MCQs ON VITAMINS
DATE : 05/07/2025
1. Which vitamin is also known as ascorbic acid?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B1
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
2. Deficiency of vitamin D causes:
a) Scurvy
b) Rickets
c) Night blindness
d) Beriberi
3. Vitamin B12 is also called:
a) Niacin
b) Pyridoxine
c) Cyanocobalamin
d) Thiamine
4. Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin D
5. Night blindness is caused by deficiency of:
a) Vitamin B1
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin E
d) Vitamin K
6. Pellagra is caused by deficiency of:
a) Niacin
b) Riboflavin
c) Thiamine
d) Folic acid
7. Which vitamin is a powerful antioxidant?
a) Vitamin K
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin E
d) Vitamin B12
8. Thiamine is also known as:
a) B2
b) B6
c) B1
d) B12
9. Which vitamin helps in calcium absorption?
a) Vitamin B1
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin K
10. Beriberi is caused by a deficiency of:
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin B1
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin B6
11. Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B1
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
12. Which vitamin is involved in vision?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B2
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
13. Which of the following is a fat-
soluble vitamin?
a) B1
b) B12
c) C
d) K
14. Which vitamin is synthesized in
the skin upon sunlight exposure?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin C
15. Which vitamin is present in citrus
fruits?
a) A
b) B1
c) C
d) D
16. Folic acid is important for:
a) Vision
b) Blood formation
c) Bone strength
d) Skin health
17. Which vitamin is important during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects?
a) Vitamin B1
b) Vitamin B12
c) Folic acid
d) Niacin
18. Which vitamin prevents oxidative damage to cells?
a) Vitamin E
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin B6
19. Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin B complex
d) Vitamin K
20. Which vitamin helps in iron absorption?
a) Vitamin B1
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin D
21. Which vitamin is known to prevent neural tube defects?
a) Vitamin B1
b) Niacin
c) Folic acid
d) Vitamin C
22. A deficiency of which vitamin causes megaloblastic anemia?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B12
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin K
23. Which vitamin is most sensitive to light?
a) Thiamine
b) Riboflavin
c) Niacin
d) Pyridoxine
24. Which vitamin is required for collagen synthesis?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin E
d) Vitamin C
25. Which vitamin is stored in the liver in large amounts?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin C
c) Thiamine
d) Folic acid
26. Which vitamin plays a role in DNA synthesis?
a) Vitamin B12
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin E
27. The richest source of vitamin D is:
a) Milk
b) Eggs
c) Fish liver oil
d) Vegetables
28. Which of the following is not a water-soluble vitamin?
a) B1
b) B12
c) C
d) A
29. Which vitamin is used as an antidote for warfarin overdose?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin B6
30. Which vitamin is required for the carboxylation of clotting factors?
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin K
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin D
31. Which vitamin helps in formation of red blood cells?
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin B12
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin K
32. Vitamin B2 is also called:
a) Thiamine
b) Riboflavin
c) Pyridoxine
d) Niacin
33. Which vitamin deficiency can lead to glossitis and cheilitis?
a) Vitamin B2
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin A
34. Vitamin E deficiency causes:
a) Night blindness
b) Hemolytic anemia
c) Rickets
d) Pellagra
35. Which vitamin is needed for protein metabolism?
a) Vitamin B6
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin B12
d) Vitamin A
36. Vitamin C increases absorption of:
a) Calcium
b) Iron
c) Zinc
d) Phosphorus
37. Which vitamin is associated with Wernicke’s encephalopathy?
a) Vitamin A
b) Thiamine
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
38. Vitamin B3 is also known as:
a) Niacin
b) Riboflavin
c) Biotin
d) Thiamine
39. Which vitamin plays a key role in vision cycle?
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin B1
40. Which vitamin has anti-sterility function?
a) Vitamin E
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin B1
d) Vitamin A
41. Which vitamin is found in green leafy vegetables and assists
in clotting?
