Multiple choice

The deficiency of vitamin A in the diet leads to

  1. beriberi

  2. blindness

  3. rickets

  4. typhoid

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Vitamin A deficiency leads to night blindness initially, which can progress to complete blindness (xerophthalmia) if untreated. Beriberi is caused by thiamine deficiency, rickets by vitamin D deficiency, and typhoid is a bacterial infection, not a deficiency.