Question

    Which of the following pairs of vitamins and their deficiency diseases is correctly matched?

    1) Vitamin C Scurvy

    2) Vitamin D Pellagra

    3) Vitamin B1 Beriberi

    4) Vitamin A Night blindness

    A 1, 3, and 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 and 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1, 2, and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Vitamin C deficiency leads to scurvy, which is characterized by symptoms such as bleeding gums and weakened immunity. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) deficiency causes beriberi, affecting the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Vitamin A deficiency leads to night blindness and can progress to more severe eye problems if not addressed. Vitamin D deficiency, however, causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults, not pellagra, which is associated with a deficiency of niacin (Vitamin B3).

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