Survey Questionnaire

1. What do you think about sensex (stock market)? O Quick money O Risky opportunity O Good investment forum O Part time income O Any other (please specify)

2. If you have surplus funds, where would you like to invest? O Sensex (stocks) O Real estate O Physical assets (gold or silver) O Fixed income-instruments (fixed deposit, bonds, etc.) O Any other (please specify)

3. Is the countrys progress directly proportional to the performance of the sensex (stock market)? O Yes O No O To an extent

4. Do you feel that investing in sensex is the only way to be inclusive in the financial dimension of the nation? O Yes O No O Cant say

5. For trading, what would you follow? O Go by my gut O Listen to the brokers advice O Do my own research before investing O Any other (please specify)

6. Do you feel you are equipped to prepare a good portfolio for yourself without a brokers assistance? O Yes O No O To some extent

7. Do you prefer online over the previous offline mode? O Yes O No O Cant say

8. Are you aware that the sensex allows you to earn real returns (against inflation) unlike FDs and other conventional modes? O Yes O No

9. Is sensex only for the ones who seem well versed in it to deal with its complications? O Yes O No O Cant say

10. Has the numerous stock market scams made sensex seem unreliable? O Yes O No O Maybe

11. Do you feel certain incapable corporate employers make sensex a nonviable prospect? O Yes O no O maybe

12. Since sensex contains big blue-chip companies who have reached their growth saturation, do you feel more midcap companies with higher growth potential must be included in sensex to increase investor profitability? O Yes O No O Cant say

13. Since a high proportion of FIIs are unidentifiable entities, what do you make of it? O A price paid for uninterrupted foreign inflows O A cheap strategy to wrongly finance India growth story O A collateral damage to moral ethics

14. How do you look at the disinvestment spree of the government in the context of sensex? O Desirable O Undesirable O Does not matter

15. Do you think mutual funds play a key role in stabilizing the sensex? O Yes O No O Maybe

16. How well do you correlate the Index of Industrial Production numbers (production rate of the Indian economy) with the sensex (stocks) figures? O High O Average O Low

17. Which approach for sensex (stock market) will work? O High greed, high patience O Low greed, high patience O Moderate greed, moderate patience

18. Since the fundamentals of the economy are getting corrected, do you feel that the coming period will be more favorable for investing in sensex (stocks)? O Yes O No O Cant say

19. What is most essential for sustenance of Sensex so that future generations trade as much and more? O Greater accountability and transparency from corporate O Increased funds (domestic and foreign) into market O Increased awareness for potential investor O More innovative stock options(schemes)

20. How do you think the 2013 finance budget would affect the sensex?

21. What do you feel the change in power at the Centre after elections would impact the sensex (stock market)?

Secondary Questionnaire

1. Name of the respondent: 2. Gender: Male 3. Age group: 20-30 4. Qualification: Primary level 5. Profession: Self Employed 6. Marital status: Married 7. Personal Income: Upto 3 lac 8. Entire household Income: Upto 5 lac

Female

31-40

41-50

51-60

60 and Above

Secondary level

Graduate

Post Graduate

Public Service

Private Service

Unmarried

3-12 lac

Above 12 lac

5-15 lac

Above 15 lac

9. Investment in stock market (sensex): Yes No 10. Period of Investment: Short term

Long term