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KBC 12: Can you answer 13 questions faced by Swapnil Chavhan?
October 16, 2020 9:59:13 am- 1 / 15
Tuesday's episode of Amitabh Bachchan-hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati saw roll-over contestant Swapnil Chavhan from Mumbai on the hot seat. He took home Rs 25,00,000.
How would you have fared on the hot seat? Test yourself below. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 2 / 15
The first question for Rs 1000 was, "According to an idiom, shedding tears like which of these animals means to express false sadness or sympathy?" The options were Geedad, Gharial, Haathi and Billi.
The answer is Gharial. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 3 / 15
The second question for Rs 2000 was, "If you are watching Novak Djokovic competing against Andy Murray in an international tournament, which sport are you watching?" The options were Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis and Squash.
The answer is Tennis. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 4 / 15
The third question for Rs 3000 was, "What are the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?" The options were Mountain Ranges, Bays, Rivers and Plateaus.
Mountain Ranges is the correct answer. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 5 / 15
The fourth question for Rs 5000 was, "In India, which of these occasions falls on the same day as Maharashtra Day?" The options were Earth Day, Labour Day, International Day of Non-Violence and International Day of Yoga.
The answer is Labour Day. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 6 / 15
Showing an image, Amitabh Bachchan asked the fifth question worth Rs 10,000, "What was the name of the character written for this animal in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book?" The options were Bagheera, King Louie, Baloo and Shere Khan.
Shere Khan is the correct answer. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 7 / 15
A video clip was played for the sixth question for Rs 20,000. Big B asked, "Which Hindi film director can be seen in this video clip?" The options were Neeraj Pandey, Ayan Mukherjee, Imtiaz Ali and Shoojit Sircar.
Imtiaz Ali is the correct answer. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 8 / 15
For the seventh question for Rs 40,000, Amitabh Bachchan showed another video clip and asked, "The politician seen in this video clip took additional charge of which new ministry in the 2019 Modi Cabinet?" The options were Ministry of Irrigation, Ministry of MSME, Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Electronics & IT.
Ministry of MSME is the correct answer. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 9 / 15
The eighth question for Rs 80,000 was, "In which of these universities did the Chinese traveller Huan Tsang study when he visited India during Emperor Harsha's reign?" The options were Nalanda, Takshashila, Somapura and Vikramashila.
Swapnil used two lifelines - Video call a friend and 50:50. The correct answer is Nalanda. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 10 / 15
The ninth question for 1,60,000 was, "According to Hindu mythology, which of these 'lokas' is also known as Amravati?" The options were Indraloka, Agniloka, Shivaloka, and Vishnuloka.
The answer is Indraloka. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 11 / 15
The tenth question for Rs 3,20,000 was, "Which Urdu poet can be heard in this audio clip?" The options were Munawar Rana, Javed Akhtar, Rahat Indori and Wasim Barelvi.
The answer is Rahat Indori. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 12 / 15
The eleventh question for Rs 6,40,000 was, "Indian-American business executive Arvind Krishna became the CEO of which American multinational technology company in 2020?" The options were Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM. Swapnil used a lifeline and flipped the question. IBM is the correct answer.
The flip question was, "In which stadium did Sachin Tendulkar score his 100th international century?" The options were Sher-e Bangla Stadium, Dhaka, Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, M A Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, and Sylhet International cricket stadium.
The answer is Sher-e Bangla Stadium, Dhaka. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 13 / 15
The twelfth question for 12,50,000, was, "Which fort in Maharashtra is home to the Kalalbangdi, Landa Kasam and Chawri cannons?" The options were Raigad, Murud-Janjira, Sindhudarg and Suvarnadurg.
The answer is Murud-Janjira. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 14 / 15
The thirteenth question for Rs 25,00,000 was, "Who is the only person to have won a Booker Prize and two Oscar awards?" The options were Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Salman Rushdie, Arthur C Clarke and Eleanor Catton. Swapnil used the ask an expert lifeline for this question.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is the correct answer. (Photo: SonyLIV)- 15 / 15
The fourteenth question for Rs 50,00,000 was, "Which future president of the Indian Merchants' Chamber became President of the Indian National Congress in 1901?" The options were Pherozashah Mehta, Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, Badruddin Tyabji and Dadabhai Naoroji. Swapnil Chavhan decided to quit the game. Upon quitting, Amitabh Bachchan asked him to make a guess, and he answered Pherozashah Mehta. The correct answer is Dinshaw Edulji Wacha.