In which of the following cases is insurable interest not present?
A. A person insuring his own life
B. A father taking out a life policy on the life of his son
C. A person insuring his colleague
D. An employer taking a life insurance policy on his employees
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Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Higher premium will give the beneficiary higher benefits at the time of claim
B. With lower premium in a life insurance policy, higher benefits are available to the beneficiary in a claim
C. Higher premium in a life policy will result in lower benefits to the claimant
D. None of the above
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All of the following are elements of a valid contract, except
A. Offer and acceptance
B. Capacity to pay premiums
C. Consideration
D. Capacity of the parties
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding ULIP?
A. A unit holder can choose between different kinds of funds
B. Life insurer provides guarantee for unit values
C. Units may be purchased by payment of a single premium or by regular premium payments
D. ULIP policy structure is transparent with regards to the insurance expenses component
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A policy with cover for an indefinite term is called
A. Whole life
B. Endowment
C. Money back
D. Term insurance
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A standalone health insurance company is
A. A health insurance company which has only one office throughout the country
B. A life insurance company selling general insurance products like health insurance
C. A general insurance company which sells only health products
D. All of the above
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Which of the following actions showcases the principle of “uberrima fides”?
A. Lying about known medical conditions on an insurance proposal form
B. Not revealing known material facts on an insurance proposal form
C. Disclosing known material facts at the time of taking the policy
D. Paying premium on time
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On which of the following does amount of annuity payable depend? 1. Principal sum of money 2. Investment period 3. Rate of return 4. Duration of annuity payments
A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 , 3 and 4
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The insurer’s right to reject a claim under a policy is subject to which of the following sections of the Insurance Act, 1938?
A. Section 38
B. Section 39
C. Section 44
D. Section 45
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Which of the following funds provides for predominant investment in equities?
A. Equity fund
B. Debt fund
C. Balanced fund
D. Money market fund
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Which among the following is not a variant of term assurance?
A. Mortgage redemption insurance
B. Return of premiums
C. Increasing term assurance
D. Endowment assurance
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Which of the following is not a risk fit for insurance?
A. Early death
B. Early death in an accident
C. Disability
D. Natural wear and tear to an asset
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In context of insurance, ‘risk retention’ indicates a situation where
A. Possibility of loss or damage is not there
B. Loss producing event has no value
C. Property is covered by insurance
D. One decides to bear the risk and its effects
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Occurrence of _________ has to be _________ and not a _________ of the insured person.
A. Peril, uncertain, creation
B. An event, certain, creation
C. Risk, hazardous, profit
D. An event, random, creation
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In this method of underwriting, the underwriter gives rating points for all the negative or adverse factors, totals them and decides extra mortality rating. Which method are we talking about?
A. Biometric rating
B. Judgmental rating
C. Clinical rating
D. Numerical rating
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How much free look period is allowed from the date of receipt of health insurance policy document?
A. 10 days
B. 15 days
C. 30 days
D. 90 days
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When is an insurance company put to real test?
A. At the point of accepting proposal
B. At the time of payment of claim
C. At the time of deciding sum insured
D. At the time of announcement of bonuses
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Unit Linked policy scores over Traditional plan with respect to
A. Transparent charges structure
B. Value of the units related to an index of performance
C. Both premium and sum insured (as a multiple of annual premium) decided by the insured
D. All of the above
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If the claim could not be settled for want of proper identification of a payee, the insurer shall pay interest at the rate of
A. Savings bank account
B. Bank interest + 2%
C. 5.00%
D. 10%
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Which act speaks about presumption of death?
A. Insurance Act, 1938
B. IRDA Act, 1999
C. IRDA Regulations, 2000
D. Indian Evidence Act
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