SSC General Science & Technology Sample Paper NCERT Sample Paper-5

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    Cattle fed with spoilt hay of sweet clover which contains dicumarol

    A)  Catch infections easily

    B)  Are healthier due to a good diet

    C)  May suffer vitamin-K deficiency and prolonged bleeding

    D)  May suffer from beriberi due to deficiency of vitamin-B

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Dicumarol is a drug which destroys vitamin-K (phylloquinose), which is necessary for the formation of prothrombin in liver. When cattle are fed with spoilt hay of sweet clover which contains dicumarol, then they are suffer vitamin-K deficiency and prolonged bleeding.


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