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Match the following: (i) Riboflavin (ii) Thiamine (iii) Pyridoxine (iv) Ascorbic acid (a) Beriberi (b) Scurvy (c) Cheilosis (d) Convulsions

1. (i) – (a), (ii) – (d), (iii) – (c), (iv) – (b)
2. (i) – (c), (ii) – (d), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (b)
3. (i) – (c), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (d), (iv) – (b)
4. (i) – (d), (ii) – (b), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (c)

Correct answer: (i) – (c), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (d), (iv) – (b)

Solution

Deficiency diseases: riboflavin (B2)->cheilosis, thiamine (B1)->beriberi, pyridoxine (B6)->convulsions, ascorbic acid (C)->scurvy. This gives (i)-c, (ii)-a, (iii)-d, (iv)-b.

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