Nutrition — BPSC Previous Year Questions

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Questions

63rd Pre · 2018
Vitamin C deficiency causes:
  1. Beri-beri
  2. Pellagra
  3. Scurvy
  4. Rickets
67th Pre · 2022
Goitre is caused by deficiency of:
  1. Iron
  2. Iodine
  3. Calcium
  4. Magnesium
64th Pre · 2018
Best source of Vitamin D is:
  1. Sunlight (UV-B)
  2. Citrus fruits
  3. Carrot
  4. Whole grains
69th Pre · 2023
Kwashiorkor is caused by deficiency of:
  1. Calorie
  2. Protein
  3. Vitamin
  4. Iron
Why: Severe protein deficiency in toddlers — swollen belly, oedema.

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65th Mains GS-1 · 2019
List five vitamins, their sources, and the diseases caused by their deficiency.

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