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Principles of Insurance | Set 1

1. Largest Life Insurance Company in India is:

Correct : B. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

2. The term risk may be defined as:

Correct : C. Both a and b

3. Risk of premature death is a

Correct : B. Personal risk

4. Insurance is a risk management technique involving:

Correct : D. Risk transfer

5. Organisations are mainly concerned with managing

Correct : A. Pure risks

6. The first step in risk management process is

Correct : D. Risk evaluation

7. Main emphasis of risk management is on ___________.

Correct : B. Reduction of cost of handling risk

8. Cost of loss control is

Correct : A. cost of reducing frequency and severity of loss

9. Following are the risk management methods:

Correct : D. All of the above

10. Which of the following types of risks best meets the requirements for being insurable by private insurers?

Correct : B. Property risks

11. All of the following are financial risks which may be faced by business organizations EXCEPT

Correct : C. Product liability risk.

12. Risk management follows a systematic process which involves……….steps.

Correct : D. Five

13. Risk management information system is not useful in one of the following

Correct : B. Hedging

14. Event of high frequency and low severity fall in the self-retention category

Correct : A. True

15. When as event is stated to be possible, it has a probability between

Correct : A. Zero and one

16. If the most impossible event is assigned a value of zero, then most inevitable event is assigned a value

Correct : D. Between 10 to 100

17. Which of the statement are true? A. Risk retention and risk transfer are some of the techniques to manage risks. B. Implementation is one of the steps in risk management

Correct : C. Both the statements

18. Which of the statements are true? A. Loss prevention and loss reduction mean different things. B. Risk maybe transferred by contract.

Correct : B. Statement B.

19. Which of the statements is correct? A. The simplest way to deal with a risk is to avoid it. B. This technique is always possible and practical.

Correct : D. Neither of the statements

20. Which of the statements is correct? A. One of the methods of risk retention is by way of voluntary excess or deductible available under the policy. B. Another method of retention of risk is to absorb small losses as normal operating expenses of business.

Correct : C. Both the statements

21. When should a risk be avoided?

Correct : B. When the risk event is unacceptable -- generally one with a very high probability of Occurrence and high impact

22. Risk management can be defined as the art and science of _________ risk factors throughout the life cycle of a project.

Correct : A. Researching, reviewing, and acting on

23. When a firm buys insurance to cover losses caused by riots, the firm is

Correct : A. Transferring risk.

24. Suppose a project has many hazards that could easily injure one or more persons and there is no method of avoiding the potential for damages. The project manager should consider __________ as a means of deflecting the risk.

Correct : B. Buying insurance for personal bodily injury

25. The cause of loss or a contigency that may cause a loss is known as--------------

Correct : D. Uncertainty

26. Which of the following is the similarity between insurance and gambling:

Correct : A. The amount of loss to be paid is known before hand.

27. The business of insurance is related to protection of:

Correct : D. economic value of assets

28. The concept of insurance is

Correct : A. to share losses by many

29. Insurance covers the risk of the most certain event -

Correct : B. protection of the childhood

30. Insurance cover

Correct : C. reduces the impact of loss

31. The company doing insurance business is called:

Correct : D. an insurance company

32. All of the following are disadvantages of using insurance EXCEPT

Correct : C. It results in considerable fluctuations in earnings after a loss occurs.

33. All of the following can be classified as casualty insurance EXCEPT

Correct : A. Marine insurance.

34. Insurance eliminates or decreases the uncertainty associated with occurrence of an event

Correct : C. Partially correct C.

35. The insurance plays a role in the economic development of the country in following ways:

Correct : D. All of the above

36. Insurance brokers are governed by

Correct : C. IRDA Act. 1999

37. A reinsurance of insurance refers to ________.

Correct : C. retrocession.

38. IRDA Act. 1999 defines insurance intermediary as one including also

Correct : A. Insurance broker

39. Insurance reduces the extent of financial loss connected with uncertain events

Correct : C. To the extent of insurance cover

40. The business of insurance is related to protection of

Correct : D. Economic value of assets

41. Which of the following is the similarity between insurance and gambling?

Correct : A. The amount of loss to be paid is known beforehand

42. What is underwriting in Insurance ?

Correct : C. Process by which insurers select the risks to insure and decide how much in premiums to charge for

43. Insurance Sector in India is regulated by IRDA. What is full name of IRDA?

Correct : D. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

44. When was IRDA Act passed?

Correct : A. 1972

45. Which of the following is the main objective of IRDA:

Correct : A. To take care of the policy holder interest

46. The general insurance business in India was nationalized in the year.

Correct : D. 1972

47. The main role of an underwriter in a non-life insurance company is normally to

Correct : A. assess the acceptability of particular risks

48. Akshat is a relatively cautious person. In insurance terms, this will normally increase the likelihood that he will

Correct : C. require insurance cover.

