MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

1. Billionaire Prem Watsa owned Thomas Cook India bought the _________ for Rs 870 crores in , marking Thomas
Cook’s entry into the hospitality sector.
a. Sterling Resorts India b. Taj Palace c. Oberoi Hotel d. Hayat
2. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd (ABNL) owned _________ was sold to a Canadian based technology outsourcing firm marking
Aditya Birla’s exit for the IT industry.
a. ABNL IT & ITeS Ltd. b. Future’s Group c. Ram Jute Mill d. Essar
3. The largest dairy player in the world, _________, acquired the 18 year old Hyderabad based Tirumala Milk products
for a whopping Rs 1750 crore ($275 million) in January, 2014.
a. Groupe Lactalis SA b. Amul ,India c. Sudha, India d. Omfed,India
4. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the $13 billion flagship software unit of the Tata Group, has announced a merger
with the listed ________ with itself as part of the group’s renewed efforts to consolidate its IT businesses under a
single entity.
a. CMC b. HCL c. Edge d. Tetley
5. One of the leading Indian manufacturers, ______took over US based Sigma-Aldrich Company for $17 billion in cash,
hoping the deal will help boost its lab supplies business.
a. Merck KGaA b. Mind Tree c. Huwaie d. Techno-India
6. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) took over 78% shares in _________ in May 2104 for Rs 4,000 crores.
a. Homeshop18 b. Network 18 c. CNBC d. Aaj Tak
7. __________ acquired digital solution company Odecee in Australia
a. Infosys b. Cognizant Technology c. Accenture d. HCL
8. Who Acquired cricbuzz.com?
a. Times Internet b. Indian Express c. The Hindu d. TV18
9. Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd acquired electrolyte drink brand _______
a. Electral Powder b. ORSL c. Hydralyte d. Gatorade
10. IMImobile Ltd acquired UK-based mobile messaging platform _____________.
a. TxtLocal Ltd b. Hutch c. Viacom d. Wyncomm
11. Emami Biotech acquired______________ .
a. Vanaspati brand Rasoi b. Saffola Oats c. Maggie d. Kellogs Cornflakes
12. BookPad is acquired by _______________.
a. Google b. Yahoo c. Bing d. Trivio
13. Microsoft Corp on __________acquired the Swedish video game company Mojang.
a. 15 Sept2014 b. 1 Sept 2014 c. 15 Nov 2014 d. 15 Oct 2014
14. BlackBerry acquired a U.K-based mobile technology start-up __________.
a. Movirtu b. Mederich c. Meji d. Trizetto
15. Symphony Teleca Corp (STC) a U.S. based company acquired Bangalore based ___________.
a. Aditi Technologies b. Viacomm c. Mind Tree d. Bizzmoney

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