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A person suffering from deficiency of visual pigment rhodopsin is advised to take 

A

radish and potato

B

apple and grapes

C

carrot and ripe papaya

D

guava and ripe banana

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C

Carrot and ripe papaya contain cartoene from which vitamin-A is synthesised. Vitamin-A is necessary for the formation of rhodopsin. The visual pigments in vertebrate eyes are located in the trips of speciallised sensory cells called rod cell and cone cells. Rod cells contain rhodopsin and are reponsible for black and white vision.
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