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Deficiency of thiamine causes

A. scurvy

B. pellagra

C. osteomalacia

D. beri beri

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D. beri beri


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Ascorbic acid is

A. vitamin A

B. vitamin C

C. vitamin B

D. biotin

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Synthesis of vitamin D with the help of sunlight takes place by

A. skin

B. liver

C. adipose tissue

D. gallbladder

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The best source of vitamin A is

A. apples

B. carrots

C. honey

D. pea nuts

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Xerophthalmia in children and Nyctalopia (night blindness) in adults is caused by deficiency of vitamin

A. A

B. D

C. E

D. K

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Certain B vitamins act as

A. enzymes

B. coenzymes

C. hormones

D. digestive substance

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Trypsin acts in a medium which is

A. neutral

B. highly alkaline

C. acidic

D. slightly alkaline

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A vitamin which is excreted in urine usually is

A. C

B. K

C. Bi

D. E

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Beri beri caused by deficiency of vitamin B, was discovered by

A. Stanley

B. Foxon

C. Funk

D. Fijkman

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Fat soluble vitamins are

A. A, D and E

B. B, C and D

C. E, D and B

D. A, B and C

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The structure which prevents the entry of food into respiratory tract is

A. larynx

B. pharynx

C. glottis

D. epiglottis

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Scurvy is caused due to dificiency of

A. vitamin C

B. vitamin D

C. vitamin K

D. vitamin A

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In liver the stationary cells lining the blood capillaries act as phagocytes to ingest foreign germs and worn out RBC. These cells are called

A. goblet cells

B. oxyntic cells

C. lymphocytes

D. kupffer cells

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Which of the following is not an attribute of an enzyme?

A. It is a protein whose synthesis is controlled and directed by a specific gene

B. It catalyses a specific chemical reaction

C. It becomes denatured by high temperature

D. It is consumed in a chemical reaction

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Water-soluble vitamins are

A. A, B and C

B. C and D

C. B and C

D. None of these

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The deficiency of vitamin 'C' causes

A. anaemia

B. scurvy

C. rickets

D. xerophthalmia

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Amylase digests starch

A. in duodenum in alkaline medium

B. in duodenum in acidic medium

C. in stomach in alkaline medium

D. in stomach in acidic medium

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Chronic alcoholics are always short of

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

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Trypsin is secreted by

A. stomach

B. pancreas

C. liver

D. duodenum

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Synthesis of vitamin A takes place in

A. blood

B. spleen

C. pancreas

D. liver

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Hie enzyme invertase converts

A. starch into glucose

B. glucose into sucrose

C. cellulose into starch

D. sucrose into glucose and fructose

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Vitamin C is

A. ascorbic acid

B. aspartic acid

C. Jipoicacid

D. nicotinic acid

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Bile helps in

A. producing enzymes

B. esterification

C. both (a) and (b)

D. emulsification of fats

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Wound healing is enhanced by vitamin

A. A

B. C

C. D

D. E

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The enzymes have porteinous and prosthetic groups connected by loose bonds. Under activity the loose bonds are separated. It is known as

A. diakinesis

B. synapsis

C. dialysis

D. histolysis

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Deficiency of thiamine causes

A. scurvy

B. pellagra

C. osteomalacia

D. beri beri

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Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults is caused by the deficiency of

A. vitamin A

B. vitamin B

C. vitamin C

D. vitamin D

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Vitamins are

A. inorganic substances that cannot be synthesised by animal

B. inorganic substances that can be synthesised by animal

C. organic substances that cannot be synthesised by animal

D. organic substances that can be synthesised by animal

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Which is vital for protein synthesis?

A. Thiamine

B. Riboflavin

C. Nicotinic add

D. Cyanocobalamin

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The enzyme which acts neither in acidic nor in alkaline medium is

A. steapsin

B. ptyalin

C. pepsin

D. trypsin

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The enzymes found in the stomach of rabbit are

A. renin, pepsin, lipase

B. lipase, amylase, renin

C. erepsin, lipase, renin

D. pepsin, amylase, lipase