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Q.Which of the following combinations are not correctly matched ?

(a) Vitamin K - Sterility
(b) Vitamin D - Rickets
(c) Niacin - Pellagra
(d) Thiamine - Beriberi
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Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting, not fertility, so pairing it with "Sterility" is wrong; the other three pairs are all correct.

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(b) Vitamin D - Rickets: correct. Vitamin D deficiency impairs calcium/phosphorus absorption and bone mineralisation, causing rickets in children.

(c) Niacin - Pellagra: correct. Niacin (Vitamin B3) deficiency causes pellagra, marked by dermatitis, diarrhoea and dementia.

(d) Thiamine - Beriberi: correct. Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency causes beriberi, affecting the nervous and cardiovascular systems.

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