Daily Current Affairs 30 December 2023

1.		What significant move did India make regarding the payment for crude oil purchased from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

First-ever payment in gold

First-ever payment in cryptocurrencies

First-ever payment in rupees

First-ever payment in US dollars

2.		What approval has the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted to ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd (ICICI AMC)?

Approval for a new banking license

Approval to acquire stakes in international banks

Approval for the acquisition of stakes in Federal Bank, RBL Bank, and Equitas Small Finance Bank

Approval to launch a new mutual fund scheme

3.		Which banks have been reaffirmed as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

SBI, HDFC Bank, and Axis Bank

HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank

SBI, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank

4.		What is the purpose of Telangana's Praja Palana program launched by the state government?

Infrastructure development

Economic reforms

Addressing citizens' needs and creating a detailed database

Education reforms

5.		Who received the "Man of the Year-2023" award from Home Minister Shri Amit Shah?

Amit Singh

L.P. Hemanth K. Srinivasulu

Rahul Rasgotra

Ambati Rayudu

6.		Who has been appointed as the first woman Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)?

Nina Singh

Sunita Sharma

Anjali Kapoor

Preeti Singh

7.		What is the objective of selling rice under the 'Bharat' brand, as proposed by the Government of India?

Boosting international rice exports

Curb retail rice prices and enhance domestic availability

Promoting rice consumption in urban areas

Establishing a new government-owned rice mill

8.		What is the XPoSat mission launched by ISRO focused on studying?

Lunar surface

Solar wind

X-ray polarization from celestial sources

Mars atmosphere

9.		Which state recently inaugurated its first intra-district helicopter service in Bateshwar?

Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

10.		What is the government's objective in actively engaging with domestic and international stakeholders to formulate an electric vehicle (EV) policy?

Promoting fossil fuels

Reducing air pollution

Enhancing local manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs)

Discouraging the use of public transport