Multiple Choice Questions

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Pellagra is caused by deficiency of vitamin

  • B1

  • B2

  • B5

  • B6


C.

B5

Pellagra is caused by deficiency of Vitamin- B5. It is also known as antipellagra factor. Symptoms of this disease includes, swollen lips, thick pigmented skin of hands and legs and patient feels irritable.

Beriberi is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin- B1. It is also known as Thiamine deficiency. Symptoms includes loss of appetite, fatigue, irritability, reduced reflexes etc.

Ariboflavinosis is a disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin- B2. Symptoms includes dryness and cracking of the skin, rash, anaemia, fatigue etc.

Vitamin- B6 deficiency causes microcytic anemia, electroencephalographic abnormalities, dermatitis. Symptoms includes skin rashes, weakened immune function, seizures, cracked and sore lips etc.


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Abnormal growth of the tumor in cancer is due to

  • abnormal mitotic division

  • accumulation of body fluid

  • abnormal meiotic division

  • metastasis


Antibody is produced by

  • B-Lymphocyte

  • Heparin

  • T- Lymphocyte

  • Both (a) and (b)


Double fertilisation was discovered by

  • Nawaschin

  • Starsburger

  • Emerson

  • None of the above


Ischihara chart is used to detect

  • TB

  • eye sight

  • colourblindness

  • diabetes


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If a plant having yellow or round seeds was crossed with another plant having green and wrinkled seeds then F, progeny are in the ratio

  • 15 : 1

  • 1 : 15

  • 1 : 13

  • all yellow and round seeds


The species, which is going to become extinct due to lack of proper care would be called

  • rare

  • endangered

  • vulnerable

  • extinct


Which one of the following can help in the diagnosis of a genetical disorder?

  • ELISA

  • ABO blood group

  • PCR

  • NMR


Disease caused by deficiency of protein in children is

  • Obesity

  • Marasmus

  • Diabetes

  • Kwashiorkor


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The children of a haemophilic man and a normal woman are

  • all haemophilic

  • only daughters are haemophilic

  • only sons are haemophilic

  • neither sons nor daughters are haemophilic