HIV/AIDS AND OTHER ENDEMICS, HUMAN LAND ISSUES MOST LIKELY QUIZ QUESTIONS
HIV/AIDS AND OTHER ENDEMICS
1.
The
type of HIV most commonly found in west Africa is
A. SLV
B. HIV-2
C. HIV-I
D. HIV-3
2. The stage of HIV infection where
individuals suffer from simultaneous opportunistic infections is known as
A. Asymptomatic sero-positive phase
B. Clinical illness insufficient for a
diagnosis of AIDS
C. Clinical illness sufficient
for diagnosis of AIDS
D. Point of infection
3. In Ghana, health officials use the
following combinations to diagnose someone as having AIDS.
1. 3 minor signs, plus 2 major signs, plus a
confirmed HIV Antibody test
11. 2 major signs,
plus I minor sign, plus a confirmed HIV Antibody test
111. 2 minor signs
plus 2 major signs, plus a confirmed HIV Antibody test
IV. 3 major signs, plus a confirmed
HIV Antibody test
A. 1, 11 and IV
B. lland1V
C. 11, 111 and IV
D. 1 and IV
4. One of the following is not a
major sign and symptom of HIV
A. Diarrhea for one month or more
B. Persistent fever for more than one
month
C. Persistent night sweat
D Weight loss for more than 10%
5. Where there is decline in school
enrolment, HIV is seen to have affected education in terms of
A. Curriculum
B. Reduction in availability of
resources
C.
Reduction in demand
D. Reduction in supply
6. A counselor who discloses a highly
personal information such as HIV status, without the informed consent of the
client is supposed to breach the ethical principle of
A. Abuse of human right
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B. Confidentiality
C. Privacy
D. Secrecy
7. All the following cause
damage to the genital tract which allow for transmission of HIV except
A. Abrasions due to forceful sexual
intercourse
B. Abrasions during child birth
C. Poor hygienic practices
D. Sexually transmitted diseases
8. One reason why mosquitoes do not
serve as mode of HIV transmission is that when they bite an individual they
A. Inject blood to replace the saliva
they suck
B. Inject blood which carries the
malaria parasite and HIV
C. Inject saliva which carries
the malaria parasite devoid of HIV
D. Suck blood which carries the malaria
parasite and HIV
9. Individual stigmatization and
discrimination against HIV and AIDS cannot be reduced by
10. The prevalence rate of HIV in Ghana
as at December, 2010 was
A. 1.7% B.
1.9% C. 2.0%
D. 2.7%
11. One of the economic factors that make
women more vulnerable to HIV and AIDS is
A. Commercial sex
B. Early onset of menarche
C. Larger surface area of vagina
D. Undiagnosed STIs
12. A powerful and discrediting social
label that radically changes the ways individuals view themselves and are
viewed by others is referred to as
A. Discrimination
B. Internalized stigma
C. Stigma
D. Value judgment
13. The first case of HIV infection
in Ghana was detected in
A.
1981 B. 1983 c. 1989 D. 1986
15. Knowing one's I I l V status has the
Il)llowing advantages czccpt the
C. Possibility ol' making lifèstylc
changes to remain healthy
l).
Possibility Ol' planning one's fliturc
16. In pre-test counseling, the counselor
A.
Assesses
client's knowledge of I IIV/AII)S
B.
Emphasizes
on confidentiality
C.
Obtains
a sexual history of client
I). Fill
the above
17. The region most affected by the HIV
and AIDS epidemic is . . .
A.
Eastern
Europe
B.
North
America
C.
C. South Eastern Asia
D.
Sub-Saharan Africa
A.
All new
born babies should be given Nevaripine within 72 hours of birch
B.
Issume that everyone is Ill Vpositive until proven otherwise C. At the point of infection, the
person has no signs or symptoms of the
l). Not all unprotected sex will lead
to infection
20.
which
of the following constitutes sexual harassment?
A. An unwanted sexual contact with a
family member
B. Engaging in sexual contact of any
kind with a child
C. Remarks or physical
gestures made in a sexual manner that cause physical or emotional discomfort
D. Violent act in which a person is forced
to have sexual intercourse
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21.
The
most common test for HIV is
A. Anti-infection test
B. Basic anti-body test
C. Blood screening test
D. ELISA test
22.
Opportunistic
infection means
A. An infection that develops
as a result of the weak immune system of a person
B. A disease that takes opportunity of
people
C. An infection that takes opportunity
of the weakness of a person
D. A disease that infects people who are
careless about sex
23.
