Acids, Bases and Salts · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 30 of 30

Acids, Bases and Salts – Question 30

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Topic
Acids, Bases and Salts
Subject
General Studies
Difficulty
Medium
Solve Time
45–60 sec

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Q · Acids, Bases and SaltsMedium · 45s

Which salt is used to maintain the pH of the soil?

TopicAcids, Bases and Salts
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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Lime (calcium carbonate) is used to neutralise acidic soil.

Final Answer: Option D — Calcium carbonate
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Acids, Bases and Salts Question 30 – UPSC CDS/OTA