UPSC Prelims 2014 Question:

Consider the following pairs:

Sl No.	Vitamin Deficiency		Disease
1.	Vitamin C	:	Scurvy
2.	Vitamin D	:	Rickets
3.	Vitamin E	:	Night blindness

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Explanation:

• A person may be getting enough food to eat, but sometimes the food may not contain a particular nutrient. If this continues over a long period of time, the person may suffer from its deficiency. A deficiency of one or more nutrients can cause diseases or disorders in our body. Diseases that occur due to a lack of nutrients over a long period are called deficiency diseases.
  

• Night blindness is caused by a lack of Vitamin A.
  
  

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.

Subject: Science & Technology | Health and Diseases