Explanation
A rise in interest rates will cause fixed rate bond prices to fall. It will not affect the floating rate notes as their rates are going to float with the changes in interest rates. Inflation linked bonds will only be affected by changes in real interest rates, and even in a situation where the rise in interest rates is happening due to an increase in the real rates, a long position would hurt. As interest rates rise, the coupon payable on the inverse floater would fall, hurting a long position.
Of the given alternatives, the only position that would benefit from a rise in interest rates is the short position in fixed rate bonds. Hence Choice 'd' is the correct answer.