Match List I with List II LIST I LIST II A. Ascorbic acid I. Xerophth…

Match List I with List II

Choose the correct answers from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

Each vitamin is matched with the disease caused by its deficiency:

(A) Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) — This matches (III) Bleed of gums. Its deficiency causes scurvy, with bleeding gums.
(B) Vitamin D — This matches (II) Osteomalacia. Lack of vitamin D causes rickets in children and osteomalacia (soft bones) in adults.
(C) Riboflavin (vitamin B₂) — This matches (IV) Cheilosis, fissuring at the corners of the mouth and lips.
(D) Vitamin A — This matches (I) Xerophthalmia, hardening of the cornea of the eye, and night blindness.

Shortcut: (C)-(IV) leaves Options (1) and (3); (B)-(II) then leaves only Option (3).

NCERT (2026-27 edition):
Vitamins – Table 10.3: Some important Vitamins, their Sources and their Deficiency Diseases

Sl. No.	Name of Vitamins	Sources	Deficiency diseases
1.	Vitamin A	Fish liver oil, carrots, butter and milk	Xerophthalmia (hardening of cornea of eye) Night blindness
2.	Vitamin B₁ (Thiamine)	Yeast, milk, green vegetables and cereals	Beri beri (loss of appetite, retarded growth)
3.	Vitamin B₂ (Riboflavin)	Milk, eggwhite, liver, kidney	Cheilosis (fissuring at corners of mouth and lips), digestive disorders and burning sensation of the skin.
4.	Vitamin B₆ (Pyridoxine)	Yeast, milk, egg yolk, cereals and grams	Convulsions
5.	Vitamin B₁₂	Meat, fish, egg and curd	Pernicious anaemia (RBC deficient in haemoglobin)
6.	Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)	Citrus fruits, amla and green leafy vegetables	Scurvy (bleeding gums)
7.	Vitamin D	Exposure to sunlight, fish and egg yolk	Rickets (bone deformities in children) and osteomalacia (soft bones and joint pain in adults)
8.	Vitamin E	Vegetable oils like wheat germ oil, sunflower oil, etc.	Increased fragility of RBCs and muscular weakness
9.	Vitamin K	Green leafy vegetables	Increased blood clotting time