The Hindu Business Line : Investment Quiz

1. A consortium led by Ripplewood Holdings has made a $1.6 billion bid to takeover an outfit that has publications such as Taste of Home and Everyday with Rachel Ray, among others. Name the company.

2. There's certainly nothing sad about this company, though SAD is its Bloomberg stock ticker. Which Indian firm are we referring to?

3. The coming together of US-based Freeport McMoRan and its competitor Phelps Dodge will create the world's largest conglomerate in which business activity?

4. The Generali Group of Italy has made a foray into the Indian insurance sector in an alliance with which domestic player?

5. Based on the idea of fractional aircraft ownership, which is the business model of Berkshire Hathaway-owned NetJets, the Indian avatar of this concept is run by Mr Manav Singh. What's it called?

6. If the extension `in' on a Web site refers to India (just as `au' signifies Australia or `uk' refers to United Kingdom), with which country would you associate the extension `za'?

7. If you find yourself at The Mountain Framingham in the Massachusetts state of the United States, where would you be?

8. Mr Raj Singh Dungarpur, who has been associated with Indian cricket in various capacities over the years, is also the Chairman of a listed entity. Name it.

Mr Raj Singh Dungarpur

9. If the luxury marque of Honda is called Acura and that of Toyota is Lexus, what's Nissan's high-end offering called?

Toyota Motor's new Lexus flagship LS-460 L.

10. An easy one to end with: With which organisation would one associate the tagline, "The edge is efficiency"?

Answers

1. Reader's Digest Association

2. Suashish Diamonds

3. Mining

4. Future Group (formerly Pantaloon)

5. Club One Air

6. South Africa

7. Headquarters of the Bose Corporation

8. Madhav Marbles and Granites

9. Infiniti

10. The Bombay Stock Exchange

Compiled by Nath Balakrishnan