Vitamins are the organic substances found in various foods that are required for a specific reaction. They act as regulators. They are destroyed by overcooking, excess boiling, alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and many medicines. Storage of Vitamin leads to malfunctioning of the body called avitaminosis. There are two types of avitaminosis: Direct- when the diet is deficient in vitamins, and secondary- when the body is unable to utilize vitamin though it is present in the diet. There are two basic types of vitamins first one is fat-soluble vitamins and the other one is water-soluble vitamins. So take this quiz and increase your knowledge about vitamins. In 1912 C Funk coined the term vitamin. Vitamin is necessary for every human being but it is required in small quantity. It does not provide any energy but it controls the metabolism and body functioning. There are different kinds of vitamins and their sources are also different. The vitamin keeps our teeth, gum, bone, and eye healthy and protects our body against disease. Test your knowledge about Vitamins.
1. Who discovered vitamins?
A. Kreb
B. Casimir funk
C. Sumner
D. Hansleit
2. The study of vitamins is known as ______.
A. Vitaminosis
B. Vitology
C. Vitaminology
D. None of these
3. Which vitamin is synthesized by bacteria in the digestive tract of mammals?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin B complex
D. Vitamin K
4. Which one of the following is the lipid-soluble vitamin?
A. A
B. B complex
C. C
D. All of the above
5. Which vitamin form coenzyme FMN and FAD?
A. B6
B. B2
C. B3
D. B5
6. Prolonged use of antibiotics and eating of raw eggs destroy the functioning of ______.
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin E
D. Vitamin H
7. Xerophthalmia is due to the_____.
A. Deficiency of Vitamin E
B. Hyper vitaminosis of Vitamin D
C. Deficiency of vitamin A
D. Hyper vitaminosis of vitamin A
8. Vitamin A is formed from b carotene in the______.
A. Kidney
B. Skin
C. Intestine
D. Liver
9. Which of the following brahmins cannot be isolated from plant sources?
A. Vitamin B2
B. Vitamin B3
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin B12
10. Knock knee in children are due to deficiency of vitamin______.
A. D
B. A
C. B
D. C
11. Which of the following vitamin is required for the formation and maturation of RBCs?
A. Vitamin K
B. Vitamin B12
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin B2
12. The richest source of vitamin B12 is______.
A. Rice
B. Chocolate
C. Carrot
D. Spirulina
13. Which one is a fat-soluble vitamin?
A. Vitamin-M
B. Vitamin-B
C. Vitamin-C
D. Vitamin-K
14. Which one is a water-soluble vitamin?
A. Vitamin- A
B. Vitamin- K
C. Vitamin- B
D. Vitamin- D
15. What is the other name of Vitamin -A?
A. Thiamine
B. Retinol
C. Niacin
D. Riboflavin
16. Which disease is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin C?
A. Beri-Beri
B. Cheilosis
C. Scurvy
D. Nightblindness
17. Name the disease caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin D.
A. Rickets
B. Scurvy
C. Beri-beri
D. Anaemia
18. What is the function of Cyanocobalamin?
A. Nucleic acid metabolism
B. Promote DNA synthesis
C. Carbohydrate metabolism
D. Formation of collagen
19. What is the common source of Vitamin- A?
A. Citrus Fruit
B. Wheat
C. Meat
D. Milk
20. What is the other name of Vitamin -D?
A. Calciferol
B. Retinol
C. Thiamine
D. Folic Acid
21. Which vitamin is responsible for the maturation of RBCs?
A. Vitamin-B12
B. Vitamin-B2
C. Vitamin-B7
D. VItamin-B6
22. What is the deficiency symptom of Cheilosis?
A. Weakness of limbs
B. No vision in dim light
C. Fissures in skin
D. Swollen lips
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