Daily Current Affairs 22 December 2023

1.		What is the projected GDP growth for India in the fiscal year 2023-24, according to the Reserve Bank of India's forecast?

6.5%

7.1%

8%

5.5%

2.		Who has been honored with Bhutan’s National Order of Merit (NOM) Gold Medal?

Amit Shah

Poonam Khetrapal Singh

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

Benoy Roy Chowdhury

3.		What is Noma, recently added to the WHO list of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)?

A new species of animal

A rare form of cancer

An infectious disease affecting the face and mouth

A tropical fruit

4.		Which two financial entities have collaborated through a bancassurance partnership to provide comprehensive insurance solutions?

HDFC Bank and LIC

Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance and IDFC First Bank

ICICI Bank and SBI Life Insurance

Axis Bank and HDFC Life

5.		Which Indian state has retained the 'Achiever' status in the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2023 rankings?

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka

6.		Which two entities have recently been granted payment aggregator licenses by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

Razorpay and Cashfree Payments

Paytm and PayU India

Google Pay and Paymate India

Open Financial and EnKash

7.		Which war hero was posthumously awarded the 'Vir Chakra' at INS Shivaji?

Dinesh Prabhakar

Benoy Roy Chowdhury

Amit Sharma

Shibu Roy Chowdhury

8.		What percentage of India's GDP does the combined fiscal deficit of the Centre and States remain below in the first half of fiscal year 2023-24?

Below 5%

Below 8%

Below 10%

Below 7%

9.		Which organization awards the Leif Erikson Lunar Prize, and what did ISRO receive it for?

NASA, Mars Exploration

Exploration Museum, Lunar Exploration

European Space Agency, Space Science

UNESCO, International Collaboration

10.		What is the key aspect contributing to NTPC Kanti receiving the FICCI Water Award 2023 under the "Industrial Water Use Efficiency" category?

Renewable energy generation

Robust wastewater treatment system

Carbon footprint reduction

Employee training programs