NEET 2005
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2005
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Digestion and Absorption
NEET 2005 · Zoology · Digestion and Absorption
Which group of three of the following five statements (1-5) contain...
Which group of three of the following five statements (1-5) contain all three correct statements regarding beri-beri?
(I) A crippling disease prevalent among the native population of sub-Saharan Africa
(II) Adeficiency disease caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin )
(III) A nutritional disorder in infants and young children when the diet is persistently deficient in essential protein
(IV) Occurs in those countries where the staple diet is polished rice
(V) The symptoms are pain from neuritis, paralysis, muscle wasting, progressive oedema, mental deterioration and finally heart failure.
Options
- A(II), (IV) and (V)
- B(I), (II) and (IV)
- C(I), (III) and (V)
- D(II), (III) and (V)
Correct answer
A. (II), (IV) and (V)
Step-by-step solution
The deficiency of vitamin- or thiamine causes the disease beri-beri. This disease occurs in those countries where the staple diet is polished rice. The symptoms of this disease are pain from neuritis, paralysis, muscle wasting, progressive Oedema, mental deterioration and finally heart failure. It occurs in those countries where the diet is based on polished rice, which lacks the thiamine-rich seed coat.