Vitamin (विटाविन)

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👉 Term Vitamin Coined by – C Funk Theory +
👉 Vitamin C – Scurvy MCQs
👉 Vitamin A – Ratinol ( N Blindness)
👉 Vitamin B1 – Causes Beriberi
👉 Vitamin K – Blood Clotting
 Vitamins
• The term vitamin was coined by – C. Funk
• Vitamins are –
- micro nutrients - -biological regulators -metabolic regulators
- organic compounds (needed in small quantities)
• They cannot be synthesised in the body except vitamin D & vitamin K
• They are generally divided in 2 groups :
* Fat soluble vitamins * Water soluble vitamins
- includes (Vitamin K, E, D, A) - include (Vitamin B & C)
- If taken in excess can cause – - If taken in excess, they are
Hyper vitaminosis – results in – washed away
Hair loss, cracked mouth, etc.
 Fat soluble Vitamins
• Name scientific name deficiencies sources
Vitamin K Phytomenadione Non clotting of Cashew nuts,alfalfa
or Phylloquinone blood & hemorrhage tomatoes, veg.

Vitamin E Tocopherol heart problem, Milk, nuts, pumpkin

hemolysis, sterility leafy veg; guava

Vitamin D Calciferol Rickets & osteomalacia Fish, egg, milk

Vitamin A Retinol Night blindness & Milk, carrot, nuts

Xerophthalmia tomatoes, green veg
 Water soluble Vitamins
• Name scientific name deficiency diseases sources
Vitamin C Ascorbic acid Scurvy & swelling broccoli, lemon
or bleeding of gums orange, tomatoes

Vitamin B1 Thiamine beri-beri fresh fruits, pulses

Vitamin B2 Riboflavin cracking of skin, almonds, milk,

cracking @ corners of lips green veg; meat

Vitamin B3 Niacin Pellagra, whitening of hair, carrots, meat,

Dermatitis milk, nuts, tomato
 Water soluble Vitamins
• Name scientific name deficiency diseases sources
Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid paresthesia, broccoli, leafy veg.
skin disorder meat, tomato etc.
Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine Anaemia, Depression whole wheat,grains
Vitamin B7 Biotin Dermatitis, body pain egg, nuts, meat

Vitamin B9 Folic acid Megaloblastic anaemia green leafy veg;

& Diarrhoea pulses, eggs, etc.

Vitamin B12 Cynocobalamine Pernicious or fortified cereals,

Megaloblastic anaemia meat, milk ;etc.
Q.1.
Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of-
स्किी विसिी ििी िे िारण होता है -

a) Vitamin D
b) Vitamin K • Vitamin C is called Ascorbic
acid
c) Vitamin C • Source – Amla

d) Vitamin A
Option : C
Q.2.
Which one of the following is an important source of
Vitamin E?
वनम्नविखित िें से िौन विटाविन ई िा एि िहत्वपूणण रोतोत है?

a) Palm oil • Fresh vegetables

b) Coconut oil
c) Wheat germ oil
d) Mustard oil
Option : C
Q.3.
Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
वनम्नविखित िें से िौन-सा युग्म गित सुिेवित है?

a) Thiamine – Beriberi
• Vitamin B6 + Vitamin B9 +
b) Ascorbic acid- Scurvy vitamin B12 – anemia
(deficiency of iron)
c) Vitamin A- anemia
d) Vitamin K- blood clotting
Option : C
Q.4.

Which vitamin is obtained from sun rays?

सूयण िी विरणोों से िौन सा विटाविन प्राप्त होता है ?

a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin D
Option : D
Q.5.
Which of the following vitamins is essential for the
coagulation of blood?
वनम्नविखित िें से िौन सा विटाविन रक्त िे जिाि िे विए
आिश्यि है?

a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin K
c) Vitamin B12
d) Vitamin D
Option : B
Q.6.
Which of the following vitamins is known as Ergocalciferol?
वनम्नविखित िें से िौन सा विटाविन एगोिैल्सीफेरोि िे नाि से
जाना जाता है?

a) Vitamin D2
b) Vitamin D3 • Vitamin D3 = Cholecalciferol

c) Vitamin B12
d) Vitamin B6
Option : A
Q.7.
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
वनम्नविखित िें से िौन सा युग्म सही सुिेवित नही ों है?

a) Retinol – Xerophthalmia
• Beriberi- Thiamine (B1)
b) Tocopherol – Beriberi • Tocopherol (vitamin E)-
c) Cynocobalamin – Anemia less fertility

d) Ergocalciferol – Rickets
Option : B
Q.8.

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

वनम्नविखित िें से िौन सा युग्म सही सुिेवित नही ों है?

a) Vitamin B1- Oranges

• Vitamin B1- sources –
b) Vitamin D- Cod liver oil ground nut, pulses,
c) Vitamin E- Wheat germ oil liver, egg, vegetables
;etc.
d) Vitamin K – Alfalfa
Option : A
Q.9.

In human body, Vitamin A is stored in -

िानि शरीर िें विटाविन ए सोंग्रवहत होता है -

a) Liver • Deficiency causes – Night

b) Skin blindness
• Rich source – carrot
c) Lungs
d) Kidney
Option : A
Q.10.
After diagnosis of disease in a person, the doctor advices the
patient to take iron & folic acid tablets, the person is suffering
from?
विसी व्यखक्त िें रोग िा वनदान होने िे बाद, डॉक्टर रोगी िो आयरन और
फोविि एवसड िी गोवियाों िेने िी सिाह दे ते हैं , िह व्यखक्त विससे पीवतत है ?

a) Osteoporosis
b) Anaemia • Goiter – deficiency of
c) Goiter Iodine

d) Scurvy
Option : B
Q.11.
The vitamin which is water soluble and generally
excreted in urine is -
िह विटाविन जो जि िें घुिनशीि है और सािान्यतः िू त्र िें
उत्सवजणत होता है -

a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin E Option : B
Q.12.

Types of Vitamins are:

विटाविन िे प्रिार हैं:

a) Fat soluble
b) Water soluble
c) A & B
d) None of the above
Option : C
Q.13.

Niacin is the chemical name of which Vitamin?

वनयावसन विस विटाविन िा रासायवनि नाि है ?

a) Vitamin B3
b) Vitamin B2
c) Vitamin B1
d) Vitamin C
Option : A
Q.14.
Name the vitamin which are essential for the health of the
brain?
उस विटाविन िा नाि बताइए जो िखिष्क िे स्वास्थ्य िे विए
आिश्यि है?

a) Vitamin B6
• These are aslo called brain
b) Vitamin B9 vitamin
c) Vitamin B12
d) All of the above
Option : D
Q.15.
Which of the following is the most essential nutrient for a woman
during her initial stages of pregnancy to prevent birth defects?
गर्ाणिस्था िे प्रारों वर्ि चरणोों िें जन्म दोषोों िो रोिने िे विए एि िवहिा िे
विए वनम्नविखित िें से िौन सा सबसे आिश्यि पोषि तत्व है ?

a) Thiamine
b) Folic acid
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin E
Option : B
Q.16.

Scientific name of vitamin K is?

विटाविन K िा िैज्ञावनि नाि है ?

a) Ascorbic acid
b) Pantothenic acid
c) Tocopherol
d) Phytonadione
Option : D
 Question for You
Q. Children especially in western countries who
receive very little sunshine suffer from which
disease?
a) Rickets
b) Dermatitis
c) Scurvy
d) Kwashiorkor
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