Junoon 2.
0 2026 (Class 7th)
Objective Test 01
Chemistry
Date : 03-08-2025
Q1 Assertion: Litmus is an acid-base indicator Q4 Match some common edible substances with the
Reason: Litmus shows different colors in acidic and names of the most common acids present in them, by
basic solutions choosing the correct option:
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Column-I Column-II
Reason correctly explains Assertion. a. Tomato 1. Ascorbic acid
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but b. Indian gooseberry 2. Oxalic acid
Reason doesn’t correctly explain Assertion
c. Lemon 3. Citric acid
(C) Assertion is true, Reason is false
d. Unripe, green mango 4. Tartaric acid
(D) Assertion is false, Reason is true
(A) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
Q2 Why is turmeric not suitable as an indicator for (B) a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
detecting acidic substances? (C) a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
(A) Because turmeric itself is acidic and cannot react (D) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
with acids.
Q5 State true/false by choosing the correct option:
(B) Because turmeric changes colour only in basic
‘Substances that taste sour tend to contain acids and
substances, but remains yellow in acidic and
are acidic in nature.’
neutral solutions.
(A) True
(C) Because turmeric always turns red in all types of
(B) False
substances.
(C) Maybe false
(D) Because turmeric gets spoiled in contact with
(D) No conclusion can be drawn
acids.
Q6 During a classroom experiment, students mixed a few
Q3 What is observed when an acidic substance like lemon
drops of lemon juice solution, with lime water in a test
juice is gradually mixed with a basic substance like
tube. They observed that the mixture eventually
lime water in the right proportion?
stopped showing acidic or basic behaviour with
(A) The solution becomes more acidic and turns blue
indicators. The teacher then asked the students to
litmus red.
gently touch the bottom of the test tube. It felt slightly
(B) When solution of an acid is mixed with a solution
warm.
of base in sufficient quantity, resulting solution is
Based on this observation, which of the following best
neither acidic nor basic. Solution becomes
explains what is happening in this reaction?
neutral.
(A) The acid and base are evaporating, which causes
(C) The solution remains basic and turns red litmus
the test tube to become warm.
blue throughout.
(B) A chemical reaction has taken place in which the
(D) The solution becomes bitter and slippery due to
acid and base have neutralised each other, forming
excess acid.
salt and water, and releasing heat in the process.
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(C) The lime water is breaking down the acid into (C) Turmeric paper turns reddish-brown with basic
sugar and vitamins, releasing warmth. substances but shows no colour change with
(D) The test tube became warm due to friction while acidic or neutral substances.
stirring, and no chemical reaction took place. (D) Turmeric paper shows different colours with all
substances, acidic, basic, and neutral.
Q7 During a science experiment, Sia placed two onion-
soaked cotton strips on a table. She added tamarind Q10 Which of the following statements about bases is
water to the first strip and baking soda solution to the incorrect?
second. After a few minutes, she noticed that the smell (A) Bases turn red litmus paper blue and generally
of onion disappeared from the second strip but feel slippery to touch.
remained strong in the first. (B) Bases turn both, turmeric paper, and China rose
Based on this observation, what can we conclude extract reddish brown
about the use of onion as an olfactory indicator, and (C) When a base is mixed with an acid in the right
what does this tell us about the nature of the amount, it results in a neutralisation reaction that
substances added? produces salt, water, and heat.
(A) Onion acts as a visual indicator and changes (D) Soap solution and lime water are examples of
colour only in basic solutions. bases and can be tested using indicators like
(B) Onion has a strong odour, so no substance can litmus and red rose extract.
affect its smell.
Q11 With red rose extract, change in color was observed,
(C) Onion is an olfactory indicator, which means it
as shown in the figure, when Solution A and Solution
changes its smell in the presence of certain
B were added in two different test tubes.
substances. The smell disappears in basic
conditions like baking soda but remains
unchanged in acidic substances like tamarind
water.
(D) Onion reacts chemically with tamarind water and
releases a gas, which is why the smell becomes
stronger.
Which of the following is correct, based on the
Q8 Statement 1- Bases generally taste bitter observation?
