c) After washing with plenty of water apply solution
(c) Ammoniurm hydroxide solution of sodium hydroxide on the hand
(d) Hydrochloricacid (d) Neutralise the acid with a strong alkali
3. During the preparation of hydrogen hloride gas on 10. Sodium hydrogen carbonate when added to acetic
a humid day, the gas is usually passed through the acid evolves a gas.
guard tube containing calcium chloride. The role of
calcium hioride taken in the guard tube is to Which of the following statements are true about the
(a) absorb the evolved gas gas evolved?
(b) moisten the gas () It turms lime water milky
(ii) Itextinguishes a burning
(ii) It dissolves inasolution ofsplinter
() absorb moisture from the gas
(d) absorb CI ions from the evolved gas sodium hydroxide
4. Which of the following salts does not contain water of
(iv) It has a pungent odour
rystallisation? (a) () and (i) (b) (),(i) and (ii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv) (d) ()and (iv)
(a) Blue vítriol (b) Baking soda 11. Common salt besides being used in
(c) Washing soda (d) Gypsum be used as the raw material for
kitchen can also
5. Sodium carbonate is a basic salt because it is a salt of making
(a) strong acid and strong base () washing soda
(b) weak acid and weak base (ii) bleaching powder
(c) strong acid and weak base (in) baking soda
(iv) slaked lime
(d) weak acid and strong base
(a) (i) and (i) (b) (), (ü) and (iv)
(C.B.S.E. Sample Paper 2010) (c) (i) arnd (ii)
6. Calciurn phosphate is present in tooth enamel. Its (d) (i), (ii) and (iv)
12. One of the constituents of
nature is baking powder is sodium
(a) basic (b) acidic hydrogen carbonate, the other constituent is
(c) neutral (a) hydrochloric acid (b) tartaric acid
(d) amphoteric (c) acetic acid
(d) sulphuric acid
13. To protect to0th decay we are advised to brush our (ii) Bulb will not glow because ireuit is incomplete
toeth regularly. (iu) Bultb willnot gow becaus it depends upon the
1he nature of the tooth paste commonly used is type of electrolytic solution
(a) acidic (b) neutral (a) () and (i)
() basic (d) corrOsive (b) (ü) only () (io) only
4 Which of the following statemnents is correct about an 21. Which of the following is ued for disslution f
aqueous solution of an acid and of a base? gold?
(1) Higher the pH, stronger the acid (a) Hydrochloric acid
(u) Higher the pH, weaker the acid (b) Sulphuric acid
(u) Lower the plH, stronger the base (c) Nitric acid
(iw) Lower the pH, weaker the base (d) Aqua regia
(u) (i) and(iii) (b) (ii) and (ii)
22. Which of the following is not a mineral acid?
() () and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iv) (a) Hydrochloric acid (b) Citric acid
15. The pHof the gastric juices released during digestion (c) Sulphuric acid (d) Nitric acid
/s 23. Which among the following is not a base?
(a) less than 7 (b) more than 7
(d) equal to 0 (a) NaOH (b) KOH
(c) equal to 7 (d) CH,OH
16. Which of the following phenomena occur, when a (c) NH,OH
24. Whichof the following statements is not corret?
SImall amount of acid is added to water?
() lonisation (i) Neutralisation (a) All metalcarbonates react with acid to give a salt,
(io) Salt formation water and carbon dioxíde
(ii) Dilution
(a) (i) and (i) (b) (i) and (ui) (b) All metal oxides react with water to give salt and
(d) () and (iv) acid
() (i)and (ii)
(c) Some metals react with acids to give salt and
17. Which one of the following can be used as an
acid-base indicator by avisually impared student? hydrogen
(a) Litmus (b) Turmeric (d) Some non mnetal oxídes react with water to form
an acid
(c) Vanilla essence (d) Petunia leaves
18. Which of the following substance will not give carbon 25. Match the chemical substances given in Column (A)
dioxide on treatment with dilute acid? with their appropriate application given in Column (B)
(a) Marble (b) Limestone Column (A) Column (B)
(c) Baking soda (d) Lime (A) Bleaching powder (i) Preparation
19. Which of the following is acidic in nature? of glass
(a) Lime juice (b) Human blood (B) Baking soda (ii) Production of
(c) Lime water (d) Antacid
H, and C1,
20. In an attempt to demonstrate electrical conductivity (C) Washing soda (iii) Decolourisation
through an electrolyte, the following apparatus (D) Sodium chloride (iv) Antacid
(Figure 13) was set up.
