Biology

Deficiency Diseases and Disorders

706 Questions

Deficiency diseases and disorders are caused by a lack of essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals in the diet or environment. This includes conditions like anemia, goitre, and night blindness. Practice these questions to prepare for general science exams.

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Deficiency Diseases and Disorders Questions

Multiple choice

Deficiency of which of the following two nutrients leads to the complete stoppage of growth?

  1. Vitamins and minerals

  2. Carbohydrates and proteins

  3. Vitamins and proteins

  4. Vitamins and carbohydrates
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A person who does not take proteins and carbohydrates in his diet for a long time, may become so lean that he will not be able to walk properly and his growth may also stop completely. This is because these two are the major nutrients for our body. 

Multiple choice

Match the following and choose the correct options given below. A. Scurvy I. Deficiency of vitamin D B. Goiter II. Deficiency of vitamin B C. Rickets III. Deficiency of vitamin C D. Beriberi IV. Deficiency of iodine

  1. A - I, B- II, C - IV, D - III

  2. A - III, B- IV, C - I, D - II

  3. A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I

  4. A - I, B- III, C - IV, D - II
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Scurvy - Deficiency of vitamin C Goiter - Deficiency of iodine Rickets - Deficiency of vitamin D Beriberi - Deficiency of vitamin B. 

Multiple choice

The main cause of anemia is

  1. deficiency of mg

  2. deficiency of fe

  3. deficiency of ca

  4. deficiency of al

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The main cause of anemia is iron.

Multiple choice

General metabolilsm of the body is affected due to the deficiency of ______.

  1. iron

  2. iodine

  3. calcium

  4. cobalt
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Iodine is essential for thyroid hormone synthesis, and these hormones regulate the body's basal metabolic rate. Iodine deficiency causes hypothyroidism, characterized by fatigue, weight gain, and slowed metabolism due to reduced thyroid hormone production. The question contains a minor typo ("metabolilsm").