Chronic alcoholics are always short of
A
B
C
D
Correct Answer :
C. C
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Which is the best source of vitamin B^1?
Cod liver oil
Egg
Whole wheat bread
Curd
Synthesis of vitamin D with the help of sunlight takes place by
skin
liver
adipose tissue
gallbladder
Excessive reabsorption of vitamin A by bone leads to
keratomalacia
hypercalcaemia
hyperkeratosis
beri beri
The enzyme which acts neither in acidic nor in alkaline medium is
steapsin
ptyalin
pepsin
trypsin
Substance required to overcome xerophthalmia derived from carrots is
vitamin A
vitamin D
proteins
xanthophyll
The enzymes have porteinous and prosthetic groups connected by loose bonds. Under activity the loose bonds are separated. It is known as
diakinesis
synapsis
dialysis
histolysis
Vitamin C is
ascorbic acid
aspartic acid
Jipoicacid
nicotinic acid
Chitin is a
protein
carbohydrate
mineral
fat
Specific function of liver is
excretion
histolysis
digestion
glycogenolysis
Vitamins are
inorganic substances that cannot be synthesised by animal
inorganic substances that can be synthesised by animal
organic substances that cannot be synthesised by animal
organic substances that can be synthesised by animal
Deficiency of vitamin K may lead to
failure of clotting of blood
non-maturation of ova
blastocyst formation in uterus
neuritis
Bile helps in
producing enzymes
esterification
both (a) and (b)
emulsification of fats
The structure which prevents the entry of food into respiratory tract is
larynx
pharynx
glottis
epiglottis
Which of the following is not an attribute of an enzyme?
It is a protein whose synthesis is controlled and directed by a specific gene
It catalyses a specific chemical reaction
It becomes denatured by high temperature
It is consumed in a chemical reaction
Certain B vitamins act as
enzymes
coenzymes
hormones
digestive substance
In liver the stationary cells lining the blood capillaries act as phagocytes to ingest foreign germs and worn out RBC. These cells are called
goblet cells
oxyntic cells
lymphocytes
kupffer cells
Deficiency of Vitamin D in children causes
beri-beri
pelagra
rickets
osteomalacia
A vitamin which is excreted in urine usually is
C
K
Bi
E
Amylase digests starch
in duodenum in alkaline medium
in duodenum in acidic medium
in stomach in alkaline medium
in stomach in acidic medium
The protein deficiency disease is known as
eczeme
mycoses
scurvy
kwashiorkor
Calciferol is
vitamin A
vitamin B
vitamin C
vitamin D
The enzymes responsible for the digestion of starch in food of man are present in
saliva and gastric juice
salvia and pancreatic juice
gastric and pancreatic juice
gastric and duodenal juice
Deficiency of vitamin A causes
scurvy
rickets
xerophthalmia
xerophthalmia and nyctalopia
The best source of vitamin A is
apples
carrots
honey
pea nuts
Wound healing is enhanced by vitamin
A
C
D
E
Beri beri caused by deficiency of vitamin B, was discovered by
Stanley
Foxon
Funk
Fijkman
Vitamin B is related with
FMN/FAD
NAD
NADH
ATP
Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults is caused by the deficiency of
vitamin A
vitamin B
vitamin C
vitamin D
Synthesis of vitamin A takes place in
blood
spleen
pancreas
liver
Water-soluble vitamins are
A, B and C
C and D
B and C
None of these