CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

A TRULY BEAUTIFUL MIND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At what age did Einstein pass away?
A
77
B
76
C
74
D
78
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After suffering an abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture several days before, Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955, at age 76.

Detailed explanation-2: -April 18, 1955-Albert Einstein dies soon after a blood vessel bursts near his heart. When asked if he wanted to undergo surgery, Einstein refused, saying, “I want to go when I want to go. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share; it is time to go.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the Travancore University, which later metamorphosed into the Kerala University, was established in 1937, the diwan (prime minister) of the princely state, Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer, is famously known to have invited the founder of modern physics, Albert Einstein, to be its first vice-chancellor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Albert Einstein’s time on earth ended on April 18, 1955, at the Princeton Hospital. In April of 1955, shortly after Einstein’s death, a pathologist removed his brain without the permission of his family, and stored it in formaldehyde until around 2007, shortly before dying himself.

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