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(A) Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin $C$ (ascorbic acid).Since ascorbic acid is a vitamin,the assertion that scurvy is caused b

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If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

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(A) Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin $C$ (ascorbic acid).Since ascorbic acid is a vitamin,the assertion that scurvy is caused by a vitamin deficiency is correct.The reason specifically identifies that the deficiency of ascorbic acid leads to scurvy,which directly explains why the deficiency of this specific vitamin causes the disease.Therefore,both the assertion and reason are correct,and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

List $-I$ (Biological Molecules)	List $-II$ (Biological functions)
$(a)$ Glycogen	$(i)$ Hormone
$(b)$ Globulin	$(ii)$ Biocatalyst
$(c)$ Steroids	$(iii)$ Antibody
$(d)$ Thrombin	$(iv)$ Storage product

Assertion : Scurvy is caused by deficiency of vitamin.
Reason : Deficiency of ascorbic acid causes scurvy.

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Match List $-I$ with List $-II$.
List $-I$ (Biological Molecules) List $-II$ (Biological functions)
$(a)$ Glycogen $(i)$ Hormone
$(b)$ Globulin $(ii)$ Biocatalyst
$(c)$ Steroids $(iii)$ Antibody
$(d)$ Thrombin $(iv)$ Storage product

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Assertion : Scurvy is caused by deficiency of vitamin.Reason : Deficiency of ascorbic acid causes scurvy.