Multiple choice

Deficiency of iodine causes

  1. Gigantism

  2. Goitre

  3. Cretinism

  4. Diabetes
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Iodine deficiency causes goitre (Option B), which is the enlargement of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland requires iodine to produce hormones, and deficiency leads to compensatory enlargement. Gigantism is caused by growth hormone excess, cretinism by severe congenital hypothyroidism, and diabetes by insulin deficiency.

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