Vitamins(General Knowledge > General Science ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. Which of the following vitamin functions as both, hormone and visual pigment
  1.    Retinal
  2.    Thiamine
  3.    Riboflavin
  4.    Folic acid
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Retinal
Question 2. Which is the leading cause of blindness in children worldwide?
  1.    Glaucoma
  2.    Cataracts
  3.    Vitamin A deficiency
  4.    Colour blindness
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Vitamin A deficiency
Question 3. Which of the following food sources has the highest levels of vitamin C?
  1.    Orange juice
  2.    Black currants
  3.    Parsley
  4.    Broccoli
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Black currants
Question 4. Who is most likely to develop scurvy – A vitamin C deficiency?
  1.    A malnourished child
  2.    A pregnant woman
  3.    A long-time alcoholic
  4.    A person with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> A long-time alcoholic
Question 5. Which of the following vitamins serves as a hormone precursor?
  1.    Vitamin A
  2.    Vitamin D
  3.    Vitamin C
  4.    Vitamin K
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Vitamin D
Question 6. Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin?
  1.    Vitamin B
  2.    Vitamin B12
  3.    Vitamin C
  4.    Vitamin K
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Vitamin K
Question 7. Which of the following is the most essential nutrient for a woman during her initial stages of pregnancy to prevent birth defects?
  1.    Vitamin C
  2.    Vitamin E
  3.    Folic acid
  4.    Thiamin
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Folic acid
Question 8. Which of the following vitamins has a coenzyme function?
  1.    Vitamin A
  2.    Vitamin B
  3.    Vitamin C
  4.    All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
Question 9. The cause of short-term or acute vitamin A poisoning is due to
  1.    Eating the liver of Buffalo
  2.    Eating the liver of Mule deer
  3.    Eating the liver of Ostrich
  4.    Eating the liver of Polar bear
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Eating the liver of Polar bear
Question 10. Which of the following vitamins is also known as cobalamin?
  1.    Vitamin B12
  2.    Vitamin B6
  3.    Vitamin B2
  4.    Vitamin B11
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Vitamin B12
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