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Pernicious anaemia is a deficiency disease associated with which vitamin?
Table 10.3 explicitly states that 'Pernicious anaemia (RBC deficient in haemoglobin)' is a deficiency disease of Vitamin B12.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of water-soluble vitamins?
The NCERT text states, 'Water soluble vitamins must be supplied regularly in diet because they are readily excreted in urine and cannot be stored (except vitamin B12) in our body.' Fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) are stored in the body, not water-soluble ones.
Xerophthalmia, characterized by the hardening of the cornea of the eye, is caused by the deficiency of:
Table 10.3 lists 'Xerophthalmia (hardening of cornea of eye)' as a deficiency disease of Vitamin A.
The term 'Vitamine' was originally coined due to the belief that earlier identified compounds contained which functional group?
The text explains, 'The term “Vitamine†was coined from the word vital + amine since the earlier identified compounds had amino groups.'.
Which vitamin deficiency is associated with Cheilosis, fissuring at the corners of the mouth and lips?
Table 10.3 clearly states 'Cheilosis (fissuring at corners of mouth and lips), digestive disorders and burning sensation of the skin' as symptoms of Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) deficiency.
Which of the following serves as a source for both Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) and Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)?
Table 10.3 lists 'Yeast' as a source for Vitamin B1 and 'Yeast, milk, egg white, liver, kidney' as sources for Vitamin B2. Thus, yeast is common to both.
Which vitamin acts as a coordination compound of cobalt, essential for preventing pernicious anaemia?
The text states, 'Vitamin B12, cyanocobalamine, the anti–pernicious anaemia factor, is a coordination compound of cobalt.'
Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults are deficiency diseases of which vitamin?
Table 10.3 indicates that 'Rickets (bone deformities in children) and osteomalacia (soft bones and joint pain in adults)' are deficiency diseases of Vitamin D.
What is the primary reason that water-soluble vitamins must be regularly supplied in the diet, unlike fat-soluble vitamins?
The NCERT text explains, 'Water soluble vitamins must be supplied regularly in diet because they are readily excreted in urine and cannot be stored (except vitamin B12) in our body.'
Increased fragility of RBCs and muscular weakness are symptoms of the deficiency of which vitamin?
The table mentions 'Increased fragility of RBCs and muscular weakness' as a deficiency symptom of Vitamin E.
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