Right from the day A.B. senior started presenting KBC -1, I was pretty much interested in that..I remember once in those days of land-line telephone system, I used to sit at home and try dialling those inaccessible Mumbai telephone lines and try to answer the questions given by them..
In those days, there was no funda of questions being flashed in the screen during the program..U call them ,if u r fortunate to get connected they'll ask u a question, for which u have to dial the answer in that IVRS . I remember getting connected twice and answering those questions, only to lose out in the next round of random selection... Now, in KBC-II and KBC-III after the advent of airtel, the situation is actually much worse..
I subscribed to an airtel package ( 99/- ) wherein they SMS me the questions and I've to SMS the answers to get shortlisted for random selection.. The charges are 2.4/- per SMS..
To tell u how airtel makes money, just have a look at the KBC entry questions coming out everyday.. ( This is from the collection of Airtel SMSes that I've been receiving almost everyday ..I dont have the entire collection as I deleted many )
1. An ENT treats which part of the body
A . Eye B. Ear C.Skin D . Hair
2. Which of these sports are exclusively meant forPhysically challenged ?
A. CommonWealth B. Paralympics, C. Winter Olympics, D .Summer Olympics
3.Which of these cannot be usually bought with ration cards
A. Rice B.Petrol C . Kerosine , D . Wheat
4.What are 5-day cricket matches between two nations called ?
A. Exams B.Tests C.Innings D.Holidays
5. Which of these is an ancient tradition in which woman chooses her husband ?
A. Swayam vara B. Sambandh C.Swayambhu D .Sanskar
6. Which Business group is setting up an automobile plant in Singur
A. Aditya Birla , B. Bharti, C. Tatas D .Walmart
7 . ( Crappiest Question ) Which character in TV Serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Bahu Thi is nicknamed 'KT'
A. Keshu Tufani B. Krishna Tulsi C.Kanta Tai D.Kishan Talwar
-- For academic interest, does anybody know the answer to this ???
-- I guess anyone using a cell phone can answer all the questions except last one.. Now, if Airtel receives one lakh SMS atleast, they make 2.4 L per question..Wonder how much they have earned till now...
-- Having said this , there were some reasonably tough questions which they sent, upon which I wasted my money by sending SMS.. I think I've contributed some 800/- odd to this stupid Airtel KBC fund :( .
And yeah, if u too are interested, u can check the entry questions coming out every day at
http://kbclive.indya.com/question.html
Ajith
In those days, there was no funda of questions being flashed in the screen during the program..U call them ,if u r fortunate to get connected they'll ask u a question, for which u have to dial the answer in that IVRS . I remember getting connected twice and answering those questions, only to lose out in the next round of random selection... Now, in KBC-II and KBC-III after the advent of airtel, the situation is actually much worse..
I subscribed to an airtel package ( 99/- ) wherein they SMS me the questions and I've to SMS the answers to get shortlisted for random selection.. The charges are 2.4/- per SMS..
To tell u how airtel makes money, just have a look at the KBC entry questions coming out everyday.. ( This is from the collection of Airtel SMSes that I've been receiving almost everyday ..I dont have the entire collection as I deleted many )
1. An ENT treats which part of the body
A . Eye B. Ear C.Skin D . Hair
2. Which of these sports are exclusively meant forPhysically challenged ?
A. CommonWealth B. Paralympics, C. Winter Olympics, D .Summer Olympics
3.Which of these cannot be usually bought with ration cards
A. Rice B.Petrol C . Kerosine , D . Wheat
4.What are 5-day cricket matches between two nations called ?
A. Exams B.Tests C.Innings D.Holidays
5. Which of these is an ancient tradition in which woman chooses her husband ?
A. Swayam vara B. Sambandh C.Swayambhu D .Sanskar
6. Which Business group is setting up an automobile plant in Singur
A. Aditya Birla , B. Bharti, C. Tatas D .Walmart
7 . ( Crappiest Question ) Which character in TV Serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Bahu Thi is nicknamed 'KT'
A. Keshu Tufani B. Krishna Tulsi C.Kanta Tai D.Kishan Talwar
-- For academic interest, does anybody know the answer to this ???
-- I guess anyone using a cell phone can answer all the questions except last one.. Now, if Airtel receives one lakh SMS atleast, they make 2.4 L per question..Wonder how much they have earned till now...
-- Having said this , there were some reasonably tough questions which they sent, upon which I wasted my money by sending SMS.. I think I've contributed some 800/- odd to this stupid Airtel KBC fund :( .
And yeah, if u too are interested, u can check the entry questions coming out every day at
http://kbclive.indya.com/question.html
Ajith
Comments
-Vinay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyunki_Saas_Bhi_Kabhi_Bahu_Thi#Krishna_Tulsi-_KT
And it is under dispute...lol !!
I have never seen Kyunki and dont plan to watch it in future either.
-V
But gosh - the quality of the questions seems like an open advertisement for all dummies. (Even I could answer it!! and I consider myself an extremely bad quizzer)...Ajith, We could come out with an Idiot's guide to KBC success ;) Wot say u ? We'd make tons and tons of money :D...
@hitchhiker --Thats a good idea :)..Maybe i should have kept that entire SMS collection with me :(
-- Nigerian scams, yeah.. Major Sani Abacha & co are now household names :)
@anurag -- Yes man.. Giv it a shot..SRK would love an IIMA student there :)
http://www.reuters.co.in/stocks/financeQuote.aspx?symbol=BRTI.NS&fs=1
But I never knew that the qs were this dumb
@Arun -- Yeah..They have reaped the benefits.. :) .Thanks for dropping by :)
@chaos -- Lets experiment ;)
@serendipity -- oh..6/- is criminal :) .. If thats the case, they'll be reaping crores easily
tha was hilarious !!!..:))