Question

Match the name of vitamins in column I with their sources in column II and mark appropriate choice.

Column II	Column II
A. Vitamin ${{\text{B}}_{\text{1}}}$	i. Milk, yeast, cereals
B. Vitamin ${{\text{B}}_{{\text{12}}}}$	ii. Meat, fish, egg
C. Vitamin A	iii. Carrots, butter, papaya
D. Vitamin C	iv. Citrus fruits, amla, green leafy vegetables.

Answer 1

Hint:Thiamine is known as vitamin${{\text{B}}_{\text{1}}}$. Whole grains contain vitamin ${{\text{B}}_{\text{1}}}$. Cobalamin is known as vitamin ${{\text{B}}_{{\text{12}}}}$. The animal product contains vitamin${{\text{B}}_{{\text{12}}}}$. Vitamin A is the group of some organic compounds such as retinol, carotenoids, and retinal. Ascorbic acid is known as vitamin C. Food having sour test contains vitamin C.


Complete answer:
Vitamins are small organic molecules that are essential micronutrients. For proper functioning of metabolism vitamins are required. Each diet has some amount of vitamins but some foods are a rich source of particular vitamins that are known as a source of that particular vitamin.
Whole grains cereals and milk, yeast, are a rich source of vitamin${{\text{B}}_{\text{1}}}$. Animal products meat, fish, egg are a rich source of vitamin${{\text{B}}_{{\text{12}}}}$. Carrots, butter, papaya rich source of vitamin A. and citrus fruits, amla, green leafy vegetables are a rich source of vitamin C.
So, the correct matching of the name of vitamins in column I with their sources in column II is as follows:

Column II	Column II
A. Vitamin ${{\text{B}}_{\text{1}}}$	i. Milk, yeast, cereals
B. Vitamin ${{\text{B}}_{{\text{12}}}}$	ii. Meat, fish, egg
C. Vitamin A	iii. Carrots, butter, papaya
D. Vitamin C	iv. Citrus fruits, amla, green leafy vegetables.

Note:
Foods having sour tests are a rich source of vitamin C. Deficiency of vitamin${{\text{B}}_{{\text{12}}}}$ causes anaemia. Deficiency of vitamin${{\text{B}}_{\text{1}}}$ causes beriberi. Vitamins cannot be produced by the body and cannot be stored. They are obtained from the diet. Vitamin C is necessary for the recovery of the tissues. Fruit and vegetables are rich sources of ascorbic acid.