Why was the name of Kuber Singh, a 17-year-old student of

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Why was the name of Kuber Singh, a 17-year-old student of G.D. Goenka World School, in the news on 20th January, 2009?

1. He was declared as the winner of the Sanjay Chopra Award
2. He broke the record for fastest memorising of a 9 digit number
3. He witnessed the Swearing-in-Ceremony of President Barack Obama of USA, as an official invitee
4. He solved the crossword puzzle of the famous USA magazine

Correct Option: C

Kuber Singh, a class XII student at GD Goenka World school in Gurgaon is the only student from India who got an invitation to attend the President Youth Inaugural Conference organised by the US Congressional Youth Leadership Council. He was among the lucky few who headed for US to be face to face with President elect Obama and other dignitaries.