Question

Continuous bleeding from an injured part of body is due to deficiency of ;-

• A. Vitamin -A
• B. Vitamin - B
• C. Vitamin - K
• D. Vitamin - E

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Vitamin - K

Answer 2

Vitamin K is necessary for the synthesis of prothrombin in the liver. Prothrombin is a factor which is required for blood clotting. Deficiency of vitamin K leads to slow rate of blood clotting. Vitamin A deficiency leads to night blindness, xerophthalmia and retarded growth. Vitamin B deficiency causes beri-beri, pellagra, anaemia etc. Deficiency of vitamin E leads to destruction of RBCs.