Match List-I (vitamins) with List-II (Deficiency diseases)
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List-I Name of vitamins |
List-II Deficiency disease |
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(A) Vitamin C |
(I) Night blindness |
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(B) Vitamin K |
(II) Rickets |
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(C) Vitamin D |
(III) Increased blood clotting time |
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(D) Vitamin A |
(IV) Scurvy |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
Vitamins are organic compounds needed in small amounts in the diet; a lack of a particular vitamin causes a specific deficiency disease. Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat soluble, and the B group and C are water soluble.
(A) Vitamin C — This matches (IV) Scurvy. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), from citrus fruits, amla and green leafy vegetables, is needed for healthy gums; its lack causes scurvy with bleeding gums.
(B) Vitamin K — This matches (III) Increased blood clotting time. Vitamin K, from green leafy vegetables, is needed for the clotting of blood.
(C) Vitamin D — This matches (II) Rickets. Vitamin D, made on exposure to sunlight and found in fish and egg yolk, is needed for bone growth; its lack causes rickets (bone deformities) in children and osteomalacia in adults.
(D) Vitamin A — This matches (I) Night blindness. Vitamin A, from fish liver oil, carrots, butter and milk, is needed for vision; its lack causes night blindness and xerophthalmia.
Shortcut: (A)-(IV) appears in Options (1) and (3); (B)-(III) then leaves only Option (3).
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