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KBC Season 15: 10 Crore-Worth Questions Asked in Previous Seasons

Producer:  Peuli Bakshi

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Among whom of the following does the Indian Constitution permit to take part in the proceedings of Parliament?

A

For Rs 1 crore:

Solicitor General

B

Attorney General

C

Cabinet Secretary

D

Chief Justice

Correct answer – B. Attorney General

Who, in 1978, became the first person to be born in the continent of Antarctica?

A

Season 4 – For Rs 5 crore

Emilio Palma

B

James Weddell

C

Nathaniel Palmer

D

Charles Wilkes

Correct answer – A. Emilio Palma

Which colonial power ended its involvement in India by selling the rights of the Nicobar Islands to the British on October 18, 1868?

A

Season 5 – For Rs 5 crore

Belgium

B

Italy

C

Denmark

D

France

Correct answer – C. Denmark

Who is the first woman to successfully climb K2, the world’s second-highest mountain peak?

A

Season 6 – For Rs 5 crore

Junko Tabei

B

Wanda Rutkiewicz

C

Tamae Watanabe

D

Chantal Mauduit

Correct answer – B. Wanda Rutkiewicz

Which poet in the court of Mughal Ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar wrote the ‘Dastan-e-Ghadar’, a personal account of the 1857 revolt?

A

Season 11 – For Rs 1 crore

Mir Taqi Mir

B

Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq

C

Zahir Dehlvi

D

Abul- Qasim Ferdowsi

Correct answer – C. Zahir Dehlvi

The historic Indo-Pak talks of 1972 between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto were held at which place in Shimla?

A

Season 12 –For  Rs 7 crore

Viceregal Lodge

B

Gorton Castle

C

Barnes Court

D

Cecil Hotel

Correct answer – C. Barnes Court

Where in Singapore did Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose make the first proclamation of an Azad Hind government?

A

Season 12 –For  Rs 7 crore

Cathay Cinema Hall

B

Fort Canning Park

C

National University of Singapore

D

National Gallery of Singapore

Correct answer – A. Cathay Cinema Hall

Milinda-Panha is a dialogue between King Menander or Milinda and which Buddhist monk?

A

Season 12 –For  Rs 1 crore

Asanga

B

Nagasena

C

Mahadharmarakshita

D

Dharmaraksita

Correct answer – B. Nagasena

What was the title of the thesis that Dr B R Ambedkar submitted to the London School of Economics for which he was awarded his doctorate in 1923?

A

Season 13 – For Rs 7 crore

The wants and Means of India

B

The Problem of the Rupee

C

National Dividend of India

D

The Law and Lawyers

Correct answer – B. The Problem of the Rupee

Which was the first mountain peak above 8,000 metres in height to be summited by humans?

A

Season 14 – For Rs 1 crore

Annapurna

B

Lhotse

C

Kanchenjunga

D

Makalu

Correct answer – A. Annapurna