A
collection of illnesses such as fever, diarrhoea, weight loss, night sweats,
thrush and herpes zoster is referred to as
A.
AIDS Related Complexes
B.
Complex
Related AIDS
C.
Related
AIDS Complex
D.
Related
Complex AIDS
24.
The World AIDS Day falls onA.
1st December every year
B.
1 st
Friday of December every year
C.
I st
November every year
D.
3 1 st
December every year
25.
Why
are the two acronyms HIV and AIDS usually put together?
A.
HIV usually leads to AIDS
B.
They
put together just fork conveniences
C.
They
are both sexually transmitted diseases
D.
They
are usually understood better when they are put together
26.
Which
type(s) of HIV is most common in Ghana?
A. HIV-I B.
HIV-2 C. HIV-I and HIV-2
27.
At
what level of Helper T-celAs per micro liter of blood will a person be
diagnosed of AIDS?
A. Less than 200
B. More than 200
D. Less than 800
28.
Why
is HIV a lenti-virus?
A. It is because HIV reduces the life
span of people who get infected
B. It is because HIV generally has
longer life
C. It is because HIV has no cure
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D. It is because it has the
ability to hide itself to avoid being detected by human body at the point of
entry.
29.
All
the following theories trace the origin of HIV to the Simian Immune-deficiency
Virus (SIV) except
A.
The
hunter theory
B.
The
oral theory
C.
Contaminated
theory
D. Colonialism theory
E. Conspiracy theory
30.
All
the following explain why HIV is not transmitted through mosquitoes except
A.
HIV
cannot survive in a mosquito
B. HIV survives in blood but not in
saliva
C. Mosquito cannot inject blood only
saliva
D. HIV gets activated as soon as it enters the
mosquito
31.
Most
infected women are in the age group
A. 10-25 years
B. 15-35 years
C. 20-40 years
D. 30-45 years
32.
Which
of the following parts of the world had the highest number of people living
with HIV and AIDS in 2007?
A. South and South-East Asia
B.
Western
and Central Europe
C. Sub-Saharan Africa
D. North Africa and Middle East
33. All the following do not pose any
risk of HIV infection except
A. Sex with a condom
B. Donating blood
C. Eating from the same plate with HIV
infected person
D. hugging
34. What reason in HIV transmission forms
the basis of the advice to avoid sharing needles?
A. They cut and leave open wounds
through which the HIV can enter
B. The instruments can retain
small amounts of Ill V-infected Wood which can be passed on to the next user
C. The instruments were made for single
use and do become tools for transmitting HIV if used on another person
D. All sharp instruments can reach deep
to vein and make them points for Ill V entry
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35. All blood-sucking insects are not
capable of transmitting HIV simply because .
A. The insects do not suck the blood of
people with Ill V
B. After sucking blood. they develop new
proboscis before sucking blood again from another person
C. They digest sucked blood and
everything they contain before biting another
person
D. HIV cannot survive in the
cells of insects
E. The insects become infected and die
so all those that bite do not have the virus in them
36. The blood test for HIV status can
yield positive results
A. Immediately a person gets the virus
into the body
B. After a person has
developed detectable amounts of antibodies
C. When the person's immune system is
completely destroyed
D. When opportunistic infections begin
to attack the person
37. Some people are reluctant to go for
the Counselling and Testing (VCT) for the reason that
A. They cannot stand the consequences when the results turn out
positive
B. They consider it a waste of time
since knowing one's status does not change anything
C. The cost of the VCT is too high for
ordinary people to bear
D. They believe they gave strong immune
system that will not allow the HIV virus to enter into their bodies
38. The need for confidentiality is
considered crucial in the effort to stem the spread of HIV because
A. It ensures that people are given the
support they require if they are found to carry the virus
B. Those who disclose the HIV status of
people to others get some reward
C.
It prevents health care
providers and counselors from disclosing the HIV status of people without
informed consent of clients
D. Without confidentiality countries
will not receive donor support for HIV and AIDS activities
39. Which of the following is not a
reason why HIV positive people should avoid alcohol and smoking?
A. Alcohol and smoking of cigarettes and
other drugs weaken the body and expose it to infections
B. The use of alcohol and cigarettes may
lead to making poor decisions concerning one's health
C. Alcohol and drugs reduce
and individual's appetite for food thus deprive a person the nutrients the body
needs
D. Whenever people drink or smoke, their
drive for sex increases and that can lead to infecting others
40. All the following are reasons that
explain female vulnerability to HIV and AIDS infection except
A.
