Which one of the following diseases may be caused by the deficiency of vitamin C?
- A.Rickets
- B.Rabies
- C.Hepatitis
- D.Scurvy
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The correct answer is D, Scurvy. Scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, which the body needs to make collagen, the protein that holds skin, gums and blood vessels together. Without enough vitamin C, gums swell and bleed, wounds heal slowly, joints ache and small blood vessels break under the skin. Scurvy was once common among sailors on long sea voyages; in 1747 the Scottish naval surgeon James Lind showed that citrus fruits cure it, and British sailors were later given lime juice. Good sources are amla, citrus fruits, guava, tomatoes and green leafy vegetables, and the vitamin is easily destroyed by heat during cooking. Option A is wrong because rickets is caused by a lack of vitamin D and leads to soft, bent bones in children. Option B is wrong because rabies is a viral disease spread by the bite of an infected animal, usually a dog. Option C is wrong because hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, usually caused by hepatitis viruses. Exam tip: vitamin C – scurvy; D – rickets; A – night blindness; B1 – beriberi; K – poor clotting.
Practice Questions
View allWhich one of the following is not true for anodizing process?
- A.It makes aluminium corrosion resistant.
- B.Metals like aluminium, titanium and magnesium can be anodized.
- C.Clean aluminium article is the anode and oxygen gas is evolved at the cathode.
- D.It is used in aircraft industry.
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In anodizing the clean aluminium article is indeed the anode, but oxygen is released at the anode, not at the cathode; hydrogen is released at the cathode.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- A.The response of the ear to sound of increasing intensity is approximately logarithmic.
- B.The sensitivity of the human ear does not vary with the frequency of the sound.
- C.When two or more waves traverse the same medium, the displacement of any element of the medium is the algebraic sum of the displacements due to each wave.
- D.Longitudinal waves can travel in all media—solids, liquids and gases.
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The statement that the sensitivity of the human ear does not vary with frequency is false, because the ear is far more sensitive to some frequencies than to others.
Read the full explanation →Kwashiorkor disease in children is caused by
- A.sufficient carbohydrates but less fats in diet
- B.sufficient carbohydrates and fats but deficient proteins in diet
- C.sufficient vitamins but deficient fats in diet
- D.sufficient fats but deficient vitamins in diet
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Kwashiorkor is a disease of protein deficiency in a child who still gets enough calories. It usually appears when a child is weaned from breast milk onto a starchy diet with little protein.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is the correct order of pH for the given substances?
- A.Coffee < Lemon juice < Milk of magnesia < Blood
- B.Milk of magnesia < Blood < Coffee < Lemon juice
- C.Lemon juice < Blood < Coffee < Milk of magnesia
- D.Lemon juice < Coffee < Blood < Milk of magnesia
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Arranged from most acidic to most basic, the four substances fall in exactly this order. Lemon juice, rich in citric acid, has a pH of about 2 to 2.5.
Read the full explanation →How many covalent bonds are present in a Chloropropane molecule having molecular formula, C₃H₇Cl?
- A.6
- B.8
- C.9
- D.10
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Chloropropane has two carbon–carbon bonds, seven carbon–hydrogen bonds and one carbon–chlorine bond, all single covalent bonds, making 10 in total.
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