After Jaskaran Singh from Punjab became the first contestant to win Rs 1 crore on the ongoing Kaun Banega Crorepati 15, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan last week, Shubham Gangrade from Indore played the question worth Rs 1 crore in the quiz-based reality show in the episode on Thursday, September 14.

Shubham was asked a question on the famous Bollywood lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, whose real name is Abdul Hayee, to win Rs 50 lakh and he used his two lifelines, Phone A Friend and Double Dip to answer the question correctly. Here are some of the questions he correctly answered in the Wednesday episode before facing the Rs 1 crore question last night.

Rs 3,20,000 – Along with Canada, USA will host the 2026 World Cup with which other neighbouring nation? 

A. Paraguay

B. Mexico (Correct Answer)

C. Jamaica

D. Cuba
Rs 6,40,000 – Published in 1687, which scientist authored the Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy in which he postulated three famous laws? 

A. James Clark Maxwell

B. Isaac Newton  (Correct Answer)

C. Galileo Galilei

D. Johannes Kepler

Rs 12,50,000 – The central dome of the Rashtrapati Bhavan is modeled on which famous monument? 

A. Sanchi Stupa (Correct Answer)

B. Taj Mahal

C. Konark Sun Temple

D. Gol Gumbaz

Rs 25,00,000 – What record does John Goodenough, who passed away in June 2023, hold with respect to the Nobel Prize? 

A. Only two-time recipient 

B. Oldest recipient (Correct Answer)

C. Youngest recipient

D. Only recipient in in three categories

Rs 50,00,000 – In Sahir Ludhianvi pen-name, if ‘Ludhianvi’ means that he is from Ludhiana, what does ‘Sahir’ mean? 

A. King

B. Magician (Correct Answer)

C. Poet 

D. Warrior

And here’s the Rs 1 crore question about the first atomic bomb that dropped on Hiroshima, which made Shubham Gangrade quit the game and leave the show with Rs 50 lakh 

Rs 1,00,00,000 – What was the aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6th Aug 1945, named after? 

A. A mythical weapon

B. A film character

C. The pilot’s mother (Correct answer – The name of the aircaft and the pilot’s mother was Enola Gay) 

D. The place where it was built

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