Ncert Exercises & Solutions

Match the vitamins given in Column-I with the deficiency disease they cause given in Column-II.

	Column-I (Vitamins)		Column-II (Diseases)
A.	Vitamin B₁₂	(i)	Muscular weakness
B.	Vitamin E	(ii)	Increased blood clotting time
C.	Vitamin K	(iii)	Osteomalacia
D.	Vitamin D	(iv)	Pernicious anemia

	A	B	C	D
1.	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)
2.	(iii)	(i)	(ii)	(iv)
3.	(iv)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
4.	(i)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)

Hint: Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency causes Pernicious anemia

Column II (Vitamins)	Column II (Diseases caused by deficiency)
A. Vitamin B₁₂ B. Vitamin E C. Vitamin D D. Vitamin K	1. Pernicious anemia 2. Muscular weakness 3. Osteomalacia 4. Increased blood clotting time

Pernicious anemia is a decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the intestines cannot properly absorb vitamin B₁₂.

Osteomalacia is the name of a condition where bones become soft and weak. This means they can bend and break more easily than normal. Osteomalacia develops most commonly due to a vitamin D deficiency.

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