Which among the following statement(s) is(are) (a) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(iü)
correct? (b) A-(i), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(i)
6volt battery-HH Bulb (c) A-(i), B-(i), C-), D-(1)
Switch (d) A-(i), B--(iv), C-(), D-(ii)
26. Equal volumes of hydrochloric acid and sodium
hydroxide solutions of same concentration are mixed
Beaker and the pH of the resulting solution is checked with a
pH paper. What would be the colour obtained? (You
may use colour guide given in Figure 14.
-Nail
-Dilute NaOH
solution
Rubber Increasing basic characier
cork Increasing acidiccharacter
Neutrat
Fig. 13 Universal Indicator
() Bulb will not glow because electrolyte is not acidic Fig. 14
() Bulb will glow because NaOH is a strong base (b) Yellow
(a) Red
and furnishes ions for conduction. (d) Blue
(c) Yellowish green
 27. Whih of the tollowing . Whiho the tollowing ntalemenl in not core)
passed through water? solution red.
(u) Acidu turnble litmus
() lt doeS not ionise in the solution as it is (b) Raw onlon can be sed as olfactory indicator t,
aovalent
ompound.
() It ionises in the
heck acd or bane,
solution () Baien are nour in tante.
( ) t gives both hvdrogen and hydoNyl on in the give odour in
(d) Vanilla esence doen not
solution baste solutions. strongly
() Ittorms hvdonium ion in the solution due to the 6. Which of the tollowing ncidic solutions having given
wmbination ofhvdrogenion with water noleule pllvalues iN most acidie ?
(a) () only () (i) omly () Coffee (ptl-4.8)
(c) () and (i) () () and (ie)
28. Which of the following statenents is tre tor (b) Beer (pll-4.2)
avs? () Tomato juice (pll -4.4)
(a) Bitter and change rt litmus to blue
(6) Sour and change red litmus to blue (d) Lemon juice (pl - 2.3)
(c) Sour and change blue litmus to red 7. Which ofthe following aqueous Nolutions has highet
(d) Bitter and change blue litmus to red pBt value?
(a) Sodium chloride (b) Potassium carbonate
29. Which of the following are present in a dilute
solution of hydrohlorie acid?
aqueous (c) Copper sulphate (d) Ammonium chloride
(a) H,o +C 8, Which of the following is not a strong acid?
(b) HO'+OH (a) H,S0,
() CE + OH (b) CH,COOH
() unionised HCI
30. ldentify the corret (c) HNO, (d) HCI
epresentation of rvaction 9. The pH of a solution is 3. When its pH changesto 5,
ocurring during chloralkali process then H' ion concentration
(a) 2NaCI) +2H,O0)
(a) increases two times (b) decreases two times
2NaOH() +C() +H() (c) increases 100 times
(b) 2NaCl(aq) + 2H,O(aq) (d) decreases 100times
2NaOH(aq) +Cl(8) +H,() 10. Bleaching powder is :
() 2NaCl(aq)+2H, O) (a) CaO,CI, (b) CaOCI,
2NaOH(aq) +Clh(aq) +H,(aq) (c) CaCIO, (d) CaCl, +O,.
(d) 2NaCl(aq) +2H,0) ’ 11. Slaked lime reacts with Cl, to
give
2NaOH(aq) +Cl,() +H,(g) (a) Baking soda (b) Sodium hydroxide
II. Additional Questions (c) Bleaching powder (d) Cement
12. Baking powder contains
1. When black copper oxide placed in a beaker is treated and sodium hydrogen carbonate
with dilute HCI, its colour changes to (a) Tartaric acid
(a) white (b) dark red (b) Sodium hydroxide
(c) Calcium chloride
(c) bluish green (d) no change 13. Plaster of Paris is (d) Acetic acid
2. The pH of a solution is 3. When its pH changes to 5,
(a) Gypsum obtained by heating:
then H ion concentration (c) Sodium chloride (b) Limestone
(a) increases two times 14. Lime reacts (d) Aceticacid.
