Shivam Rajput, a clerk in Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was a contestant, who appeared on episodes of Kaun Banega Crorepati on December 22 and 23, 2020 and won Rs. 5,000,000.
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Fastest Finger First Question
Starting from January, arrange these festivals as they occurred in India in 2020
⬥ A: Mahashivratri
⬥ B: Janmashtami
⬥ C: Ram Navami
⬥ D: Guru Nanak Jayanti
Out of the 6 contestants, 3 got it right but Shivam (with the time of 4.81 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer A-C-B-D, made it to the hot seat.
Shivam Rajput's Run to Rs. 70,000,000[]
Rs. 1,000 (1 of 16) - 45 seconds
Complete this phrase commonly displayed in shops: "aaj ___ kal udhaar"
⬥ A: Mudra
⬥ B: Mol bhav
⬥ C: Nagad
⬥ D: Paisa
Rs. 2,000 (2 of 16) - 45 seconds
Who among the following is often referred to as "Bada Babu"?
⬥ A: Head Clerk
⬥ B: Headmaster
⬥ C: Police Inspector
⬥ D: Postman
Rs. 3,000 (3 of 16) - 45 seconds
Which heavenly bodies in the sky produce their own light?
⬥ A: Planets
⬥ B: Asteroids
⬥ C: Moon
⬥ D: Stars
Rs. 5,000 (4 of 16) - 45 seconds
Identify the Bhojpuri actor heard in this audio clip
⬥ A: Ravi Kishan
⬥ B: Pawan Singh
⬥ C: Vinay Anand
⬥ D: Khesari Lal Yadav
Rs. 10,000 (5 of 16) - 45 seconds
Which of these is a string musical instrument?
⬥ A: Manjira
⬥ B: Ektara
⬥ C: Nadaswaram
⬥ D: Damroo
Rs. 20,000 (6 of 16) - 60 seconds
Besides Sachin Tendulkar, who is the only other Indian cricketer to have scored over 13,000 runs in Test cricket?
⬥ A: Sunil Gavaskar
⬥ B: Rahul Dravid
⬥ C: V V S Laxman
⬥ D: Virender Sehwag
Rs. 40,000 (7 of 16) - 60 seconds
Ranthambore, Sariska and Keoladeo Ghana are all names of what?
⬥ A: National Parks
⬥ B: Lakes
⬥ C: Planetarium
⬥ D: Deserts
Rs. 80,000 (8 of 16) - 60 seconds
Identify this politician who serves as the deputy leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha
⬥ A: Sanjay Jha
⬥ B: Manish Tewari
⬥ C: Randeep Surjewala
⬥ D: Anand Sharma
Rs. 160,000 (9 of 16) - 60 seconds
For his involvement in which of the following cases was Khudiram Bose convicted and hanged in 1908? "Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Lahore Conspiracy Case
⬥ B: Muzaffarpur Bombings
⬥ C: Kakori Conspiracy
⬥ D: Killing of Saunders
Phone-a-Friend called at 13 seconds. His choices are: Alok Bhaiya, Ashutosh Bhaiya, Avinash Tripathi, Ravi P Tiwari Sir and Brijendra Kumar Sir. Shivam opts to call Alok Bhaiya (from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh).
The klaxon called time and Shivam will return for Rs. 320,000 with three lifelines remaining.
Rs. 320,000 (10 of 16) - 60 seconds
India's official entry to Oscars 2021, "Jallikattu", is a film in which language?
⬥ A: Tamil
⬥ B: Telugu
⬥ C: Malayalam
⬥ D: Kannada
Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed
Which of these renowned musicians was born in Varanasi? "Switch the Question" lifeline used
⬥ A: Pandit Ravi Shankar
⬥ B: Ustad Allauddin Khan
⬥ C: Ustad Vilayat Khan
⬥ D: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
Had Shivam played the question, he would have said A, but that was the right answer.
Rs. 640,000 (11 of 16) - Not Timed (Switched Question) Category: Sports and Games
Who was India's first captain in T20 Internationals?
⬥ A: Ajinkya Rahane
⬥ B: M S Dhoni
⬥ C: Suresh Raina
⬥ D: Virender Sehwag
Rs. 1,250,000 (12 of 16) - Not Timed
What was the gas that leaked from a chemical factory in May 2020 on the outskirts of Vishakhapatnam?
⬥ A: Ricin
⬥ B: Styrene
⬥ C: Benzene
⬥ D: Sevin
Rs. 2,500,000 (13 of 16) - Not Timed
In terms of production, which of these is the largest train coach manufacturing unit in the world? "50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
⬥ B: Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
⬥ C: Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
⬥ D: Chittarajan Locomotive Works
Rs. 5,000,000 (14 of 16) - Not Timed
Which legendary Urdu poet is fondly referred as 'Khuda e Sukhan' or 'God of Poetry'? "Ask the Expert" lifeline used
⬥ A: Faiz Ahmad Faiz
⬥ B: Mirza Ghalib
⬥ C: Mir Taqi Mir
⬥ D: Bashir Badr
Rs. 10,000,000 (15 of 16) - Not Timed
Who is credited for coming the term "Medgahalaya"?
⬥ A: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
⬥ B: Shiba Prasad Chatterjee
⬥ C: Radhanath Sikdar
⬥ D: Dorothy Middleton
Shivam walks with Rs. 5,000,000. His guess would have been A, but the right answer was B.
