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1151.

Objective of IRDA includes

A. policy holder protection
B. healthy growth of the insurance market
C. both a and b
D. only a
Answer» D. only a
1152.

________ are extra benefits under the policy

A. Riders
B. Loans
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None
Answer» B. Loans
1153.

Insurance contract is sort of contract which is approved by

A. The Indian Contract Act
B. Indian Factory Act
C. Indian Companies Act
D. The Indian Finance Act
Answer» B. Indian Factory Act
1154.

Gross premium means Net premium plus ________

A. Profit
B. Loss
C. Expense
D. Expense loading
Answer» E.
1155.

From the following which is not a non-proportional form of reinsurance?

A. Excess of loss method
B. Pools method of re insurance
C. Treaty method of reinsurance
D. Quata Method of reinsurance
Answer» E.
1156.

Under ________ insurance, loss of profit policy is called as consequentialloss policy

A. Marine
B. Property
C. Fire
D. Life
Answer» D. Life
1157.

…………..company sent 50,000 direct mailers to office –goers in Mumbaithrough their lunch boxes.

A. Bajaj insurance
B. Reliance insurance
C. Icici insurance
D. Tata insurance
Answer» D. Tata insurance
1158.

An international code of ________ rules applied to Marine losses

A. York Antwerp rule
B. York Antiperil rule
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None
Answer» B. York Antiperil rule
1159.

The proportion of the risk which the direct insurer holds on his ownaccount is called _________

A. Cession
B. Retention
C. Retrocession
D. Line
Answer» C. Retrocession
1160.

The danger of loss from the unforeseen circumstances in future refers to_________

A. Perils
B. Hazards
C. Damage
D. Risk
Answer» E.
1161.

__________ provides risks coverage to the life of person

A. ( Life Insurance
B. Health Insurance
C. Death Insurance
D. All of these
Answer» B. Health Insurance
1162.

The …………..company was the first insurance company to be set up inIndia to help the widows of the Europian community.

A. Life insurance corporation of India.
B. Oriental Life Insurance Company
C. National insurance company
D. Bajaj insurance
Answer» C. National insurance company
1163.

………….of India offers a range of credit risk insurance covers to exportersagainst loss in export of goods and services.

A. RBI
B. LIC
C. ECGC
D. NAIS
Answer» D. NAIS
1164.

The LIC of India was set up in ……..to take over 245 life companies.

A. 1955
B. 1956
C. 1957
D. 1958
Answer» C. 1957
1165.

A valuable policy is just opposite to the ________

A. Value policy
B. Valued policy
C. Both
D. None
Answer» C. Both
1166.

Insurable interest means ________ interest

A. Individual
B. Social
C. Monetary
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
1167.

________ means a premium which remains unchanged through out the lifeof a policy.

A. Avg. premium
B. Gross premium
C. Total premium
D. Level premium
Answer» E.
1168.

If the insured dies before the expiry of the term of the policy,is known as ________

A. surrender
B. fore closure
C. Death claim
D. Death Policy
Answer» D. Death Policy
1169.

Motor insurance provides insurance cover to ________

A. Private vehicles
B. Commercial vehicles
C. Motorcycles
D. All of these
Answer» E.
1170.

________ is the total premium that a policy holder pays

A. Gross premium
B. Avg. premium
C. Partial premium
D. All of these
Answer» B. Avg. premium
1171.

The term 'Assurance' refers to ___________

A. Life Insurance business
B. Fire insurance business
C. Motor Vehicle insurance
D. Marine insurance
Answer» B. Fire insurance business
1172.

Members of the Insurance Advisory Committee are drawn to represent theinterests of different groups like:

A. Surveyors, agents, advocates
B. Commerce, transport,
C. Consumer fora, industry, intermediaries,
D. Research bodies, organisations engaged in safety and loss prevention
Answer» B. Commerce, transport,
1173.

The cause of a possible loss, such as fire windstorm theft etc. is known as _____

A. Peril
B. Barratry
C. both
D. None
Answer» B. Barratry
1174.

Which of the following types of insurances is dissimilar to the other fouroptions?

A. Builders’ Risks insurance
B. Hut insurance
C. Crop insurance
D. Livestock insurance
Answer» B. Hut insurance
1175.

The first requirement of the corporation in the cases of death claim is _____

A. Imitation of death
B. Intimation of death
C. Certificate of death
D. None of these
Answer» C. Certificate of death
1176.

