WBCS.LIVE practice question

The deficiency of iodine in the human diet primarily causes which disease?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Scurvy
  2. Rickets
  3. Goiter
  4. Anemia

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Goiter

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Goiter šŸ“š Explanation: Iodine is a crucial dietary trace mineral that is required by the thyroid gland to produce essential thyroid hormones. A severe deficiency of iodine in the daily diet leads to the abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland located in the neck. This visible medical condition is universally known as a goiter.