AIDs Quiz Questions and Answers - Summary
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a serious disease caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In this condition, a person’s immune system becomes very weak, making it hard for them to fight off sicknesses and infections. AIDS usually appears as the final stage of HIV infection, when the person can no longer protect themselves and can become a carrier of various diseases. If AIDS is left untreated, it can lead to death.
May 18 is celebrated as World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. This day honors the progress made in the fight to develop an effective vaccine for HIV/AIDS.
AIDS Quiz Questions and Answers
Test Your Knowledge on AIDS
1. Which country hosted the ‘International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science’?
[A] USA
[B] Australia
[C] Israel
[D] Indonesia
Correct Answer: B [Australia]
2. Which of the following important days is/are celebrated in December?
World AIDS Day
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
International Day of People with Disabilities
World Soil Day
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
3. The causative virus of AIDS was isolated in the year of:
[A] 1980
[B] 1981
[C] 1983
[D] 1986
Correct Answer: C [1983]
4. Which of the following pairs of various historical events and their respective locations (current countries) are correct?
Dawn Raids – France
Darfur Genocide – Nigeria
Herero and Nama Genocide – Namibia
Tulsa Race Massacre – United States
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 3 & 4
[D] Only 2 & 3
Correct Answer: C [Only 3 & 4]
5. Consider the following incidents which were in the news recently:
The Dawn Raids – a series of crackdowns in the 1970s in Australia on over-stayers.
Stolen Generation – the children of indigenous people of America who were removed from their families by the government and church.
Uyghur Genocide – the human rights abuse carried out by the Chinese government against the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.
Mai Kadra Massacre – mass murders and ethnic cleansing in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Which of the above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1 & 3
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 3 & 4
[D] 1, 3 & 4
Correct Answer: C [Only 3 & 4]
6. Consider the following statements on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
The Sustainable Development Goal 3.1 calls for reducing global maternal mortality to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.
The SDG 3.2 aims to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 by 2030.
The SDG 3.3 aims to eliminate the epidemics of AIDS, TB, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases by 2030.
The SDG 3.4 seeks to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one-third by 2030.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
[A] Only 1, 2 & 4
[B] Only 2, 3 & 4
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
7. With reference to various World Health Organization initiatives towards global health, which of the following is/are correct pairs?
GAVI – Vaccine Development
GINA – HIV / AIDS prevention
HINARI – Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
ACT Accelerator – Covid-19
Which of the above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1, 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 3 & 4
[D] Only 1 & 4
Correct Answer: D [Only 1 & 4]
8. What is the theme of ‘World AIDS Day’ 2022?
[A] Leaving No one behind
[B] Equalize
[C] Empathize
[D] Inclusion of AIDS survivors
Correct Answer: B [Equalize]
9. Consider the following statements:
The HIV/AIDS epidemics in Africa have reduced average life expectancy.
The annual population growth rate in India is 2.64 per cent.
Which of the above-mentioned statements is/are incorrect?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 and 2
[D] None of the above
Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
10. Which of the following pairs of scientists and their contributions is/are correctly matched?
Luc Montagnier – discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS
Michiaki Takahashi – discovery of new productive forms of atomic theory
Erwin Schrödinger – invented the first chickenpox vaccine
Kamal Ranadive – proposed a link between breast cancer and heredity.
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 4
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] Only 3 & 4
Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 4]
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