Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 22, 2026

Prem Behari Narain Raizada handwrote the original Constitution of India in an elegant calligraphic style. The illustrations and decorative artwork were prepared by Nandalal Bose and other artists of Shantiniketan. Hence, option (b) is correct.

• The Mississippi River forms a classic bird-foot delta at its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico. Hence, option (a) is correct.
• It has long, narrow distributaries that extend into the sea like the toes of a bird’s foot.
• Such deltas develop where river deposition is stronger than wave and tidal action, allowing sediments to build outward along the distributary channels.

• Lord Linlithgow served as the Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943, making his tenure the longest continuous tenure of a Viceroy. Hence, option (d) is correct.
• Major developments during his tenure included the outbreak of World War II, the August Offer, the Cripps Mission and the Quit India Movement.

• The Rotterdam Convention provides a framework for information exchange and shared responsibility in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides. Hence, option (c) is correct.
• It operates through the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure, which enables importing countries to make informed decisions about whether to permit the import of listed chemicals.

• The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) recommends MSPs for major agricultural crops by considering factors such as cost of production, demand and supply, domestic and international prices, and inter-crop price parity. Hence, option (d) is correct.
• The Government of India takes the final decision on MSP and announces it.