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.		Which countries contributed significantly to India's surge in net foreign direct investment (FDI) in October 2023?

China and USA

Mauritius, Singapore, Cyprus, and Japan

Russia and Brazil

Australia and Germany

3.		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

4.		What is the theme of the International Gita Mahotsav – 2023 held in Kurukshetra, Haryana?

Unity in Diversity

Global Peace and Harmony

Spiritual Enlightenment through Gita

Cultural Heritage and Modernity

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.		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

7.		What recognition did ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission receive recently?

Nobel Prize in Physics

Leif Erikson Lunar Prize

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Bharat Science Award

8.		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

9.		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

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

Dinesh Prabhakar

Benoy Roy Chowdhury

Amit Sharma

Shibu Roy Chowdhury