HIV and AIDS: Treatment and Prophylaxis
- Previous year questions on HIV and AIDS: Treatment and Prophylaxis for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Medicine section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 25 live questions in HIV and AIDS: Treatment and Prophylaxis.
- 3 of 25 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2019.
- Medicine is worth about 33 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Which of the following is NOT used in post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV ?
- AZidovudine + Lamivudine
- BTenofovir + emtricitabine
- CStavudine + Didanosine
- DAcyclovir✓ Correct answer
Q2.Which drug regimen is given in a pregnant woman with HIV infection?
- ATenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine
- BTenofovir disoproxil fumarate with lamivudine
- CAbacavir with lamivudine
- DALL✓ Correct answer
Q3.An 34 year old male HIV patient on c-ART presents with seizures, unilateral facial nerve palsy. CT scan shows ring enhancement lesion. Best treatment is:
- AAlbendazole with dexamethasone
- BAmphotericin B
- CATT with steroids
- DSulphadiazine, pyrimethamine and Leucovorin✓ Correct answer
Q4.40-year-old male presents with fever and abdominal pain and diagnosed with HIV and TB. How will you give treatment?
- AATT and AIDS treatment simultaneously
- BFirst ATT and then A✓ Correct answer
- CATT only
- DFirst A and then ATT
Q5.Provisional short antiretroviral regime given in the peripartum period reduces the risk of vertical transmission by
- A35%
- B50%✓ Correct answer
- C65%
- D75%
Q6.A nurse got accidental prick from the HIV infected needle. Which of the following is T/F regarding the management of this nurse?a. Lamivudine used as monotherapy in post-exposure prophylaxis (t/f)b. Washing hands advised(t/f)c. Viral markers at the time of prick(t/f)d. Repeat serology at 6 weeks (t/f)
- Ab,c,d true a false✓ Correct answer
- Ba, b true c,d false
- Cb,c true a,d false
- DAll true
Q7.Transmission of HIV from mother to child is prevented by all the following except:
- AOral zidovudine to mother at 3rd trimester along with oral zidovudine to infant for 6 weeks
- BVitamin A prophylaxis to mother
- CVaginal delivery✓ Correct answer
- DStopping breast feed
Q8.A nurse got accidental prick from the HIV infected needle. Which of the following statements is false regarding the management of this nurse?
- AZidovudine is used as monotherapy for post-exposure prophylaxis✓ Correct answer
- BWashing hands with soap and water is advised
- CBaseline viral markers of health care personnel should be done at the time of presentation
- DFollow up viral markers of health care personnel should be measured at 6 weeks
Q9.Which of the following will not decrease mother to child transmission of HIV?
- AAvoid breastfeeding
- BVaginal delivery✓ Correct answer
- CZidovudine given to mother antenataly and to neonate after birth
- DVitamin A supplementation given to mother
Q10.Which of the following drugs is used to prevent the mother-to-child transmission of HIV?
- ALamivudine
- BNevirapine✓ Correct answer
- CStavudine
- DAbacavir
Answer key
Q1: D. Acyclovir; Q2: D. ALL; Q3: D. Sulphadiazine, pyrimethamine and Leucovorin; Q4: B. First ATT and then A; Q5: B. 50%; Q6: A. b,c,d true a false; Q7: C. Vaginal delivery; Q8: A. Zidovudine is used as monotherapy for post-exposure prophylaxis; Q9: B. Vaginal delivery; Q10: B. Nevirapine.
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