QUESTIONNAIRE

I am Gitanjali Upadhaya pursuing Ph.D. in Finance from H.P.

University, Shimla under the project "Performance Appraisal of Growth
Funds in India". As a part of my research work, the following is a
questionnaire regarding "Investors Perception towards Mutual Funds".
Kindly fill this questionnaire to help me in this research regardless to
say that the information provided by you will be used only for the
academic purpose and will be kept confidential.

Respondent No.

Personal Details
Name :
Age : (a) Less than 20 (b) 20-40
(c) 40-60 (d) 60-80
Gender: (a) Male (b) Female
Educational Qualification
(a) Under Graduate (b) Graduate
(c) Post Graduate (d) Professional
Occupation
(a) Student (b) Professional
(c) Business (d) Service/Salaried
(e) Retired (f) Housewife
Annual Income
(a) Upto Rs. 50,000 (b) Rs. 50,000-1,00,000
(c) Rs. 1,00,000-1,50,000 (d) Rs. 1,50,000-2,50,000
(e) More than Rs. 2,50,000

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I. Do you invest in Mutual Funds?
(a) Yes (b) No
A. If yes, then :
1. How much have you invested in Mutual Funds?
(a) Les than Rs. 5,000 (b) Rs. 5,000-Rs. 20,000
(c) Rs. 20,000-Rs. 50,000 (d) Rs. 50,000-Rs. 1,00,000
(e) More than Rs. 1,00,000
2. What is your main objective of investing in Mutual Funds?
(a) Capital Appreciation (b) Liquidity
(c) Safety (d) Tax Saving
(e) Immediate Gains (f) Periodical Returns
3. For how long have you been investing in Mutual Funds ?
(a) Less than 1 year (b) Between 1 to 2 years
(c) Between 2 to 3 years (d) More than 3 years
4. Which type of mutual fund do you own?
(a) Nature-wise :
(i) Open-ended Funds (ii) Close-ended Funds
(b) Type-wise :
(i) Equity (ii) Debt
(iii) Balanced (iv) Gift
(v) Sector
5. Which type of mutual fund schemes would you like to invest
during the next 1-2 years?
(a) Equity Funds (b) Debt Funds
(c) Balanced Funds (d) ELSS
6. Mutual Fund industry is regulated by:
(a) Govt, of India (b) Ministry of Finance
(c) SEBI (d) Company Law Board

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7. Rank the following investment options according to your
preference. (1-most preferred to 9-least preferred).
(a) Post Office Deposit Schemes (b) Fixed Deposit
(c) Government Securities (d) Mutual Funds
(e) Equity Investments (f) Insurance
(g) Bonds/Debentures
8. Choose from the given list of Mutual Funds in which you have
invested during the last three years:
(a) UTI Mutual Fund (b) SBI Mutual Fund
(c) Can Bank Mutual Fund (d) LIC Mutual Fund
(e) QIC Mutual Fund (f) Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(g) Reliance Mutual Fund (h) Sundaram Mutual Fund
(i) Tata Mutual Fund 0) Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund
(k) HDFC Mutual Fund (1) Pru ICICI Mutual Fund
(m) Franklin Templeton (n) Others
Mutual Fund
9. Which factors influence your choice of a mutual funds
organization?
(a) Strong possibility of capital appreciation
(b) Past record of the organization
(c) Minimum assured return
(d) Tax rebate
(e) Attractive advertisement
(f) Early bird incentives
(g) Friends/colleagues suggestions/recommendations
of brokers/agents

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10. Read the following statements and tick the option you find
appropriate:
Strongly Agree Uncertain Disagree Strongly
Agree Disagree

(a) Mutual funds are necessary

for the growth of Indian
capital market

(b) Mutual funds investment

are less risky than direct
investing in the share market
(c) Mutual funds are much
better in terms of returns
than depositing money
in banks
(d) Entry of private sector
mutual funds have increased
competition and thus
returns to the investors
(e) Mutual funds investments
are helpful in saving tax
(f) Mutual funds vi^ill help to
mobilize savings from rural
investors to the capital market.

11. Are you satisfied after investing in Mutual Funds?

(a) Satisfied (b) Not satisfied
(c) Can't say
12. What do you think about the future of Mutual Funds Industry
in India?
(a) Very Bright (b) Bright
(c) Bleak (d) Very Bleak
(e) Does not know

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B. If no, then
13. Reason for not investing in Mutual Funds:
(a) Lack of proper information
(b) Past bad experience
(c) High Risk
14. Would you like to make Mutual Fund Investment in future?
(a) Yes (b) No
15. If yes, how much would you like to invest?
(a) Upto Rs. 10,000 (b) Rs. 10,000 - Rs. 30,000
{c] Rs. 30,000 86 above

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