Question

Assertion :Pantothenic acid deficiency is probably the most common vitamin deficiency. Reason: Macrocytic anaemia is a characteristic feature of pantothenic acid deficiency.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

Pantothenic acid, formerly known as chick anti-dermatitis factor or filtrate factor is widely distributed in nature. It is a surprise to biochemists that despite the involvement of pantothenic acid (as coenzyme A) in a great number of metabolic reactions, its deficiency manifestations have not been reported in humans, presumably because of the wide occurrence of this vitamin in almost all foods and because small amount can be synthesized in the body. Folic acid deficiency is probably the most common vitamin deficiency.
The macrocytic anaemia (abnormally large RBC) associated with megaloblastic changes in bone narrow is a characteristic feature of folate deficiency.