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Match List-I with List-II: List-I List-II (A) Vitamin A (I) Scurvy (B) Vitamin B1 (II) Rickets (C) Vitamin C (III) Xerophthalmia (D) Vitamin D (IV) Beri-beri Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
- B(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
- C(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
- D(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
Correct answer
B. (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
Step-by-step solution
According to the NCERT classification of vitamins and their deficiency diseases: Vitamin A deficiency causes Xerophthalmia (hardening of cornea of eye). Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) deficiency causes Beri-beri (loss of appetite, retarded growth). Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) deficiency causes Scurvy (bleeding gums). Vitamin D deficiency causes Rickets in children and Osteomalacia in adults. Therefore, the correct matching is (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II). Answer: (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)