Question

Match the vitamins given in Column (I) with the diseases caused by their deficiency in Column (II):
Column (I): A) Vitamin A, B) Vitamin B₁, C) Vitamin C, D) Vitamin K, E) Vitamin B₁₂.
Column (II): a) Increase in clotting time of blood, b) Night blindness, c) Beri-beri, d) Pernicious anaemia, e) Scurvy.

• A. A-(d), B-(c), C-(e), D-(a), E-(b)
• B. A-(b), B-(c), C-(e), D-(a), E-(d)
• C. A-(a), B-(b), C-(c), D-(d), E-(e)
• D. A-(b), B-(a), C-(e), D-(d), E-(c)

Hint:

Vitamin A → night blindness, B₁ → beri-beri, C → scurvy, K → clotting, B₁₂ → pernicious anaemia.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Recall each vitamin's deficiency disease.
Step 2: Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness → A-(b). Vitamin B₁ (thiamine) deficiency causes beri-beri → B-(c). Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency causes scurvy → C-(e).
Step 3: Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting, so its deficiency increases the clotting time of blood → D-(a). Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency causes pernicious anaemia → E-(d).
Step 4: The complete match A-(b), B-(c), C-(e), D-(a), E-(d) is option (ii), so option (ii) is correct.