Question

Choose the correct option with respect to the X, Y and Z.

$\begin{array}{c}\text{X}\\ \text{Photophobia}\\ \text{Scaly skin}\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text{Y}\\ \text{Dermatitis}\\ \text{Diarrhoea}\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text{Z}\\ \text{Nausea}\\ \text{Vomiting}\end{array}$

• A. X - Glossitis, Y - Pellagra, Z - Pernicious anaemia
• B. X - Glossitis, Y - Pellagra, Z - Anaemia
• C. X - Nerves disorders, Y - Pellagra, Z - Pernicious anaemia
• D. X - Nerves disorders, Y - Rickets, Z - Pernicious anaemia

Answer 1

The correct option is B X - Glossitis, Y - Pellagra, Z - Anaemia

Vitamins play a very important role in various chemical reactions that occurs within our body. Lack of these vitamins in our diet may lead to various deficiency diseases. E.g., deficiency of pyridoxine (B6) and folic acid both leads to anaemia but their symptoms are different. Symptoms of pyridoxine (B6) are hyperirritability, nausea, vomiting, fits whereas deficiency of folic acid leads to diarrhoea, loss of leucocytes, intestinal mucus problems.

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Vitamin}& \text{Deficiency disease}& \text{Symptoms}\\ \text{a)}Riboflavin\left(B2\right)& \text{X - Glossitis}& \text{Photophobia, scaly skin etc.}\\ \text{b)}Niacin\left(B3\right)& \text{Y - Pellagra}& \text{Dermatitis, diarrhoea, loss of memory etc.}\\ \text{c)}Pyridoxine\left(B6\right)& \text{Z - Anaemia}& \text{Hyper irritability, nausea, vomiting, fits etc.}\end{array}$