Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 28, 2026

• B.N. Rau (Benegal Narsing Rau) was appointed as the Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly. Hence, option (b) is correct.
• He prepared an initial draft and studied constitutional systems of different countries.
• B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee, not the Constitutional Adviser.

• The Battle of Dharmat was fought in 1658 near Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, during the Mughal War of Succession.
• Aurangzeb and Murad Baksh fought against the Mughal forces led by Raja Jaswant Singh of Marwar, who supported Dara Shikoh. Hence, option (c) is correct.
• Aurangzeb’s victory strengthened his position in the succession struggle.
• It was followed by the Battle of Samugarh (1658), where Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh.

• The Whitley Commission (1929) examined the working and living conditions of labourers in India.
• It was headed by John Henry Whitley.
• It submitted its report in 1931.

Hence, option (a) is correct.

• Minamata disease is caused by mercury poisoning, particularly exposure to methylmercury. Hence, option (d) is correct.
• It was first identified in Minamata, Japan, due to industrial mercury contamination of water.
• People were exposed mainly by consuming contaminated fish and shellfish.

• The S. Tarapore Committee was set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to examine the roadmap for capital account convertibility. Hence, option (b) is correct.
• Its 1997 report suggested conditions and measures for moving towards fuller capital account convertibility.