Indian-origin boy scores 162 IQ points, more than Einstein
Saturday, 01/07/2017
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London: An 11-year-old Indian-origin boy in the UK has secured the top possible score of 162 on a Mensa IQ test, two points higher than geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, making him one of the brainiest children in the country.
Arnav Sharma, from Reading town in southern England, passed the infamously difficult test a few weeks back with zero preparation and had never seen what a typical paper looked like before taking it.
His mark in the exam, which primarily measures verbal reasoning ability, puts him in the top one per cent of the nation in terms of IQ level, The Independent reported
“I took the exam at the Salvation centre and it took about two and a half hours,” he recalled, adding there were about seven or eight people there. A couple were children but the rest were adults. Sharma insisted he was not anxious before sitting for the test, saying “I had no preparation at all for the exam but I was not nervous. My family were surprised but they were also very happy when I told them about the result.”
“I was thinking what is going to happen because you never know and he had never seen what a paper looks like,” said Meesha Dhamija mother of Sharma.
It was not until he was two-and-a-half years old that she became aware of his mathematical prowess. “He was counting up to more than 100,” she said.
Highlights
Arnav Sharma secured score of 162 on a Mensa IQ test, two points higher than Albert Einstein.
At the age of two and a half Sharma could count more than 100.
Sharma also has passion for singing and dancing.
