London-based Bengaluru girl gets highest score in Mensa test

Bengaluru: When Saanya Verma took the Mensa IQ challenge, her aim was to win a bet of 10 pounds with her father. The 11-year-old from Bengaluru went on to crack the toughest test and bag the maximum score of 162.
People of all age groups participate in this IQ competition; it can be taken by people over the age of 10 and half years.
Her mother Sunita Verma said Saanya has always been eager to take part in competitive exams.She had challenged her father Sunil Verma of cracking the Mensa IQ test to get 10 pounds, she recalled.
Saanya, who was born in Bengaluru, is a class VII student in London. Sunita, an HR professional, and Sunil, a banker, shifted to London a decade ago. "I want to participate in as many competitions as possible," said an elated Saanya.
"Saanya has won public speaking, robotics and many other competitions at the school level. She is gearing up for a regional-level French spelling competition in London. I think very few children have cracked the test in the world," Sunita added.