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Question
Find the odd one out, giving reasons:
Options
Kwashiorkor
scurvy
beri-beri
night blindness
Solution
Kwashiorkor: Kwashiorkor is the odd-one out as it is a protein deficiency disease while the rest three are vitamin deficiency diseases.
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