State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · प्रश्न 120

Use of polished rice in the human diet causes which of the following diseases?

  1. Beriberi
  2. Goitre
  3. Night blindness
  4. Colour blindness
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण

उत्तर: (A) Beriberi

स्पष्टीकरण

Polishing removes the bran layer rich in thiamine (vitamin B1), so a diet of polished rice causes beriberi.