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Vitamin C is

A. ascorbic acid

B. aspartic acid

C. Jipoicacid

D. nicotinic acid

Correct Answer :

A. ascorbic 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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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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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 B is related with

A. FMN/FAD

B. NAD

C. NADH

D. ATP

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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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Chronic alcoholics are always short of

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

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Vitamin C is

A. ascorbic acid

B. aspartic acid

C. Jipoicacid

D. nicotinic acid

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Substance required to overcome xerophthalmia derived from carrots is

A. vitamin A

B. vitamin D

C. proteins

D. xanthophyll

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The best source of vitamin A is

A. apples

B. carrots

C. honey

D. pea nuts

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The enzymes responsible for the digestion of starch in food of man are present in

A. saliva and gastric juice

B. salvia and pancreatic juice

C. gastric and pancreatic juice

D. gastric and duodenal juice

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Excessive reabsorption of vitamin A by bone leads to

A. keratomalacia

B. hypercalcaemia

C. hyperkeratosis

D. beri beri

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The substrate for gastric enzymes, renin is

A. pepsin

B. casein of milk

C. starch

D. lipids of milk

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Deficiency of vitamin A causes

A. scurvy

B. rickets

C. xerophthalmia

D. xerophthalmia and nyctalopia

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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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Synthesis of vitamin A takes place in

A. blood

B. spleen

C. pancreas

D. liver

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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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Chitin is a

A. protein

B. carbohydrate

C. mineral

D. fat

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Pellagra is caused by the deficiency of

A. thiamine

B. ascorbic acid

C. nicotinic acid (Niacin)

D. calciferol

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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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Which is the best source of vitamin B^1?

A. Cod liver oil

B. Egg

C. Whole wheat bread

D. Curd

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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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Trypsin acts in a medium which is

A. neutral

B. highly alkaline

C. acidic

D. slightly alkaline

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The deficiency of vitamin 'C' causes

A. anaemia

B. scurvy

C. rickets

D. xerophthalmia

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Calciferol is

A. vitamin A

B. vitamin B

C. vitamin C

D. vitamin D

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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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Which is vital for protein synthesis?

A. Thiamine

B. Riboflavin

C. Nicotinic add

D. Cyanocobalamin

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Certain B vitamins act as

A. enzymes

B. coenzymes

C. hormones

D. digestive substance

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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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The antihaemorrhagic vitamin is essential for coagulation of blood. It is

A. B

B. D

C. E

D. K

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The protein deficiency disease is known as

A. eczeme

B. mycoses

C. scurvy

D. kwashiorkor