KBC 8 – Questions and Answers from Episode 40 – October 23

Questions and Answers from Episode 40 – October 23 of KBC Season 8
(GBBJ) Which of these actors has not played the role of ‘Devdas’ in a Hindi film?
A. Dilip Kumar B. Shah Rukh Khan C. Dev Anand D. K L Saigal
C. Dev Anand

(20000) Which unit of length derives its name from the Latin word for one twelfth part?
a. yard b. feet c. inch d. metre
Ans. inch

(80000) In 2014 after visiting which religious monument in India did PM Nawaz Sharif compare it to the Badshahi Masjid of Lahore?
a. Jama Masjid, Delhi b. Moti Masjid, Agra c. Ajmer Sharif d. Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad
Ans. Jama Masjid, Delhi

(1,60,000) Which two cricketers were involved in a world record partnership for the 10th wicket in test cricket in July 2014?
a. C Welegedara and Rangana Herath b. Imran Tahir and Aaron Phangiso c. Junaid Khan and Saeed Ajmal d. Joe Root and James Anderson
Ans. Joe Root and James Anderson

(3,20,000) Who is the first retired chief justice of India to become governor of a state?
a. Altamas Kabir b. K G Balakrishnan c. SH Kapadia d. P Sathasivam
Ans. P Sathasivam

(6,40,000) Which astronomer was the first to observe the rings around Saturn?
a. Galileo Galilei b. Johannes Kepner c. Nicholas Copernicus d. Edwin Hubble
Ans. Galileo Galilei

(12,25,000) In the Ramayana who killed Ravana’s son Akshaya Kumara?
a. Rama b. Hanuman c. Lakshman d. Jamvant
Ans. Hanuman

(25,00,000) Which Hindi author was awarded the 2014 Jnanpith Award?
a. Namvar Singh b. Kedarnath Singh c. Manohar Shyam Joshi d. Mannu Bhandari
Ans. Kedarnath Singh

(FFF) Arrange these words in the right order to form a Hindi proverb.
a. chot b. ki c. danke d. par
Ans. CBAD

(5000) On the sacred day of Mauni Amavas the vow of not doing what is taken?
a. sleeping b. walking c. speaking d. sitting
Ans. speaking

(20000) In a flowering plant, which of these carries the reproductive organs?
a. leaf b. root c. bark d. flower
Ans. flower