JEE PYQ: Chemistry In Everyday Life Question 14
Question 14 - 2020 (07 Jan Shift 1)
Match the following: (i) Riboflavin — (a) Beriberi (ii) Thiamine — (b) Scurvy (iii) Pyridoxine — (c) Cheilosis (iv) Ascorbic acid — (d) Convulsions
(a) (i)-(a), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(b) (b) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b) (c) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b) (d) (i)-(d), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
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Answer: (c)
Solution
Vitamin $\text{B}_1$ (thiamine) deficiency causes Beriberi. Vitamin $\text{B}_2$ (riboflavin) deficiency causes Cheilosis. Vitamin $\text{B}_6$ (pyridoxine) deficiency causes Convulsions. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency causes Scurvy.