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. “The Mensa test is quite hard and not many people pass it so do not expect to pass,” Sharma said. “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. Mensa is believed to be the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. Membership is open to anyone who can demonstrate an IQ in the top 2% of the population, measured by a recognised or approved IQ testing process.

Source: Hindustan Times June 30, 2017 04:52 UTC