The Hindu Business Line : Investment Quiz

3. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the former telecom czar, recently picked up a majority stake in Malayalam channel Asianet, through an arm of his venture capital outfit. What's his VC venture called?

4. Started off in 1947, this company, whose name stands for three oceans, has the bicycle generator lamp, the cabinet radio and the washing machine as its first products. It has since expanded into a conglomerate that is associated with a range of high-tech products, ranging from entertainment appliances to biomedical devices. Which company are we referring to?

5. Here's another one on venture capital. Norwest Venture Partners has recently invested $10 million into Indian portal Sulekha.com. Name the Indian behind the fund.

6. Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield are associated with which snappy property on the Internet? (Hint: there's a Yahoo connection to their site)

7. With which global automobile company would one associate the tagline, `SHIFT the future'?

8. It started in 1895 under the name of Laurin & Klement with the intention of manufacturing motorbikes. How do we know this company now?

9. Which alcoholic beverages company has brands such as Jura, The Dalmore, Vladivar and Glavya under its fold? (Hint: in the news recently)

10. An easy one to finish: He holds degrees from St Stephen College in Delhi and the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad. His career has included stints in advertising (Lintas), marketing (GlaxoSmithKline) and at The Pioneer newspaper, before he went on to his next venture, which has been in the news recently. Who are we referring to?

Answers

1. Amazon

2. Lego

3. Jupiter Capital

4. Sanyo

5. Promod Haque

6. Flickr, the photograph sharing site, which was acquired by Yahoo

7. Nissan

8. Skoda

9. Whyte & Mackay (in the news on account of a possible takeover of it by the UB Group)

10. Sanjeev Bikhchandani of Info Edge; the company's IPO closed recently

Compiled by Nath Balakrishnan