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Insurance MCQs with Answers and Explanations | Life, Health & General Insurance Objective Questions

Enhance your understanding of Insurance and Risk Management with our comprehensive collection of MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Topics include principles of insurance, life insurance, health insurance, fire insurance, marine insurance, reinsurance, risk management, premium calculation, claims settlement, insurance laws, and regulatory framework. These objective questions are ideal for students, teachers, and candidates preparing for competitive and professional exams (CA, ACCA, ICMA, MBA, BBA, CSS, PMS, NTS, FPSC, PPSC, UPSC, insurance licensing exams, etc.). Each MCQ is followed by a clear explanation to strengthen concepts, improve problem-solving skills, and boost exam performance. Perfect for practice, revision, and self-assessment in the field of Insurance.

711. _________ method of underwriting is suitable while deciding a complex case, e.g. whether to give insurance to someone who has acute diabetes.

Instrumental
Panelling
Non-medical
Judgmental
✅ The correct answer is D.
Judgmental method of underwriting is suitable while deciding a complex case, e.g. whether to give insurance to someone who has acute diabetes. Under this method, subjective judgment is used, often relying on the expert opinion of a medical professional known as the medical referee, especially when the deciding case is complex.

712. What are the 2 methods of underwriting?

Direct & indirect
Accept or decline
Judgement & Numerical
Openended & closeended methods
✅ The correct answer is C.
Judgement & Numerical are the 2 methods of underwriting.
Judgement Method: Under this methods, subjective judgement is used.
Numerical Method: Under this method underwriting assign positive rating points for all negative or adverse factors.

713. State the correct option

Amount of annuity depends on duration of annuity payments, principal sum of money, investment period and rate of return
Amount of annuity does not depend on the principal sum of money
Investment period has no relation to the amount of annuity
Annuity is independent of rate of return
✅ The correct answer is A.
Amount of annuity depends on duration of annuity payments, principal sum of money, investment period and rate of return. An annuity is a financial product that pays out a fixed stream of payments to an individual, primarily used as an income stream for retirees. Annuities are created and sold by financial institutions, which accept and invest funds from individuals and then, upon annuitization, issue a stream of payments at a later point in time.

714. Maturity claim is payable when _________

When the insured survives the first 5 years
When the insured dies during policy term
When the insured is diagnosed with a critical illness
When the insured survives policy term
✅ The correct answer is D.
Maturity claim is payable when the insured survives policy term. Maturity Claim is associated with the Maturity Benefit of the Policy i.e. the claim which arises when the policy matures. It simply means that when the policy completes its tenure, a certain amount of money called Maturity Claim amount is settled towards the life assured.

715. State the correct position

In Money Back Claim on maturity the balance sum alone is payable along with attached bonus, if any
In the above case full sum assured is payable
Nothing more is payable after the instalments are paid to the assured
On death before the end of the policy in the above case the balance sum is payable
✅ The correct answer is A.
In Money Back Claim on maturity the balance sum alone is payable along with attached bonus, if any.

718. When special reports would be necessary?

When high sum insured is proposed
When age is advanced
Both A & B
None of the three
✅ The correct answer is C.
When high sum insured is proposed and when age is advanced special reports would be necessary.

719. Which is not a recent phenomenon in health insurance industry segment?

Hospital chains are allowed by IRDA to enter health insurance business
Tremendous growth of health insurance business is tapped by standalone companies
Standalone companies are specifically barred from covering rural masses
None of the above
✅ The correct answer is C.
Standalone companies are specifically barred from covering rural masses. Standalone companies are involved in government schemes to provide insurance to rural masses.

720. Deficiency in service giving rise to a customer dispute arises in the following situations.

If the shopkeeper charges a price higher than MRP
Faulty products including expiry date crossed while selling
Allergy warning not stated clearly on the front of a drug bottle
All of the above
✅ The correct answer is D.
Deficiency in service giving rise to a customer dispute arises in the following situations If the shopkeeper charges a price higher than MRP, Faulty products including expiry date crossed while selling and Allergy warning not stated clearly on the front of a drug bottle.