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Deficiency of Vitamin A

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The deficiency of one of the following in the diet of a person for a considerable time can lead to a disease called night blindness. This one is:

(a) vitamin B

(b) vitamin D

(c) vitamin A

(d) vitamin C

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(c) vitamin A

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