‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 12’: Can You Answer All The 13 Questions Faced By Swapnil Chavhan?

‘KBC12’ recently witnessed Swapnil Chavhan from Mumbai, Maharashtra on the hot seat and he took home Rs 25,00,000.

New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan’s popular reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ has been ruling the hearts of the audience since its very first season. The show is now back with its 12^th season with full of intellectual content with fun and entertainment. Recently, ‘KBC12’ witnessed Swapnil Chavhan from Mumbai, Maharashtra on the hot seat and he took home Rs 25,00,000. Are you guys up for a test? Here is the list of questions along with their answers provided below-

1. According to an idiom, shedding tears like which of these animals means to express false sadness or sympathy? (Rs 1000)

• Geedad
• Gharial
• Haathi
• Billi

Answer – Gharial

2. If you are watching Novak Djokovic competing against Andy Murray in an international tournament, which sport are you watching? (Rs 2000)

• Tennis
• Badminton
• Table Tennis
• Squash

Answer – Tennis

3. What are the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats? (Rs 3000)

• Mountain Ranges
• Bays
• Rivers
• Plateaus

Answer – Mountain Ranges

4. In India, which of these occasions falls on the same day as Maharashtra Day? (Rs 5000)

• Earth Day
• Labour Day
• International Day of Non-Violence
• International Day of Yoga

Answer – Labour Day

5. What was the name of the character written for this animal in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book? (Rs 10,000)

(The host Amitabh Bachchan showed an image of a character)

• Bagheera
• King Louie
• Baloo
• Shere Khan

Answer – Shere Khan

6. Which Hindi film director can be seen in this video clip? (Rs 20,000)

(A video clip was shown to the contestant for this question)

• Neeraj Pandey
• Ayan Mukherjee
• Imtiaz Ali
• Shoojit Sircar

Answer – Imtiaz Ali

7. The politician seen in this video clip took additional charge of which new ministry in the 2019 Modi Cabinet? (Rs 40,000)

(Another video clip was shown to Swapnil for this question)

• Ministry of Irrigation
• Ministry of MSME
• Ministry of Shipping
• Ministry of Electronics & IT

Answer – Ministry of MSME

8. In which of these universities did the Chinese traveller Huan Tsang study when he visited India during Emperor Harsha's reign? (Rs 80,000)

• Nalanda
• Takshashila
• Somapura
• Vikramashila

Answer – Nalanda Swapnil used two lifelines for this question – Video call a friend and 50-50.

9. According to Hindu mythology, which of these 'lokas' is also known as Amravati? (Rs 1,60,000)

• Indraloka
• Agniloka
• Shivaloka
• Vishnuloka

Answer – Indraloka

10. Which Urdu poet can be heard in this audio clip? (Rs 3,20,000)

• Munawar Rana
• Javed Akhtar
• Rahat Indori
• Wasim Barelvi

Answer – Rahat Indori

11. In which stadium did Sachin Tendulkar score his 100th international century? (Rs 6,40,000)

• Sher-e Bangla Stadium, Dhaka
• Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
• M A Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
• Sylhet International cricket stadium

Answer - Sher-e Bangla Stadium, Dhaka Swapnil answered this flip question and won the mentioned amount. The original question was Indian-American business executive Arvind Krishna became the CEO of which American multinational technology company in 2020? Options were Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM. Swapnil used a lifeline and flipped the question. IBM is the correct answer.

12. Which fort in Maharashtra is home to the Kalalbangdi, Landa Kasam and Chawri cannons? (Rs 12,50,000)

• Raigad
• Murud-Janjira
• Sindhudarg
• Suvarnadurg

Answer – Murud-Janjira

13. Who is the only person to have won a Booker Prize and two Oscar awards? (Rs 25,00,000)

• Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
• Salman Rushdie
• Arthur C Clarke
• Eleanor Catton

Answer - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

14. Which future president of the Indian Merchants' Chamber became President of the Indian National Congress in 1901? (Rs 50,00,000)

• Pherozashah Mehta
• Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
• Badruddin Tyabji
• Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer – Dinshaw Edulji Wacha Swapnil decided to quit the show with this question. When asked to make a guess by Big B, he answered Pherozashah Mehta. Stay tuned for more updates!