49. Which of the statements is correct? A. Insurance is a transfer of risk mechanism. B. Insurance gives physical protection to assets.

Correct : A. Statement A.

50. Transfer of rights and remedies of the insured to the insurer after indemnity has been effected is called __________.

Correct : B. Subrogation

51. Which one of the following comes under miscellaneous insurance?

Correct : B. Motor Insurance

52. __________ policy matures on the assured death or on his attainment of a particular age whichever occurs earlier.

Correct : A. Endowment.

53. On the death of the bread-earner, two losses occur in the family-one is loss of human life and the other

Correct : A. Earning power of family

54. The principle of indemnity is applicable to _______ only.

Correct : D. Property insurance

55. Insurance is based on the principle of _______.

Correct : A. co-operation.

56. ______ are those terms, which are written on the policy.

Correct : A. Express Warranties

57. Which of the following statements is true: Under a fire policy

Correct : A. Insurance is a transfer of risk mechanism.

58. Which of the following statements is correct?

Correct : C. Statement A

59. Which of the following types of loss exposures are best met by the use of avoidance?

Correct : D. high-frequency, high-severity

60. Consideration on the part of the life insured in respect of a life insurance contract is

Correct : B. The insured’s promise to pay the premium under the policy.

61. The policy holder’s duty to disclose material fact lies at the time of

Correct : D. All of the above

62. Which of the following is an evidence of insurance contract?

Correct : A. Policy of insurance

63. Which of the following statements is correct?

Correct : C. Both the statements are correct.

64. The principle of utmost good faith does not apply to :

Correct : D. All the three kinds of facts mentioned above.

65. Which of the statement is correct? A. Existence of the subject-matter is an express condition. B. There are no implied conditions in insurance contracts

Correct : C. Neither is correct

66. The clause which sets out the essence of the contract is

Correct : D. Operative Clause

67. Endorsement can be used in a policy giving effect to

Correct : D. All of the above

68. Policy stamp needs to be affixed on the

Correct : C. Policy

69. Cover note can be issued by

Correct : D. All of the above, depending on company guidelines

70. What is the minimum age for a person to effect a contract of insurance?

Correct : B. 18 years

71. Insurable Interest is defined by:

Correct : D. Not defined in any written law

72. Which of the following is true? A. Policy form is a legal document. B. The warranties inserted in a policy safeguard the interest of the insured.

Correct : B. B is True

73. In case of life insurance, insurable insurance should not exist?

Correct : A. At the inception of the policy.

74. Notification of Alterations in Risk is a condition

Correct : A. Precedent to liability

75. A person’s insurable interest in his own life is:

Correct : A. Unlimited

76. Occupation is important for risk classification because of:

Correct : D. both b and c

77. A complete proposal form contains the information about

Correct : B. Physical hazard

78. Valuation in life insurance means

Correct : D. The process by which the value of all the existing policies is ascertained in a life insurance company.

79. Endorsement can be used in a policy giving effect to

Correct : D. All of the above

80. Fire Insurance is based on the principle of ?

Correct : C. Indemnity

81. Which is the consequential loss in the fire insurance?

Correct : A. loss of profit on account of fire

82. Fire insurance is a personal contract because

Correct : C. the contract does not insure the safety of the property but only the insured from pecuniary loss due to fire

83. Which of the statements is correct? Under a fire policy A. Insurance is a transfer of risk mechanism. B. Insurance gives physical protection to assets.

Correct : B. Statement B. is correct

84. Which of the following is an accidental loss by fire?

Correct : B. loss on account of delay

85. The major law governing marine insurance in India is

Correct : C. IRDA Act, 1999

86. Can a marine policy be assigned?

Correct : C. cannot be assigned

87. Constructive total loss in marine insurance means

Correct : A. same as total loss

88. Group insurance is ideally suited for covering

Correct : D. Both B. and C.

89. Unemployment insurance is a component of

Correct : B. Social Security Act

90. Which is the right time for taking life insurance?

Correct : D. All the three ‘times’ are right

91. Which type of insurance protects the policyholder against loss or damage to a ship or its cargo on the high seas?

Correct : D. Mariney

92. Which of the following is not covered under General Insurance?

Correct : C. Life insurance

93. Which principle suggests that insured should try to minimize the loss of his property even if it is insured?

Correct : B. Principle of Mitigation

94. Group insurance is ideally suited for covering

Correct : B. Weaker sections of the society

95. Fire insurance can be taken in respect of __________

Correct : C. both movable and immovable properties

96. All of the following can be classified as casualty insurance Except____________.

Correct : A. marine insurance.

97. ________ is a social device for eliminating or reducing the loss of society from certain risk.

Correct : C. Insurance

98. Insurance provides security against ________

Correct : C. Both (a) & (b)

99. The ________ is the party who agrees to compensate the other person against possible losses.

Correct : B. Insurer

100. The ________ is the party who gets his life or property insured against risks.

Correct : A. Insured