The Hindu Business Line : Investment Quiz

1. Indra Nooyi is set to occupy the top post at Pepsi; in the process, Pepsi will become the second-largest company within the Fortune 100 to be headed by a woman. Patricia Woertz heads the largest. Of which company is she the CEO of?

2. This company started off in October 1987 and was known as Manz Wear Private Limited at the time of its incorporation. Its name was subsequently changed and that is how we know the company now. Name the company in question.

3. Born and raised in Hawaii (where he also schooled), he earned a degree in political science before starting off his career in the marketing function at P&G. He subsequently moved on to Pizza Hut, before helping found a company called Quantum Computer Services. He went on to become its CEO, and the company — after it was renamed — went on to become synonymous with the Internet in the late 1990s. Name both the person and the company.

4. Tata Tea was in the news for its acquisition of a stake in the US-based Energy Brands. Recently, the company's subsidiary, Tata Coffee, also made an acquisition in the US. Which company did it buy into?

5. On the NYSE, if you were to place orders for a company whose ticker is C, which stock would you be buying?

6. Way back in the 1890s, Joseph William Foster founded a company that went by the name of JW Foster & Sons. The company — a true-blue international brand — is now known by a different name, though. What's the link between this company and Indian designer Manish Arora?

7. Recognised as one of the older trademarks in the world, it was created by French artist O'Galop back in 1898. Though it has undergone a metamorphosis of sorts, it continues to be instantly identifiable with the company it represents. What are we talking about?

State Bank Of India office in Chennai.

8. Of the seven associate banks of State Bank of India, five are those of Travancore, Mysore, Hyderabad, Patiala, and Bikaner and Jaipur. What are the other two?

9. Founded by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos in the late 1950s, the company started off by directly selling nutritional supplements. It has since morphed into a multi-billion dollar enterprise selling a wide range of products. Which outfit are we talking of?

10. A sitter for the finish: With which global liquor giant has Radico Khaitan entered into a joint venture to cater to the Indian market?

Answers

1. Agriculture processing company Archer Daniels Midland.

2. Pantaloon

3. Steve Case, of AOL

4. Eight O'Clock Coffee

5. Citigroup

6. The company is Reebok; Manish Arora is designing a range of shoes for them called Fish Fry

7. Bibendum, the Michelin Man

8. Saurashtra and Indore

9. Amway

10. Diageo

Compiled by Nath Balakrishnan