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Hydrochloric acid being a very good reducing agent, will interfere with the titrations and be oxidised to chlorine by potassium permanganate. Hence sulfuric acid is used, and not HCl.

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Q: What will happen if hydrochloric acid is used instead of sulfuric acid in permanganometric titrations?
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