Under National Programme for Prevention of Nutritional Blindness, a child in the age group of 6-11 months is given a single dose of vitamin A is: March 2005

Ans. B: 1,00,000 IU Nutritional blindness which affects over seven million children in India per year results mainly "from the deficiency of vitamin A coupled with protein-energy malnutrition. In its severest form, it often result in loss of vision. Vitamin A deficiency is assessed on the basis of conjuctival xerosis and Bitot's spot.