The Hindu Business Line : Investment quiz

HASMUKHBHAI Patel's illustrious career in the world of finance started in stock broking firm, Harksandass Lukhmidass, which shut shop in the 1970s. He also worked for ICICI from the time it started operations in the mid-1950s and retired as its Chairman in 1972. His biggest contribution to the Indian financial services market came only subsequently. Name the institution founded by him, which has promoted several others over the past three decades, and, which is highly regarded by investors across the globe?

2. What is the Dow 5?

3. A close associate of Mahatma Gandhi started Bachraj Trading Corporation Private Ltd in 1945. From a trading outfit, it has grown into a manufacturer of products with a pan-Indian presence. Its investors have been richly rewarded over the past four decades. Bachraj Trading has made its mark as...

4. In 1717, he set the price of gold, which lasted for about 200 years. He is, however, famous for his path-breaking contribution to the world of science. Who was the price setter?

5. Which was the first mutual fund product launched after US-64?

6. He was the son of a stockbroker. Even when young, his fascination for numbers was evident as he cracked mathematical puzzles mentally and impressed his mother's friends. His first job had nothing to do with finance, as he started off as a clarinet and saxophone player in a swing band. He had dropped out of a doctoral programme at the Columbia University because of lack of funds. In later years, he was awarded a doctorate without even a dissertation. He is reputed for writing his speeches and analysing economic numbers in the bathtub. Which towering personality are we referring to?

7. The Mount Gordon Copper Mines in Australia was acquired by which Indian metals major last year?

8. "I get more credit than I deserve. It is true that Warren Buffett had a touch of brain block from working under Ben Graham and making a tonne of money — it's hard to switch from something that's worked so well. But if I had never lived, the Buffett record would still be pretty much what it is." Who is the `I' in question? He is an investment genius in his own right and has been Buffett's alter ego at Berkshire Hathaway for over close to three decades?

9. A year after the end of the Second World War, the promoter of this company declared that he was taking a "human holiday" after his factory was destroyed in the bombing. The "human holiday" period culminated in the formation of an automobile company that has a dominant presence in the global market. Name the company?

10. A sitter to end the week: the proportion of earnings that is distributed as dividend by a company to its shareholders is known as...

Answers

1. HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation).

2. Dow 5 is an index of five stocks in the Dow 10 with lowest prices at the end of December. The Dow 10 is an index of stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average with the highest dividend yield during the 12-month period ending in December.

3. Bajaj Auto.

4. Issac Newton, the then Master of the London Mint.

5. UTI's Mastershare.

6. Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve.

7. Hindalco, through its subsidiary Birla Minerals Resources Pty Ltd.

8. Charles T. Munger.

9. Honda; its founder was Soichiro Honda.

10. Dividend payout ratio.

S. Vaidya Nathan

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