A marine insurance is a contract of _________

A. Increment
B. Indemnity
C. Maturity
D. None
Answer» C. Maturity
1177.

What is a proposal?

A. A request for an insurance cover
B. An offer to enter into a contract
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1178.

_________ is a contract between two insures i.e. original insurer andanother insurer.

A. Insurance
B. Reinsurance
C. Policy
D. Premium
Answer» C. Policy
1179.

Insurance business is based on __________.

A. Newtons Law
B. Boyles Law
C. The Theory of Probability and Law of large numbers
D. Parkinsons Law
Answer» D. Parkinsons Law
1180.

The principle of indemnity is not applicable to

A. Fire Insurance
B. Marine Insurance
C. Life Insurance
D. Property Insurance
Answer» D. Property Insurance
1181.

An exceptionally large risk is known as ________

A. Great risk
B. Jumbo risk
C. Giant risk
D. None
Answer» C. Giant risk
1182.

Medical expense insurance is also known as ________

A. Personal insurance
B. Liability insurance
C. Medi claim
D. Fidelity
Answer» D. Fidelity
1183.

In legal sense, Insurance is a

A. Contract
B. Activity
C. Gambling
D. Publicity
Answer» B. Activity
1184.

__________ means insuring a risk with two or more insurers and the totalsum insured also exceeds the actual value of the subject matter.

A. Reinsurance
B. General Insurance
C. Single insurance
D. Double insurance
Answer» E.
1185.

All of the following are social costs associated with insurance EXCEPT

A. the expense of doing business.
B. fraudulent claims.
C. inflated claims.
D. increased cost of capital.
Answer» E.
1186.

Final accounts of Life Insurance Companies include

A. Revenue account
B. Profit and loss account
C. Receipt and payment account
D. All of these
Answer» E.
1187.

________ means insuring again.

A. General insurance
B. Reinsurance
C. Coinsurance
D. Double insurance
Answer» C. Coinsurance
1188.

…………..in the insurance are just like the retailers of any consumer productwho help in selling and distributing the product.

A. surveyors
B. loss assessors
C. agents
D. banks
Answer» D. banks
1189.

Marine insurance may cover loss or damage to the ________

A. Ship
B. Cargo
C. Any other subject of Marine adventure
D. All of these
Answer» E.
1190.

Select the expanded form of ALOP used in insurance

A. Advance Loss of Profits insurance
B. Agreed Loss of Profits insurance
C. Additional Loss of Profits insurance
D. Associated Loss of Profits insurance
Answer» B. Agreed Loss of Profits insurance
1191.

Expanded form of PPL policy is ___________

A. Policy Procedure of Interest
B. Policy Port of Interest
C. Policy proof of interest
D. Port proof of interest
Answer» D. Port proof of interest
1192.

________ can be done by mere endorsement on the policy or by a separate duly stamped deed.

A. Assignment
B. Nomination
C. Renewal
D. Revival
Answer» B. Nomination
1193.

……….. was constituted as an autonomous body to regulate and develop thebusiness of insurance and reinsurance in India.

A. LIC
B. GIC
C. IRDA
D. NBFC
Answer» D. NBFC
1194.

A contract of insurance is a ________ agreement.

A. Contingent
B. Constant
C. both
D. None of these
Answer» B. Constant
1195.

Insurance helps to:

A. Prevent adverse situations from occurring
B. Reduce the financial consequences of adverse situations
C. Negate all consequences of adverse situations
D. Make assets continuously productive
Answer» C. Negate all consequences of adverse situations
1196.

Re-insurer is the insurer who grants a guarantee from the _______

A. Ceding insurer
B. Direct insurer
C. Underwriter
D. Line
Answer» C. Underwriter
1197.

Master policy is issued for ___________.

A. Group Insurance
B. Term Insurance
C. Marine Insurance
D. Individual Policy
Answer» B. Term Insurance
1198.

Insurance is a cooperative form of distributing a certain__________over a group of personswho are exposed to it.

A. Uncertainty
B. Risk
C. Peril
D. Hazards
Answer» C. Peril
1199.

CTL as used in insurance

A. Contributory Total Loss
B. Constructive Total Loss
C. Construction Totally Lost
D. Contractors’ Total Loss
Answer» C. Construction Totally Lost
1200.

The Bombay Mutual Assurance Society Ltd. formed in ________

A. 1870
B. 1970
C. 1960
D. 1865
Answer» B. 1970