UPSSSC PET 2021 (24 Aug Shift 1)
Orange contains abundance of
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Answer: Option A — Vitamin C
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Citrus fruits such as orange, lemon and amla are rich in vitamin C (ascorbic acid); its deficiency causes scurvy.
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Nutrition, Vitamins & Digestion — UPSSSC PET Preparation
This question tests your understanding of Nutrition, Vitamins & Digestion, a key topic in the UPSSSC PET General Knowledge section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.
This topic covers human nutrition: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, their sources and the diseases caused by their deficiency, balanced diet, and the human digestive system with its organs, glands and enzymes. Exam questions frequently ask which deficiency causes which disease (scurvy from lack of vitamin C, rickets from vitamin D, night blindness from vitamin A and beriberi from vitamin B1), the chemical names of vitamins, and where each nutrient is digested. The liver is the largest gland in the human body and produces bile. Practise the nutrition, vitamins and digestion questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.