Early
initiation of sexual activity
B. Desire for financial support from men
C.
The vagina has fragile mucus lining which is easily lacerated
following vigorous sex
D.
Alcohol
and drug use easily break the female resistance against having sex
41. Educational institutions have a
special place in the HIV and AIDS educational drive
because
A. Teachers can educate people better
than any category of professionals
B. Sexual activity in schools is
becoming a big problem for society
C. The schools have the young
people who are the hope of our future and need protection
D.
Educational
institutions can organize HIV and AIDS education in a systematic manner
42. The type of HIV most commonly found
in West Africa and which is able to replicate itself more rapidly is
A.
HIV positive B. HIV-I C. HIV-2 D. HIV
negative E. HIV-3
43. Vertical transmission has been found
to be the principal cause of HIV/AIDS in
A. The youth (18 — 24 years)
B. Adults (above 35 years)
C. Adolescents (12 — 18 years)
D. Children (below 5years)
44. Which of the following cannot be a
reason for the higher HIV and AIDS infection rate among women than among men
A. The delicate membranous mucus lining
of the vagina is easy to bruise than the outer tougher skin of the penis
B. Female usually enters into
many usual relations than men thus exposing themselves to higher chances of
infections than men
C. Many women lack the capacity to
negotiate for safer sex thus exposing themselves to conditions that render them
vulnerable
D. Cultural practices that focus on
female sexuality leave females in conditions that easily make them susceptible
to infection
45. Which of the following is a high-risk
behaviour in HIV and AIDS infections?
A.
Eating
with an infected person from the same bowl
B.
Sex
with a condom when the status of the partner is not known
C.
Keeping many sexual partners with the trust that they cannot infect
you
D. Washing the clothes of an infected
person
46. One common fact about sexually transmitted infections (ST Is) and HIV is that they..
A. Are always transmitted through sexual
intercourse.
B. Destroy the body's immune system once
they enter it
C. All lead to the same levels of stigmatization
I). Can be prevented from
entering the body by adopting safer sex practices
47. The best way to help young people
avoid HIV infection is by
A. Equipping them with the
right information and encouraging open discussion of issues of sex and
sexuality
B. Ensuring that those who become
sexually active early are severely sanctioned
C. Ensuring that those who become
sexually inactive early are severely sanctioned
D. Parent providing all their needs so
that they are not forced into early sex life
48. The basic role of counseling is to
A. Help people who lack the capacity to
take decision to use the decision of the professional
B. Prove the capacity of the counselor
in solving problems the non-professionals did not succeed in solving
C. Identify possible solutions
to a problem
D. Advice people to do the right
thing
49. A disease is described as terminal
when
A. The suffer will surely have treatment
B. It has attacked many people
C. It kills its victims immediately they
are attacked
D. It has no cure and the
sufferer will surely die
50. HIV and AIDS are given more attention
than any infections disease of the past because
A. Technology for transmitting
information is at its best than in the past
B. The mode of transmission is
behavioural which is targeted for change
C. More funds for campaigning is available
than during the disease of old
D. It has become the norm to pay more
attention to it than those diseases of old
51. Every individual is to be concerned
about HIV and AIDS because
A. Everyone will have a relation who
will be infected
B. We all have a high level of knowledge
about HIV and AIDS
C. We are all living with somebody with
HIV and AIDS
D. Everyone is either infected
or affected by the disease
52. Why should Counseling and Testing
(CT) be encouraged
A. It helps clients know their
HIV status and live positively thereafter
B. It has become a necessary requirement
for employment
C. Those who have not gone through VCT
lead careless sexual lives
D. After the VCT the individual becomes permanently protected against any infection
HUMAN LAND ISSUES
ANSWERS BELOW
Suggested question
1. The interaction between living things and non living things is known as ………………………
A. Intraspecific B. Ecology C. Biotic D. Abiotic
2. The physical environment occupied by plants and animals is known as ………………….
A. Biome ecosystem
B. Interspecific
C. Biotic
D. Abiotic
3. The relationship between individual organism of the same species is known as interspecific effect.
A. True
B. False
4. The type of vegetation succession that is initiated in new, fresh and biologically unmodified site is called………………………………..
