Archana Rahul Upadhyay

Archana Rahul Upadhyay appeared as a contestant on two episodes of the 2023 season of Kaun Banega Crorepati and won Rs. 1,250,000.

KBC Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First
Arrange these animals from the heaviest to the lightest.
⬥ A: Elephant	⬥ B: Blue whale
⬥ C: Anaconda	⬥ D: Fox

The correct order is B-A-C-D. Out of 6 remaining contestants, three got it right, but Archana was the fastest in 4.48 seconds.

Archana's Run to Rs. 70,000,000 (Part 1)[]

Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which deity is also known as Modakpriya?
⬥ A: Lord Brahma	⬥ B: Lord Ganesha
⬥ C: Lord Vishnu	⬥ D: Lord Kartikeya

Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these implements is used to peel the skin of a cucumber?
⬥ A: Image Option A	⬥ B: Image Option B
⬥ C: Image Option C	⬥ D: Image Option D

Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 Seconds
On which part of the body is a 'pheta' worn by men in Maharashtra?
⬥ A: Wrist	⬥ B: Shoulder
⬥ C: Finger	⬥ D: Head

Question 4 omitted.

Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 Seconds
The Chari dance of Rajasthan, performed by women with a pot on their head, is used to celebrate the ritual of collecting what in the desert?
⬥ A: Water	⬥ B: Sand
⬥ C: Fruits	⬥ D: Rocks

Klaxon called time, and Archana would return the next day with all lifelines remaining.

Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which disease, an inflammation of the liver caused by viral infections, has types such as A, B, and C??
⬥ A: Typhoid	⬥ B: Hepatitis
⬥ C: Malaria	⬥ D: Polio

Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which of these is not the name of an Indian classical raag?
⬥ A: Skakuntala	⬥ B: Darbari
⬥ C: Yaman	⬥ D: Malhar

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Who among these did not participate in the Kurukshetra war?
⬥ A: Shalya	⬥ B: Kripacharya
⬥ C: Nakula	⬥ D: Vidura

Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which of these rivers does not originate in Maharashtra?
⬥ A: Krishna	⬥ B: Manjra
⬥ C: Tapti	⬥ D: Penganga

Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 Seconds
On which island in southern India was Dr APJ Abdul Kalam born? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Srirangapatna	⬥ B: Rameswaram
⬥ C: Wheeler	⬥ D: Agatti
Ask the Audience Results: A: 22% ⬥ B: 50% ⬥ C: 22% ⬥ D: 6%

Archana's Super Sandook Run[]

Rs. 10,000 (1 of 10)
Which of the following is usually fried in oil?
⬥ A: Shrikhand	⬥ B: Jalebi
⬥ C: Laddu	⬥ D: Barfi

Rs. 20,000 (2 of 10)
Who among these was the son of Akbar?
⬥ A: Jahangir	⬥ B: Humayun
⬥ C: Shahjahan	⬥ D: Aurangzeb

Rs. 30,000 (3 of 10)
In which place will you find a shrine of Lord Shiva in a cave?
⬥ A: Haridwar	⬥ B: Amarnath
⬥ C: Varanasi	⬥ D: Puri

Rs. 40,000 (4 of 10)
Dupalli cap is associated with which city?
⬥ A: Bhopal	⬥ B: Kannauj
⬥ C: Lucknow	⬥ D: Dehradun

Archana "passed" the question for a new one. The correct answer was C.

Rs. 40,000 (4 of 10) - 2nd Question
Which team has won the Men's FIFA World Cup the most number of times?
⬥ A: Argentina	⬥ B: Italy
⬥ C: Germany	⬥ D: Brazil

Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10)
Shri Bhagwat Dayal Sharma was the first Chief Minister of which state?
⬥ A: Punjab	⬥ B: Rajasthan
⬥ C: Gujarat	⬥ D: Haryana

Archana "passed" the question for a new one. The correct answer was D.

Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10) - 2nd Question
Which canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans?
⬥ A: Suez	⬥ B: Panama
⬥ C: Grand	⬥ D: Kra

Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10)
To which of the following animal families do zebras belong?
⬥ A: Deer	⬥ B: Giraffe
⬥ C: Horse	⬥ D: Okapi

Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10)
Who won the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children?
⬥ A: Anita Desai	⬥ B: Kiran Desai
⬥ C: Salman Rushdie	⬥ D: Arvind Adiga

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 10)
The word 'Diwali' comes from the Sanskrit phrase in the line of what?
⬥ A: Lamps	⬥ B: Rangoli
⬥ C: Firecrackers	⬥ D: Flowers

Rs. 90,000 (9 of 10)
Dupalli cap is associated with which city?
⬥ A: Bhopal	⬥ B: Kannauj
⬥ C: Lucknow	⬥ D: Dehradun

This was Archana's original Rs. 40,000 question. She answered it wrong.

Rs. 100,000 (10 of 10)
Shri Bhagwat Dayal Sharma was the first Chief Minister of which state?
⬥ A: Punjab	⬥ B: Rajasthan
⬥ C: Gujarat	⬥ D: Haryana

This was Archana's original Rs. 50,000 question, but before the host could re-read the final question of Super Sandook, the timer ran out. Archana won Rs. 60,000. Archana used her Rs. 60,000 prize to renew her Ask the Audience lifeline.

Archana's Run to Rs. 70,000,000 (Part 2)[]

Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
What term, indicating Mir Jafar's treachery at the Battle of Plassey, is used to refer to his palace in Murshidabad? "Ask the Audience" and "Double Dip" lifelines used
⬥ A: Namak haram	⬥ B: Angrez
⬥ C: Gaddar	⬥ D: Khalnayak
Ask the Audience Results: A: 28% ⬥ B: 11% ⬥ C: 54% ⬥ D: 7%

Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
Which Jnanpith recipient's many lives is the subject of Akshaya Mukul's biography 'Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover'? "Video-Call-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Dinkar	⬥ B: Agyeya
⬥ C: Firaq	⬥ D: Shahryar

Archana decided to video-call a friend, her choices were Semeet Shastry, Anita Gupta, and Krishna Dubey. Archana decided to call Anita Gupta from Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

Rs. 2,500,000 (13 of 16) - Not Timed
In 1956, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned as the Minister of Railways following an accident in which of these states?
⬥ A: Uttar Pradesh	⬥ B: West Bengal
⬥ C: Gujarat	⬥ D: Tamil Nadu

Archana walked away with Rs. 1,250,000, she guessed D, which was the correct answer.
TOTAL PRIZE: ₹12,50,000

Preceded by Chirag Agarwal	Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 15) Archana Rahul Upadhyay	Succeeded by Akanksha Singh