Match the vitamins listed in Column-I with the diseases caused due to their deficiency in Column II. Column I Column II P. Vitamin A i. Pellegra Q. Vitamin B 2 ii. Rickets R. Vitamin D iii. Ariboflavinosis S. Vitamin B 12 iv. Night blindness v. Pernicious anaemia Choose the CORRECT combination.

P - iv ; Q - iii ; R - ii ; S - v

P - iv ; Q - ii ; R - iii ; S - v

P - i ; Q - ii ; R - iv ; S - iii

P - iii ; Q - iv ; R - v ; S - i

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Important Questions on Digestion and Absorption

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of:

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

A person had therapeutic surgery, which removed part of his stomach. Later, he started suffering from pernicious anemia. Biochemical tests showed that he had vitamin

B_{12}

deficiency. The most plausible cause for this deficiency is

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Match the vitamins listed in Column

I

with their respective coenzyme forms in Column

II

. Choose the correct combination.

	Column I		Column II
A	Vitamin- $B_{1}$	1	Thiamine pyrophosphate
B	Vitamin- $B_{2}$	2	Flavine adenine dinucleotide
C	Vitamin- $B_{6}$	3	Methylcobalamine
D	Vitamin- $B_{12}$	4	Coenzyme- $A$
		5	Pyridoxal phosphate

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Fluoride pollution initially affects:

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Pernicious anaemia is caused by the deficiency of vitamin:

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Which one of the following is incapable of curing Pellagra?

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Match the vitamins listed in Column-I with the diseases caused due to their deficiency in Column II.

	Column I		Column II
P.	Vitamin $A$	i.	Pellegra
Q.	Vitamin $B_{2}$	ii.	Rickets
R.	Vitamin $D$	iii.	Ariboflavinosis
S.	Vitamin $B_{12}$	iv.	Night blindness
		v.	Pernicious anaemia

Choose the CORRECT combination.

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Indigestion of fats in humans may be an indication of

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Read the following statements:

(i) Anxiety and spicy food cause indigestion.

(ii) Marasmus is seen in children of the age group 1–5 years.

(iii) Patients with kwashiorkor have oedema due to which limbs appear swollen.

(iv) Patients with pellagra have dermatitis, diarrhoea, and dementia.

(v) Ascorbic acid deficiency causes bleeding in gums, delayed wound healing, weakness, and fatigue. Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories, the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from?

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

The condition in which food is not properly digested leading to a feeling of fullness is called

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Marasmus is a severe form of protein-energy malnutrition that results when a person does not consume enough proteins and calories. Which of the following is incorrect w.r.t. symptoms of marasmus?

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

A patient is generally advised to specially, consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in diet only when he suffers from

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Vomiting is the ejection of stomach contents through mouth. This reflex action is controlled by the vomit center in the

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

When breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories; the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from :

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

The deficiency of which of the following causes marasmus?

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

Name the nutrient/ nutrients whose deficiency causes marasmus disease in children.

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

A patient is generally advised to specially, consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in diet only when he suffers from

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Biology>Human Anatomy and Physiology-I>Digestion and Absorption>Nutritional and Digestive Disorders in Humans

How kwashiorkor can be prevented in young children?