Read the passage carefully and answer the Questions.
The term vitamin was coined from the word vital +amine since the earlier identified compounds had amino groups. Later work showed that most of them didn't contain amino groups. They are very essential for the body. They have to be taken in the diet or in the form of medicines also.
Vitamins are classified into two groups depending upon their solubility in water or fat.
Fat soluble vitamins are soluble in fat and oils but insoluble in water. They are stored in liver and adipose (fat storing) tissues
Water-soluble vitamins are soluble in water. These must be supplied regularly in diet because they are readily excreted in urine and cannot be stored in our body.
Deficiency of Scurvy disease leads to
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bleeding gums
Scurvy is the deficiency disease of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Vitamin C is needed to make collagen, the protein that holds the walls of blood vessels and the gums together. When it is lacking, the small blood vessels become weak and the gums swell and bleed. Vitamin C is water soluble and is not stored in the body, so it must come regularly from citrus fruits, amla and green leafy vegetables.
Note: It seems that there is a mistake in the original NTA paper, which prints “Deficiency of Scurvy disease leads to” when it should read “Scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C) leads to”.
NCERT (2026-27 edition):
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