HIV/AIDS Control Program Practice Questions

Question 1

What is the recommended regimen for post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV?

Accepted Answer

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate + Emtricitabine + Dolutegravir for 28 days

Answer

Zidovudine + Lamivudine + Lopinavir/ritonavir for 28 days

Answer

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate + Emtricitabine + Raltegravir for 28 days

Answer

Single dose Tenofovir + Emtricitabine + Raltegravir

Question 2

Why is a regimen of four drugs recommended for a TB patient on the first visit?

Accepted Answer

To prevent emergence of drug-resistant strains

Answer

To reduce bacterial load effectively

Answer

To minimize treatment duration

Answer

None of the options

Question 3

In diagnosis of AIDS, criteria include the following except -

Accepted Answer

CD8<500

Answer

CD4<200

Answer

Presence of any of the opportunistic infections tuberculosis, pneumocystis carinii, cytomegalovirus

Answer

CD4 : CD 8 =1

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT included in the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

Answer

Malaria

Answer

Filarial

Answer

Kala azar

Question 5

Which of the following is TRUE about screening for Trichomonas vaginalis?

Accepted Answer

NAAT is recommended for screening high-risk women

Answer

Urine samples are inadequate for testing

Answer

Culture is no longer used for diagnosis

Answer

Wet mount microscopy has sensitivity >95%

Question 6

Which of the following mechanisms is characteristic of HIV as a retrovirus after it enters the host cell?

Accepted Answer

It uses reverse transcriptase after entry to convert RNA to DNA.

Answer

It integrates into the host genome after entry.

Answer

It binds to CD4 via gp120.

Answer

It uses CCR5 co-receptor for entry into host cells.

Question 7

What is the primary objective of the National STI Control Program?

Accepted Answer

Prevention and control of STI transmission

Answer

Research on new treatments

Answer

Contact tracing only

Answer

Providing free medications

Question 8

Under NTEP, what is the honorarium given to a DOTS provider after the completion of treatment?

Accepted Answer

500 INR

Answer

150 INR

Answer

1000 INR

Answer

250 INR

Question 9

The detection of sore throat cases in children and their treatment with Benzathine Penicillin in Community Control Programme of Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease (RF/RHD) constitutes

Accepted Answer

Primary prevention of RF/RHD

Answer

Primordial prevention of RF/RHD

Answer

Tertiary prevention of RF/RHD

Answer

Secondary prevention of RF/RHD

Question 10

Which of the following screening methods is primarily used under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP)?

Accepted Answer

Passive

Answer

Active

Answer

Mass

Answer

None of the options

HIV/AIDS Control Program — MCQs

HIV/AIDS Control Program — MCQs

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