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    Question

    Match correctly the Nutrient defficiency given in List-I

    with the diseases caused by the deficiency given in List-II: (a) Iodine (b) Iron (c) Niacin (d) Vitamin B12 (i) Microcytic anaemia (ii) Pernicious anaemia (iii) Goitre (iv) Pellagia Codes
    A (iv), (ii), (i), (iii) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C (ii), (iv), (iii), (i) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D (iii), (i), (iv), (ii) Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Microcytic anaemia: anemia characterized by small red blood cells, due to deficiency of iron; Pernicious anaemia: body does not make enough red blood cells due to lack of vitamin B12; Goitre: swelling of the neck or larynx resulting from iodine deficiency; and Pellagra: chronic lack of niacin (vitamin B3). It is also called 3-D disease.

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