(C) Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of Vitamin $C$.Vitamin $C$ is chemically known as $Ascorbic \ acid$.Therefore,the correct option is $

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(C) Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of Vitamin $C$.Vitamin $C$ is chemically known as $Ascorbic \ acid$.Therefore,the correct option is $C$.

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The deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy?

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Pyridoxine
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Riboflavin
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Ascorbic acid
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Thiamine

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Which of the following are water-soluble vitamins?

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The chemical name of vitamin $C$ is

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Vitamin-$A$ is called

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Vitamin $B_1$ is

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Match the following vitamins with their sources and the corresponding diseases caused by their deficiency.
Vitamins Sources and Diseases
$(A)$ $Vitamin-B_1$ $(i)$ Egg-whites,$(p)$ Convulsions
$(B)$ $Vitamin-B_2$ $(ii)$ Fish,$(q)$ Pernicious anemia
$(C)$ $Vitamin-B_6$ $(iii)$ Green vegetables,$(r)$ Cheilosis
$(D)$ $Vitamin-B_{12}$ $(iv)$ Grams,$(s)$ Beri-Beri

Vitamins	Sources and Diseases
$(A)$ $Vitamin-B_1$	$(i)$ Egg-whites,$(p)$ Convulsions
$(B)$ $Vitamin-B_2$	$(ii)$ Fish,$(q)$ Pernicious anemia
$(C)$ $Vitamin-B_6$	$(iii)$ Green vegetables,$(r)$ Cheilosis
$(D)$ $Vitamin-B_{12}$	$(iv)$ Grams,$(s)$ Beri-Beri

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