12-year-old British girl beats Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking in IQ test

Baku. 8 May. REPORT.AZ/ A 12-year-old girl in UK has scored higher in an IQ test than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Rajgauri Pawar gained a score of 162. 

Report informs citing The Independent this is two points higher than acclaimed theoretical physicist Einstein and well-loved cosmologist Hawking.

Ms Pawar, from Cheshire county but of Indian origin, took the British Mensa IQ test in Manchester last month and is among the one per cent of the people who sit the test and gain the maximum mark. She also scored the highest possible IQ for someone who is younger than 18.

Ms Pawar has joined the British Mensa IQ Society as a member after her astonishing score.

Notably, the so-called genius benchmark is set at 140, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking scored 160 points.