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According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which of the following northeastern State emerge as new HIV hotspot?
A
Nagaland
B
Sikkim
C
Mizoram
D
Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The adult HIV prevalence in states of north east region like Mizoram (2.04%), Manipur (1.43%), Nagaland (1.15%) etc. is much higher than average national prevalence (0.22%) in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The northeast region States have the highest adult HIV prevalence (2.70% in Mizoram, 1.36% in Nagaland, and 1.05% in Manipur), followed by southern States (0.67% in Andhra Pradesh, 0.47% in Telangana, and 0.46% in Karnataka), as per a press published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Detailed explanation-3: -The northeastern part of India comprises of some high HIV prevalence states and some low HIV prevalence states. In India, Mizoram had the highest estimated adult HIV prevalence of 2.37%, followed by Nagaland (1.44%) and Manipur (1.15%).

Detailed explanation-4: -Which state of India became first to reserve a government job for HIV positive candidates? Explanation: The Kerala State Aids Control Society (KSACS) announced to reserve a government job for HIV positive candidates.

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