Consider the following pairs : Vitamin : Deficiency disease 1. Vitamin C : Scurvy 2. Vitamin D : Rickets 3. Vitamin E : Night blindness Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched because Vitamin C deficiency leads to scurvy (bleeding gums) and Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets (softening of bones) in children. Pair 3 is incorrect because night blindness is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin A (Retinol), whereas Vitamin E deficiency is primarily associated with nerve/muscle damage and immune impairment. This question tests the core concept of essential micronutrients and the specific physiological disorders resulting from their absence in the human diet.