Vitamin Deficiencies

Q.

Deficiency of ______________ causes a disease known as beri-beri.

Q. Match the vitamins with the food sources and their deficiency diseases:
$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Vitamin}& \text{Food source}& \text{Deficiency disease}\\ \text{a. A}& \text{i. Amla}& \text{p. Xeroderma}\\ \text{b. K}& \text{ii. Broccoli}& \text{q. Excessive bleeding}\\ \text{c. C}& \text{iii. Fish}& \text{r. Rickets}\\ \text{d. D}& \text{iv. Carrot}& \text{s. Scurvy}\end{array}$

1. a-i-p
   b-ii-q
   c-iii-r
   d-iv-s
2. a-iv-p
   b-ii-q
   c-i-s
   d-iii-r
3. a-ii-p
   b-iii-q
   c-i-r
   d-iv-s
4. a-iv-q
   b-iii-p
   c-ii-s
   d-i-r

Q. Which among the following is required for healthy eyes and skin?

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin B
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin D

Q.

Rickets is caused by the deficiency of vitamin ____________

Q. Identify the disease caused by the deficiency of Vitamin D in children.

1. Goitre
2. Scurvy
3. Beri Beri
4. Rickets

Q.

The deficiency of iodine in our body leads to a disease called

1. night blindness

2. beri-beri

3. scurvy

4. goitre

Q.

Which food item from the given choices should be included in our diet to protect us from bleeding gums?

1. Cheese
2. Yeast
3. Amla
4. Wheat