Deficiency of Vitamin B Complex

Q.

Beriberi occurs due to the deficiency of:

1. Vitamin A

2. Vitamin B12

3. Vitamin B2

4. Vitamin B1

Q.

Match the minerals with their deficiency symptoms.

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{i)Calcium}& \text{a)Weight loss, look pale(anaemia)}\\ \text{ii) Iodine}& \text{b) High blood pressure and fatigue}\\ \text{iii) Iron}& \text{c) Goitre, dwarfism, swelling of face and hands}\\ \text{iv) Sodium}& \text{d) Softening and deformation of bones, loss of teeth enamel}\end{array}$

1. i) d, ii) a, iii) c, iv) b.

2. i) d, ii) c, iii) b, iv) a.

3. i) c, ii) d, iii) a, iv) b.

4. i) d, ii) c, iii) a, iv) b.

Q. A person will suffer from beriberi, rickets and scurvy, if his food does not contain adequate amounts of

1. Vitamin $B_6$, A and C
2. Vitamin $B_1$, D and C
3. Vitamin A, $B_1$ and E
4. Vitamin $B_6$, A and K

Q.

which mineral is vital for bones and teeth

Q.

Which of the following vitamins and their deficiency disease are NOT correctly paired?

1. Vitamin A $\to$ Night blindness

2. Vitamin $B_1\to$ Scurvy

3. Vitamin $B_{12}\to$ Anaemia

4. Vitamin D$\to$ Rickets

Q.

List out the deficiency diseases and their symptoms when there is a lack of the following vitamins and minerals in our body? [5 MARKS]

$\begin{array}{c}VitaminA\\ VitaminC\\ VitaminD\\ Iodine\\ Iron\end{array}$

Q.

Deficiency of vitamin C causes a disease called _________.

Q.

What is beri-beri disease?

Q. The symptoms of beri beri are weak muscles and very little energy to work.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Beriberi is the deficiency of

1. Vitamin B₁

2. Proteins

3. Vitamin C₃

4. Vitamin A₃

Q. Which of the following symptoms might be shown by a person whose diet is deficient in vitamin A?

1. Obesity
2. Bent bones
3. Poor vision
4. Swelling of face

Q.

Which of the following is a symptom of goitre?

1. Bones become soft

2. Poor Vision

3. Bleeding gums

4. A gland in neck becomes swollen