Question

match the following items in column I and II-

Column I	Column II
A. Arsenic	1) Minamata disease
B. Nitrate	2) Itai-itai
C. Mercury	3) Blue- baby syndrome
D. Cadmium	4) Skeletal fluorosis
E. Floride	5) Black- foot disease

a) A-2, b-3, c-5, d-1, e-4
b) A-5, b-3, c-5, d-2, e-4
c) A-3, b-4, c-5, d-1,e-2
d) A-5, b-4, c-3, d-2, e-1
e) A-2, b-5, c-4, d-3, e-1

Answer 1

Minamata disease is a neurological condition caused by extreme mercury poisoning, also known as Chisso-Minamata disease. Symptoms include ataxia, numbness of the hands and feet, weakening of the general muscles, narrowing of the field of vision, and hearing and speech impairment.

Complete answer:
Arsenicosis is referred to as poisoning caused by arsenic as a result of repeated exposure to the metal. In China, drinking-water exposure to arsenic has been shown to cause serious blood vessel disease, which leads to gangrene, known as black foot disease.
Methemoglobinemia is the cause of Blue Baby Syndrome. It is caused by nitrate accumulation in groundwater leading to reduced hemoglobin carrying oxygen capacity in infants leading to death. A neurological condition triggered by extreme mercury poisoning is Minamata disease.
Cadmium toxicity has caused Itai-itai disease. Locals coined the term itai-itai disease for the extreme pains suffered by patients in the spine and joints.
Skeletal fluorosis, caused by excessive fluoride accumulation in the bones, is a bone disease. Skeletal fluorosis, in advanced cases, causes discomfort and damage to bones and joints.

Additional information:
The name given to the mass cadmium poisoning in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, beginning about 1912, was Itai-itai disease. The word "itai-itai disease" was coined by locals for the extreme pains felt in the spine and joints by individuals with the condition.
In the body, nitrates from tainted drinking water form compounds that convert hemoglobin to methemoglobin, reducing the blood's ability to carry oxygen. The disease can be fatal in children. Fertilizers used in farm fields, waste dumps, or pit latrines can be nitrate sources.
Skeletal fluorosis is a disease of the bone caused by excessive fluoride accumulation that leads to weakened bones. Skeletal fluorosis inflicts painful damage to the bones and joints in advanced cases.
In China (Taiwan Province), drinking water exposure to arsenic has been shown to cause a serious blood vessel disease that leads to gangrene, known as 'black foot disease.' In other parts of the world, this disease has not been observed and it is likely that malnutrition will lead to its growth.

So, the correct answer is ‘A-5, b-3, c-5, d-2, e-4’.

Note:
Psychotic reactions such as delirium, hallucinations, and suicidal impulses have been generated by acute mercury exposure. As the main characteristics of a wide-ranging functional disorder, occupational exposure has resulted in erethism, with irritability, excitability, extreme shyness, and insomnia.