The Hindu Business Line : Investment quiz

1.Mr Benjamin Graham, co-author of Security Analysis — a bible for investors — with Mr David Dodd, is widely regarded as the founder of value investing. He also taught at the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. Only one of his students secured a Triple-A grade. Who is he?

2.Reliance Equity Fund raised over Rs 5,500 crore during the initial offer period, setting a record.

Which fund, until now, held the distinction for the largest fund mobilisation?

3.Charles Dow created the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896 with a basket of 12 stocks.

More than a hundred years later, only one of them still survives as a component of the widely tracked index. Name the company.

4.Takeovers in India have been relatively smooth affairs.

There have been only a few hostile bids over the years. Which was the first instance when there was a competitive offer to one such bid?

5.Only two mutual funds have wound up their operations in India. Name them.

We are not taking into account several fund houses, which have been absorbed by others.

6.The stock of NYSE Group Inc — owner of the New York Stock Exchange — was listed on the NYSE on March 8. This date will become a milestone in the rich history of the exchange. So, too, will be March 7. Why?

7.Name the listed home-finance company in which industry leader HDFC holds a controlling stake.

8.Which was the first company that was listed on the New York Stock Exchange?

Identify her.

9. Her name is synonymous with venture capital and private equity in India.

Her firm's investments are in outfits such as Dr Reddy's and Welspun, to name just a couple.

Name the lady in question (shown in the photograph) and the firm that she heads.

Answers

1.MrWarren Buffett.

2.Mastergain 1992 of UTI Mutual; it raised about Rs 4,600 crore in 1992.

3.General Electric.

4.Indian Aluminium; Sterlite made a hostile bid and Alcan, which had a 33-per cent stake in the aluminium company, made a counter offer; the latter was accepted. Alcan subsequently sold its stake to Hindalco.

5.CRB Mutual and Shriram Mutual.

6.The NYSE became a for-profit organisation on this date altering its 213-year status as a non-profit entity.

7.GRUH Finance.

8.Bank of New York traded under the Buttonwood tree in 1792.

9. Ms Renuka Ramnath, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Ventures

Compiled by S. Vaidya Nathan