Yasutaro Koide

yasutaro koide

Question: Recently the world’s oldest person Yasutaro Koido died. How much old he was?

(a) 113
(b) 112
(c) 109
(d) 110

Ans (b)

Related facts:

  • On 19 January 2016, the world’s oldest man died in Japan at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems.
  • Koide was born on March 13, 1903, died two months short of his 113th birthday.
  • Koide’s died just five months after Guinness Book of world presented him with a certificate of his title “world’s oldest man” in August 2015.
  • The award was given after death of Sakari Momoi of Saitama, Japan.

Reference:

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/19/asia/japan-oldest-man-dies/

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/yasutaro-koide-worlds-oldest-man-dies-at-112/article8123773.ece

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakari_Momoi