Nutritional Deficiency Diseases
Test your knowledge of diseases caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies, including symptoms, causes, and prevention
Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following symptoms of nutritional deficiency disorders, is specific to the deficiency of vitamin C?
- Cracks on lips
- Spongy bleeding gums
- Pale conjunctivae
- Rashes on skin
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
People living in coastal areas do not suffer from goitre mainly because
- they eat a lot of fish
- they eat a lot of sea weeds
- they are biologically safe
- they are close to the sea
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Dehydration in human body is caused by the loss of
- salts
- vitamins
- hormones
- water
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Anaemia is caused due to the short supply of
- iodine
- calcium
- phosphorus
- iron
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The deficiency of Flourine causes
- goitre
- high blood pressure
- softening of bones
- tooth decay
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The deficiency of which of the following vitamins can cause rickets and osteomalacia?
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following vitamin deficiencies and diseases is not correctly matched?
- Vitamin A – Night blindness
- Vitamin B – Beri–Beri
- Vitamin D – Deformities In bones
- Vitamin K – Scurvy
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The disease beriberi is caused by the deficiency of vitamin
- B1
- B2
- C
- D
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is not a genetic disease?
- Haemophilia
- Sickle–cell anaemia
- Night blindness
- Influenza
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The deficiency of Niacin causes
- goitre
- kwashiorkor
- marasmus
- pellagra