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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-25

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Q1. In what year did the International Crisis Group issue a report warning about the AIDS crisis in Africa?

🔹 A. 1998
🔹 B. 2001
🔹 C. 2005
🔹 D. 2010

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: B

Q2. Given: Botswana 2 million adults × 40 % = 0.8 million infected; Swaziland 0.8 million × 38 % = 0.304 million; South Africa 20 million × 25 % = 5 million. If a program can treat 200 000 adults per year, which country should be prioritized to cut the greatest number of infections?

🔹 A. Botswana
🔹 B. Swaziland
🔹 C. South Africa
🔹 D. Treat all three equally

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: C

Q3. How did civil wars and large‑scale displacement contribute to the acceleration of HIV transmission?

🔹 A. By increasing urbanization
🔹 B. By creating refugee populations cut off from healthcare, leading to contaminated‑blood transmission
🔹 C. By improving access to antiretroviral drugs
🔹 D. By reducing sexual activity

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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