Question

Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice.

	Column I		Column II
(A)	Ascorbic acid	(i)	Beri-beri
(B)	Retinol	(ii)	Cracked lips
(C)	Riboflavin	(iii)	Scurvy
(D)	Thiamine	(iv)	Night blindness

• A. (A) $\to$ (ii), (B) $\to$ (iii), (C) $\to$ (iv), (D) $\to$ (i)
• B. (A) $\to$ (iii), (B) $\to$ (i), (C) $\to$ (ii), (D) $\to$ (iv)
• C. (A) $\to$ (i), (B) $\to$ (ii), (C) $\to$ (iii), (D) $\to$ (iv)
• D. (A) $\to$ (iii), (B) $\to$ (iv), (C) $\to$ (ii), (D) $\to$ (i)

Answer 1

The correct option is D (A) $\to$ (iii), (B) $\to$ (iv), (C) $\to$ (ii), (D) $\to$ (i)

Ascorbic acid : scurvy

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is used to prevent or treat low levels of vitamin C in people who do not get enough of the vitamin from their diets. Most people who eat a normal diet do not need extra ascorbic acid. Low levels of vitamin C can result in a condition called scurvy.

Retinol : night blindness

Retinol, also known as Vitamin A₁, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to treat and prevent vitamin A deficiency, especially that which results in night blindness

Riboflavin : cracked lips

Riboflavin, or vitamin B-2, occurs in all of the food groups, but deficiencies can develop and result in symptoms that affect your mouth, eyes and skin.

Thiamine: beri-beri

Thiamine deficiency, or beriberi, refers to the lack of thiamine pyrophosphate, the active form of the vitamin known as thiamine (also spelled thiamin), or vitamin B-1.