A ten-year-old Sri Lankan girl residing in the UK not only passed the Mensa IQ test with the highest possible mark at a recent sitting but in the process has also surpassed the score of the Ministers of Parliament combined.
Nishi Ugalle, who is a resident of Manchester, said that she was over the moon with her results but unlike Chichi Rajapakse has no aspirations of visiting it. The updated test poses questions on integrity, a basic understanding of economics, not lying to the public and how to avoid nepotism. Nishi’s parents, who are not involved in politics, said from a young age she had developed these values independently and it was common amongst many ten-year-olds despite alluding politicians. ll the Members of Parliament grappled with the questions posed in the categories set out, specifically integrity. They also had trouble with the questions relating to the completing of series from the given information. In the series what comes next “Mahinda Rajapakse, Mahinda Rajapakse, ____________”, all member of the Joint Opposition entered “Mahinda Rajapakse”, whereas members of the UNP entered, “Unfortunately Ranil Wickremasinghe”, both answers which were incorrect. (The correct answer was Debt Burden + 15% V.A.T.)
All Members of Parliament grappled with the questions posed in the categories set out, specifically integrity. They also had trouble with the questions relating to the completing of series from the given information. In the series what comes next “Mahinda Rajapakse, Mahinda Rajapakse, ____________”, all member of the Joint Opposition entered “Mahinda Rajapakse”, whereas members of the UNP entered, “Unfortunately Ranil Wickremasinghe”, both answers which were incorrect. (The correct answer was Debt Burden + 15% V.A.T.)
Most Parliamentarians also struggled with the question, “Appointing which of the following family members will consider nepotism?” where all the answers listed family members. All the MPs ignored the options and wrote “None of the above”, with one MP saying “even Einstein said that there is a general theory of relativity.”