Yogesh Ahuja

Yogesh Ahuja, from Meerut, appeared on the first season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, on September 25, 2000 and won Rs. 320,000, after missing his Rs. 640,000 question.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First Question[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Starting with the earliest, arrange these rulers in chronological order.
⬥ A: Prithviraj Chauhan	⬥ B: Sher Shah
⬥ C: Alexander	⬥ D: Tipu Sultan

Out of a possible 9, 3 contestants answered correctly with C-A-B-D. Yogesh was the fastest in 10.60 seconds.

Yogesh's Run to the Million[]

A few of these questions are modified for sake of clarity. Answers with these are marked with an asterisk.

Rs. 1,000 (1 of 15) - Not timed
Who portrayed the title role of 'Godmother' in the film of the same name?
⬥ A: Naghis	⬥ B: Rekha
⬥ C: Rakhee	⬥ D: Shabana Azmi

Rs. 2,000 (2 of 15) - Not timed
Which of these is equal to 1 million?
⬥ A: One lakh	⬥ B: Ten lakhs
⬥ C: One crore	⬥ D: Ten crores

Rs. 3,000 (3 of 15) - Not timed
The glamorous tennis player Anna Karilova belongs to which country? Phone-a-Friend lifeline used
⬥ A: Yugoslavia	⬥ B: Vietnam
⬥ C: Russia	⬥ D: Spain

Yogesh called his friend Herman, who told him it was C: Russia after an impressive 5 seconds. The klaxon sounded here to call time.

Rs. 5,000 (4 of 15) - Not timed
In which Indian city is the Teenmurti Bhawan located?
⬥ A: Lucknow	⬥ B: Mysore
⬥ C: Delhi	⬥ D: Allahabad

Rs. 10,000 (5 of 15) - Not timed
After which scientist was the metric unit of power named?
⬥ A: James Joule	⬥ B: Blaise Pascal
⬥ C: James Watt	⬥ D: Anne Marie Ampere

Rs. 20,000 (6 of 15) - Not timed
Which son of Vayu appears in both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana?
⬥ A: Hanuman	⬥ B: Kartikeya
⬥ C: Ganesha	⬥ D: Garuda

Rs. 40,000 (7 of 15) - Not timed
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal was which state's first female Chief Minister?
⬥ A: Jammu & Kashmir	⬥ B: Himachal Pradesh
⬥ C: Haryana	⬥ D: Punjab

Rs. 80,000 (8 of 15) - Not timed
Former cricketer Kirti Azad is a member of which political party? Audience Poll lifeline used
⬥ A: Samata Party	⬥ B: Janata Dal
⬥ C: BJP	⬥ D: Congress (I)
Ask the Audience Results: A: 7% ⬥ B: 31% ⬥ C: 54% ⬥ D: 8%

Rs. 160,000 (9 of 15) - Not timed
Who is the only woman to have received the Nobel Peace Prize twice?*
⬥ A: Marie Curie	⬥ B: Aung San Su Kyi
⬥ C: Mother Teresa	⬥ D: Pearl S Buck

Rs. 320,000 (10 of 15) - Not timed
On what date was the Quit India Movement launched?
⬥ A: 8th August 1942	⬥ B: 15th August 1942
⬥ C: 26th January 1943	⬥ D: 2nd October 1945

Rs. 640,000 (11 of 15) - Not timed
In 1998-99, which country was the world's largest producer of milk?* 50:50 lifeline used
⬥ A: USA	⬥ B: Australia
⬥ C: India	⬥ D: China

Unsure, Yogesh used his 50:50 to remove A: USA and D: China. He then plumped for B: Australia, as you do not lose any money on the Rs. 640,000 question, however the answer was C: India.
Total Prize Money: Rs. 320,000

Preceded by Vineeta Gupta	India contestant (Season 1) Yogesh Ahuja	Succeeded by ?