Ankush Sharma, a clerk in a bank from Bishnah, Jammu & Kashmir, was a contestant, who appeared on episodes of Kaun Banega Crorepati on November 25 and 26, 2020 and won Rs. 2,500,000.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the earliest, arrange these students in the order in which they were constructed, from the earliest to the latest
⬥ A: Taj Mahal
⬥ B: Gateway of India
⬥ C: State of Unity
⬥ D: Konark Sun Temple
Out of the 4 contestants, all 4 got it right but Ankush (with the time of 8.04 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-A-B-C, made it to the hot seat.
Ankush Sharma's Run to Rs. 70,000,000[]
Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 seconds
Which of these phrases means to keep following somebody or to become a hindrance to someone?
⬥ A: Gale padna
⬥ B: Gale lagna
⬥ C: Gala sukhna
⬥ D: Gala tar hona
Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 seconds
Kashmiri, Bhut Jolokia and Guntur are various examples of which spice?
⬥ A: Turmeric
⬥ B: Bay leaf
⬥ C: Cardamom
⬥ D: Chilli
Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 seconds
If a bank gives you one crore rupees in 2000-rupee denominations, then how many notes would you have?
⬥ A: 15,000
⬥ B: 50,000
⬥ C: 5,000
⬥ D: 25,000
Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 seconds
Which town serves as the base camp for the yatra to this holy place?
⬥ A: Pahalgam
⬥ B: Katra
⬥ C: Lencholi
⬥ D: Gauri Kund
Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 seconds
Which of these words is used for a person who seems to be able to read the mind of others?
⬥ A: Antaryami
⬥ B: Antarmukhi
⬥ C: Bahurupiya
⬥ D: Jigyasu
Rs. 40,000 (7 of 15) - 60 seconds
Which one of these is the nickname of the cricketer with the most career runs in Tests worldwide?
⬥ A: The Wall
⬥ B: Maharaja
⬥ C: Little Master
⬥ D: Sultan of Multan
Rs. 80,000 (8 of 15) - 60 seconds
Vikram Batra, Manoj Kumar Pandey, Yogender Singh Yadav and Sanjay Kumar are all names associated with which war?
⬥ A: 1999 Kargil War
⬥ B: 1965 Indo-Pak War
⬥ C: 1962 Sino-Indian War
⬥ D: 1971 Indo-Pak War
Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 seconds
Which of the following pairs of countries do not share a border? "50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: France - Germany
⬥ B: Iran - Iraq
⬥ C: North Korea - South Korea
⬥ D: Nepal - Bhutan
Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 seconds
Which world leader won a Nobel Prize for Literature?
⬥ A: Woodrow Wilson
⬥ B: Winston Churchill
⬥ C: Nelson Mandela
⬥ D: Barack Obama
Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
Which of these countries has not hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympic games?
⬥ A: France
⬥ B: Japan
⬥ C: Australia
⬥ D: USA
Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
Which former RBI governor was conferred with the first Professor P C Mahalanobis National Award in Official Statistics?
⬥ A: C Rangarajan
⬥ B: Bimal Jalan
⬥ C: Raghuram Rajan
⬥ D: Urjit Patel
Rs. 2,500,000 (13 of 16) - Not Timed
Which British army captain rediscovered the Khajuraho temples in 1838? "Phone-a-Friend" and "Switch the Question" lifelines used
⬥ A: Charles Boycott
⬥ B: T S Burt
⬥ C: Charles Staveley
⬥ D: R A Davidson
Ankush's phone-a-friend choices are: Divu My Love, Mahesh Sharma, Abinash Mohanta, Pathan Idris Sir and P N Jha Sir. Ankush opts to call P N Jha Sir (from Darbhanga, Bihar). Had Ankush played the question, he would have said A, but the right answer was B.
Rs. 2,500,000 (13 of 16) - Not Timed (Switched Question) Category: Religion, Culture and Mythology
According to the Devi Mahatmya, Mahishasura had a huge army to begin with when he confronted Devi, which included a demon, whose hair was sharp as swords, named what? "Ask the Expert" lifeline used
⬥ A: Bidala
⬥ B: Asiloma
⬥ C: Mahamanu
⬥ D: Udagra
Rs. 5,000,000 (14 of 16) - Not Timed
In the book "Q&A" by Vikas Swarup, what the subject of the last question asked to Ram Mohammad Thomas in the TV quiz show?
⬥ A: Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 29
⬥ B: Mumtaz Mahal's father
⬥ C: Three Musketeers
⬥ D: Costard, a Shakespeare character
Ankush decides to walk with Rs. 2,500,000. His guess would have been A, but that was the right answer.
