Rupak Kumar

Rupak Kumar appeared as the nineteenth PlayAlong Shukravaar contestant on the 2023 season of Kaun Banega Crorepati and won Rs. 1,250,000.

KBC Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First
Arrange these finance ministers in the chronological order of when they first served in that position.
⬥ A: Dr Manmohan Singh	⬥ B: Shri P Chidambaram
⬥ C: Smt Nirmala Sitharaman	⬥ D: Shri Arun Jaitley

The correct order is A-B-D-C. Out of 10 starting contestants, six got it right, but Rupak was the fastest in 5.16 seconds.

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

Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Sneezing is a common sympton of which of these conditions?
⬥ A: Twisted knee	⬥ B: Fractured leg
⬥ C: Common cold	⬥ D: Sprained wrist

Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Normally, which of these is a sweet dish?
⬥ A: Rogan josh	⬥ B: Pindi chole
⬥ C: Yakhni	⬥ D: Malpua

Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 Seconds
The cooling capacity of air conditioners is commonly expressed in which of these units?
⬥ A: Ton	⬥ B: Inches
⬥ C: Kilometre per hour	⬥ D: Miles

Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Which of these pieces is not placed on squares which are lmmediately adjacent to that of the king at the start of a game of chess?
⬥ A: Pawn	⬥ B: Rook
⬥ C: Queen	⬥ D: Bishop

Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 Seconds
Adding which of the following words after 'Kumbh' will get you a figure from the Ramayana?
⬥ A: Arjuna	⬥ B: Duryodhana
⬥ C: Bhima	⬥ D: Karna

Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Identify this cricketer who scored more than 500 runs in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
⬥ A: Shreyas Iyer	⬥ B: KL Rahul
⬥ C: Shubham Gill	⬥ D: Ravindra Jadeja

Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 Seconds
For their works in which language did the writers Tarasankar Bandyopadhyaya and Ashapurna Devi receive the Jnanpith?
⬥ A: Assamese	⬥ B: Kannada
⬥ C: Bengali	⬥ D: Gujarati

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which of these, situated at approximately 23° N, passed through India?
⬥ A: Equator	⬥ B: Tropic of Cancer
⬥ C: Tropic of Capricorn	⬥ D: Prime Meridian

Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Who among these is not associated with a percussion instrument? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Image Option A	⬥ B: Image Option B
⬥ C: Image Option C	⬥ D: Image Option D
Ask the Audience Results: A: 20% ⬥ B: 15% ⬥ C: 2% ⬥ D: 63%

Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 Seconds
Which Indian businessman holds the Guinness World Record for the 'highest flight by a hot air balloon'?
⬥ A: Vijaypat Singhania	⬥ B: GR Gopinath
⬥ C: Harsh Mariwala	⬥ D: Cyrus Poonawalla

Rupak's Super Sandook Run[]

Rs. 10,000 (1 of 10)
Normally, which of these forms the base of the dish called 'raita'?
⬥ A: Ghee	⬥ B: Milk
⬥ C: Cheese	⬥ D: Curd

Rs. 20,000 (2 of 10)
Maach is a traditional theatre form of which of these states?
⬥ A: Madhya Pradesh	⬥ B: Telangana
⬥ C: Odisha	⬥ D: Haryana

Rs. 30,000 (3 of 10)
What is common to the cities, Beijing, Tokyo, and Kathmandu?
⬥ A: Hosted Olympics	⬥ B: Volcanic eruptions
⬥ C: No airports	⬥ D: National capitals

Rs. 40,000 (4 of 10)
Which of these is not a method of dismissal in cricket?
⬥ A: Bowled	⬥ B: Caught
⬥ C: Offside	⬥ D: Stumped

Rs. 50,000 (5 of 10)
As per the Gregorian calendar, how many months are there in 5 years?
⬥ A: 12	⬥ B: 60
⬥ C: 30	⬥ D: 24

Rs. 60,000 (6 of 10)
Which of these creatures is not primarily black and white in colour?
⬥ A: Penguin	⬥ B: Zebra
⬥ C: Giant panda	⬥ D: Giraffe

Rs. 70,000 (7 of 10)
Optical, electron, and polarizing are types of which of these?
⬥ A: Microscopes	⬥ B: X-Rays
⬥ C: Missiles	⬥ D: Telescopes

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 10)
Which famous investor is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway?
⬥ A: George Soros	⬥ B: Larry Ellison
⬥ C: Jeff Bezos	⬥ D: Warren Buffett

Rs. 90,000 (9 of 10)
What is Gitanjali, written by Rabindranath Tagore, a collection of?
⬥ A: Travelogues	⬥ B: Poems
⬥ C: Novels	⬥ D: Biographies

Rs. 100,000 (10 of 10)
Which of these was the last to be started?
⬥ A: ODI World Cup	⬥ B: T20 World Cup
⬥ C: WPL	⬥ D: IPL

Rupak became the eighth contestant to beat the Super Sandook minigame at 14 seconds remaining. He won Rs. 80,000. Rupak used his Rs. 80,000 prize to renew her Ask the Audience lifeline.

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

Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
In which of these places was the first ever film screening in India held by the Lumiere Brothers in 1896? "Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai	⬥ B: Viceroy House, New Delhi
⬥ C: Victoria Memorial, Kolkata	⬥ D: Watson's Hotel, Mumbai
Ask the Audience Results: A: 29% ⬥ B: 5% ⬥ C: 11% ⬥ D: 55%

Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
Who among these was the first to hold the portfolio of Communications Minister in independent India? "Video-Call-a-Friend" and "Double Dip" lifelines used
⬥ A: Shri Kailash Nath Katju	⬥ B: Shri Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
⬥ C: Shri John Matthai	⬥ D: Shri Harekrushna Mahatab

Rupak's choices were Praveen Jha, Anaragsinh Puvar, and Ravirajsinh Solanki. Rupak decided to call Ravirajsinh Solanki from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Rs. 2,500,000 (13 of 16) - Not Timed
Under which dynasty was Bangladesh's National Temple, the Dhakeshwari Temple, built?
⬥ A: Maurya	⬥ B: Pala
⬥ C: Sena	⬥ D: Kamarupa

Rupak decided to take the money, he guessed B, but the correct answer was C.
TOTAL PRIZE: ₹12,50,000

Preceded by Atyukt Behurai	Kaun Banega Crorepati Contestant (Season 15) Rupak Kumar	Succeeded by Vandana Parik