Questionnaire

Respondent, I am Mr. Pavan G. Walecha, The student of Department of Business Administration and Management SGB Amravati University, is conducting research under the title GOLD: An Investment Option-A Study for fulfillment of MBA Degree Course. I hope to get your valuable cooperation in this project.

Thanking you.

Yours Sincerely Pavan G. Walecha

Name:-. Qualification:-.. Age:-. Profession:a) Businessmen f) Private Employee Income Class: a)1lacks-2Lacks 1) Where do you Invest? a) Equity d) Gold b) Bonds/Debentures e) Fixed Deposits c) Life Insurance f) Mutual Fund b) 2Lacks-3Lacks c) 3Lacks & Above b) Professional e) Others c) Govt .Employees

2) You invest in the securities with the view of saving or earning return on them? a) Saving b)Returns

3) What is the degree of your expectations? Degree of Expectations 1 to 5 1 a) Savings b) Return 4) In which Sort of Securities do you like to invest? a) Highly Risky b) Moderate Risky c) Low Risky 2 3 4 5

5) Do you think GOLD is a good investment option? a) Yes b) No c) Cant Say

6) Do you invest in Gold? a) Yes 7) How do you invest in Gold? a) Frequently d) Once in an year b) Occasionally (festivals) e) Twice in the year c) Marriages f) other b) No

8) In which forms do you invest in Gold? a) Bars b) Coins c) Exchange Traded Funds (ETPs) e) Ornaments d) Shares of Mining Companies f) Bank Accounts/Certificates 9) While purchasing a physical gold do you check the purity norms and rating of Gold? a) Yes b) No 10) Which purity symbol do you believe in? a) Hallmark d) Local Brands b) BIS c) Fineness (Carats)

e) Other.

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11) Rate your Investment Options from 1 to 5

Where 1 is the WORST & 5 is the BEST

Share Market Gold Real Estate Debentures/ Bonds Mutual Funds Bank Deposits /F.Ds Life Insurance

Return Safety Volatility Liquidity Convenience Q 12) will you recommend others for investing in Gold a) Yes b) No

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BIBLIOGRAPHY The following Sources were referred while collecting information used in the research. 1. Books: Dhanesh Kumar khatri, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Publisher: Macmillan Publisher India, First Edition 2010. M.Y. Khan & P.K. Jain, Financial Management Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill Fifth Edition 2008 C.R. Kothari, Research Methodology-methods and Techniques, 2nd revised edition, New Age International Publishers, Delhi 2004 2. Journals: American Journal of Scientific Research, Euro Journals Publishing, Inc. 2010, Authors-P K Mishra, J R Das, S K Mishra, Gold Price Volatility and Stock Market Returns in India ISSN 1450-223X Issue 9(2010), pp.47-55 Shopping for gold! A Ritual Experience Huma Tariq, Donelda S. McKechnie, Jim Grant, Janice Phillips American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 3. Newspaper: Sona itna nakchada kyun? Dainik Baskar-Rasrang, Sunday, 23rd October, 2011, pp1 Abb.! Galya 86 varshat soneyache dar pati patine chamakle. Lokshahi Wartha, Monday, 2nd January, 2012, pp5 4. Websites: www.gold.org www.mcxindia.com www.goldcalculators.com www.goldratefortoday.org www.bankbazaar.com www.wikipedia.com www.infomine.com www.religaremf.com

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5. Reports: A Report on Financial Planners in the Growing Economy like India -The Indian Institute of Planning and Management; New Delhi Tallinn University Baltic Film and Media School Public Relations Consumer Behavior During Investment Gold Purchase In Comparison To Other Investment Instruments Bachelors Thesis by Jaana Lisette Lutter Supervisor: Ivar Soone Tallinn 2008 World Gold Council Report -India: heart of gold-Strategic Outlook, Published in May 2011 World Gold Council Report -Gold: a commodity like no other April2011 Bureau Of Indian Standards, Gold And Gold Alloys, Jewellery/Artifacts Fineness And Marking Specification (fourth Revision of IS 1417) ICS No. 39.060, Doc: MTD 10 (5076)W A report by Aarudhra Financial Services Gold Exchange Traded Funds Features of Investment in Gold ETF 4/12/2008