Ispita Das

Ispita Das 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 presidents in the following order: USA, Brazil, South Africa, and Russia.
⬥ A: Cyril Ramaphosa	⬥ B: Lula de Silva
⬥ C: Joe Biden	⬥ D: Vladimir Putin

The correct order is C-B-A-D. Out of 10 starting contestants, seven got it right, but Ispita was the fastest in 3.91 seconds. However, just before Amitabh could read the first question, the klaxon called time and Ispida would return the next day with all lifelines remaining.

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

Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these parts is normally threaded as a part of beauty treatment?
⬥ A: Ears	⬥ B: Eyebrows
⬥ C: Palms	⬥ D: Fingers

Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these is a storage device that is plugged into a USB port?
⬥ A: Image Option A	⬥ B: Image Option B
⬥ C: Image Option C	⬥ D: Image Option D

Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 Seconds
In Kolkata, which of these is a type of roll filled with chicken and vegetables?
⬥ A: Kaathi	⬥ B: Kaanch
⬥ C: Loha	⬥ D: Rassi

Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Popular depictions of which of these Hindu deities show them with a musical instrument in their hands?
⬥ A: Lord Narasimha	⬥ B: Lord Balarama
⬥ C: Goddess Saraswati	⬥ D: Goddess Kali

Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Identify this animal.
⬥ A: Siberian tiger	⬥ B: Snow leopard
⬥ C: Cheetah	⬥ D: Lion

Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Who was the recipient of the National Film Award for Best Actor in 2022?
⬥ A: Rajinikanth	⬥ B: Mammootty
⬥ C: Allu Arjun	⬥ D: Rishab Shetty

Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 Seconds
In which novel can you find the travels of historian Ravi Mohan Saini through places like Dwarka and Vrindavan?
⬥ A: The Rozabal Line	⬥ B: Chanakya's Chant
⬥ C: Sialkot Saga	⬥ D: The Krishna Key

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Who among these served as the Prime Minister of India in the time period between the terms served by Shri AB Vajpayee? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Shri IK Gujral	⬥ B: Shri PV Narasimha Rao
⬥ C: Dr Manmohan Singh	⬥ D: Shri Chandra Shekhar
Ask the Audience Results: A: 70% ⬥ B: 14% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 14%

Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which of these are the names of the mascot duo of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?
⬥ A: Footix, Izzy	⬥ B: Waldi, Striker
⬥ C: Googlee, Stumpy	⬥ D: Blaze, Tonk

Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 Seconds
What kind of food item can be manufactured and sold using the bean-to-car trade model? "Double Dip" lifeline used
⬥ A: Coffee	⬥ B: Bread
⬥ C: Tea	⬥ D: Chocolate

Ispita's Super Sandook Run[]

Rs. 10,000 (1 of 10)
Who directed the films Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal?
⬥ A: Imtiaz Ali	⬥ B: Vishal Bhardwaj
⬥ C: Abhishek Kapoor	⬥ D: Shakun Batra

Rs. 20,000 (2 of 10)
The Tehri dam is in which state?
⬥ A: Kerala	⬥ B: Assam
⬥ C: Uttarakhand	⬥ D: Rajasthan

Rs. 30,000 (3 of 10)
Savral Ghosal won a medal in which sport at the 2022 Asian Games?
⬥ A: Gymnastics	⬥ B: Hockey
⬥ C: Squash	⬥ D: Karate

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

Rs. 30,000 (3 of 10) - 2nd Question
Which of these is an international symbol of peace?
⬥ A: Owl	⬥ B: Crow
⬥ C: Dove	⬥ D: Duck

Rs. 40,000 (4 of 10)
Which of these words does not mean 'flower'?
⬥ A: Pushp	⬥ B: Sujata
⬥ C: Gul	⬥ D: Suman

Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10)
'Mn' is the chemical symbol of which element?
⬥ A: Manganese	⬥ B: Magnesium
⬥ C: Meitnerium	⬥ D: Mica

Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10)
Which of these is usually served with kadhi?
⬥ A: Chakli	⬥ B: Pakoda
⬥ C: Jalebi	⬥ D: Barfi

Ispita "passed" the question for a new one. The correct answer was B.

Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10) - 2nd Question
What was Adolf Hitler's government called?
⬥ A: First Reich	⬥ B: Second Reich
⬥ C: Third Reich	⬥ D: Fourth Reich

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

Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10) - 3rd Question
Which of these is a GI-tagged product from Kannauj?
⬥ A: Dari	⬥ B: Glass
⬥ C: Shawl	⬥ D: Perfume

Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10)
How is the ratio 5:2 represented in decimals?
⬥ A: 0.5	⬥ B: 1.5
⬥ C: 2.5	⬥ D: 3.5

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 10)
Savral Ghosal won a medal in which sport at the 2022 Asian Games?
⬥ A: Gymnastics	⬥ B: Hockey
⬥ C: Squash	⬥ D: Karate

This was Ispita's original Rs. 30,000 question. She answered it wrong.

Rs. 90,000 (9 of 10)
Which of these is usually served with kadhi?
⬥ A: Chakli	⬥ B: Pakoda
⬥ C: Jalebi	⬥ D: Barfi

This was Ispita's original Rs. 60,000 question. After answering the question, the timer ran out, so Ispita won Rs. 80,000, which was used to renew her Ask the Audience lifeline.

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

Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
Smt VS Ramadevi was the first woman to hold which of these posts in India? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Chief Election Commissioner	⬥ B: Chief Justice of India
⬥ C: Lok Sabha Speaker	⬥ D: Vice President
Ask the Audience Results: A: 50% ⬥ B: 1% ⬥ C: 19% ⬥ D: 30%

Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
The dedication ceremony of one of the largest Hindu temples outside India was held in which place in October 2023?
⬥ A: Kandy	⬥ B: New Jersey
⬥ C: Manchester	⬥ D: Sydney

Rs. 2,500,000 (13 of 16) - Not Timed
The fastest human-made object in history, NASA's Parker Probe, achieved this record while orbiting which body? "Video-Call-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Jupiter	⬥ B: The Moon
⬥ C: Earth	⬥ D: The Sun

Ispita's choices were Debashis Tripathy, Jayaprakash Satapathy, and Sangeeta Khuntia. Ispida decided to call Debashis Tripathy from Bhubaneswar, Odisha. After the lifeline aid, Ispida decided to take the money, she guessed A, but the correct answer was D.
TOTAL PRIZE: ₹12,50,000

Preceded by Mukta Puntambekar and Randeep Hooda (Celebrity Edition) Jitendra Kumar (Ordinary)	Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 15) Ispita Das	Succeeded by Vishwanath Atmaram Koli