(a) Ca(OH),
with water to give:
(b) decreases two times
(c) increases 100 times (c) CaOCI, (b) CaCl,
15. The (d) CaO.
(d) decreases 100 times
3. Baking powder contains sodium hydrogen carbonate
substances
() common salthaving pH more than 7 are
and (ii) vinegar (ii) washing soda
(a) Tartaric acid (a) (), (ii) and (iv) (iv) sodium hydroxide
(b) Washing soda (6) (ii) and (iv)
(c) Calcium chloride (d) Acetic acid (c) (),(iii)and (iv)
16. Which of the (d) (iv) only
4 Metal hydrogen carbonates react with acids to give
(a) salt, water, chlorine
following
() Copper sulphate salts have pH less than 7?
(b) salt, water and carbon dioxide (ii) Sodium carbonate
(ii) Aluminium hloride
(c) salt and carbon dioxide (iv) Sodium acetate
(d) salt, hydrogen and carbon dioxide (a) (i) and (iii)
() (i0), (iii) (b) (ii) and (iv)
and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)
 17. lhea d obtained tronn cund is
Columnl
(a) halic acid () Tartarie acid (') Blue
()Aetic acid (d) Lactic acid (O) Gven
1s Whih of the tollowiny, acid is present in sour milk? (R) Rod Bani
(a) itric acid () Actic acid (9) Orange/yellew 4. Neutral
() Latic aid (a) P2, ) 4, RJS| () 3 Q 4, R 2, 5 I
(«) Tartaric acid (() 3, Q 4, R-I, S2 («}) P'3,O 4, R2.SI
19 The acid used in batteries of trucks and cars is
26. Baking soda in a mixture ot
(a) HNO (b) HCI (a) Sodium carlbonate ad acetic acil
(c) H,SO, («) CH,COOH (b) Sodlium carlbonate and tarlaric acid
20. The main omponent of baking powder responsible (c) Solium hydrogen Carbonate and tartaric acl
for tluffy nature of cakes is () Sodium hydrogen calbonate and acetic acd
(a) Tartaric acid (b) Sodium carbonate (CBSE 2019-20)
() Sodium bicarbonate (d) Citrie acit 27. The hemical formul for plaster of laris in:
21. ldentify the basic salt fronm the following salts: (4) CasO 21,0 (h) Ca0, H0
(a) Na,CO, (0) NH,CI () Caa0,H,0 () Ca0,. |,O
(c) NaNO, (d) KCI (CRS: 2019-20)
28. When asmall amount of acid is added to waler, the
(CBSE Sample Paper 2019-20) phenomena which occur are:
22. Match the acid given in Column Iwith its source (A) Dilution
given in Column II.
(B) Neutralisation
Column I Column II (C) Formation of H,0' ions
(P) Lactic acid 1. Vinegar (D) Salt formation
(Q) Tartaric acid 2. Sting of bees The correct statements are:
(R) Formic acid 3. Tamarind (a) (A) and (C) (b) (B)and(D)
(S) Acetic acid 4. Sour milk (c) (A)and (B) (d) (B) and (C)
(CBSE 2019-20)
(a) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1 (b) P-4,Q-1, R-2, S-3
(c) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1 (d) P-4, Q-2, R-1, S-3 29. An aqueous solution 'A' turns phenolphthalein
solution pink. On addition of an aqueous solution
23. Match the compound in Column Iwith its formula in 'B' to 'A, the pink colour disappears. The following
Column II. statement is true for solution 'A' and 'B',
ColumnI Column II (a) Ais strongly basicand Bis aweak base.
(P) Bleaching powder 1. NaHCO, (b) A isstrongly acidic and Bis a weak acid.
(Q) Baking soda 2. CaOCI, (c) Ahas pH greater than 7and Bhas pH less than 7.
(R) Gypsum 3. CaSO, 1/2H,0 (d) A has pH less than 7and Bhas pHgreater than 7.
30. Which of the given options correctly represents the
(S) Plaster of Paris 4. CaSO,2H,0 Parent acid and base of Calcium Carbonate?
