Kaun Banega Crorepati: Can you answer the ₹7 crore question that stumped Binita Jain?

Binita Jain of Assam became the first crorepati of the season on Kaun Banega Crorepati. Can you answer her questions correctly?

Assam’s Binita Jain created history on Tuesday’s episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati by becoming the season’s first contestant to win ₹1 crore on the show. The tuition teacher mom of two played exceedingly well and earned a tonne of praise from host Amitabh Bachchan as well.

Binita Jain is the season’s first crorepati on Kaun Banega Crorepati 10.

Binita had exhausted all her lifelines by the 13th question for ₹50 lakh but played the 14th question for ₹1 crore without any help. Here is the question she was asked:

Binita had a smile on her face when she saw the question. She knew the right answer which was option D: Kesavananda Bharati case but the heavy amount attached to the question made her nervous about locking her answer. She thought long and deep about the question and how the bench has reached the decision in the ratio of 7:6 before she finally mustered enough courage to go ahead and lock the answer. Sure enough, it was right.

Host Amitabh Bachchan exploded with excitement as he announced that Binita had become the season’s first crorepati and she too was over the moon with happiness. Her family—son, daughter and father—also looked ecstatic at the big win.

After gaining a little composure, Bachchan asked her the final question for ₹7 crore. If she got it wrong, she would have gone home with just ₹3.2 lakh. Nevertheless, here was the very tough question:

Upon seeing the question, Binita confessed that she had no idea what a stock ticker is. Attempting to answer it on a hunch could have been fatal when she had so much at stake. Binita took the wise decision to quit the game with her ₹1 crore but Bachchan asked her to choose an answer so the right one could be revealed. She chose option A: Edward Calahan and turns out, it was indeed the right answer. Bachchan called it ‘unbelievable’.

A stock ticker is a device that shows the change in stock prices at various stock exchanges. It was invented by Calahan but later modified by Thomas Edison. Could you have answered it correctly?

Binita’s life story saw her overcome many obstacles to get to where she is today. Her husband went missing 15 years ago, suspected to have been taken by terrorists on a foreign trip. Bachchan was also touched by her life story and called her an inspiration to those who keep fighting in life no matter what it throws at them.

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