Vitamins

Vitamins Multiple Choice Questions MCQs with Answers

1. Which vitamin is essential for red blood cells?
a. Vitamin B1
b. Vitamin B9
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin K
Answer: b. Vitamin B9

2. The chemical name of vitamin C is:
a. Ascorbic acid
b. Acetic acid
c. Folic acid
d. Lactic acid
Answer: a. Ascorbic acid

3. Which vitamin deficiency affects vision?
a. Vitamin D
b. Vitamin K
c. Vitamin A
d. Tocopherol
Answer: c. Vitamin A

4. Which of the following is the property of vitamin E?
a. Anti oxidant
b. Tocopherol
c. Fat-soluble vitamin
d. All of these
Answer: d. All of these

5. Which vitamin helps in blood clotting?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B
c. Vitamin K
d. Vitamin D
Answer: c. Vitamin K

6. Who is known as the father of vitamins?
a. Robert Koch
b. Casimir Funk
c. Alexander
d. Faraday
Answer: b. Casimir Funk

7. Vitamins are:
a. Potent organic substances
b. Essential for growth
c. Not synthesized by human
d. All of these
Answer: d. All of these

8. Biotin is also known as:
a. A D E
b. Vitamin H
c. Vitamin K
d. None of these
Answer: b. Vitamin H

9. Vitamin A is also known as:
a. Retinol
b. Calciferol
c. Tocopherol
d. Ergocalciferol
Answer: a. Retinol

10. Another name for Vitamin D2:
a. Retinol
b. Calciferol
c. Tocopherol
d. Phytonadione
Answer: b. Calciferol

11. Another name for vitamin E is:
a. Retinol
b. Calciferol
c. Tocopherol
d. Ergocalciferol
Answer: c. Tocopherol

12. Folic acid was first isolated from:
a. Spinach leaves
b. Parcelley
c. Broccoli
d. Fenugreek leaves
Answer: a. Spinach leaves

13. Which of the following vitamin deficiency causes photophobia?
a. Vitamin B2
b. Vitamin B3
c. Vitamin B6
d. Vitamin B7
Answer: a. Vitamin B2

14. Which of the following vitamin has coenzyme function??
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B
c. Vitamin C
d. All of these
Answer: d. All of these

15. Which of the following is used as an antioxidant in pharmaceutical preparation?
a. Vitamin C
b. Vitamin K
c. Vitamin D
d. Vitamin B2
Answer: a. Vitamin C

16. Which of the following is the cause of short-term or acute vitamin A poisoning?
a. Too much vitamin A in your body
b. Too much vitamin K in your body
c. Too much vitamin C in your body
d. Too much vitamin E in your body
Answer: a. Too much vitamin A in your body

17. Which of the following nutrient is essential during the early stages of pregnancy?
a. Thiamin
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin E
d. Folic acid
Answer: d. Folic acid

18. Which of the following food sources has the highest levels of ascorbic acid??
a. Broccoli
b. Spinach
c. White potatoes
d. Black currants
Answer: d. Black currants

19. Which of the following is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children?
a. Vitamin C deficiency
b. Vitamin K deficiency
c. Vitamin A deficiency
d. Vitamin D deficiency
Answer: c. Vitamin A deficiency

20. Which of the following disease is caused by the deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1)?
a. Osteoporosis
b. Blindness
c. Beriberi
d. Headaches
Answer: c. Beriberi

21. Who is most likely to get scurvy (a vitamin C deficiency)?
a. A malnourished child
b. A pregnant woman
c. Long-time smoker
d. A long-time alcoholic
Answer: d. A long-time alcoholic

22. Which of the following vitamin deficiency causes megaloblastic anemia?
a. Deficiency of vitamin B or vitamin C
b. Deficiency of vitamin B12 or vitamin B9
c. Deficiency of vitamin D or vitamin B6
d. Deficiency of vitamin B6 or vitamin B1
Answer: b. Deficiency of vitamin B12 or vitamin B9

23. Which of the following disease is caused by the deficiency of Niacin (vitamin B3)?
a. Osteoporosis
b. Blindness
c. Pellagra
d. Headaches
Answer: c. Pellagra

24. Which of the following vitamins serves as a hormone precursor??
a. Niacin
b. Vitamin D
c. Vitamin E
d. Vitamin K
Answer: b. Vitamin D

25. Which amino acid is a component of coenzyme A?
a. Pantothenic acid
b. Retinol
c. Retinoic acid
d. Folic acid
Answer: a. Pantothenic acid

26. Which of the following vitamins is also known as cobalamin??
a. Vitamin B12
b. Vitamin B6
c. Vitamin B9
d. Vitamin B1
Answer: a. Vitamin B12

27. Choose the correct statement about Ascorbic acid?
a. It is a strong reducing agent
b. It shows antioxidant activity
c. Involved in the hydroxylation of prolyl
d. It can be synthesized in the body
Answer: d. It can be synthesized in the body

28. Choose the correct scientific name of Vitamin K?
a. Phytonadione
b. Tocopherol
c. Pantothenic Acid
d. Ascorbic acid
Answer: a. Phytonadione