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  1. Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin?

  2. A.

     Vitamin B

    B.

     Vitamin C

    C.

     Vitamin K

    D.

     Vitamin A


  3. Organisms that feed on the excreta of other organisms are called

  4. A.

     Autotrophs

    B.

     Heterotrophs

    C.

     Coprophagous

    D.

     Saprotrophs


  5. Which of the following vitamin helps in clotting of blood?

  6. A.

     Vitamin K

    B.

     Vitamin D

    C.

     Vitamin B1

    D.

     Vitamin B2


  7. Anaemia is due to deficiency of

  8. A.

     Ca

    B.

     Fe

    C.

     Mg

    D.

     P


  9. In what chief capacity does vitamin k function?

  10. A.

     Raise plasma calcium

    B.

     Blood clot

    C.

     Produce rhodopsin

    D.

     Bone density


  11. When more than 20% of the body weight is due to fat, the person is suffering from

  12. A.

     Marasmus

    B.

     Kwashiorkor

    C.

     Scurvy

    D.

     Obesity


  13. Bone deformities occur due to the excess intake of

  14. A.

     Phosphorus

    B.

     Potassium

    C.

     Fatty acid

    D.

     Fluorine


  15. Cellulose is a

  16. A.

     Mineral

    B.

     Protein

    C.

     Fat

    D.

     Carbohydrate


  17. Deficiency of 'Thiamine' causes

  18. A.

     Beri-Beri

    B.

     Pellagra

    C.

     Anaemia

    D.

     Rickets


  19. Kwashiorkor disease in children is caused by

  20. 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