Current Affairs 2012 - Questions and Answers

86. Sri Lanka won its first Test series in three years on 12th July, 2012, after the final Test against which team ended in a thrilling draw in Pallekele?

87. French troops, on 31st July, 2012, handed over one of their bases near Kabul to Afghan soldiers as part of the transition to Afghan control over security and the pullout of 2,000 French combat soldiers by the year-end. Which is that base?

88. Queen Elizabeth declared open 30th Olympic Games in London on 27th July, 2012. The spectacular opening ceremony was brilliantly crafted by which Oscar-winning director?

89. The World Heritage Committee, in July 2012, decided to inscribe 39 serial sites of the Western Ghats on the World Heritage List. Where was this important meeting held?

90. The six-member panel constituted to review the cartoons used in social sciences text-books of the NCERT ordered deletion of several cartoons in July, 2012. This panel is headed by