Science Quiz 87: AIDS Quiz 2

Science Quiz 87: AIDS Quiz 2

World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic. Here is a set of questions on AIDS to test your awareness

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1. Which county has the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases?

India
USA
South Africa
Nigeria

2. Which body is responsible for formulating policy and implementing programs for the prevention and control of HIV in India?

AIIMS
NACO
ICMR
AYUSH

3. HIV is believed to be originated from?

Chimpanzees
Mosquitoes
Pigs
Birds

4. Which one of the following body fluid transmits HIV?

Saliva
Blood
Tear
Sweat

5. HIV is a member of which group of viruses?

Retrovirus
Gallivirus
Capripoxvirus
Lineavirus

6. HIV attacks which one of the following cells in the immune system?

Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Epithelial cells
Platelets

7. Where is the headquarters of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)?

New York City
Nairobi
Montreal
Geneva

8. When is World AIDS Vaccine Day observed?

18 November
18 May
18 December
18 April

9. Which one of the following Indian celebrities was appointed as UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador?

Amitabh Bacchan
Shah Rukh Khan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Deepika Padukone

10. When was the National AIDS Control Organisaiton (NACO) establishe in India?

1986
1989
1990
1992

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