KBC 12: One of the most-watched reality shows Kaun Banega Crorepati is back with your favourite host Amitabh Bachchan. Yesterday’s episode featured contestant Pradeep Kumar Sood from Amritsar on the hot seat. The self-confessed fitness freak and a foodie managed to answer a lot of questions but struggled to answer the 13th question worth Rs 25 lakh.
If you missed yesterday’s episode or want to know the answer to the question scroll down. The question was: The point on Earth that’s farthest from land is named after which fictional character of Indian origin?
Options:
- 1. Robinson Crusoe
- 2. Captain Ahab
- 3. Captain Nemo
- 4. Phileas Fogg
Pradeep Kumar Sood was not able to give the right answer which is Captain Nemo and took home Rs 12,50,000.
Here’s what you need to know
Point Nemo has been named after Captain Nemo from Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. It is said that when boats passed through the point, they were closer to astronauts on the space station that other humans on Earth.
Given its location, it is believed that marine life hardly survives there owing to the weak ocean currents, which means the point might not have enough nutrients in the water for survival.
Other poles of inaccessibility include the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility in Antarctica, and the Eurasian Pole, in China.
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