A 12-year-old Indian-origin boy in Britain an overnight sensation when he answered all the questions in the contest correctly.
The kid named Rahul, according to the reports, answered the 14 questions correctly in the first round of the contest “Child Genius”, which was broadcast on Channel 4.
Due to Rahul’s IQ of 162, which is greater than legends such as Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, he has become a member of Mensa Club, which is an oldest and largest society of people with high IQ in the world.
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Rahul, who performed well in spelling competition by correctly telling the letters in various difficult words such as accouchement and hyponatraemia. Although he answered 14 off the 15 questions correctly, he could not answer the 15th one due to shortage of time.
Responding to his achievement, Rahul said that he always wanted to do the best and he thinks himself as a genius as he is good in maths, general knowledge. He further added that he would love to play on Xbox like any other child but then he will be disappointed as he has not recited for the test.
Although he narrowly beaten in the maths round, he was eliminated from the show due to his high score.
In the show 20 contestants in the age range 8-12 is fighting for the Britain’s Brightest child title.
By Prajakt K.
