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Questions of the day:

Q.1 India signed a USD 50 million line of credit (LoC) agreement with which country for maritime capability building? 

Q.2 What is the name of the Tropical Storm which made landfall on three southern African countries? 

Q.3 ‘HERMES Mission’ seen in the news is associated with country? 

Q.4 “United for Dignity” Campaign honors the dignity of people who have experienced which disease? 

Q.5 Japan’s parliament adopted a resolution on which country’s “serious human rights situation”? 

​​​​​​Answers: 

1) Maldives - India has signed a USD 50 million line of credit (LoC) agreement with the Maldives to facilitate maritime capability building of the island nations.

The agreement was signed between the Government of Maldives and EXIM Bank India, during the visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the Maldives. 

2) Ana - Tropical Storm Ana hit three southern African countries, leading to a death count of 70. The storm made landfall in Madagascar before entering into Mozambique and Malawi.

Madagascar reported 41 dead and 18 others were killed in Mozambique and 11 in Malawi. The Emergency teams were battling to repair damaged infrastructure and help tens of thousands of victims. 

3) USA - HERMES stands for Heliophysics Environmental and Radiation Measurement Experiment Suite. It is a critical part of NASA’s Artemis mission

HERMES is a four-instrument suite to be mounted outside NASA’s Moon-orbiting Gateway, and has recently passed a critical mission review. HERMES will monitor the space weather and the fluctuating conditions in space driven by the Sun.

4) Leprosy - World Leprosy Day (WLD) is observed on the last Sunday of January. In 2022, World Leprosy Day was on 30 January.

The “United for Dignity” campaign calls for unity in honoring the dignity of people who have experienced leprosy. WHO Goodwill Ambassador for leprosy elimination launched “Don’t forget leprosy” campaign. 

5) China - Japan’s parliament adopted a resolution on the “serious human rights situation” in China and asked the Chinese Government to take steps to relieve the situation.

Japan has already announced it will not send a delegation to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, following a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott over concerns about China’s human rights condition.

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