Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List - I (Vitamin)		List - II (Disease)
A.	Vitamin A	1.	Beriberi
B.	Vitamin B	2.	Blindness
C.	Vitamin C	3.	Rickets
D.	Vitamin D	4.	Scurvy

The correct answer is Option 1

Key Points

•  A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

•  Vitamin A Deficiency → Blindness (Night Blindness)
  • Vitamin A is essential for vision, immune function, and skin health.
  • Deficiency leads to night blindness (nyctalopia) and, in severe cases, complete blindness.
• Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency → Beriberi
  • Thiamine is essential for energy metabolism and nerve function.
  • Deficiency causes beriberi, which affects the nervous system and cardiovascular system.
• Vitamin C Deficiency → Scurvy
  • Vitamin C is necessary for collagen formation, wound healing, and immunity.
  • Deficiency leads to scurvy, causing bleeding gums, weakness, and joint pain.
• Vitamin D Deficiency → Rickets
  • Vitamin D is important for calcium absorption and bone health.
  • Deficiency results in rickets (soft and weak bones in children) and osteomalacia in adults.

• Hence, Correct answer  is  1) A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3