Rahul Kumar Nema

Rahul Kumar Nema was a contestant that appeared on two episodes of the 2023 season of Kaun Banega Crorepati and won Rs. 5,000,000.

KBC Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First
Arrange these rulers in the chronological order of their reign.
⬥ A: Qutb ub-Din Aibak	⬥ B: Bimbisara
⬥ C: Tipu Sultan	⬥ D: Akbar

The correct order is B-A-D-C. Out of 6 remaining contestants, three got it right, but Rahul was the fastest in 5.79 seconds.

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

Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these phrases is used to ask a guest to make themselves comfortable?
⬥ A: Aankh milaaiye	⬥ B: Idhar ki udhgar laggaiye
⬥ C: Angootha dikhaaiye	⬥ D: Apna ghar samajhiye

Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these things fall in the afternoon period?
⬥ A: 9 a.m.	⬥ B: 10 p.m.
⬥ C: 3 p.m.	⬥ D: 6 a.m.

Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which figure from the Hindu puranas inspired the name of the mountain Bandarpoonch in Uttarakhand?
⬥ A: Garuda	⬥ B: Maricha
⬥ C: Lord Hanuman	⬥ D: Jambavan

Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 Seconds
What is such a picture called?
⬥ A: X-Ray	⬥ B: Cardiogram
⬥ C: Polygraph	⬥ D: Neural network

Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these cities appears in the name of a 2007 Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kalf movie?
⬥ A: London	⬥ B: Tokyo
⬥ C: New York	⬥ D: Paris

Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which of these capitals is on the coast of the Bay of Bengal?
⬥ A: Gandhinagar	⬥ B: Chennai
⬥ C: Mumbai	⬥ D: Panaji

Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Who won the Orange Cap for most runs in the 2023 IPL season?
⬥ A: Jos Buttler	⬥ B: Devon Conway
⬥ C: Yashasvi Jaiswal	⬥ D: Shubman Gill

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which of these books is the autobiography of the person who wrote 'Ignited Minds'? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Ace Against Odds	⬥ B: Wings of Fire
⬥ C: My Country My Life	⬥ D: Truth, Love & a Little Malice
Ask the Audience Results: A: 36% ⬥ B: 60% ⬥ C: 1% ⬥ D: 3%

Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 Seconds
What is common to the two cities in which these monuments are located?
⬥ A: State capitals	⬥ B: Same river flows through them
⬥ C: Founded by the British	⬥ D: Name starts with the name letter

Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 Seconds
In July 2023, Hun Sen announced his resignation as Prime Minister of which country after nearly two decades in the post?
⬥ A: Cambodia	⬥ B: Myanmar
⬥ C: Japan	⬥ D: Nepal

Rahul's Super Sandook Run[]

Rs. 10,000 (1 of 10)
Which of the following is a slow cooked meat?
⬥ A: Gujia	⬥ B: Rabri
⬥ C: Dhokla	⬥ D: Nihari

Rs. 20,000 (2 of 10)
What is hematology the study of?
⬥ A: Addition	⬥ B: Insects
⬥ C: Blood	⬥ D: Birds

Rs. 30,000 (3 of 10)
Which of the following was not one of the Navratnas of Akbar?
⬥ A: Birbal	⬥ B: Tansen
⬥ C: Todermal	⬥ D: Malik Ambar

Rs. 40,000 (4 of 10)
Which player has the Instagram handle @DjokerNole?
⬥ A: Luka Modric	⬥ B: Carlos Alcarez
⬥ C: Novak Djokovic	⬥ D: Julian Alvarez

Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10)
Which of these was the capital of the Maurya Empire?
⬥ A: Pataliputra	⬥ B: Delhi
⬥ C: Agra	⬥ D: Daulatabad

Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10)
Chambal is a tributary of which river?
⬥ A: Subarnarekha	⬥ B: Mahanadi
⬥ C: Narmada	⬥ D: Yamuna

Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10)
In which language was the Buddhist text, 'Tripitaka' written?
⬥ A: Maithili	⬥ B: Pali
⬥ C: Nepali	⬥ D: Braj

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 10)
In which state is Lokmanya Tilak Terminus located?
⬥ A: Maharashtra	⬥ B: Gujarat
⬥ C: Bihar	⬥ D: Chhattisgarh

Rs. 90,000 (9 of 10)
Chand-Bardai wrote an epic poem on which ruler?
⬥ A: Samudragupta	⬥ B: Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan
⬥ C: Harsh Vardhan	⬥ D: Maharana Sanga

Rs. 100,000 (10 of 10)
The film 'Gabaan' was based on the novel written by whom?
⬥ A: Nagarjuna	⬥ B: Munshi Premchand
⬥ C: Amarkant	⬥ D: Agnostic

Rahul became the first ever contestant to beat the Super Sandook minigame at 9 seconds remaining. He won Rs. 80,000. Rahul used his Rs. 80,000 prize to renew his Ask the Audience lifeline. The klaxon called time afterwards, and Rahul would return the next day with all lifelines remaining.

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

Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
Who narrated the Mahabharata to King Janamejaya? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Maharshi Veda Vyasa	⬥ B: Rishi Vaishampayana
⬥ C: Narada Muni	⬥ D: Sanjaya
Ask the Audience Results: A: 10% ⬥ B: 51% ⬥ C: 10% ⬥ D: 29%

Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
A 2023 report by UNESCO recommends a ban on which of these in schools across the world? "Video-Call-a-Friend" and "Double Dip" lifelines used
⬥ A: Homework	⬥ B: School bags
⬥ C: Smartphones	⬥ D: Junk food

Rahul's choices were Chandra Mishra, Devendra Mayk, and Sumit Kumar. Rahul decided to call Chandra Mishra (from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh).

Rs. 2,500,000 (13 of 16) - Not Timed
Which barrister's 1947 project is the subject of WH Auden's poem 'Partition'?
⬥ A: Cyril Radcliffe	⬥ B: Lord Curzon
⬥ C: Winston Churchill	⬥ D: Mortimer Durand

Rs. 5,000,000 (14 of 16) - Not Timed
The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was moved from China to the USA because of what reason?
⬥ A: 9/11 attacks	⬥ B: SARS
⬥ C: Swine Flu	⬥ D: Hong Kong protests

Rs. 10,000,000 (15 of 16) - Not Timed
Which of these former chief ministers has received a Sahitya Akademi Award?
⬥ A: Shri Jyoti Basu	⬥ B: Shri Biju Patnaik
⬥ C: Shri Veerappa Moily	⬥ D: Shri EMS Namboodiripad

Rahul walked away with Rs. 5,000,000, he guessed A, but the correct answer was C.
TOTAL PRIZE: ₹50,00,000

Preceded by Kapil Dev	Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 15) Rahul Kumar Nema	Succeeded by R. Balki, Saiyami Kher and Abhishek Bachchan (Celebrity Edition) Kunalsinh N Dodiya (Ordinary)