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HIV/AIDS: Virology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Comprehensive quiz covering HIV virology, transmission, diagnostic tests, antiretroviral therapy, history, and common misconceptions

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The genus to which HIV belongs is

  1. Epsilonretrovirus
  2. Deltaretrovirus
  3. Lentivirus
  4. Alpharetrovirus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following groups of cells are destroyed by HIV?

(a) Helper T-cells and killer T-cells
(b) Helper T-cells and B-cells
(c) Helper T-cells, memory T-cells, killer T-cells, cytotoxic T-cells
(d) Helper T-cells, memory T-cells, killer T-cells, cytotoxic T-cells and B-cells

  1. Option (a)
  2. Option (b)
  3. Option (c)
  4. Option (d)
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which form are lentiviruses transmitted?

  1. Single stranded DNA virus
  2. Single stranded negative sense RNA virus
  3. Single stranded positive sense RNA viruses
  4. Double stranded RNA virus
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

gp160, a component of virus envelope protein, is coded by

  1. rev gene
  2. env gene
  3. vif gene
  4. vpr gene
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are involved in HIV viral genome packaging?

  1. SLIP element
  2. LTR regions
  3. Psi element
  4. vpu protein
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the confirmatory test for HIV diagnosis.

  1. ELISA
  2. Western blot
  3. Fluorescent microscopy
  4. RIA
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following enzymes is not present in HIV virus?

  1. Integrase
  2. Protease
  3. RNA polymerase
  4. Reverse transcriptase
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which was the first HIV protease inhibitor?

  1. Ritonavir
  2. Saquinavir
  3. Indinavir
  4. Nelfinavir
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who first discovered HIV case in India?

  1. Y. R. Gaitonde
  2. Dr. Suniti Solomon
  3. Dr. Seema Sahay
  4. Robert Gallo
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an HIV-related myth?

  1. HIV cannot be transmitted through mosquito bites.
  2. One can get HIV even after using birth control methods like diaphragms, cervical caps, sponges, spermicides, DepoProvera, Norplant, or the Pill.
  3. HIV can spread through body fluids like sweat and tears.
  4. There is a risk for HIV even in oral sex.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the estimated life of a person with HIV without treatment (from the day of getting infected)?

  1. 20 years
  2. 5 years
  3. 9-11 years
  4. 1 year
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is at present the major target for HIV vaccine efforts?

  1. Viral genome
  2. Envelope protein
  3. Reverse transcriptase enzyme
  4. Lipid membrane
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many genes does HIV viral genome code for?

  1. 19 or 20
  2. 7 or 8
  3. 9 or 10
  4. 3 or 4
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Reverse transcriptase enzyme is present in

  1. viral genome
  2. virus particle
  3. host cytoplasm
  4. host nucleus
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

HIV-2 came into humans from

  1. common chimpanzee
  2. sooty mangabeys
  3. rhesus monkey
  4. gorilla
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