(a) P-1, Q2, R-3, S-4 (b) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
Option Parent acid Parent base
(c) P-1, Q2, R-4, S-3 (d) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
24. Match the substance in Column Iwith its appropriate (a) HCI NaOH
use in Column II.
(b) H,CO, Ca(OH),
ColumnI Column II CaSO,
(c) H,PO,
(P) CaOCI, 1. for softening hard
water (d) H,SO, CasSO,
(Q) NaHCO, 2. in manufacture of soap (CBSE Sample Paper 2021-22)
(R) Na,CO,10H,0 3. for sterilisationof 31. How will you protect yourself trom the heat
drinking water generated while diluting aconcentrated acid?
(S) NaOH 4. in fire extinguishers (a) By adding acid to water with constant stirring.
(a) P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-2 (b) P-3, Q4, R-1, S-2 (b) By adding water to acid with constant stirring.
(c) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 (d) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2 (c) By adding water toacid followed by base.
25. Match the colour of universal indicator in Column I (d) By adding base to acid with constant stirring.
With its character in Column II. (CBSE Sample Paper 2021-22)
 32. Vinay observed that the stain ofcurrv on awhite shirt 36. Study the following table and choose the corTect
becomes reddish-brown when soap is scrubbed on it, option:
but it turns yellow again when the shirt is washed Parent|Nature of
Salt Parent
with plenty of water. What might be the reason for Acid Base Salt
his observation?
HCI NaOH Basic
() Soap is acidic in nature (a) Sodium
(n) Soap is basic in nature chloride
(n) Turmeric is a natural indicator which gives reddish Sodium H,CO, NaOH Neutral
(b)
tinge in bases carbonate
(r) Turnmeric is a natural indicator which gives reddish Sodium H,SO, NaOH Addic
tinge in acids (C)
sulphate
(a) () and (i) (b) (i) and (ii) CH,COOH NaOH Basic
(d) Sodium
(c) () and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iv) acetate
(CBSE Sample Paper 2021-22)
33. Study the diagram given below and identify the gas (CBSE 2021-22)
formed in the reaction. acidic
37. Consider the pH value of the following
samples:
S. No. Sample pH Value
Dilute 1 Lemon Juice 2.2
sulphuric acid 1.2
Gastric Juice
Zinc granules - 3 Vinegar 3.76

4 Dil. Acetic acid 3.0

The decreasing order of their Hion concentration is

(a) Carbon dioxide which extinguishes the burning (a) 3>4>1>2 (b) 2>1>3>4
candle
(b) Oxygen due to which the candle burns more
(c) 2>1>4>3 (d) 3>4>2>1
brightly (CBSE 2021-22)
(c) Sulphur dioxide which produces a suffocating 38. Which of the following salts do not have the water of
smell
crystallisation?
(d) Hydrogen which while burning produces a () Bleaching Powder (i) Plaster of Paris
Popping sound. (CBSE 2021-22) (i) Washing soda
34. Which of the options in the given table are correct? (iv) Baking soda
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) () and (ii)
Option NaturalAcid (c) (i) and (ii) (d) () and (iv)
Source Present
(CBSE 2021-22)
39. When sodium
() Orange Oxalic acid bicarbonate reacts with dilute
(ii) Sour milk Lactic acid
hydrochloric acid, the gas evolved is:
(a) Hydrogen; it gives pop
(ü) Ant sting Methanoic acid matchstick sound with burming
(iv) Tamarind Acetic acid (b) Hydrogen; it turns lime
(a) () and()
(c) Carbon dioxide; it turns water milky
lime water
(c) (i) and (ii)
(b) () and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iv)
(d) Carbon dioxide; it blows of burmingmilky
with a pop sound. matchstick
(CBSE 2021-22) 40. Acid present in
35. Select from the following statement which is true for (a) Methanoic acidtomato is:
bases. (c) Lactic acid (b) Aetic acid
(a) Bases are bitter and turn blue litmus red. (d) Oxalic acid
(b) Bases have a pH less than 7. 41. The name of (CBSE 2022-23)
(c) Bases are sour and change red litmus to blue. the salt used to
hardness of water is: remove permanent
(d) Bases turn pink when a drop of phenolphthalein (4) Sodium
is added to them. (CBSE 2021-22) (b) Sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO,)
chloride (NaCl)
 ANDSALIS
DS,BASES 2. Assertion (A): ptHofmilk of magnesia is morethan7.
decahydrate (Na,CO,10H,O)
iw Sodium carbonate Reason (R): Magnesia solution is acidic in nature.
