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The government on 28th December, 2016 appointed Viral Acharya as the Deputy Governor of the RBI. He will be joining the ranks of NS Vishwanathan, SS Mundra, R Gandhi as one of four Deputy Governors under RBI Governor Urjit Patel. Acharya has been serving as a Professor of Economics at the New York University Stern School of Business since 2008.

“Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” was launched by the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment on 1 April 2017 at Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). Under the scheme, physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens were distributed to senior citizens belonging to below poverty line (BPL) category.

– The scheme has been implemented through the sole implementing agency – Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a public sector undertaking. The aids to be distributed under the “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” scheme include walking sticks, elbow crutches, walkers, tripods / quadpods, hearing aids, artificial dentures and spectacles.

– The ambitious scheme, first of its kind in the country, is expected to benefit 5,20,000 Senior citizens over a period of the 3 years.

The U.S. Army identifies eight core leadership competencies. One of these--leading by example--exemplifies the warrior ethos. The leader is always required to behave in a way that provides those under his or her command with a positive and effective role model.

The warrior ethos is a value that is eschewed by the U.S. Army.

The Army defines it as the adherence to a code that includes always putting the mission first, never accepting defeat, never quitting, and never leaving behind a comrade who has fallen.

There are about 70 organs in the human body. The Top 10 largest organs in the human body based on size are:

1. Skin

2. Liver

3. Brain

4. Lungs

5. Heart

6. Kidneys

7. The Spleen

8. The Pancreas

9. Thyroxin

10. The Prostrate.

A salary is best described as a fixed amount of income that is paid to an individual on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis.

A salary can also be described as the annual earnings paid out over a year.

Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the Father of Geometry.

It is an authentication service developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kerberos uses encryption to prevent intruders from discovering passwords and gaining unauthorized access to files.