Question

Match the following items in column I with column II and choose the correct answer.
Column I Column II
A. Arsenic 1. Minamata disease
B. Nitrate 2. Itai-itai
C. Mercury 3. Blue-baby syndrome
D. Cadmium 4. Skeletal fluorosis
E. Fluoride 5. Black-foot disease

• A. A- 2, B- 3, C- 5, D- 1, E- 4
• B. A- 5, B- 3, C- 1, D- 2, E- 4
• C. A- 3, B- 4, C- 5, D- 1, B- 2
• D. A- 5, B- 4, C- 3, D- 2, B- 1
• E. A- 2, B- 5, C- 4, D- 3, E- 1

Answer 1

The correct option is B A- 5, B- 3, C- 1, D- 2, E- 4

Arsenicosis is referred as poisoning caused due to the prolonged exposure to the metal like arsenic. In China, exposure to arsenic via drinking-water has been shown to cause a severe disease of the blood vessels, which leads to gangrene, known as black foot disease.

A blue baby syndrome is caused by methemoglobinemia. It is caused by nitrate contamination in groundwater resulting in a decreased oxygen carrying capacity of hemoglobin in babies leading to death.

Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning.

Itai-itai disease was caused by cadmium poisoning. The term itai-itai disease was coined by locals for the severe pains victims felt in the spine and joints.

Skeletal fluorosis is a bone disease, caused by excessive accumulation of fluoride in the bones. In advanced cases, skeletal fluorosis causes pain and damage to bones and joints.

So, the correct answer is option B.