NEET Biology Digestion And Absorption Based Practice Questions & Answers with Viewers Discussion and Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Kwashiorkar is caused due to the deficiency of protein and meat, lentils, milk and eggs are rich sources of protein. Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of vitamin C whose sources are citrus fruit, tomatoes, peppers, leafy green vegetables. Deficiency of vitamin D (sources - milk, egg yolk and liver) leads to rickets. Anaemia is caused due to deficiency of folic acid (sources - yeast, liver, fish, green vegetables) or vitamin $B_12$ (sources - liver, eggs, meat, fish) or iron (egg yolk, spinach).