Question

One of the following is not a vitamin deficiency disease. this one is

• A. Scurvy
• B. Rickets
• C. Goitre
• D. Beri-beri

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Goitre

The correct option is C:
Explanation of the correct option:

1. Goiter is caused due to the lack of iodine in the diet.
2. The thyroid present in our throat swells up.
3. Goiter is more common in people living in hilly or inland regions, where iodine is lacking in water and vegetables grown in those areas.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

1. Scurvy is caused due to a lack of vitamin C in the diet.
2. Scurvy is more common in infants that are not well breastfed.
3. The symptoms might include weakness, bleeding gums, fatigue, and rashes.

Option B:

1. The lack of Vitamin D in children causes rickets.
2. Rickets is a disease that disrupts bone development in children.
3. There are bone deformities, the bones become soft and weak.

Option D:

1. Beri-beri is caused due to the lack of Vitamin B1 in the diet.
2. This vitamin is needed for the proper metabolism of the food.
3. It can exhibit symptoms like appetite loss, limb pain, swollen feet, etc.

One of the following is not a vitamin deficiency disease. this one is Beri-beri.