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(21)
Different types of Vitamins are:
[A]
Fat-Soluble
[B]
Water-Soluble
[C]
Both A and B
[D]
None of the above
(22)
Name the Vitamin that protects us from Pellagra disease?
[A]
Vitamin B5
[B]
Vitamin B7
[C]
Vitamin B3
[D]
None of the above
(23)
Vitamin A was discovered in which year?
[A]
1910
[B]
1912
[C]
1922
[D]
1927
(24)
Name the vitamin which are essential for the health of the brain?
[A]
Vitamin B6
[B]
Vitamin B9
[C]
Vitamin B12
[D]
All the above
(25)
The Haemorrhagic disease of new born is caused to the deficiency of
[A]
Vitamin K
[B]
Vitamin B12
[C]
Vitamin A
[D]
Vitamin B6
(26)
To which of the following families do folic acid and panthothenic acid belong?
[A]
Vitamin B complex
[B]
Vitamin C
[C]
Vitamin K
[D]
Vitamin A
Answer: Vitamin B complex
(27)
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
[A]
Vitamin C- Scurvy
[B]
Vitamin B2- Pellagra
[C]
Vitamin B2- Pernicious Anaemia
[D]
Vitamin B6- Beri beri
Answer: Vitamin B2- Pellagra
(28)
Which of the following is mismatched?
[A]
Vitamin A- Xerophthalmia
[B]
Vitamin D- Rickets
[C]
Vitamin C-Scurvy
[D]
Vitamin K- Beriberi
Answer: Vitamin K- Beriberi
(29)
The effect of of a light impulse in the retina is:
[A]
Isomerization of 11 cis-retinal to trans- retinal
[B]
Isomereization of trans- retinal to cis- retinol
[C]
Reduction of 11 cis- retinol to cis- retinol
[D]
Isomerization ofcis- retinol to tran-retinol
Answer: Isomerization of 11 cis-retinal to trans- retinal
(30)
Two vitamins whose derivatives are involved in the transformation of serine to glycine are:
[A]
Folic acid and vitamin B6
[B]
B12 and nicotinamisde
[C]
B6 AND B12
[D]
Folic acid and B12
Answer: Folic acid and vitamin B6
31
Which one of the following nutrients is a precursor for a co-factor that carries one carbon groups of different oxidation states:
[A]
Methioinine
[B]
Thiamine
[C]
Folic acid
[D]
Biotin
32
Which one of the following would be seen in a patient with a severe thiamine deficiency:
[A]
Decreased transketolase activity in RBCs
[B]
Decreased serum levels of pyruvate and lactate
[C]
Increased clotting time of blood
[D]
Low red cell tranamknase activity
Answer: Decreased transketolase activity in RBCs
33
The nutritional role of the carotenoids lies in their conversion in vivo to:
[A]
Ascorbic acid
[B]
Vitamin A
[C]
Cobalamine
[D]
Folic acid
34
Children with autism and other disorders with mental disability are often put on megavitamin supplements despite no scientific evidence of benefit. Although most vitamins are harmless in excess, merely being excreted in urine, vitamin A can be toxic. Which of the following statements regarding vitamin A is true:
[A]
It is not an essential vitamin
[B]
It is component of rhodopsin
[C]
It is related to tocopherol
[D]
It is derived from ethanol
Answer: It is component of rhodopsin
35
Which one of the following is definitely associated with a human disease when deficient?
[A]
Arsenic
[B]
Lead
[C]
Antimony
[D]
Zinc
36
A high plasma calcium level decreases intestinal absorption of calcium by:
[A]
Stimulating the secretion of paratharmone
[B]
Decreasing the synthesis of cholecalciferol
[C]
Inhibiting the secretion of paratharmone
[D]
None Of These
Answer: Inhibiting the secretion of paratharmone
37
Consumption of iodized salt is recommended in:
[A]
Patients with hyperthyroidism
[B]
Goiter belt areas
[C]
Pregnant women
[D]
Patient with hypothyroidism
Answer: Goiter belt areas
38
Retinol is the scientific name of which Vitamin?
[A]
Vitamin A
[B]
Vitamin D
[C]
Vitamin K
[D]
Vitamin C
39
Vitamin C is present in:
[A]
Tomatoes
[B]
Papaya
[C]
Guava
[D]
All of the above
40
Calcium deficiency in the body occurs in the absence of
[A]
Vitamin C
[B]
Vitamin A
[C]
Vitamin E
[D]
Vitamin D
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