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin A
42. Which vitamin deficiency is common in alcoholics?
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin B1
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin K
43. Which vitamin deficiency causes peripheral neuropathy?
a) B1
b) B6
c) C
d) A
44. Which vitamin causes flushing when taken in high doses?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B3
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
45. Which vitamin acts as a coenzyme in transamination reactions?
a) B1
b) B2
c) B6
d) B12
46. Biotin is also known as:
a) Vitamin B7
b) Vitamin B6
c) Vitamin B3
d) Vitamin B2
47. Vitamin A is also known as:
a) Tocopherol
b) Retinol
c) Calciferol
d) Niacin
48. Which vitamin is involved in fatty acid synthesis?
a) B5
b) B2
c) A
d) K
49. Pantothenic acid is:
a) Vitamin B3
b) Vitamin B5
c) Vitamin B2
d) Vitamin B7
50. Vitamin B6 is also known as:
a) Pyridoxine
b) Riboflavin
c) Niacin
d) Cyanocobalamin
51. Which vitamin is required for proper neural development?
a) Vitamin A
b) Folic acid
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin K
52. Which vitamin stabilizes cell membranes as an antioxidant?
a) Vitamin D
b) Vitamin E
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin B6
53. Vitamin D is also known as:
a) Ergocalciferol
b) Retinol
c) Tocopherol
d) Thiamine
54. Deficiency of vitamin K results in:
a) Bleeding disorders
b) Anemia
c) Night blindness
d) Osteomalacia
55. Vitamin C is important in healing because it:
a) Improves appetite
b) Enhances immunity
c) Aids collagen formation
d) Stimulates RBC formation
56. Which vitamin deficiency causes cracked lips and sore tongue?
a) B2
b) C
c) A
d) D
57. RDA of vitamin C for adults is:
a) 10 mg
b) 30 mg
c) 60 mg
d) 90 mg
58. Which vitamin acts as a cofactor in carboxylation?
a) Vitamin K
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin B12
d) Vitamin B6
59. Vitamin B complex includes all except:
a) Thiamine
b) Niacin
c) Retinol
d) Riboflavin
60. Which vitamin is destroyed by heat?
a) Vitamin B1
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin E
61. Which vitamin is synthesized by gut bacteria?
a) Vitamin D
b) Vitamin A
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin C
62. Which vitamin helps convert tryptophan to niacin?
a) Vitamin B6
b) Vitamin B12
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin D
63. Which vitamin is most important for pregnant women?
a) Vitamin D
b) Vitamin C
c) Folic acid
d) Vitamin K
64. Which vitamin helps in preventing oxidative stress?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin E
d) Vitamin K
65. Vitamin B12 is mainly found in:
a) Vegetables
b) Fruits
c) Animal products
d) Cereals
66. Vitamin A is stored in the:
a) Brain
b) Liver
c) Kidney
d) Muscle
67. Deficiency of which vitamin can cause hemorrhages?
a) Vitamin D
b) Vitamin K
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin A
68. Which vitamin is involved in energy metabolism?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin B complex
d) Vitamin D
69. Which vitamin is required for proper nerve function?
a) Vitamin K
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin B1
d) Vitamin C
70. Which vitamin deficiency leads to soft bones in adults?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin C
71. Vitamin involved in visual cycle is:
a) B6
b) A
c) E
d) K
72. Which vitamin aids in skin health?
a) B3
b) A
c) C
d) D
73. Which vitamin is measured by Schilling test?
a) Vitamin B1
b) Vitamin B6
c) Vitamin B12
d) Vitamin C
74. Vitamin that prevents oxidative
modification of LDL is:
a) A
b) E
c) D
d) B6
75. Which vitamin is absorbed in the ileum?
a) B12
b) A
c) C
d) B1
76. Which vitamin protects RBC membrane
integrity?
a) C
b) D
c) E
d) K
77. Avidin in raw egg inhibits absorption of:
a) Biotin
b) Niacin
c) B6
d) C
78. Vitamin D deficiency in adults causes:
a) Scurvy
b) Rickets
c) Osteomalacia
d) Beriberi
79. Which vitamin is important in amino acid metabolism?
a) B2
b) B3
c) B6
d) B12
80. Which vitamin deficiency results in dermatitis, dementia, and diarrhea?
a) B1
b) B2
c) B3
d) B5
Answer Key
1. c
2. b
3. c
4. c
5. b
6. a
