Central Board Of Secondary Education [CBSE] — incorrect qn in class 10 science board exam

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This is regarding a mistake in the recently held cbse class 10 science board (Held on 16/3/18). Here are the details as per the question paper :
Series tym
Set 2
Code 31/2
In the question paper, qn 10 in which a choice was provided is as follows :

The ph of a salt to make tasty and crispy pakoras is 14. Identify the salt and write a chemical eqn. For its formation. List it's two uses.

Now this question is wrong as the ph of a edible salt which is used in cooking can never be 14 as ph 14 indicates a highly basic compound which can be harmful to humans as it is highly dangerous and not at all usable for cooking as it is highly basic.
Also the compound which has ph level 14 is sodium hydroxide (Naoh), which is not the answer in this case and the question is therefore highly misleading and incorrect to a great extent as it provides incorrect facts to a student.

The correct answer should be baking soda (Nahco3) which has a ph value of around 8.6 and is used to make baking powder which is used in making pakoras tasty not crispy instead it makes it fluffy. This is clearly another piece of misleading information for the students.

So with 2 major mistakes, the question is absolutely incorrect and misleads the students to a wrong answer as incorrect factual information has been provided from the cbse's side.

As a student who attempted the paper i was mislead due the incorrect information given regarding the question and demand with all my right that those who have attempted this part of the particular question be awarded with marks for just the attempt as this is a blunder from cbse's side as it is a clear cut mistake in the factual information provided to a student via the question paper for which cbse should take appropriate action and do justice to the students.

I hope that just like the decision for the english communicative paper in which there was a mistake, here too the decision is in the favour of the students.

Hoping that cbse will do justice to the students and award marks for attempting this particular part of this question.

Keeping faith is the prestigious and honourable institution that cbse is i hope the decision favours the students as i am one and understand the severe importance of the board exams and each mark.

Lastly i would like to remind once again

*all students that have attempted the particular part of this particular question be awarded full marks for attempting it as the question is wrong *

Regards
Class 10 student