--- type: Quiz title: "Vitamins Quiz: 70 MCQs for OSSC, CGL, RRB & Govt Exams" canonical: "https://www.easy2crack.com/mcqs/zoology/vitamins-quiz-aDjGwfNl" subject: zoology questions: 70 free: true updated: null tags: ["mcq", "practice", "zoology"] --- # Vitamins Quiz: 70 MCQs for OSSC, CGL, RRB & Govt Exams 70 multiple-choice questions with answers. ## Q1. What are vitamins ? A. Inorganic compounds B. Toxic compounds C. Organic compounds D. None of the above **Answer:** c ## Q2. Who discovered vitamins ? A. Casimir Funk B. Robert Brown C. Decastello D. Francis Crick **Answer:** a ## Q3. Which of the folowing groups of compounds is called ''Accessory Dietry Factor'' ? A. Hormones B. Proteins C. Fats D. Vitamins **Answer:** d ## Q4. Which of the following vitamin is considered as a hormone ? A. Vitamin B12 B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin C D. Vitamin K **Answer:** b ## Q5. Which of the following is a water soluble vitamin ? A. Vitamin D B. Vitamin E C. Vitamin C D. Vitamin K **Answer:** c ## Q6. Which of the following is/are fat soluble vitamins ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin K D. All of the above **Answer:** d ## Q7. What is the chemical name of Vitamin A ? A. Phylloquinone B. Biotin C. Riboflavin D. Retinol **Answer:** d ## Q8. In human body, Vitamin A isstored in ____________. A. Skin B. Kidney C. Liver D. Stomach **Answer:** c ## Q9. The deficiency of Vitamin A causes which disease in humans ? A. Xerophthalmia B. Rickets C. Dermatitis D. Pernicious Anaemia **Answer:** a ## Q10. Which of the following vitamins deficiency causes Night-blindness ? A. Vitamin C B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin A D. Vitamin K **Answer:** c ## Q11. Which of the following vitamins is helpful to keep eyes healthy ? A. Vitamin C B. Vitamin B C. Vitamin A D. Vitamin D **Answer:** c ## Q12. Which of the following is the scientific name of Vitamin C ? A. Ascorbic acid B. Tocopherol C. Pantothenic acid D. Riboflavin **Answer:** a ## Q13. The vitamin which is found in citrus fruits and is necessary for maintaining healthy skin ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin B C. Vitamin D D. Vitamin C **Answer:** d ## Q14. Which of the following vitamins helps in healing the wound ? A. Vitamin B B. Vitamin A C. Vitamin C D. Vitamin E **Answer:** c ## Q15. Which of the following metals is absorbed by Vitamin C ? A. Iron B. Calcium C. Iodine D. Sodium **Answer:** a ## Q16. Which of the following vitamins dies NOT get stored in the body ? A. Vitamin K B. Vitamin C C. Vitamin B5 D. Vitamin A **Answer:** b ## Q17. The deficiency of Vitamin C causes which disease in humans ? A. Beri-Beri B. Kwashiorkar C. Dermatitis D. Scurvy **Answer:** d ## Q18. Xeropthalmia is a eye disease which remains the leading cause of children in the developing countries is due to the deficiency of ________________. A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin C C. Vitamin D D. Vitamin E **Answer:** a ## Q19. Which of the following vitamins is found in Golden Rice ? A. Vitamin B1 B. Vitamin B5 C. Vitamin A D. Vitamin E **Answer:** c ## Q20. The deficiency of which vitamin causes Sailors disease ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin B5 C. Vitamin B3 D. Vitamin c **Answer:** d ## Q21. Which of the following vitamins is chemically known as Ergocalciferol ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin B3 C. Vitamin E D. Vitamin D **Answer:** d ## Q22. Which of the following vitamins is known as Cholecalciferol ? A. Vitamin B3 B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin