2017 · Q7
Bleeding of gums, falling of teeth, fragile bones and delayed wound healing occur due to the deficiency of which one of the following vitamins ?
General KnowledgeBiology
- AVitamin C
- BVitamin K
- CVitamin D
- DVitamin B
Explanation
Bleeding and spongy gums, loose or falling teeth, and delayed wound healing are classic scurvy — vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency, because vitamin C is essential for collagen synthesis and tissue repair. Vitamin K deficiency causes defective blood clotting rather than gum/teeth symptoms, and vitamin D deficiency causes rickets. The stored key (B) was wrong. Hence A.