An insurance contract has to fulfill the requirements of the

Insurance Act, 1938
IRDA Act, 1999
LIC Act, 1956
Indian Contract Act, 1872
✅ The correct answer is D.
An insurance contract has to fulfill the requirements of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. It determines the circumstances in which promises made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding. Under Section 2(h), the Indian Contract Act defines a contract as an agreement which is enforceable by law.

Which of the following is not a moral hazard?

Taking insurance at advanced age
A proposer with many dependents taking ins
When medical exam is done elsewhere
Proposal on another life without insurable interest
✅ The correct answer is B.
A proposer with many dependents taking insurance is not a moral hazard. Moral hazard is a situation in which one party gets involved in a risky event knowing that it is protected against the risk and the other party will incur the cost. It arises when both the parties have incomplete information about each other.

Which is a type of Occupational pension?

Defined Benefit type
Defined contribution type
Both A & B
None of the above
✅ The correct answer is C.
Defined Benefit type and Defined contribution type is a type of Occupational pension.
A defined benefit pension plan is a type of pension plan in which an employer/sponsor promises a specified pension payment, lump-sum (or combination thereof) on retirement that is predetermined by a formula based on the employee’s earnings history, tenure of service and age, rather than depending directly on individual investment returns.
Defined contribution (DC) schemes are occupational pension schemes where your own contributions and your employer’s contributions are both invested and the proceeds used to buy a pension and/or other benefits at retirement.

A pension scheme in which the funds are managed by the insurance company is called –

Uninsured pension scheme
Insured Pension scheme
Both A & B
None of the above
✅ The correct answer is B.
Pension insurance contract is an insurance contract that specifies pension plan contributions to an insurance undertaking in exchange for which the pension plan benefits will be paid when the members reach a specified retirement age or on earlier exit of members from the plan.

Which of the following is correct? A. Life insurance is a long term contract B. General insurance is a short term contract

A is correct
B is correct
Both A & B
None of the above
✅ The correct answer is C.
Both the statements are correct.
Life insurance is a long term contract and General insurance is a short term contract. Traditional life insurance contracts include whole life, term life, annuities in payout status, long-term care and disability income. General insurance is a contract that covers any risk other than the risk of life. These contracts are of short term in nature – generally one year – and therefore, the policy renewal is required every year.

Which of the below insurance proposal is not likely to qualify under non-medical underwriting?

Savita, aged 26 years, working in an IT company as a software engineer
Mahesh, aged 50 years, working in a coal mine
Satish, aged 28 years, working in a bank and has applied for an insurance cover of Rs. 1 crore
Pravin, aged 30 years, working in a departmental store and has applied for an endowment insurance plan for a tenure of 10 years
✅ The correct answer is B.
Mahesh, aged 50 years, working in a coal mine is not likely to qualify under non-medical underwriting.