- Arnav Sharma gained 162, the maximum possible score
- It is two points higher than Einstein and Hawking's scores
- The "genius" score is set at 140
An
11-year-old boy has scored higher in an IQ test than German-born
theoretical physicist Albert Einstein and celebrated cosmologist Stephen
Hawking.
Arnav Sharma, from Reading, UK but whose family is originally from India, scored an astonishing 162, the maximum possible score.
This is two points higher than Einstein and Hawking's scores.
Arnav
Sharma scored higher on an IQ test than German-born theoretical
physicist Albert Einstein and celebrated cosmologist Stephen Hawking
Photo Source: india.com
Even more
incredibly, he passed the famously difficult test a few weeks ago with
zero preparation and without knowing what a typical test looks like,
according to The Independent.
In an interview, Arnav said: “The Mensa test is quite hard and not many people pass it so do not expect to pass.” He said the interview took two-and-a-half hours.
Arnav with his mother and younger brother
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He added: “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.”
Arnav's
mother, Meesha Dhamija Sharma, said his grandmother was the first to
notice his exceptional abilities during a visit to India. Arnav was just
one-and-a-half years old at the time.
Arnav scored higher than Einstein (left) and Hawking (right)
Photo Source: india.com
A spokesperson for Mensa, an organization that seeks to “identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity,” praised Arnav's achievement.
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The spokesperson said: “It is a high mark which only a small percentage of people in the country [UK] will achieve."
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