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32. Following are FAT-SOLUBLE vitamins needed by man (Column 1), match the vitamin
with its deficiency symptoms (Column II) and sources (Column ॥॥).

Column | Column Il Column Ill
1. Vitamin A (retinol) 1. Slow blood clotting and 1. Green vegetables
haemorrhage
2. Vitamin D (calciferol) 2. Male sterility; muscular 2. Widely distributed in both
dystrophy; abnormal red plant and animal food,
blood cells in infants e.g. meat, egg yolk, green

vegetables, seed oils
3. Vitamin E (tocopherol) 3. Rickets or osteomalacia 3. Egg yolk, milk, fish oils
(very low blood calcium
level, soft bones, distorted
skeleton, poor muscular
development)

4. Vitamin K 4. Dry, brittle epithelia of skin, 4. Green vegetables and
respiratory system, and fruits, dairy products,
urogenital tract; night egg yolk, fish-liver oil etc.
blindness and malformed
rods

A) 1,3,3 8) 1,4,4

2, 4, 4 2, 3, 3
3, 2, 2 3, 2, 2
4, 1, 1 4, 1, 1
७) 1, 3, 3 0) 1, 4, 4

33. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is a good marker of cardiovascular risk
in obese children and adolescents (Guillén et al. 2008). What is/are the correct
statement related to CRP ?

i. CRP is a pentameric protein synthesized by the liver; its persistently elevated levels
can be seen in chronic inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.

ii. CRP plays a role in the recognition and clearance of foreign pathogens and
damaged cells.

iii. CRP is a breakdown product of creatine phosphate from muscle and protein
metabolism. It is released at a constant rate by the body.

iv. In a healthy body the kidneys filter CRP from the blood and excrete through the
urine.

A) i only B) iand ii only C) i, iiandiiionly — D) i, ii, iii and iv
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