Question

For the statements (A) and Reason (R) given below, choose the correct option from the following:

Assertion (A): Rickets can be prevented by following a healthy diet.

Reason (R): Rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency.

1. (A) is false, but (R) is true
2. (A) is true, but (R) is false
3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct description of (A)
4. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct description of (A)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct description of (A)

The logic follows here is:

The Assertion is correct because Rickets can be prevented by following a healthy diet which contain vitamin D naturally - fatty fish such as salmon and tuna, fish oil and egg yolks or that have been fortified with vitamin D, such as:

• Infant formula
• Cereal
• Bread

And the Reason is the correct description of (A) because Rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4". 

Vitamin	Another name	Deficiency
A	Retinoids / Retinol	Night blindness
B1	Thiamine	Beriberi
B2	Riboflavin	Ariboflavinosis
B3	Niacin	Pellagra
B5	Pantothenic Acid	Paresthesia
B6	Pyridoxine
B7	Biotin
B9	Folic Acid
B12	Cyanocobalamin
C	Ascorbic Acid	Scurvy
D	Calciferol	Rickets
E	Tocopherol	Crohn's disease
K	Phylloquinone	Bleeding or VKDB (also known as hemorrhagic disease of the newborn)