Question

which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

1) vitamin B12 - Pernicious anaemia

2) Vitamin B6-- convulsions

3) Vitamin B1 - - beriberi

4)vitamin B2 - - pellagra ​

Answer 1

ANSWER IS D :

Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B3). Symptoms include inflamed skin, diarrhoea, dementia, and sores in the mouth. Alterations in protein metabolism may also produce pellagra-like symptoms.

Beriberi is a disease caused by a vitamin B-1 deficiency, also known as thiamine deficiency.