The Hindu Business Line : Investment quiz

9. Million Air is an air-chartering service that has been in operation for a decade now. Which Indian company owns this business? It is also the largest producer of steel files in the world.

10. Which agency has been chosen to carry out an image makeover of Air-India?

11. Mr Ratan Tata has recently taken over as the Chairman of which group company?

12. This investment management house prides and advertises on `research' as its calling card.

Started in 1967 to offer small investors the benefit of professional fund management, it now manages about $75 billion and is part of the Alliance Capital group. Which company are we referring to?

13. Name the bank founded by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad.

14. At the height of the bull market of 1999-2000, which stock accounted for more than 50 per cent of the Nifty Junior?

15. Name the person in the accompanying photograph.

After a stint that lasted more than three decades with the Tata group in areas such as steel, power and telecom, this IIT-Kharagpur graduate has recently been appointed the head of Motorola's India operations.

Answers

1. Swiss Re; its acquisition of General Electric's re-insurance business has nudged it ahead of Munich Re.

2. A new index launched by the NSE; it comprises the fifty stocks in the Nifty as well as the Junior Nifty and has January 2003 as its base (1000 points).

3. Microsoft.

4. Kothari Pioneer, which was acquired by Franklin Templeton,

a few years ago.

5. The New York Times.

6. Renminbi.

7. Mr Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

8. Merrill Lynch in 1971.

9. Raymond.

10. Aliagroup

11. Tata Teleservices

12. Sanford C. Bernstein.

13. Bank of Baroda.

14. Himachal Futuristic.

15. Mr Firdose Vandrevala

Compiled by S. Vaidya Nathan

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