MCQ ON VITAMINS

1) Name the Vitamin that protects us from Pellagra disease?

A. Vitamin B5

B. Vitamin B7

C. Vitamin B3

D. None of the above

Ans. C

2) Retinol is the scientific name of which Vitamin?

A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin D

C. Vitamin K

D. Vitamin C

Ans. A

3) Different types of Vitamins are:

A. Fat-Soluble

B. Water-Soluble

C. Both A and B

D. None of the above

Ans. C

4) Liver damage is caused due to the overdose of which vitamin?

A. Vitamin B1

B. Vitamin B2

C. Vitamin B3

D. Vitamin D

Ans. C

5) Which of the following is the scientific name of Vitamin K?

A. Ascorbic acid

B. Phytonadione

C. Tocopherol

D. Pantothenic Acid

Ans. B

6) Name a substance that makes a vitamin metabolically ineffective?

A. Anti-vitamin

B. Antioxidants

C. Cynocobalamine

D. Riboflavinosis

Ans. A

7) Fat soluble Vitamins are:

A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin D

C. Vitamin E

D. All of the above

Ans. D

8) Vitamin C is present in:

A. Tomatoes

B. Papaya

C. Guava

D. All of the above

Ans. D

9) Who is most likely to develop scurvy – A vitamin C deficiency?

A. A pregnant woman

B. A malnourished child

C. A long-time alcoholic

D. A person with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa

Ans. C

10) The cause of short-term or acute vitamin A poisoning is due to

A. Eating the liver of Mule deer

B. Eating the liver of Buffalo

C. Eating the liver of Ostrich

D. Eating the liver of Polar bear

Ans. D

11) Which of the following is the most essential nutrient for a woman during her initial stages of pregnancy to prevent birth defects?

A. Thiamin

B. Folic acid

C. Vitamin C

D. Vitamin E

Ans. B

12) Which of the following vitamin functions as both, hormone and visual pigment?

A. Thiamine

B. Retinal

C. Riboflavin

D. Folic acid

Ans. B

13) Which of the following food sources has the highest levels of vitamin C?

A. Parsley

B. Broccoli

C. Black currants

D. Orange juice

Ans. C

14) Which of the following is a component of the coenzyme A?

A. Retinol

B. Pyridoxine

C. Retinoic acid

D. Pantothenic acid

Ans. D

15) Which of the following vitamin helps in blood clotting?

A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin C

C. Vitamin D

D. Vitamin K

Ans. D

16) Niacin is synthesized in the body from 

A. Tryptophan 

B. Tyrosine 

C. Glutamate 

D. Aspartate

Ans. A

17) Which of the following nutrient deficiency causes megaloblastic anaemia?

A. Folic acid

B. Niacin

C. Pyridoxine

D. Cobalamin

Ans. A

18) Folate deficiency causes 

A. Microcytic anemia 

B. Hemolytic anemia 

C. Iron deficiency anemia 

D. Megaloblastic anemia

Ans. D

19) Which of the following vitamins is also known as cobalamin?

A. Vitamin B11

B. Vitamin B2

C. Vitamin B6

D. Vitamin B12

Ans. D

20) Which is the leading cause of blindness in children worldwide?

A. Glaucoma

B. Cataracts

C. Colour blindness

D. Vitamin A deficiency

Ans. D

21) Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of Niacin?

A. Scurvy

B. Rickets

C. Pellagra

D. Pernicious anaemia

Ans. C

22) Which of the following vitamin deficiency causes Beriberi?

A. Vitamin B1

B. Vitamin B2

C. Vitamin B6

D. Vitamin B12

Ans. A

23) Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin?

A. Vitamin B

B. Vitamin C

C. Vitamin B12

D. Vitamin K

Ans. D

24) Deficiency of Vitamin A causes 

A. Xeropthalmia 

B. Hypoprothrombinemia 

C. Megaloblastic anemia 

D. Pernicious anemia

Ans. A

25) Which of the following vitamins has a coenzyme function?

A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin C

C. Vitamin B

D. All of the above

Ans. D

26) β-Carotene, precursor of vitamin A, is oxidatively cleaved by 

A. β-Carotene dioxygenase 

B. Oxygenase 

C. Hydroxylase 

D. Transferase

Ans. A

27) Weakness in muscles and increase in the fragility of red blood cells is caused due to the __________.

A. Deficiency of vitamin E

B. Deficiency of vitamin D

C. Deficiency of vitamin C

D. Deficiency of vitamin A

Ans. A

28) Carr-Price reaction is used to detect 

A. Vitamin A 

B. Vitamin D 

C. Ascorbic acid 

D. Vitamin E

Ans. C

29) Which of the following vitamins serves as a hormone precursor?

A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin C

C. Vitamin D

D. Vitamin K

Ans. C

30) Creatinuria is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin 

A. vitamin A 

B. vitamin K 

C. vitamin E 

D. vitamin D

Ans. C

31) Which of the following statements is false about Ascorbic acid?

A. It shows antioxidant activity

B. It is a strong reducing agent

C. It can be synthesized in the body

D. Involved in the hydroxylation of prolyl- and lysyl- residues of collagen

Ans. C

32) Vitamin A or retinal is a 

A. Steroid 

B. Polyisoprenoid compound containing a cyclohexenyl ring 

C. Benzoquinone derivative 

D. 6-Hydroxychromane

Ans. B

33) Niacin is the chemical name of which Vitamin?

A. Vitamin B3

B. Vitamin B1

C. Vitamin B2

D. Vitamin C

Ans. A

MCQ ON VITAMINS