Ncert Exercises & Solutions

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

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

	A	B	C	D
1.	2	3	4	1
2.	3	1	2	4
3.	4	1	2	3
4.	1	3	4	2

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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