Roll No : School : MISHRA EDUCATIONAL Time :

Date : INSTITUTE
Marks: 30
Assessment :
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1 Which of the following is not a acidic salt? 1

(a) CuSO4 (b) NH4Cl
(c) FeCl3 (c) CH4COONa
2 A solution of NaCl 1
(i) will turn red litmus blue
(ii) will turn pH paper green
(iii) will turn blue litmus red
(iv) will not affect litmus
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i), and, (iii)
(c) (i) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iv)
3 Many salts absorbs water from atmosphere. This property is 1
called
(a) deliquescence
(b) efflorescence
(c) hydration
(d) addition
4 An aqueous solution with pH = 1 is 1
(a) strongly acidic (b) strongly basic
(c) neutral (d) weakly acidic
5 CaOCl2 will liberate Cl2 gas in presence of 1
(i) CO2 (ii) HCl (iii) CO (iv) NO
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iv)

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 6 Egg shell is made up of 1
(a) CaCO3 (b) CaO
(c) Ca(OH)2 (d) CaCl2
7 Curd cannot be stored in 1
(i) Brass vessel (ii) Copper vessel (iii) Steel (iv) Bronze
(a) (i), (ii), (iii) (b) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iv) (d) (i), (iii), (iv)
8 What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed with a solution 1
of a base in a test tube?
(i) The temperature of the solution increases
(ii) The temperature of the solution decreases
(iii) The temperature of the solution remains the same
(iv) Salt formation takes place.
(a) (i) only (b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iv)
9 An aqueous solution turns red litmus solution blue. Excess addition 1
of which of the following solution would reverse the change?
(a) Baking power
(b) Lime
(c) Ammonium hydroxide solution
(d) Hydrochloric acid
10During the preparation of hydrogen chloride gas on a humid day, 1
the gas is usually passed through the guard tube containing calcium
chloride. The role of calcium chloride taken in the guard tube is to
(a) absorb the evolved gas
(b) moisten the gas
(c) absorb moisture from the gas
(d) absorb Cl– ions from the evolved gas

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 11 Which of the following salts does not contain water of 1
crystallisation?
(a) Blue vitriol (b) Baking soda
(c) Washing soda (d) Gypsum
12 Sodium carbonate is a basic salt because it is a salt of 1
(a) strong acid and strong base.
(b) weak acid and weak base.
(c) strong acid and weak base.
(d) weak acid and strong base.
13 Calcium phosphate is present in tooth enamel. Its nature is 1
(a) basic (b) acidic
(c) neutral (d) amphoteric
14A sample of soil is mixed with water and allowed to settle. The 1
clear supernatant solution turns the pH paper yellowishorange.
Which of the following would change the colour of this pH paper to
greenish-blue?
(a) Lemon juice (b) Vinegar
(c) Common salt (d) An antacid
15 Which of the following gives the correct increasing order of acidic 1
strength ?
(a) Water < Acetic acid < Hydrochloric acid
(b) Water < Hydrochloric acid < Acetic acid
(c) Acetic acid < Water < Hydrochloric acid
(d) Hydrochloric acid < Water < Acetic acid
16 Which of the following phenomena occur, when a small amount of 1
acid is added to water ?
(i) Ionisation (ii) Neutralisation
(iii) Dilution (iv) Salt formation
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)

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 17 Which one of the following can be used as an acid-base indicator 1
by a visually impared (blind) student ?
(a) Litmus (b) Turmeric
(c) Vanilla essence (d) Petunia leaves
18 In an attempt to demonstrate electrical conductivity through an 1
electrolyte, the following apparatus was set up.

Which among the following statement(s) is (are) correct?

(i) Bulb will not glow because electrolyte is not acidic.
(ii) Bulb will glow because NaOH is a strong base and furnishes
ions for conduction.
(iii) Bulb will not glow because circuit is incomplete.
(iv) Bulb will not glow because it depends upon the type of
electrolytic solution.
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (ii) only (d) (iv) only
19 Which of the following is used for dissolution of gold ? 1
(a) Hydrochloric acid
(b) Sulphuric acid
(c) Nitric acid
(d) Aqua regia
20 Which among the following is not a base? 1
(a) NaOH (b) KOH
(c) NH4OH (d) C2H5OH

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 21 Which of the following statement is not correct? 1
(a) All metal carbonates react with acid to give salt, water and
carbon dioxide.
(b) All metal oxides react with water to give salt and acid.
(c) Some metals react with acids to give salt and hydrogen.
(d) Some non-metal oxides react with water to form an acid.
22Equal volumes of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide solutions 1
of same concentration are mixed 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)

(a) Red (b) Yellow (c) Yellowish green (d) Blue

23 Which of the following is(are) true when HCl (g) is passed through 1
water?
(i) It does not ionise in the solution as it is a covalent compound.
(ii) It ionises in the solution.
(iii) It gives both hydrogen and hydroxyl ion in the solution.
(iv) It forms hydronium ion in the solution due to the combination
of hydrogen ion with water molecule.
(a) (i) only (b) (iii) only
(c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (iii) and (iv)
24 Which of the following statements is true for acids? 1
(a) Bitter and change red litmus to blue.
(b) Sour and change red litmus to blue.
(c) Sour and change blue litmus to red.
(d) Bitter and change blue litmus to red.
25 Which of the following are present in a dilute aqueous solution of 1
hydrochloric acid?
(a) H3O+ + Cl– (b) H3O+ + OH–
(c) Cl– + OH– (d) unionised HCl

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 26 NaHCO3 formed by reaction of 1
(a) NaOH + H2CO3
(b) NaCl + H2CO3
(c) Na2CO3 + HCl
(d) NaOH + Na2CO3
27 pH of H2O is 1
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
28 Ag2S reacts with H2SO4 to form 1
(a) AgSO4 (b) Ag2SO4 + H2S
(c) Ag2O + H2S (d) AgOH + H2S
29 Lime water reacts with chlorine to form 1
(a) CaCl2 (b) CaOCl2
(c) Ca(ClO3)2 (d) CaO2Cl2
30 NaOH is obtained by electrolysis of 1
(a) Aq. solution of NaCl
(b) Aq. Na2CO3
(c) Aq. NaHCO3
(d) Molten NaCl

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