Q.616

They have been donned out in uniforms of navy blue and white for a very long time. Now, that is going to change. The National Institute of Fashion Technology has designed a new kit for these school kids. Shirts will have checks; in an explosion of colour, this will have red, white, and grey while retaining blue. Trousers, tunics, and skirts will be in grey.

Which set of schools?

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The Kendriya Vidyalayas. More here in the Indian Express.

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Q.615

This country has been badly hit by the financial crisis to sweep the world, reeling from disaster to disaster in the last four years. An estimated 40+% of its youth are unemployed; hence it was no surprise that when protests broke out, these disaffected youth were at their forefront.

The most notable set of protests is the 15-M movement, which has been in progress since 15 May 2011 (from which it gets its name). Featuring demonstrations and agitations, this movement celebrated its 1st anniversary in May 2012.

Also dubbed the "Indignados" (the "indignants"), which country's citizens are these?

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Spain. More: this link.

This day last year: Q.249

Q.614

Connect these three elements: two of them are stills from movies, one is a book cover.

Images: The Guardian (the book), Duke and the Movies (2011 movie), The Hindustan Times (2012 movie)

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Q.613

Identify the cool dude in sunglasses (he looks like he's walked a long way) from this ceremony where he is receiving the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in May 2012 from President Barack Obama.

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The musician and songwriter Bob Dylan.

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Q.612

Piaggio, the Italian vehicle maker, is perhaps best known for making the Vespa brand of scooters. Vespa scooters were first made in 1946 and have gone on to feature in films and fashion statements. The scooter (in particular, its gearless model) was re-launched in India in April 2012.

Its showroom price, at quite a premium, has been fixed at 66661/-. Why this particular price?

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Vespa is marking 66 years of its existence (it began in 1946).

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Q.611

Vaibhav Suri is the latest to join this grand list. That makes him the 27th Indian on this list. He is also one of India's youngest, making it at the age of 15. The first Indian on this list (who also held the record for being the youngest Indian on the list for a long time) was in the news during May 2012, and his story had a favourable endgame.

What list is this?

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Chess Grandmasters. Suri achieved his final GM norm in April 2012.

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Q.610

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation is presented to the year's best screenwriting in science fiction and fantasy. For 2011, the award was presented to an episode of the iconic British science fiction TV series "Dr. Who". The episode, called "The Doctor's Wife" sees the eponymous Doctor battle a sentient asteroid simply called "House" (not played by Hugh Laurie).

The winning writer is not a regular TV writer. He has always said writing a Dr. Who episode was a long-cherished dream. Who is this acclaimed English writer?

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Neil Gaiman.

This day last year: Q.244