Question

UPSC Prelims 2014 Question:

Consider the following pairs:

Sl No.

Vitamin Deficiency

Disease

1.

Vitamin C

:

Scurvy

2.

Vitamin D

:

Rickets

3.

Vitamin E

:

Night blindness

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. None

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1: 1 and 2 only

Detailed Solution

Explanation:

A person may be getting enough food to eat, but sometimes the food may not contain a particular nutrient. If this continues over a long period of time, the person may suffer from its deficiency. A deficiency of one or more nutrients can cause diseases or disorders in our body. Diseases that occur due to a lack of nutrients over a long period are called deficiency diseases.

Night blindness is caused by a lack of Vitamin A.

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.

Subject: Science & Technology | Health and Diseases

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