Pick the wrong statement from the following.

Consumption of citrus fruits and green leafy vegetables in food prevents scurvy.

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Deficiency of Vitamin

B_{6}

(pyridoxime) results in convulsions.

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Deficiency of vitamin D causes xerophthalmia.

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Sources of Vitamin

B_{1}

are yeast, milk, green vegetables and cereals.

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Solution

The correct option is C Deficiency of vitamin D causes xerophthalmia.
The statement (C) is the wrong statement.

Deficiency of vitamin D causes rickets (rachitis) in the growing child and osteomalacia in the adult. It is due to inadequate deposition of calcium salts in newly formed bone matrix.

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Column I	Column II
(A) Vitamin $B_{1}$	(i) Milk, yeast, cereals
(B) Vitamin $B_{12}$	(ii) Meat, fish, egg
(C) Vitamin A	(iii) Carrots, butter, papaya
(D) Vitamin C	(iv) Citrus fruits, amla, green leafy vegetables

Vitamins	Resources	Deficiency symptoms
Thiamine	Cereals, oil seeds, vegetables, milk, meat, fish, eggs	Vomiting, fits, loss of appetite, difficulty in breathing, paralysis
Retinol	Leafy vegetables, carrot, tomato, pumpkin, papaya, mango, meat, fish, egg, liver, milk, cod liver oil, Shark liver oil	Night blindness, Xeropthalmia, Cornea failure, scaly skin
Calciferol	Liver, egg, cod liver oil, Shark liver oil	Improper formation of bones, knock-knees, swollen wrists, delayed dentition, weak bones
Tocoferol	Fruits, vegetables, sprouts, sunflower oil	Sterility in males, abortions in females
Phyllocpainone	Green leafy vegetables, milk, meat, eggs	Delay in blood clotting, over-bleeding
Ascorbic acid	Green leafy vegetables, Citrus fruits, sprouts, carrot	Delay in healing of wounds

Leafy green vegetables are not source of the following vitamin

_{2}

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