Chemistry Acids, Bases & Salts – MCQ (SET– 1) 1. The word ‘acid’ is derived from which Latin word? Acidum Acere Salis Baseum 2. Acids release which ion in aqueous solution? OH⁻ H⁺ Na⁺ Cl⁻ 3. The pH value of acids is 7–14 0–7 Exactly 7 Above 14 4. Which of the following is a natural acid? HCl H₂SO₄ Citric acid HNO₃ 5. Mineral acids are obtained from: Plants Animals Minerals Water 6. Oxalic acid is found in: Lemon Spinach Milk Vinegar 7. Lactic acid is present in: Lemon Milk Grapes Apple 8. Citric acid is found in: Banana Orange Spinach Milk 9. Tartaric acid is found in: Grapes Milk Rice Meat 10. Formic acid is found in: Lemon Ant sting Milk Tomato 11. Acetic acid is present in: Milk Vinegar Lemon Soap 12. Muriatic acid is another name for: Nitric acid Hydrochloric acid Sulphuric acid Acetic acid 13. Nitric acid is also called Oil of vitriol Aqua fortis Blue vitriol Quicklime 14. Sulfuric acid is also known as Aqua regia Oil of vitriol Spirit of salt Quicklime 15. Hydrochloric acid is present in: Blood Stomach Brain Liver 16. Bases release which ion in water? H⁺ OH⁻ Na⁺ Cl⁻ 17. Bases turn red litmus to Red Blue Green Yellow 18. Alkali is Insoluble base Soluble base Strong acid Weak acid 19. The pH of bases ranges from 0–7 7–14 1–5 5–7 20. Which is a strong base? NaOH HCl H₂SO₄ CH₃COOH 21. Sodium hydroxide is used in: Food Soap making Fuel Medicine 22. Ammonium hydroxide is used in: Cement Hair dye Fertilizer only Fuel 23. Milk of magnesia is MgO Mg(OH)₂ NaOH CaO 24. Milk of magnesia is used as Acid Antacid Fuel Fertilizer 25. Who introduced the pH scale? Newton Dalton Soren Sorensen Einstein 26. The neutral pH value is 0 5 7 14 27. The pH of human blood is 6.5 7.4 8 5 28. The pH of lemon juice is 7 2–3 10 12 29. Tooth decay starts when pH falls below the following: 7 6 5.5 4 30. Litmus paper is made from: Bacteria Lichen Algae Fungus 31. Acid turns blue litmus to: Red Blue Green Yellow 32. The neutral litmus solution color is Red Blue Purple Green 33. Olfactory indicators include: Litmus Phenolphthalein Onion Methyl orange 34. China rose indicator turns acid solution. Green Pink Blue Yellow 35. China rose turns base solution. Pink Blue Green Red 36. Neutralization reactions produce: Acid + Base Salt + Water Gas only Metal only 37. Dilution means: Increasing concentration Decreasing concentration Heating Cooling 38. Mixing acid with water is . Endothermic Exothermic Neutral Slow 39. Aqua regia is mixture of: HCl + H₂SO₄ HNO₃ + HCl (3:1) HCl + NaOH H₂SO₄ + NaCl 40. Acid rain occurs when the pH is below: 7 6 5.6 4 41. Acid rain is caused by the following: CO₂ SO₂ and NO₂ O₂ H₂ 42. Metal oxides are generally the following: Acidic Basic Neutral Amphoteric always 43. Amphoteric oxide example Na₂O CaO ZnO CO₂ 44. Tooth enamel is made of: CaCO₃ Ca₃(PO₄)₂ NaCl MgO 45. Hydrogen ions combine with water to form: OH⁻ H₃O⁺ Na⁺ Cl⁻ 46. Starch with iodine gives the following: Red color Blue color Green color Yellow color 47. Anthocyanins are found in: Metals Fruits & vegetables Water Gas 48. Red cabbage turns acidic solutions: Green Blue Pink Yellow 49. Red cabbage turns basic solution:: Red Blue/Green Yellow Purple 50. Bases taste: Sour Bitter Sweet Salty Your score is Restart quiz Send feedback