Question
Download Solution PDFMatch List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List - I (Vitamin) |
List - II (Disease) |
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A. |
Vitamin A |
1. |
Beriberi |
B. |
Vitamin B |
2. |
Blindness |
C. |
Vitamin C |
3. |
Rickets |
D. |
Vitamin D |
4. |
Scurvy |
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Option 1
Key Points
- A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
- Vitamin A is essential for vision, immune function, and skin health.
- Deficiency leads to night blindness (nyctalopia) and, in severe cases, complete blindness.
Vitamin A Deficiency → Blindness (Night 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.
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Hence, Correct answer is 1) A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
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