Use of polished rice in human diet causes the following disease
- ABeriberi
- BGoitre
- CNight blindness
- DColour blindness
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Correct answer: (a) Beriberi
Explanation
Polishing rice removes its bran, which is rich in Vitamin B1 (Thiamine), causing a thiamine deficiency.
Thiamine deficiency leads to Beriberi; goitre is caused by iodine deficiency and night blindness by Vitamin A deficiency.