A. Primary succession
B. Secondary succession
C. Allogenic succession
5. Autogenic Succession is driven by……………………………………………
A. Biotic Components of the ecosystem
B. Abiotic components of the ecosystem
C. Primary succession
D. Secondary succession
6. All the following are the effects of environmental pollution except
A. Loss of lives
B. Loss of biodiversity
C. Generation of wind energy
D. Ozone layer depletion
7. The ozone layer is located in the ……………………………………………
A. Troposphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Thermosphere
8. The natural resources are culturally specific.
A. True
B. False
9. The only planet that support the existence of live is the ………………………………………..
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Earth
D. Mars
10. The largest planet in the solar system is the ……………………………..
A. Neptune
B. Saturn
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
11. The inner planet classified based on rocks and metals are………………………………………..
A. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Earth
B. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars
C. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Neptune
D. Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth
12. The planets regarded as modern planets are…………………………………………..
A. Uranus and Jupiter
B. Uranus and Mercury
C. Uranus and Mars
D. Uranus and Neptune
13. The rotation of the earth causes…………………………………………..
A. Composition of the Earth
B. Composition of the planets
C. Day and night
D. Global season
14. The belt which lies between mars and Jupiter is known as ……………………………………………….
A. Kuiper belt
B. Dark Planet Belt
C. Asteroid belt
D. Equator belt
15. Which ocean is the Largest of all…………………………………….
A. Atlantic ocean
B. Indean ocean
C. Pacific ocean
D. Arctic ocean
16. How many continents do we have………………………………………………..
A. 7
B. 5
C. 6
D. 4
17. The most important element of climate is ………………………………………………….
A. Air pressure
B. Solar radiation
C. Humidity
D. Snow
18. The instrument used to measure relative humidity is called…………………………………..
A. Rain gauge
B. Barometer
C. Anemometer
D. hygrometer
19. The side of a mountain which receives very little rainfall is called……………………………..
20. The largest plateaus are normally called………………………………………….
SCHEME
1.The interaction between living things and non living things is known as ………………………
B. Intraspecific B. Ecology C. Biotic D. Abiotic
2. Te physical environment occupied by plants and animals is known as ………………….
A. Biome ecosystem
B. Interspecific
C. Biotic
D. Abiotic
3. The relationship between individual organism of the same species is known as interspecific effect.
A. True
B. False
4. The type of vegetation succession that is initiated in new, fresh and biologically unmodified site is called………………………………..
A. Primary succession
B. Secondary succession
C. Allogenic succession
5. Autogenic Succession is driven by……………………………………………
A. Biotic Components of the ecosystem
B. Abiotic components of the ecosystem
C. Primary succession
D. Secondary succession
6. All the following are the effects of environmental pollution except
A. Loss of lives
B. Loss of biodiversity
C. Generation of wind energy
D. Ozone layer depletion
7. The ozone layer is located in the ……………………………………………
A. Troposphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Thermosphere
8. The natural resources are culturally specific.
A. True
B. False
9. The only planet that support the existence of live is the ………………………………………..
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Earth
D. Mars
10. The largest planet in the solar system is the ……………………………..
A. Neptune
B. Saturn
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
11. The inner planet classified based on rocks and metals are………………………………………..
A. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Earth
B. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars
C. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Neptune
D. Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth
12. The planets regarded as modern planets are…………………………………………..
A. Uranus and Jupiter
B. Uranus and Mercury
C. Uranus and Mars
D. Uranus and Neptune
13. The rotation of the earth causes…………………………………………..
A. Composition of the Earth
B. Composition of the planets
C. Day and night
D. Global season
14. The belt which lies between mars and Jupiter is known as ……………………………………………….
A. Kuiper belt
B. Dark Planet Belt
C. Asteroid belt
D. Equator belt
15. Which ocean is the Largest of all…………………………………….
A. Atlantic ocean
B. Indean ocean
C. Pacific ocean
D. Arctic ocean
16. How many continents do we have………………………………………………..
A. 7
B. 5
C. 6
D. 4
17. The most important element of climate is ………………………………………………….
A. Air pressure
B. Solar radiation
C. Humidity
D. Snow
18. The instrument used to measure relative humidity is called…………………………………..
A. Rain gauge
B. Barometer
C. Anemometer
D. Hygrometer
19. The side of a mountain which receives very little rainfall is called LEEWARD SIDE
20. The largest plateaus are normally called CONTINENTAL PLATEAUS
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