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Consider the following pairs: 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?
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.3 only
- C.1, 2 and 3
- D.None
▶ Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: A. 1 and 2 only
Vitamin C deficiency leads to scurvy, characterized by bleeding gums and poor wound healing. Vitamin D deficiency in children causes rickets, leading to soft and deformed bones, and in adults, it causes osteomalacia. Night blindness, a condition where vision is impaired in low light, is primarily caused by a deficiency of Vitamin A, not Vitamin E. Vitamin E is an antioxidant and is important for reproductive health.
Source: UPSC gs1 2014