Daily Current Affairs 22 December 2023

1.		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

2.		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

3.		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

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 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

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

Dinesh Prabhakar

Benoy Roy Chowdhury

Amit Sharma

Shibu Roy Chowdhury

7.		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%

8.		What major amendment has been proposed in the criminal law bill in India?

Exempting doctors from civil cases

Decriminalizing medical negligence

Strengthening penalties for medical malpractice

Increasing imprisonment for negligent acts

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

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka

10.		Which state won the women's team event at the 75th Inter State-Inter Zonal Badminton Championship?

Karnataka

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh