Mrinal Kaushik from Delhi, was a contestant who appeared on an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati in July 2000 and walked away with ₹10,000 after answering the 7th question wrong, thanks to his Phone-A-Friend.
WWTBAM Run[]
Fastest Finger First[]
Fastest Finger First Question
Starting from the earliest, arrange these Mughal emperors in descending order.
⬥ A: Humayun
⬥ B: Jahangir
⬥ C: Babur
⬥ D: Akbar
From the 9 remaining contestants, only 2 got it right, but Mrinal was the fastest (with a time of 7.21 seconds) to correctly answer C-A-D-B, making it to the Hot Seat.
Mrinal's Run to 1 Crore[]
₹1,000 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
In which city in India is the Lotus temple of the Ba'hai's located?
⬥ A: New Delhi
⬥ B: Mumbai
⬥ C: Indore
⬥ D: Gwalior
₹2,000 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these is a woman?
⬥ A: Suman Dubey
⬥ B: Swaroop Sampat
⬥ C: Madhu Limaye
⬥ D: Hemvati Bahuguna
₹3,000 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
After which scientist has the metric unit of power been named?
⬥ A: Thomas Alva Edison
⬥ B: Alexander Graham Bell
⬥ C: James Watt
⬥ D: Albert Einstein
₹5,000 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What substance gives human blood its distinctive red colour?
⬥ A: Insulin
⬥ B: Haemoglobin
⬥ C: Oxygen
⬥ D: Albumin
₹10,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Hindi film actress' real first name is Ritu? "50:50" lifeline used.
⬥ A: Preity Zinta
⬥ B: Mahima Chowdhary
⬥ C: Priya Gill
⬥ D: Pooja Batra
₹20,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In the Ramayana, who killed Bali?
⬥ A: Ravana
⬥ B: Laxmana
⬥ C: Rama
⬥ D: Parashurama
₹40,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was the first to resign from the post of Prime Minister of India? "Phone-A-Friend" lifeline used.
⬥ A: Morarji Desai
⬥ B: Chandrashekhar
⬥ C: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
⬥ D: Charan Singh
Right after finish reading the question, his Phone-A-Friend immediately gave him the option D: Charan Singh. He trusted Phone-A-Friend and locked in D. But, unfortunately, the correct answer was A: Morarji Desai.
