Kousalya Kharthika S A was a deaf contestant, who appeared on Kodeeswari on January 20-21, 2020 and won the top prize of Rs. 10,000,000. She became the first top prize winner in the Tamil version and also the first differently-abled contestant in the world to win the top prize, as well as the first top-prize winner of the 2020s.
Which of these kitchen utensils is used with a weight placed over it?
⬥ A: Stove
⬥ B: Pressure cooker
⬥ C: Mixer
⬥ D: Fridge
Rs. 3,000 (3 of 15) - 45 seconds
Which of these colors is most commonly found in auto rickshaws in Tamil Nadu?
⬥ A: White
⬥ B: Red
⬥ C: Yellow
⬥ D: Pink
Rs. 5,000 (4 of 15) - 45 seconds
Which of these places is also called Ooty?
⬥ A: Valparai
⬥ B: Kodaikanal
⬥ C: Yercaud
⬥ D: Udagamandalam
Rs. 10,000 (5 of 15) - 45 seconds
Which of these organs is present in the greatest amount in the human body?
⬥ A: Teeth
⬥ B: Eyes
⬥ C: Nose
⬥ D: Ears
Rs. 20,000 (6 of 15) - 60 seconds
Which of these figures is usually depicted as blind-folded and holding a weighing scale?
⬥ A: Mother India
⬥ B: Kannagi
⬥ C: Saraswati
⬥ D: Lady Justice
Rs. 40,000 (7 of 15) - 60 seconds
Which of these characters in Hindu mythology is the son of Kausalya?
⬥ A: Rama
⬥ B: Ayyappa
⬥ C: Krishna
⬥ D: Ganesh
Rs. 80,000 (8 of 15) - 60 seconds
In 1988, which of these people was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for less than a month?
⬥ A: M. G. Ramachandran
⬥ B: M. Karunanidhi
⬥ C: Janaki Ramachandran
⬥ D: J. Jayalalithaa
Klaxon called time and Kousalya would return on the next day with 2 lifelines remaining.
Rs. 1,60,000 (9 of 15) - 60 seconds
In which district is Neduvasal, the town where protests against hydrocarbon extraction took place?
⬥ A: Thanjavur
⬥ B: Thiruvarur
⬥ C: Cuddalore
⬥ D: Pudukkottai
Rs. 3,20,000 (10 of 15) - 60 seconds
Which Indian Air Force pilot, whose plane was shot down, was later awarded the Vir Chakra in 2019? "Ask the Expert" lifeline used
⬥ A: Abhinandan Varthaman
⬥ B: Sandeep Unnikrishnan
⬥ C: Mukund Varadarajan
⬥ D: Natarajan Parthiban
Expert guessed A.
Rs. 6,40,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Who is the first cricketer to cross 6000 runs in women's ODI cricket?
⬥ A: Harmanpreet Kaur
⬥ B: Mithali Raj
⬥ C: Diana Edulji
⬥ D: Anjum Chopra
Rs. 12,50,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these personalities passed away on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?
⬥ A: EVR Periyar
⬥ B: APJ Abdul Kalam
⬥ C: K. Kamaraj
⬥ D: S. Radhakrishnan
Rs. 25,00,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Malik Kafur, whose forces raided Madurai in the 14th century, was a general of which dynasty?
⬥ A: Nizam
⬥ B: Mughal
⬥ C: Lodi
⬥ D: Khalji
Rs. 50,00,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
The greatest invention of who among these could never be used by his wife Mabel Hubbard, because of her disability? "50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: Alexander Graham Bell
⬥ B: Thomas Alva Edison
⬥ C: James Watt
⬥ D: Guglielmo Marconi
Rs. 1,00,00,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these members of the Constituent Assembly signed his name in Tamil in the original copy of the Indian Constitution? "Flip the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: C. Subramaniam
⬥ B: T. T. Krishnamachari
⬥ C: M. C. Veerabagu
⬥ D: L. Krishnasami Bharathi
Kousalya decided to Flip the Question. She guessed D: L. Krishnasami Bharathi, but the correct answer is C: M. C. Veerabagu. Kousalya chose Literature & Language category.
Rs. 1,00,00,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed - SWITCHED QUESTION Category: Literature & Language
Which 1948 historical novel features Naganandhi, the fictional twin brother of King Pulakeshin II?
⬥ A: Parthiban's Dream
⬥ B: The Maiden Of Vengeance
⬥ C: The Vow Of Sivagami
⬥ D: Greek Queen
Trivia[]
Kousalya become first Top Prize winner in Tamil version of India.
