Q. Which combination is not correctly matched?
A) Vitamin-K – Faulty in blood clotting
B) Vitamin-C – Pyorrhoea, crack on mouth corner
C) Vitamin-$B_{2}$ – Beri-beri
D) Vitamin-A – Night blindness
Explanation
Vitamin-K (phylloquinone) deficiency causes bleeding disease or haemorrhage, i.e., inability in blood clotting. Vitamin-C (ascorbic acid) deficiency causes scurvy. Scurvy is characterised by spongy and bleeding gums, loose and falling teeth, fragility of blood vessels, bones and nervous breakdown
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker
Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist
Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.