Question

Match the following:
\[ \begin{array}{ll} \text{A. Vitamin B}_1 & \text{I. Pernicious anaemia} \\ \text{B. Vitamin B}_{12} & \text{II. Increased blood clotting time} \\ \text{C. Vitamin E} & \text{IV. Increased fragility of RBCs} \\ \text{D. Vitamin K} & \text{III. Beri-beri} \end{array} \]

• A. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
• B. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• C. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
• D. A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

Hint:

Remember: Vitamin B$_1$ $\rightarrow$ Beri-beri Vitamin B$_{12}$ $\rightarrow$ Pernicious anaemia Vitamin E $\rightarrow$ Fragility of RBCs Vitamin K $\rightarrow$ Blood clotting

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: Different vitamins are associated with specific deficiency diseases. Knowledge of these relationships is important in biomolecules and human nutrition.

Step 1: Vitamin B$_1$. Vitamin B$_1$ (Thiamine) deficiency causes \[ \text{Beri-beri}. \] Thus, \[ A \rightarrow III. \]

Step 2: Vitamin B$_{12}$. Vitamin B$_{12}$ deficiency causes \[ \text{Pernicious anaemia}. \] Thus, \[ B \rightarrow I. \]

Step 3: Vitamin E. Vitamin E deficiency increases fragility of RBCs. Thus, \[ C \rightarrow IV. \]

Step 4: Vitamin K. Vitamin K deficiency causes delayed clotting of blood and increased clotting time. Thus, \[ D \rightarrow II. \] Hence matching is \[ A-III,\ B-I,\ C-IV,\ D-II. \] Therefore, \[ \boxed{\text{Option (1)}} \]