Statement 2- Everything that tastes bitter may not (A) Solution A is neutral, Solution B is acidic
contain a base (B) Solution A is basic, Solution B is neutral
Choose the correct option: (C) Solution A is acidic, Solution B is basic
(A) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false (D) Solution A is basic, Solution B is acidic
(B) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
(C) Both are false Q12 Rihan added a lot of organic material to his garden
(D) Both are true soil. Later, his tomato plants stopped growing well. A
soil test showed high acidity. His grandmother advised
Q9 Which of the following correctly describes how adding powdered lime. Why would this help?
turmeric paper behaves when tested with different (A) Lime is a base that neutralises the acidic soil.
types of substances? (B) Lime acts like a fertiliser.
(A) Turmeric paper turns red with acidic substances (C) Lime removes insects attracted by organic matter.
and green with basic substances. (D) Lime dries the soil to prevent plant disease.
(B) Turmeric paper turns blue with basic substances
and remains yellow with acidic ones. Q13 State true/false by choosing the correct option:
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‘The substances that change blue litmus to red are (C) The litmus paper did not change colour in either
same as those that change red rose extract green’ case, because solids cannot be acidic or basic.
(A) True (D) The litmus paper turned red only on the steel
(B) False spoon, where lemon juice was present in its liquid
(C) Maybe false form. It did not change colour on the dry wooden
(D) No conclusion can be drawn board or the remaining part of metal spoon,
because only substances that are in an aqueous
Q14 Manya’s grandmother was making pickles and
solution (i.e., solutions with water as solvents or
accidentally spilled some lemon juice on a steel spoon
materials with water and dissolved substances)
and a wooden chopping board. Curious, Manya
can be tested for acidic or basic nature using
brought a blue litmus paper to test whether either
indicators.
surface had become acidic. She touched the litmus
paper first to the steel spoon, then to the dry wooden Q15 Riya mixes some baking soda powder in two different
board. liquids, one is water, and the other is thick glycerin. In
What do you think happened, and what does it reveal water, the mixture turns the red litmus paper blue, but
about which materials can be tested for acidic or basic in glycerin, it does not affect the litmus at all.
nature? What is the best explanation for this observation?
(A) The blue litmus paper turned red on both the
spoon and the wooden board, because acids can (A) Glycerin cancels the basic nature of baking soda.
stick to any surface and make it acidic (B) Baking soda is always basic, but litmus only
(B) The litmus paper changed colour only on the steel works in water.
spoon, because metal surfaces are good (C) Baking soda is only basic in water, not in glycerin.
conductors and attract acidic molecules. (D) Water changes the color of litmus by itself.
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Answer Key
Q1 (A) Q9 (C)
Q2 (B) Q10 (B)
Q3 (B) Q11 (C)
Q4 (C) Q12 (A)
Q5 (A) Q13 (B)
Q6 (B) Q14 (D)
Q7 (C) Q15 (C)
Q8 (D)
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Hints & Solutions
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Q1 Text Solution:
Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason
correctly explains Assertion.
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Q5 Text Solution:
True
Video Solution:
Q2 Text Solution:
Because turmeric changes colour only in basic
substances, but remains yellow in acidic and neutral
solutions.
Video Solution:
Q6 Text Solution:
A chemical reaction has taken place in which the acid
and base have neutralised each other, forming salt and
water, and releasing heat in the process.
Video Solution:
Q3 Text Solution:
When solution of an acid is mixed with a solution of
base in sufficient quantity, resulting solution is neither
acidic nor basic. Solution becomes neutral.
Video Solution:
Q7 Text Solution:
Onion is an olfactory indicator, which means it
changes its smell in the presence of certain
substances. The smell disappears in basic conditions
like baking soda but remains unchanged in acidic
substances like tamarind water.
Q4 Text Solution: Video Solution:
a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
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Q8 Text Solution: Q12 Text Solution:
Both are true Lime is a base that neutralises the acidic soil.
Video Solution: Video Solution:
Q9 Text Solution: Q13 Text Solution:
Turmeric paper turns reddish-brown with basic False
substances but shows no colour change with acidic or Video Solution:
neutral substances.
Video Solution:
Q14 Text Solution:
The litmus paper turned red only on the steel spoon,
Q10 Text Solution: where lemon juice was present in its liquid form. It
Bases turn both, turmeric paper, and China rose did not change colour on the dry wooden board or the
extract reddish brown remaining part of metal spoon, because only
substances that are in an aqueous solution (i.e.,
Video Solution:
solutions with water as solvents or materials with
water and dissolved substances) can be tested for
acidic or basic nature using indicators.
Video Solution:
Q11 Text Solution:
Solution A is acidic, Solution B is basic
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Q15 Text Solution:
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Baking soda is only basic in water, not in glycerin.
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