C D. Vitamin H **Answer:** b ## Q23. The deficiency of Vitamin D causes _______________ disease. A. Rickets B. Night blindness C. Cheilosis D. Scurvy **Answer:** a ## Q24. Which of the following vitamins is related to Osteoporosis ? A. Vitamin B B. Vitamin A C. Vitamin C D. Vitamin D **Answer:** d ## Q25. Which of the following vitamins is activated in the body when one exposed to the Sun rays ? A. Vitamin D B. Vitamin E C. Vitamin B2 D. Vitamin K **Answer:** a ## Q26. Which of the following vitamins help in the absorption of Calcium in human body ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin B D. Vitamin C **Answer:** b ## Q27. Children especially in western countries who receive very little sunshine suffer from ________________. A. Rickets B. Dermititis C. Scurvy D. Kwashiorker **Answer:** a ## Q28. Which of the following vitamins is called the Beauty Vitamin ? A. Vitamin B1 B. Vitamin E C. Vitamin D D. Vitamin B12 **Answer:** b ## Q29. The deficiency of which vitamin causes sterility in females ? A. Vitamin E B. Vitamin A C. Vitamin K D. Vitamin B2 **Answer:** a ## Q30. Weakness in muscles and increase in the fragility of RBC cells is caused due to the deficiency of ___________. A. Vitamin D B. Vitamin B1 C. Vitamin B7 D. Vitamin E **Answer:** d ## Q31. Which of the following is the scientific name of Vitamin K ? A. Phylloquinone B. Ergocalciferol C. Niacin D. Pyridoxine **Answer:** a ## Q32. Haemorrhage is caused due to the deficiency of ___________. A. Vitamin B1 B. Vitamin B3 C. Vitamin K D. Vitamin D **Answer:** c ## Q33. Which vitamin helps in blood coagulation ? A. Vitamin K B. Vitamin E C. Vitamin D D. Vitamin B5 **Answer:** a ## Q34. Thiamine' is the chemical name of which vitamin ? A. Vitamin B1 B. Vitamin B2 C. Vitamin B3 D. Vitamin B5 **Answer:** a ## Q35. Which of the following vitamin deficiency causes Beri-Beri disease ? A. Vitamin B5 B. Vitamin B12 C. Vitamin B1 D. Vitamin K **Answer:** c ## Q36. Which of the following vitamin is also known as Vitamin G ? A. Vitamin D B. Vitamin B1 C. Vitamin B2 D. Vitamin B7 **Answer:** c ## Q37. What is the chemical name of Vitamin B2 ? A. Retinol B. Nicotinic acid C. Riboflavin D. Biotin **Answer:** c ## Q38. Cheilosis' is caused due to the deficiency of which vitamin ? A. Vitamin B1 B. Vitamin B2 C. Vitamin B3 D. Vitamin B5 **Answer:** b ## Q39. Glossitis or inflammation of tongue is due to the deficiency of which vitamin ? A. Vitamin K B. Vitamin B12 C. Vitamin B2 D. Vitamin B1 **Answer:** c ## Q40. Vitamin B3 is also known by : A. PP3 B. Vitamin G C. Vitamin H D. Vitamin M **Answer:** a ## Q41. Niacin' is the chemical name of which vitamin ? A. Vitamin C B. Vitamin B3 C. Vitamin B5 D. Vitamin B2 **Answer:** b ## Q42. 4D Syndrome is due to the deficiency of ______________. A. Vitamin B1 B. Vitamin B3 C. Vitamin B2 D. Vitamin B7 **Answer:** b ## Q43. What is the chemical name of Vitamin B5 ? A. Pantothenic acid B. Biotin C. Phylloquinone D. Thiamine **Answer:** a ## Q44. Which of the following is a Vitamin B5 deficiency disease ? A. Scurvy B. Haemorrhage C. Beri-Beri D. Dermatitis **Answer:** d ## Q45. Pyridoxine is the chemical name of ______________. A. Vitamin B5 B. Vitamin B6 C. Vitamin B7 D. Vitamin B11 **Answer:** b ## Q46. What is the chemical name of Vitamin H ? A. Biotin B. Cyanocobalamin C. Pyridoxine D. Tocopherol **Answer:** a ## Q47. Which of the following metal is present in the Vitamin B12 ? A. Cobalt B. Iron C. Zinc D. Magnesium **Answer:** a ## Q48. Which of the following vitamins contain Nitrogen ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin E C. Vitamin B D. Vitamin C **Answer:** c ## Q49. What is the chemical name of Vitamin B12 ? A. Ascorbic acid B. Retinol C. Cyanocobalamine D. Niacin **Answer:** c ## Q50. Which of the folowing diseases is caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin B12 ? A. Pernicious Anaemia B. Xerophthalmia C. Dermititis D. Megaloblastic Anaewmia **Answer:** a ## Q51. Which of the following vitamins is used as an antidote to anticoagulant poisons ? A. Vitamin B12 B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin E D. Vitamin K **Answer:** d ## Q52. Vitamin K is required for : A. Formation of Thromboplastin B. Synthesis of Prothrombin C. Change of Prothrombin to Thrombin D. Change of Fibrogen to Fibrin **Answer:** b ## Q53. Name the vitamin which represents a group of vitamins ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin E D. Vitamin B **Answer:** d ## Q54. Which of the following vitamins serves as a hormone precursor ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin E D. Vitamin K **Answer:** b ## Q55. Which of the folowing vitamins function as both hormone and visual pigment ? A. Riboflavin B. Retinol C. Tocopherol D. Ascorbic acid **Answer:** b ## Q56. Which vitamin convert the amino acid Tryptophan into Niacin ? A. Vitamin B1 B. Vitamin B2 C. Vitamin B7 D. Vitamin B3 **Answer:** b ## Q57. Vitamin B complex comprises __________ number of vitamins in total. A. 6 B. 5 C. 7 D. 8 **Answer:** d ## Q58. Cod liver oil is a good source of _____________. A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin E C. Vitamin K D. Vitamin B12 **Answer:** a ## Q59. Which vitamin is destroyed on heating during cooking of food ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin B1 C. Vitamin C D. Vitamin K **Answer:** c ## Q60. Which vitamin radily removed through urine ? A. Vitamin B5 B. Vitamin C C. Vitamin D D. Vitamin E **Answer:** b ## Q61. Which vitamin is good for eyes ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin C C. Vitamin K D. Vitamin E **Answer:** a ## Q62. The factor required for maturation of Erythrocytes is ___________. A. Vitamin B12 B. Vitamin C C. Vitamin D D. Vitamin A **Answer:** a ## Q63. Which vitamin is known as anti-infective vitamin ? A. Vitamin C B. Vitamin E C. Vitamin A D. Vitamin D **Answer:** c ## Q64. Which vitamin is used for ELISA test (AIDS) ? A. Riboflavin B. Biotin C. Cyanocobalamin D. None of the above **Answer:** b ## Q65. Which is the first artificially synthesized vitamin ? A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin D C. Vitamin B5 D. Vitamin C **Answer:** d ## Q66. Hyperkeratosis is caused due to the deficiency of ___________. A. Vitamin A B. Vitamin B1 C. Vitamin D D. Vitamin C **Answer:** a ## Q67. Ariboflavinosis is caused due to the deficiency of which vitamin ? A. Vitamin B1 B. Vitamin B2 C. Vitamin B3 D. Vitamin B7 **Answer:** b ## Q68. The specific role of Vitamin K is in the synthesis of ____________. A. Albumin B. Antibodies C. Globulin D. Prothrombin **Answer:** d ## Q69. Which vitamins if taken in excess can be dangerous as they are stored in the body ? A. Vitamin B complex B. Vitamin E & Vitamin C C. Vitamin B complex & Vitamin C D. Vitamin A & Vitamin D **Answer:** d ## Q70. Among the given below which is a poor source found in milk ? A. Vitamin C B. Calcium C. Protein D. Carbohydrates **Answer:** a --- Source: https://www.easy2crack.com/mcqs/zoology/vitamins-quiz-aDjGwfNl Site: https://www.easy2crack.com · Machine index: https://www.easy2crack.com/llms.txt · MCP: https://www.easy2crack.com/mcp