(CasO, 2 H,0)
id Calcium sulphate hemihydrate (CBSE 2022-23) 3. Assertion (A): During indigestion, the body
produces less acids causing acidity.
set-up, if the experiment Reason (R): Acidity may be treated by using milk of
In the given experimentalwith each of the following magnesia.
iscarried out separately bulb willglow is/are: 4. Assertion (A): The aqueous CuSO, solution isaidic
solutions the cases in which the in nature.
Reason (R): It is formed by strong base and weak
acid.
5. Assertion (A): Zinc reacts with sodium hydroxide
solution to liberate H, gas.
Reason (R): Hydrogen gas burnswith a pop sound
6. Assertion (A): pH of ammonium nitrate solution is
less than 7.
-Solution
Reason (R): Solution of salt of weak base and strong
acid is acidic.
() Dilute hydrochloric acid 7. Assertion (A): When excess of carbon dioxide is
(ii) Dilute sulphuric acid passed through lime water, there is no milkiness.
(iii) GlucOse solution Reason (R): Calcium carbonate is formed.
(iv) Alcohol 8. Assertion (A): Calcium sulphate hemihydrate,
1
(a) (i) only CaSO,. H,Ois plaster of paris.
2
(b) (i)only
Reason (R): It is prepared by heating gypsum
(c) () and (i) (CaSO,.2H,0) to a temperature of 373 K.
(d) (i), (in) and (iv) (CBSE 2022-23)
9. Assertion (A): Bleaching powder reacts with dil.
43. Which of the following gives the correct increasing hydrochloric acid to evolve chlorine.
order of acidic strength? Reason (R): The amount of Cl, evolved on treatment
(a) Sodium chloride <Acetic acid < Hydrochloric acid of bleaching powder with excess of dilute acid is
(b) Sodium chloride <Hydrochloric acid < Acetic acid called available chlorine.

() Acetic acid <Sodium chloride <Hydrochloric acid 10. Assertion (A): The pain of bee's sting can be eased
(d) Hydrochloric acid< Sodium chloride <Aceticacid by treating with sodium bicarbonate solution.
(CBSE 2022-23) Reason (R): The bee's sting is basic in nature.
44. Mild non-corrosive basic salt is 11. Assertion (A): Fresh milk in which baking soda is
(a) Ca(OH); (b) NaCI added, takes a longer time to set as curd.
(c) NaOH (d) NaHCO, Reason (R): Baking soda decreases the pH value ot
fresh milk to below 6.
(CBSE Sample Paper 2023)
(CBSE Sample Paper 2021-22)
Assertion-Reason Iype Questions 12. Assertion (A): Sodium hydrogen carbonate is used
n the following questions, two statements are as an ingredient in antacids.
One labeled Assertion (A) and the other labelled given Reason (R): NaHCO, is a mild non-corrosive bast
(R). Select the correct answer to these questions from Reason (CBSE 2021-2022)
the salt.
odes (a), (b). (c) and (d) as given
(a) Both (A) below:
and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation One Word/Very Short Sentence Answer
of the assertion.
a strorng
(bj Both (A) and (R) are ture but (R) is not the correct 1. Which of the two: HCl or CH, COOH is
explanation of the assertion. acid?
(0 (A) is true
but (R) is false. 2. Give two examples ot strong bases.
(4) (A) is false but 3. What is the basicityof CHCOOH?
(R) is true.
1. 4. Is the sting of ants acidic or basic?
Assertiopaper,
litmus n (A):the When
colour
HCIk) is tested with blue
5. Givetwo examples of weak acids. hvdrovide3
remains
keason (R): HCI() does not release H' unchanged. 6. What is the acidity of aluminium
NG
vot ions.
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according to latest CBSE Exam. patter