Toxic agents present in food which interfere with thyroxine synthesis lead to the development of
(a) toxic goitre
(b)cretinism
(c)simple goitre
(d)thyrotoxicosis

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Solution

The answer will be option C, i.e, Simple goitre.
Toxic agents that interfere with the thyroxine synthesis leads to the simple goitre.

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	Column A		Column B
(a)	Cretinism	(i)	Pituitary gland
(b)	Diabetes mellitus	(ii)	Defective development of child
(c)	Increased metabolic rate	(iii)	Oversecretion of thyroxine
(d)	Simple goitre	(iv)	Insufficient iodine in food
(e)	Growth hormone	(v)	Insufficient insulin in blood.

A. Cretinism
B. Gull’s disease
C. Grave’s disease
D. Simple goitre

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