JEE Main Chemistry question

Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of:

(A)Vitamin
(B)Vitamin
(C)Ascorbic acidCorrect
(D)Glutamic acid

Answer: (C)

Solution

Scurvy is the classical deficiency disease of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), causing bleeding gums, poor wound healing and connective-tissue weakness due to impaired collagen

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Question ID VK-151128