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NDA 2016 GAT · General Knowledge · Nutrition, Diseases and Health · easy

Deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy?

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Deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy?
  1. A. Vitamin A
  2. B. Vitamin C
  3. C. Vitamin D
  4. D. Vitamin K
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Answer: (B) Vitamin C

Scurvy results from a lack of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), leading to bleeding gums and poor wound healing. Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness, vitamin D deficiency causes rickets, and vitamin K deficiency delays blood clotting. Citrus fruits, amla and guava are rich sources of vitamin C.
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