Vitamins

Q. The purplish red pigment rhodopsin contained in the rods of photoreceptor cells of the human eye is a derivative of _______.

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin B1
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin D

Q. Which one is correctly matched:

1. Vitamin E - Tocopherol
   
   
2. Vitamin D - Riboflavin
3. Vitamin B - Calciferol
4. Vitamin A - Thiamine

Q. Which one of the following are a fat soluble vitamin and its related deficiency disease?

1. Calciferol - Pellagra
2. Ascorbic acid - Scurvy
3. Retinol - Xerophthalmia
4. Cobalamin - Beriberi

Q. Which vitamin deficiency causes Rickets ? What are its symptoms?

Q. A genetic disorder in which blood may not coagulate is :

1. Haemophilia
2. Alpha Thalassemia
3. Beta Thalassemia
4. Heart attack

Q. Which vitamin deficiency causes Rickets ? What are its symptoms?

Q. Continuous bleeding from an injured part of the body is due to the deficiency of:

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin E
3. Vitamin B
4. Vitamin K

Q.

The deficiency of Vitamin A leads to deficiency of _________.

1. photopsin

2. rhodopsin

3. lysozyme

4. iodopsin

Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

1. Vitamin B2 - Pellagra
2. Vitamin B12 - Pernicious anemia
3. Vitamin B6 -Loss of appetite
4. Vitamin B1 - Beriberi

Q. Mark the deficiency disease

1. Leukemia
2. Addisons disease
3. Scurvy
4. Acromegaly

Q. Ascorbic acid is

1. Vitamin
2. Hormone
3. Enzyme
4. Amino acid

Q. Vitamin C is synonym of

1. Hydrochloric acid
2. Ascorbic acid
3. Riboflavin
4. Thiamine

Q. What are vitamins? Mention the two types of vitamins. (3 marks)